i don't know if it was the post-apocolyptic milieu, or a British style of writing, but something about the book made it a great read for me.

any other mid 20th century earth bound British sci-fi, or post apocolyptic tales anyone can recommend?

Although not fully meeting the British criterion, my stock answer is::

• Rex Warner - The Aerodrome
• Ray Bradbury - Farenheit 451
• Yevgeny Zamyatin - WE
• Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale

Already on the main Book Talk list (see below) but, for that pessimistic British "feel", I'd recommend "The Twilight of Briareus" by Richard Cowper and also refer you to the following Usenet list: http://urlcut.com/postapocalypse

From this forum the main list so far can be found in the "end of the world" thread. Mentioned there, but something I doubt that would be my kind of series, were the Left Behind books which have their own discussion here and which may be of interest to you.

wow- thanks for those links!
i'll bookmark all of them.

i may even try to pick up The Areodrome today.