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Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon

Also known as Tony (nickname)

Belgravia, 7 Mar 1930 – Kensington, 13 Jan 2017

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Facts and their sources

  • Born7 Mar 1930, Belgravianot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the House of Lords, 1961–1999not verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the House of Lords, 1999–2016not verified1 source
  • Died13 Jan 2017, Kensingtonnot verified1 source
  • MotherAnne Parsons, Countess of Rossenot verified1 source
  • FatherRonald Armstrong-Jonesnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 7 Mar 1930

    Born in Belgravia

  2. 1961–1964

    2 children are born

  3. 1961–1999

    Member of the House of Lords

  4. 1999–2016

    Member of the House of Lords

  5. 13 Jan 2017

    Dies in Kensington, aged 86

Family

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Children · 2

During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Belgravia.

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The 1930s · Antony is born in Belgravia

In the news1919–1939

Council Housing Construction Began in 1919

Following the 1919 Housing Act, local authorities began building council houses to replace slums, with over 1 million built by 1939.

Getting around

Short branch line train travel times

A local branch line train between Oxenholme and Windermere stopped at three intermediate stations over a 10-mile distance, with the journey taking 25 to 30 minutes.

What it cost

Starting wage for a fourteen-year-old worker

A common starting wage for a fourteen-year-old starting work was 10 shillings a week for a 45-hour work week.

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.Around the world · 1929–1939

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.

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What people wore

Wartime siren suits for air raids

The siren suit was an all-enveloping, zip-up boiler suit that people wore over pajamas for quick dashes to air raid shelters during the war.

Music

Community singing at FA Cup matches

At FA Cup football matches, thousands of fans participated in formal community singing of popular songs and the hymn Abide with me, beginning in 1927. The stadium atmosphere during the hymn was described as having a moving intensity comparable to the silence at the Cenotaph on Armistice Day.

Daily life

Schooling and Classroom Life

Schools often lacked lunches, so children in winter brought a potato marked with their initials to be baked in the school coal-oven. Pupils were taught using rote learning, and in smaller schools, might start by writing in trays of sand before using chalkboards or expensive pencils.