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Back In 1953....

Scorch Quiz:Hallam Amos
04.02.23 - Wales v Ireland - Guinness Six Nations - Prematch pyrotechnics at Principality Stadium

In 1953 the average income was £8 a week
Bed and breakfast was £1.05
A bicycle costs £20
Road tax was £12.10
Daily mail cost 1 p
Shoes cost £3
Double bed cost £35
Bread cost 10.5p
1 Lb of beef would cost 8p
Eggs were 23p a dozen
Sugar was 1p a lb
Cigarettes were 22p a packet
Whisky was £1.80 a bottle
Pint of beer was 6p

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