Quote Originally Posted by Clare R View Post
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Goodness me didn't know decimal coinage had started that early !!!! 4d to 5d maybe.
Yes must have been £sd.



1955 The way we were
* A loaf of bread cost 2.5p (6d in old money). Today it costs £1.20.
* A pint of milk cost 2p (5d). Today it costs 45p.
* The average house price was £2,064. Today it is £168,176. Percentage of the population who were owner-occupiers was 53.7 per cent. In February 2008 it was 69.8 per cent.
* A gallon of petrol cost 22.5p (4s 6d). Today it costs nearly £5 a gallon.
* A pint of beer was 4p (9d). Today it costs £2.90.
* A cinema ticket was 9p (1s 9d). Today it costs £4.40.