These nostalgic pictures were from Flickr user Blackthorne57’s collection. They reveal what the capital city looked like in this bygone era, which was known for feminism, high inflation levels, IRA bomb threats and widespread trade union strikes.
More fascinating photographs could be found at Blackthorne57’s brilliant Flickr site.
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| Flyposting, North London, 1970 |
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| Billingsgate Fish Market, 1971 |
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| Covent Garden fruit and vegetable market, 1971 |
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| Kings Cross Station, 1971 |
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| Petticoat Lane Market, 1972 |
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| F Cooke Pie & Mash shop, Kingsland Road, Dalston, 1972 |
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| Jays Jewellers shop, Essex Road, 1973 |
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| Silver Street, Edmonton, 1973 |
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| Browns Bakeries of Tottenham hand delivery cart, 1973 |
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| Faringdon Road book market, 1973 |
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| Old Covent Garden market, vegetable lorry, 1974 |
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| Thamesside Warehouses, 1974 |
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| Horse-drawn coal merchant's cart in North London, 1974 |
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| Covent Garden fruit and vegetable market, 1974 |
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| Shop on the corner of Somerset Road, Edmonton, 1975 |
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| Marine Ices, Chalk Farm, 1975 |
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| Ladies chatting, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, 1975 |
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| A bus at Southgate on a misty morning, 1975 |
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| Man with a mattress, Southgate Circus, 1975 |
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| Spencer Fish Shop on a grim day, Southgate, 1975 |
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| Stanley Owen Green, 1976 |
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| Piccadilly Circus, 1976 |
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| Bathers in Trafalgar Square fountain, 1976 |
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| Trafalgar Square, 1976 |
