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Description: | Concept: civilian morale, civilian personnel, landscape, transport, women / womens work, architecture, motor vehicles, animals, children, agriculture / food Description: whole: the image is positioned in the upper four-fifths, held within a narrow black border. The title and text are separate and positioned along the top edge, in white outlined black, and in the lower fifth, in black. All set against a white background. image: a depiction of a rural English village. Several villagers carry out various types of agricultural work, such as tending horses and fixing wheels on carts, whilst others are engaged in conversation outside the village pub. text: LIFE IN BRITAIN TO-DAY Painted by S. R. Badmin A TYPICAL BRITISH VILLAGE Whoever thinks of Britain instinctively visualises the green British countryside, with its winding lanes, hedgerows of shrubs and wild flowers, its birds, gnarled and twisted trees, and its villages. Whoever wishes to find the best in Britain should seek the villages, for it is in them that the soul of Britain is to be found. The sturdy yeomen who for generations have wrested a living from the soil are specimens of British character at its best. The picture above shows a typical village nestling in the shelter of surrounding hills, its soil, from the silent ruins of the moated castle on the distant hill, across the fields, to the village itself, steeped in history. The church, on which the village is centred, contains traces of historic events that go back for generations, while the tombstones in the churchyard are silent witnesses, chronicles down the centuries of those who helped to plan and lay the foundations of village life. Far from the cities and towns, the village is self-contained, but contact with the distant towns is made by the motor omnibus service. The small village shops cater for every need and there exists that personal and friendly feeling which is so typical of village life. Where there is such a small community with vast areas to plough and farm and so many cattle to tend it is surprising that the people can find time for leisure, yet an undying rivalry with other villages exists, that shows itself when the inter-village cricket matches are played on the green. The local inn, built hundreds of years ago and once the hideout of highwaymen, is in the nature of a club where the men of the village meet and discuss various topics. Although the modern tractor has revolutionised farming life, the old craftsmen remain. Each village, with its wheelwright, blacksmith, and thatcher, gives ample evidence of the undying skill that is handed down from generation to generation. But life in the village has not lagged with the passing of the years. The village school-teaching covers a wide curriculum; radio has brought the village in close touch with world affairs; the motor-car has shortened distances and opened up the countryside with all its beauties to millions. Even so the charm of village life is something that remains stable and dependable. Although the younger generations of village folk have travelled more and seen more of the world than their forefathers, these yeomen of Britain remain unspoiled by modern life and their feet remain planted firmly on Britain's soil. O.P.D. 377/38/9/3. Object: tractor, wheel, wagon, haystack, church | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Badmin, Stanley Roy Publisher/Sponsor: Central Office of Information | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=5175... | Go to resource |
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