Bad Kingdom (1972)
In 1972, the government drew up plans to construct a deportation facility off the coast of Ireland that could house as many as 70 million people - the entire population of the UK, if need be. The...
View ArticleThe Silver Jubilee Ghost (1977)
During the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977 a ghostly figure was spotted by alarmed viewers in a BBC broadcast. The spectre appeared to be sitting beside the Queen in her carriage. The apparition's...
View ArticleThe Children's Guide To Séances & Cuddly Demons (Scarfolk Books, 1973)
"Are you amongst us, spirit? Wake up, be bright, be golden and light. Bagpuss, oh hear what I sing..."From page 37 of the Children's Guide To Séances & Cuddly Demons (Scarfolk Books, 1973). The...
View Article"Plan C" (1979)
This internal council document was only recently unearthed in our archives. It refers to a secret governmental emergency plan to "purify" the town following some kind of "infestation or plague," the...
View ArticleGovernment Self-Support Scheme Posters (1971-)
The government's self-support scheme launched in 1971. It's not known when the scheme finished because nobody could ever reach the government by telephone. Letters were returned with 'Not known at this...
View ArticleScarfolk & Environs: Road & Leisure Map for Uninvited Tourists
AVAILABLE NOWA large format map that comes in a bespoke folder, with a Scarfolk visa and souvenir postcard. A limited-edition (1st 1000 orders only), web-exclusive version also includes a Scarfolk...
View ArticleThe Infamous Class 3 School Illustration (1976-1979)
On 7 September, 1976, dozens of children, including every single pupil from class 3, Scarfolk High School, vanished on their way to school. A police operation was launched but no clues were ever found....
View ArticleBeer Mats of the 1970s
The pubs will reopen in a few days. Every day this week we will post a 1970s beer mat from the Scarfolk council archives. Collect them all!
View ArticleThe Solstice Incident (1978)
Below is an artist's impression of the 1978 Solstice Incident during which an occult ritual went awry at Scarfolk Henge resulting in the transformation of the sacrificial martyr into an enormous space...
View ArticleUnknown Poster Campaign (1970s)
No one is entirely sure what the purpose of this public information poster was. All we know is that when a council worker accidentally posted it on billboards around Scarfolk, the poster below was...
View ArticleNHS Face Removals (1977- )
While some children were born without faces simply because they didn't deserve them (see the Scarfolk Annual 197X), the government became increasingly concerned about citizens who did have them. They...
View ArticleElection Posters of the 1970s
Of all the 304 general elections that were held in the UK during the 1970s, these three election posters for the Conservative party are among the few campaign materials that are still extant. This is...
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