Dixon-Scott's photos of British life
John Dixon-Scott was a photographer who wanted to record landscapes and ways of life that he felt were disappearing. He travelled around Britain taking pictures of buildings, rural scenes and people, building up a collection of over 14,000 photographs.
Photograph of Pier Head, Liverpool
Date: 1926–1942
Catalogue reference: View the record INF 9/684 in the catalogue
This photograph shows the Royal Liver Building and the Cunard Building at Pier Head in Liverpool around the 1930s.
The Royal Liver Building, on the left, was opened in 1911 as the headquarters of the Royal Liver Assurance group. On the right, the Cunard building was designed by William Edward Willink and Philip Coldwell Thicknesse and completed in 1917. It was the head office of the Cunard shipping line.
It is one of 33 of Dixon-Scott’s images showing Liverpool.
Photograph of a 'cat's meat man'
Date: 1926–1942
Catalogue reference: View the record INF 9/371 in the catalogue
This photograph depicts a 'cat's meat man' doing his rounds in the 1920s/1930s.
Cat's meat men sold chopped meat on skewers to local cat owners, and they were a common sight in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
It is part of a set described as 'Countryside Characters'.
Photograph of Bognor Regis
Date: 1926–1942
Catalogue reference: View the record INF 9/761 in the catalogue
This photograph shows us a view of the East Promenade and sands in Bognor Regis, Sussex, around the 1930s.
A snapshot in time, it offers an insight into how this popular seaside holiday destination was developing in the decade, and shows us how people were spending their leisure time.
Photograph of Lincoln Cathedral
Date: 1926–1942
Catalogue reference: View the record INF 9/699 in the catalogue
This photograph shows Lincoln Cathedral and surrounding buildings around the 1930s. It is one of a set of 32 depicting the city of Lincoln.
