Sometimes it is hard to imagine a time when there wasn’t the M1, or Yorkshire Motorway as it was known then, but some of these pictures show the motorway being built, and how it looked going through Luton.
These images, from Getty, date back to the 1920s – when hat factories dominated the town. The first Vauxhall cars, a visit from Winston Churchill and the old Bute Hospital all feature in his retro roundup.
Get scrolling and go back in time.
Get scrolling and go back in time.
10. Luton Hoo in all its glory
April 1950: The outside of Luton Hoo, which houses the Wernher Collection.Photo: Reg Speller
11. 'Electrolux' vacuum cleaner outside factory
1st August 1932: Here a woman stands with an 'Electrolux' vacuum cleaner outside the company's factory in Luton.Photo: Miller
12. The Parish Church
September 1969: While it hasn't changed much, this is what the Parish Church looked like 55 years ago.Photo: K. Britten