Celebrate Fifties style!

5 April 2012
The Weekender

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As the Queen celebrates her Golden Jubilee year we take a look at the Fifties homes of today!

A London house bought for £3,000 50 years ago could sell for £3 million today.

Groovy designs from the Fifties have become sought-after retro classics.

And how far have gardens come since the Queen first sat on the thrown?
Rocking around the clock Exciting innovations in the Fifties have become design classics that show the way to the future, says Barbara Chandler.

Form follows function Fifties architecture was about space, light and simplicity. Anthea Masey discovers that the style appeals more than ever.

The rake's progress Fifty years ago gardens were more looked at than lived in. How have we gone from crazy paving to coriander, asks Pattie Barron

They're sitting pretty A London house bought for £3,000 50 years ago could sell for £3 million today. Property prices are far outstripping inflation, as Jane Barry discovers.

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