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Inter-War Years 1918-1939
For contemporaries, the period between 1918 and 1939 wasn’t an interlude between two World Wars but an attempt to return to the stable life that existed before the Great War, rebuilt back to normal after war sufferings. We sometimes regard the years 1918-39 as a division between the old Edwardian order and our modern society. It was a time when the pace of change in society was more marked than in many other generations. It’s what makes the period so fascinating.  
Article, Author and Issue

Postwar Hopes, Alan Payne, 35
​Haunted by War, Alan Payne, 35
​Improving Life in Box, Alan Payne, 35
Timeline, Alan Payne, 35


Roaring Twenties, Alan Payne, 36
Unemployment, Alan Payne, 36
​Discovering History, Alan Payne, 36
​Box Rec 1926, Alan Payne, 36
​Continuity and Change, Alan Payne, 36

Article, Author and Issue

Entertainment, Alan Payne, 37
Role of Women, Alan Payne, 37
​Mill Lane Railway Halt 1930, Alan Payne, 37
Church Alterations, Alan Payne, 37

Building a New Society, Alan Payne, 38
New Technologies, Alan Payne, 38
​Disasters and Celebrations, Alan Payne, 38
War Looming, Alan Payne, 38
​Shops in 1920s  Mike Curd and Clive Banks,  16
Sports Day 1931  Alan Payne,  28
Fascism in Box 1925  Alan Payne,  29