England in the 1970s
Old colour photos of England in the 1970s, capturing towns, cities, and everyday life during a decade of economic challenge, social change, and shifting urban landscapes. Taken on colour film, these images document English streetscapes, high streets, housing, industry, transport, and public spaces as the country adjusted to new realities.
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Queen’s Square, Willow Place Shopping Centre, Corby 1974
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Queens Hotel, St Ives 1977
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Queensway, Crawley 1977
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Rainbow in Berwick-upon-Tweed 1972
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Ramsbury, Wiltshire 1971
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Ramsbury, Wiltshire 1971
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Ramsgate Beach, Kent 1971
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Ramsgate harbour, Kent 1971
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Ramsgate harbour, Kent 1971
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Ramsgate harbour, Kent 1971
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Ramu the Killer Whale – Windsor Safari Park 1971
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Reading the Sunday Express in 1973
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Red Lion Hotel, Milford Street, Salisbury 1977
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RHS Gardens, Wisley 1971
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RHS Gardens, Wisley 1971
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Richborough Power Station, Sandwich 1971
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River Avon, Tewkesbury 1975
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River Avon, Tewkesbury 1975
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River Thames, Henley on Thames 1970
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River Thames, Windsor 1978
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Romford Market 1970
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Romford Market 1970
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Romford market 1970
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Rose and Crown, Stratford-upon-Avon 1978
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Rothmans Hallmark & Haig Billboard 1971
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Royal & Queens Hotels, Torquay, Devon 1971
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Royal Albion Hotel, Broadstairs 1971
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Royal Border Bridge, Berwick upon Tweed 1978
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Royal Clarence Hotel, Burnham on Sea 1978
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Royal Clarence Hotel, Exeter 1970
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Royal Hall, Harrogate 1977
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Royal Hop Pole Hotel, Tewkesbury 1978
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Royal Oak Hotel, Keswick 1970
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Royal Parade, Harrogate 1977
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Russian Cannon, Castle Square, Ludlow 1978
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Rydal Road, Ambleside 1973
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Rye, East Sussex 1970s
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Salisburys & Golden Egg, Hereford 1978
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Samuel Johnson birthplace, Lichfield 1978
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Sandwich Toll Bridge, Kent 1971
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Funfair at Scalby Mills, Scarborough 1970
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Sea defence work, Felixstowe 1977
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Seafront apartments, Hayling Island, 1970s
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Seahouses, Northumberland 1974
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Sealink ‘Caledonian Princess’, Weymouth 1975
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Sealink ferries at Weymouth 1975
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Seaspeed hovercraft ‘The Princess Anne’, Dover 1971
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Seaspeed Hovercraft ‘The Princess Margaret’ 1973
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Shaftsbury, Dorset 1973
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Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Stratford upon Avon 1974
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Shambles Market, York 1978
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Sheep Street, Bicester, Oxfordshire, 1978
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Sheep Street, Stratford upon Avon 1971
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Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon 1970
