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Sophie Winkleman

Born Primrose Hill, 5 Aug 1980

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A life in time

  1. 5 Aug 1980

    Born in Primrose Hill

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During her lifetime

She has lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Primrose Hill.

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The 1980s · Sophie is born in Primrose Hill

What people wore

The origin of Dr. Martens boots

Dr. Martens boots, which became a staple of various subcultures, were originally marketed as orthopaedic gardening shoes for older women.

Getting around

Walking remained vital for children's travel

By the 1990s, travel was dominated by car use, though walking remained the most important means of transport for children, accounting for roughly 40% of their trips.

At the table

Rise of pizza and convenience food

In 1975, the average household purchased only 2g of pizza per week, but by the end of the period, pizza consumption had risen significantly alongside other convenience foods.

The Berlin Wall falls. Berliners tore down the wall on 9 November; within two years communism had ended in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.Around the world · 1989

The Berlin Wall falls. Berliners tore down the wall on 9 November; within two years communism had ended in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.

Unknown photographer, Reproduction by Lear 21 at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0

Music

Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers ritual

The Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers performed an annual ritual on the first Sunday after September 4th, dancing an estimated 20 miles from farms to pubs while wearing deer-horn headgear.

Daily life

Daily showering became more common

Between 1970 and 1980, many households shifted from a daily campers wash to a daily shower as instant hot water became widely available.

Work

Extreme wage gaps in 1989 Britain

In 1989, a cuff-examiner in a Cornwall shirt factory earned £95 a week for inspecting 27,000 cuffs, spending all her wages on essentials like mortgage and food. Meanwhile, some top earners made as much as £1.34 million annually.