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January 1957: Milkman Ralph Fulcher does his rounds on the giant council estate near his home in Chigwell, Essex. He is about to emigrate to Canada with his wife and children, just one of thousands of families who leave Britain each year in search of a better life abroad. (Photo by Harry Kerr/BIPs/Getty Images)

January 1957:  Milkman Ralph Fulcher does his rounds on the giant council estate near his home in Chigwell, Essex. He is about to emigrate to Canada with his wife and children, just one of thousands of families who leave Britain each year in search of a better life abroad.  (Photo by Harry Kerr/BIPs/Getty Images)