The 1920s versus The 2020s

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Thursday 9th to Friday 10th January

Here’s just a bit of very useless Then and Now information!

The estimated United Kingdom population in 1920 was 43,646,400.

The estimated United Kingdom population in 2020 is 67,886,011.

Radio –

Television –

Telephone –

Bread was £0.02, potatoes were £0.04, milk and cheese were £0.08, sugar was £0.11 and bacon was £0.20.

The average car was £270 and a litre of fuel was £0.04.

The fashion –

West Bromwich Albion won the Football League title for the first time.

Rupert Bear first appeared in a cartoon strip in the Daily Express.

The most popular song was Swanee by Al Jolson.

And finally, skipping was a favourite pastime!

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