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There’s a reason the 1970s continue to be one of the most stylish decades of all time. From flares and bell sleeves to shearling coats and m...

Colour photos of Manchester pubs in the 1960s and 1970s. There are less Manchester pubs than there were in the 1970s. That’s typical of the UK as a whole. The country has seen 21,000 pubs close since 1980. In 1969, there were approximately 75,000 public houses in the country. By 1980, this … Continue reading "16 Snapshots Of Manchester Pubs In The 1960s And 1970s"

The way things are going, every kid is going to go to school wearing bubble wrap and a helmet. Back in the 1970s (and earlier), parents didn't stress about our health and safety as much as they do today. It’s not that they cared less – they just didn't worry compulsively about it. Parents of 2014 need to be reminded of how less restricted, less supervised, less obsessively safety-conscious things were... and it was just fine...

Photographer Bob Mazzer spent two decades commuting to work and back on the tube. As he travelled, he used his Leica M4 and his own unique perspective to capture Londoners, commuters and tourists as they journeyed through the capital's network of tunnels. Here is a small collection of his work, some of which was first shown in a GLC exhibition at the Royal Festival Hall in the 1980's.

I keep coming across Sweet/Chocolate and Crisp packets from the past, as they are not defunct I'm not always sure where to post them.So i hope it's ok to do so here:o 1986 http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/huggie74/3145617826_d21dab6ce1_o.jpg

Photographs of London by David Wisdom and now being exhibited at the at the The Fault Line Projects space on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

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