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The People's Archive | 1970s

Bolan, Bowie, Glam Rock, Space Hoppers, Silver Jubilee, Raleigh Choppers, and Punk.

The 1970s were a colourful and culturally important decade – from the breakup of The Beatles to the birth of Punk. Politically, it was a decade of industrial upheaval and strikes that brought us the winter of discontent and the start of Thatcherism. Our crowdsourced archive brings you selected snapshots of this important and influential decade in 20th Century Britain.

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Mother and Son. Bury, Greater Manchester, 1970s
Mother and Son. Bury, Greater Manchester, 1970.

Photo © Vincent Lunn/The People’s Archive®

Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, 1970.
Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, 1970.

Photo © Paul Louis Archer/The People’s Archive®.

Desmond's Hip City Brixton, 1970.
Desmond's Hip City Brixton, 1970.

Photo © The Andrews Family/The People’s Archive®

Bowie Fan. North London, 1972
Bowie Fan. North London, 1972.

Photo © Mick Jones/The People’s Archive®

Mick “In my bedroom covered in Bowie posters aged 16. Bowie changed everything.”

Temple Meads Station, Bristol, 1972.
Temple Meads Station, Bristol, 1972.

Photo © Mark Swanson/The People’s Archive®

Family day out in The Peak District, 1972.
Family day out in The Peak District, 1972.

Photo © Fawzi Zuberi/The People’s Archive®

Robin Hood Bay Caravan Park. Rhyl, 1972.
Robin Hood Bay Caravan Park. Rhyl, 1972.

Photo © Phil Trueman/The People’s Archive®

Flixton, Greater Manchester, 1972.
Flixton, Greater Manchester, 1972.

Photo © Mike Dolan/The People’s Archive®

Conwy, North Wales, 1970s
Conwy, North Wales, 1973.

Photo © Simon Roberts/The People’s Archive®

Simon: “Running off with Taid’s shaving foam. Picture taken by my father David Iorwerth Roberts.”

Friends & Family. Walsall, 1973.
Friends & Family. Walsall, 1973.

Photo © Fawzi Zuberi/The People’s Archive®

Children playing in Glasgow, 1973.
Glasgow, 1973.

Photo © Karina Hyatt/The People’s Archive®

Christmas in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, 1973.
Christmas in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, 1973.

Photo © Ewan Kean/The People’s Archive®

Bath, 1970s.
Bath, 1970s.

Photo © Bobbie Ville/The People’s Archive®

Wythenshawe Park, Manchester, 1970s.
Wythenshawe Park, Manchester, 1970s.

Photo © Patrick White/The People’s Archive.

Butlin's Barry Island, 1974.
Butlins Barry Island, 1974.

Photo © Patrick White/The People’s Archive.

1970s Dinner Party. Rutland, 1974.
1970s Dinner Party. Rutland, 1974.

Photo © Sue Platt/The People’s Archive.

Sue: “The Platt family, all of whom are in the photo, except Dad who took it. Family tradition allowed best friends round for tea if it was your birthday so there are two extra kids in the pic as well us five kids.”

A game of Subbuteo. Bristol, 1970s.
A game of Subbuteo. Bristol, 1970s.

Photo © Steve Chapple/The People’s Archive®

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1970s.
Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1970s.

Photo © Honor McGregor/The People’s Archive®

Cramlington New Town, Northumberland, 1976.
Cramlington New Town, 1976.

Photo © Mark Rae/The People’s Archive.

Mark: “Myself (far left) with my dad, sister Kate and friends. Photo taken by my mum Christine Rae. A bit of Kodachrome magic.”

Eastville Park, Bristol, 1976.

Photo © Steve Chapple/The People’s Archive®

Haworth, West Yorkshire, 1976
Haworth, West Yorkshire, 1976.

Photo © Morag Wycherley/The People’s Archive®

Warrington, 1977.
Warrington, 1977.

Photo © Cal Parry/The People’s Archive®

Paddington, 1977.
Paddington, 1977.

Photo © Amber Todd/The People’s Archive®

Amber ” My mum and dad when they’d just moved into their new flat in Paddington. They bought it for around £10,000!”

Queen's Silver Jubilee Street Party. Plumstead, 1977.
Queen's Silver Jubilee Street Party. Plumstead, 1977.

Photo © Morag Wycherley/The People’s Archive®

Silver Jubilee Street Party. West Midlands, 1977.
Silver Jubilee Street Party. West Midlands, 1977.

Photo © Nick Worthington/The People’s Archive®

Family in Seedley, Salford, 1970s.
Family in Salford, 1970s.

Photo © Jacqui Pollock/The People’s Archive®

Jacqui “Eating Rock with my cousins after a day trip to Blackpool.”

Presthaven Sands, 1970s.
Presthaven Sands, 1970s.

Photo © Chris Marks/The People’s Archive®

Cherry Lane Adventure Playground, Crawley, 1970s
Cherry Lane Adventure Playground. Crawley, 1970s.

Photo © Jeff Pitcher/The People’s Archive®

Playing Darts in Barnsley, 1970s.
Playing Darts in Barnsley, 1970s.

Photo © Ellie/The People’s Archive®

Date night at Pips Nightclub, Manchester, 1970s
Date night at Pips Nightclub, Manchester, 1970s.

Photo © Lee Heywood/The People’s Archive.

East Street Market. London, 1970s.
East Street Market. London, 1970s.

Photo © The People’s Archive®

Submitted to our archive by Sista Barista Cafe, London.

Rhyl, North Wales, 1970s.
Rhyl, North Wales, 1970s.

Photo © Jackie Evans/The People’s Archive®

Sisters in Failsworth, 1970s.
Sisters in Failsworth, Manchester, 1970s.

Photo © Justine/The People’s Archive®

Edenfield, Lancashire, 1970s.
Edenfield, Lancashire, 1970s.

Photo © Edwin Waugh/The People’s Archive®

Boy on a Raleigh Tomahawk, Blackburn, 1978.
Boy on a Raleigh Tomahawk, Blackburn, 1978.

Photo © Andy Emmett/The People’s Archive®

Skateboarders in Colne, Lancashire, 1978.
Skateboarders in Colne, Lancashire, 1978.

Photo © David Stansfield/The People’s Archive®

Bristol, 1978.
Bristol, 1978.

Photo © Steve Chapple/The People’s Archive®

Hayfield, Derbyshire, 1979
Hayfield, Derbyshire, 1979.

Photo © The People’s Archive®

Blackburn, 1979.
Blackburn, Lancashire, 1979.

Photo © Christine Fernandes/The People’s Archive®

Building a bonfire. Knuzden Brook, Blackburn, 1979
Building a bonfire. Knuzden Brook, Blackburn, 1979.

Photo © Karim Sabry/The People’s Archive®

North Cumbria, 1979.
North Cumbria, 1979.

Photo © Sam Waller/The People’s Archive®

The Dolphin, Cleethorpes, 1970s.
The Dolphin, Cleethorpes, 1970s.

Photo © Jase Kirk/The People’s Archive®

Dalgety Bay, Fife, 1978.
Dalgety Bay, Fife, 1978.

Photo © Oz Molloy/The People’s Archive®

Dronfield, Derbyshire, 1979
Dronfield, Derbyshire, 1979.

Photo © Marcus/The People’s Archive®

West Park, Long Eaton 1973.
West Park, Long Eaton 1973.

Photo © Justine Parkisnson/The People’s Archive®

All Images © The People’s Archive®/British Culture Archive, all rights reserved.

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