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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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
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Sherborne Arms, Northleach 1978
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Shop interior, England, 1970s
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Sidmouth, Devon 1971
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Sidmouth, Devon 1977
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Sign at Dover Ferry Terminal 1971
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Sir Walter Raleigh, East Budleigh 1971
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Sleaford, Lincolnshire 1970s
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Smalley Place, Kenilworth 1978
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Smarden, Kent 1978
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Smedleys Music Shop, Doncaster 1972
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Snargate Street, Dover, Kent 1971
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Solihull, West Midlands 1978
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South Beach, Lowestoft 1970s
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South Street, Dorking, Surrey 1978
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Southampton Docks 1971
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Southampton Docks 1971
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Southampton Docks 1971
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Southampton Docks 1971
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Southampton Docks 1971
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Southampton Ocean Terminal 1972
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Southend-on-Sea, Essex 1972
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Southern Mill Caravan Park, Salcombe, 1970
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Southern Mill Caravan Park, Salcombe, 1972
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Southern Mill Caravan Park, Salcombe, 1974
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Southgate Street, Gloucester 1974
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Southgate Street, Gloucester 1974
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Southgate Street, Gloucester 1974
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Southport Floral Hall 1972
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Southport Floral Hall 1972
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Spalding Flower Parade 1973
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Spire House, New Union Street, Coventry 1974
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Spread Eagle Hotel, Midhurst 1976
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Springwells Hotel, Steyning 1978
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SS Great Britain, Bristol 1976
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St Augustine’s Parade, Bristol 1974
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St Catherines Lodge Hotel, Hove 1979
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St Clair Hotel, Upper Bristol Road, Bath 1977
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St Cuthbert’s Church, Wells 1970
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St Edmund’s Church, Exeter 1971
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St Ives harbour, Cornwall 1971
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St Ives harbour, Cornwall 1971
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St Ives Harbour, Cornwall 1977
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St Ives, Cornwall 1977
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St John Baptist, Cirencester 1974
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St Lawrence Church, Byker Wall 1975
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St Leonard’s Church, St Leonards-on-Sea 1970s
