Olney’s social history

The Two Brewers pub in the mid-1950s

Olney & District Historical Society

The Society is compiling and publishing on its website a social history of post-war Olney. It will be presented in four time periods: 1: 1945 – 1960, 2: 1961 – 1980, 3: 1981 – 2000 and 4: 2001 – 2020.

The first period is now available and the later time periods have yet to be compiled and published. Among the topics covered are employment, holidays , transport, education, health, housing, entertainment and sports.

Olney’s social history between 1945 and 1960