BVV: Think £1 doesn't buy much today? Wait until you see what it could get you in 1955 Britain! This video reveals the shocking everyday prices from post-war Britain that will make you wish you had a time machine. Discover what ordinary British people could afford with just one pound in their pocket - from 26 loaves of bread to 10 pints of beer, from 57 Penguin chocolate bars to 120 newspapers. We're diving deep into verified historical prices from 1955, including groceries, petrol, cigarettes, housing, cars, and that brand new luxury item everyone wanted - a television!
💰 KEY PRICES FROM 1955: • Average weekly wage: £9 2s 3d • Loaf of bread: 7½d (62p today) • Pint of beer: 1s 11d (£1.90 today) • Pint of milk: 7d (58p today) • Gallon of petrol: 4s 6½d (£4.50 today) • Pack of 20 cigarettes: 3s 7d (£3.60 today) • Average house price: £1,937 (£39,000 today) • Ford Anglia car: £511 (£10,000 today) • 14" Television: 65 guineas (£1,400 today) • Daily Mirror newspaper: 2d (17p today) 📚 VERIFIED SOURCES: • RetroWow UK Historical Prices Database • UK Office for National Statistics Historical Records • Ministry of Labour Price Data (1950s) • Bank of England Inflation Calculator • The National Archives Consumer Price Records • Contemporary newspapers: Manchester Guardian (1955)
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