Yes I believe so. Go down to Cornwall and Devon, Summerset, or up to the Lake District, Cumbria, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (although not strictly Britain anymore) and you will find the old still there. I did back in 1999!
So Britain is a bit like the curates egg, old in parts!
so change even in one country doesn't happen uniformly. And I think it would be a truism, that the English countryside and for that matter the Scottish, Welsh and Irish all change much slower than the towns and cities.
Even some cities have retained part of their magic and 'oldness'. Chester in particular comes to mind, with its beautiful cathedral and Roman walls. The one problem with towns and cities and to a lesser extent villages is trying to mix the old with the new. It often comes out glaringly ugly.
I remember visting Hull once, a not very inspiring town and with a very distinct fishy smell about it. but fifteen minutes drive out and I was in beautiful countryside with gentle flowing corn fields and old English pubs.
Can we return to the Britain that was more uniformly british in looks and character of the 50's - impossible. But we can find plenty of reminders and if we have enough cash go back and live in the 50's!
So Britain is a bit like the curates egg, old in parts!
so change even in one country doesn't happen uniformly. And I think it would be a truism, that the English countryside and for that matter the Scottish, Welsh and Irish all change much slower than the towns and cities.
Even some cities have retained part of their magic and 'oldness'. Chester in particular comes to mind, with its beautiful cathedral and Roman walls. The one problem with towns and cities and to a lesser extent villages is trying to mix the old with the new. It often comes out glaringly ugly.
I remember visting Hull once, a not very inspiring town and with a very distinct fishy smell about it. but fifteen minutes drive out and I was in beautiful countryside with gentle flowing corn fields and old English pubs.
Can we return to the Britain that was more uniformly british in looks and character of the 50's - impossible. But we can find plenty of reminders and if we have enough cash go back and live in the 50's!
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