Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s, he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex camera.
Over the next few years, Hope photographed various Newcastle scenes, including the Grainger Market and the demolition of housing estates in the West End of the city.
Robert Hope died in 2001.
These fascinating black and white photos from Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums were taken by Robert Hope that show what Newcastle looked like in the early 1970s.
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| "The North's Leading Dog Food Specialist", Grainger Market |
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| Angel and devils |
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| Book browsing |
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| Boxes |
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| Building sandcastles from rubble, Newcastle upon Tyne |
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| Butcher in the Grainer Market |
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| Clothes shop, Newcastle city centre |
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| Construction, Newcastle city centre |
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| Corporation Weigh House, Grainger Market |
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| Crockery and S. Murray, Grainger Market |
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| Crossing, Newcastle city centre |
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| Crumbling street, Newcastle upon Tyne |
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| Demolished houses and rubble |
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| Demolished street by the River Tyne |
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| Dresses, Grainger Market |
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| End of the terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne |
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| Flowers in the Grainger Market |
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| Graffiti, Newcastle upon Tyne |
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| Harry Dunn butchers, Grainger Market |
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| Hector Hall farm produce, Grainger Market |
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| Horse and cart, Newcastle upon Tyne |
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| Ice creams |
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| Katy's Hat Shop, Grainger Market |
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| M. Robertson florists, Grainger Market |
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| Marks and Spencer, Newcastle Grainger Market |
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| Marks and Spencer, Original Penny Bazaar, Grainger Market |
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| Newcastle West End demolition |
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| Newcastle, River Tyne and bridges |
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| Railway arch, Newcastle upon Tyne |
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| Rally in Newcastle West End |
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| Sarah Gaskin Ltd, Grainger Market |
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| Scales in Corporation Weight House, Grainger Market |
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| Sitting outside Grainger Coffee Bar |
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| Sloping street |
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| Spotted in the book shop |
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| Standing in ruins, Newcastle upon Tyne |
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| T. Justice fruiterer, Grainger Market |
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| Taylor Gregson Music, Grainger Market |
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| Under the bridge |
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| Vegetables and flowers, Grainger Market |
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| Walking through Grainger Market |
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| Walking up a sloping street |
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| Weighing a pig in the Grainger Market |