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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Gilbey’s Gin factory, Harlow, Essex 1976
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Gilbey’s Distillery, Harlow, Essex, 1970s
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Gilwell Park, Epping Forest 1972
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God Begot House, Winchester 1971
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Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset 1973
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Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk 1979
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Grand Hotel, Northampton 1978
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Grand Pier, Teignmouth 1977
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Great Bookham, Surrey 1978
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Great Bookham, Surrey 1978
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Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge 1973
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Green Dragon Hotel, Broad Street, Hereford 1978
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Grey Walls Hotel, Windermere 1976
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Grimsby Minster, Wellowgate, Grimsby 1972
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Groomsland House, Billingshurst 1978
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Guildford, Surrey 1972
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Guildhall, Sandwich, Kent 1971
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Guildhall, Winchester 1971
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Hales Street, Coventry 1977
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Hanningtons, North Street, Brighton 1971
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Harry Spooner, 15 High Street, Arundel 1971
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Harwood Hotel, Grasmere 1977
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Hastings 1975
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Hastings Model Village, East Sussex 1972
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Hastings Model Village, East Sussex, 1972
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Hastings Model Village, East Sussex, 1972
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Hastings promenade 1975
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Healings Flour Mill, Tewkesbury 1975
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Heathcote, Ilkley, West Yorkshire 1977
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Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire 1970s
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Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire 1970s
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Henley in Arden Auction Sales 1978
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Henley Street, Stratford upon Avon 1971
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Henley Street, Stratford upon Avon 1974
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Henley Street, Stratford upon Avon 1977
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Hereford Museum & Art Gallery 1978
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Herne Bay Carnival float, “Jewel of Kent”, 1970s
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Hertford Bridge, Oxford 1971
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Hidcote Manor, Gloucestershire 1970
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Hides Estate, Harlow, Essex 1976
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High Bridge, Lincoln 1970s
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High Street and Market House, Ledbury 1970s
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High Street, Arundel 1971
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High Street, Arundel, West Sussex 1971
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High Street, Aylesford, Kent 1978
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High Street, Banbury 1978
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High Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire 1978
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High Street, Battle, East Sussex, 1970s
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High Street, Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, 1978
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High Street, Birmingham, 1970s
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High Street, Burford, Oxfordshire 1978
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High Street, Burford, Oxfordshire, 1971
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High Street, Bushey, Herts 1975
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High Street, Cookham, Berkshire 1979
