No television in every home, no computer console and certainly no mobile phone - life outside work and school in Bristol 80 years ago was very different from today.
It was a time when children would have to amuse themselves. And have fun, they did, with a whole range of activities such as dancing, singing and even ice-skating.
There were also many social groups in the city, running competitions on everything from the city’s strongest man to the best-looking babies.
So take a look through a selection of rarely-seen pictures offering a glimpse of life two generations ago in Bristol:
1. Ice skating
A group of schoolboys resting on the ice at the Henleaze swimming pool in 1933. | Getty Images
2. Snowdrops
A visitor to Blaise Castle Woods marvels at the first snowdrops of spring in 1936 | Getty Images
3. Tiny Tots
The tiny tots at St. Werburgh’s Nursery School, Bristol, busy preparing for Christmas when they gave a concert to parents and friends. The children were aged from two to five years. | Getty Images
4. Lamb for tea
Farmer Mrs Maud Lee and her daughter Pat enjoy elevenses at their farmhouse in Keynsham with their pet lamb Betty in 1949 | Getty Images