Seventies Collection (page 20)

Soho, London - 68 Dean Street W1 - George Benford & O Shea, watchmakers and clockmakers (closed 1983). 1973

Soho, London - Berwick Street and Broadwick Street W1
Soho, London - junction of Berwick Street and Broadwick Street W1, with Gilberts luggage shop on the corner. 1973

Soho, London - Keith Prowse ticket agency, offering tickets for Neil Young, Elton John, David Cassidy, Sweet, Roxy Music, and many more. 1973

Soho, London - 25 Peter Street W1 - H Brahame shoe repairs (later demolished). 1973

Soho, London - 12 Denman Street W1 - Il Cucciolo Ristorante, with a Rolls Royce car parked outside. 1973

Soho, London - Wardour Street W1 - Las Vegas amusement arcade. 1973

Soho, London - 88 Dean Street, Rippon Newsagents. 1973

A lady in hair rollers walks through Eccles Bus Station Date: circa 1977

Young children gather wood to build a bonfire in Eccles. Date: circa 1977

Bus lies stranded after crash in Northenden
A bus lies stranded across a pedestrian walkway after a crash in Northenden, Manchester. Date: circa 1978

Man in cowboy gear outside the Palladium Bingo hall, Eccles
A man in cowboy gear outside the Palladium Bingo hall in Eccles, Manchester Date: circa 1978

Tessina spy camera
Close-up of the Tessina camera, small enough for spying activities and other undercover work. Date: 1970s

WELW, local radio station, Willoughby, Ohio, USA
WELW (later renamed WINT), local radio station building, Willoughby, Ohio, USA. Date: 1970s

Border guards in East Berlin, Germany
A group of border guards in East Berlin, Germany, with the Brandenburg Gate and the Berlin Wall in the middle distance. Date: 1970s

Man swimming with tiger
A man and a tiger enjoying a dip in a swimming pool. (2 of 3) circa 1970s

Woman police officer on the phone in a police station
Woman police officer (Maggie Coombs) on the telephone in a police station. Date: circa late 1970s

Women police officers at a bowling alley, possibly taking part in a competition. They are, from left to right, Margaret Newbon, Monica Ryan, Jennifer Smith, Alison Blair and WPS Roberta Strickland

Two women police officers mounting horses, London
Two women police officers in the process of mounting their horses in a Central London street. Women were appointed to the Mounted Branch in 1970. Date: circa 1977

Margaret Thatcher meeting Metropolitan Police officers
Margaret Thatcher (Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, nee Roberts, 1925-2013), who served as British Conservative Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990

Woman police officer with car and radio, Egham, Surrey
Woman police officer (mobile officer) on duty in Egham, Surrey, standing by a police car and speaking on a handheld radio

Women police dog handlers with drug sniffer dogs, London
Two women police dog handlers with drug sniffer dogs, Met Police, London. They are (left) Sandra Kertzen with Snoopy, and (right) Lyn Nicholson with Barry

Posters in supermarket window, advertising KP crisps and bread. There are also signs to say no dogs and no smoking. Date: 1970s

Two boys with teddy boy hairstyles, Winton, Eccles
Two boys with teddy boy hairstyles and casual clothes pose under the motorway bridge in Winton, Eccles. Date: 1970s

Remembrance Day ceremony, Eccles, Manchester
People taking part in a Remembrance Day ceremony at the war memorial in Eccles, Greater Manchester. Date: 1970s

A newsagents window full of small ads, Eccles
A newsagents window full of small ads, being scrutinised by men in overalls, in Peel Green, Eccles, Manchester, viewed from outside the shop. For the reverse view please see 10987793. Date: 1970s

Couples in a club on Granny Night -- don t ask! Date: 1970s

Middle-aged man outside Gents toilet. Date: 1970s

Children on doorstep in Foxhill Road, Eccles
Group of five children sitting on a doorstep in Foxhill Road, Eccles, Greater Manchester. Date: 1970s

Children in Doddington Lane, Salford, Greater Manchester
Children leaning on a street sign in Doddington Lane, Salford, Greater Manchester. Date: 1970s

Man examining damaged car
Man examining a damaged car. Date: 1970s

Balloon popper -- an elderly man with an umbrella pretends to pop a balloon belonging to some trendy young women riding in a white sportscar. Date: 1970s

Greens Court - Soho, London Date: 1973

Anything Left handed - 65 Beak Street - Soho, London. Date: 1973

Girl and boy in knitted cardigans. The price of the pattern is shown in both old and new currencies (one shilling equalling five pence). circa 1971

Actors performing, Minack Theatre, Penzance, Cornwall
Actors performing to an audience at the open air Minack Theatre, Porthcurno, Penzance, Cornwall. The production was The Yeomen of the Guard by Gilbert and Sullivan. Date: circa 1970s

Man in an office with an Exidy Sorcerer computer and word processor. Date: circa late 1970s

Estelle Lingerie Glamour Wear - Undies to be seen - Back to the caves or as glamorous as Eve. 1971

Fishing boats on St Ives beach, Cornwall
Fishing boats, Lamorna and Girl Renee, on St Ives beach, Cornwall, with a horse and cart on the left. Date: circa 1970s

Fishing boat, Our Pride, on St Ives beach, Cornwall, with fisherman. Date: circa 1970s

Grenadier Guards, St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
Corps of Drums of the Grenadier Guards with Lord John Francis Arthur St Aubyn, 4th Baron St Levan (1919-2013), and his wife Lady Susan St Levan (d 2003), at their home on St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

Boys at Beech Street School, Eccles, Manchester
Schoolboys peer through the railings of Beech Street School in Eccles, Manchester. Date: circa 1978

Flixton Carnivals Rosebud and Little Rosebud, Manchester
Flixton (Urmston & District) Carnivals Rosebud and Little Rosebud, junior versions of the Rose Queen, Manchester. Date: circa 1979

Two young girls with horse and cart, Eccles, Manchester
Two young girls pose by the horse and cart of the Rag and Bone Man, who used to travel around the Eccles area shouting for scrap materials. Date: circa 1975

Two old men on bench outside Winton library, Eccles
Two old men sitting on a bench outside Winton library in Eccles, Manchester. Date: circa 1977

Little girl cools off in bath with ice lolly
A little girl cools off in a bath of water on her front doorstep with an ice lolly during the hot summer of 1976. Date: 1976

Horse waiting by public phone box, Sale, Manchester
A horse apparently waiting to use a public phone box in Sale, Greater Manchester. Date: circa 1979

Bus stop outside Manchester Piccadilly Train Station
A bus stop outside Manchester Piccadilly Train Station, with an old poster promoting 21 Express Trains a day to London. Date: circa 1978

First National Firemens Strike, 1977
The first ever National Firemens Strike in 1977 was supported by Firemen from Eccles Fire Station, Manchester. Date: 1977

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