Ellis Miles pictures of Stamford from the 1960s
In late 2017, we were fortunate to receive nearly 70 photographs of Stamford taken by Ellis Miles in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The pictures have been generously supplied by Mr Geoffrey Lawrance, Ellis Miles's cousin, and scanned for this website by Dave Baxter. Mr Lawrance is the owner of the photographs and we are most grateful to him for giving permission for them to be published here.
The pictures include views of an unpedestrianised High Street, car-free roads and many other period details. Click on the pictures below for larger versions of the images.
Ellis Miles was born in Stamford in 1919. After service as a sapper in the Second World War, he qualified as an architect and spent most of his career as an industrial designer. He worked on the Festival of Britain, taught at Leeds College of Art and then was in charge of British Rail's corporate design, everything from lettering to the interiors of railway carriages. He retired to Easton-on-the-Hill in 1981.
He was a founder member of the Society, editing its newsletter and working with the London Civic Trust. He died in 2006.
The pictures include views of an unpedestrianised High Street, car-free roads and many other period details. Click on the pictures below for larger versions of the images.
Ellis Miles was born in Stamford in 1919. After service as a sapper in the Second World War, he qualified as an architect and spent most of his career as an industrial designer. He worked on the Festival of Britain, taught at Leeds College of Art and then was in charge of British Rail's corporate design, everything from lettering to the interiors of railway carriages. He retired to Easton-on-the-Hill in 1981.
He was a founder member of the Society, editing its newsletter and working with the London Civic Trust. He died in 2006.
