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UK Nostalgia 1960-1990

Pure nostalgia from Britain in the sixties, seventies and eighties!

Come now on a trip back in time, back to remember Britain from days gone by, events, images and memories from the sixties, seventies and eighties!
If you are about my age! indulge in some nostalgia with me below!
This page is to wallow in. It is just for fun, so enjoy!

OFFSHORE RADIO

A phenomenon in the mid 1960's before commercial radio was legalised. For most listeners commercial radio will have meant Radio Luxembourg until March 28th 1964 when Radio Caroline started broadcasting. On 15th August 1967 the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act came into force, and the brief era of pirate radio for extinguished. Radio Sutch broadcast on 1542kHz from 27th May 1964 from the Shivering Sands Fort in the Thames Estuary, eventually becoming Radio City on 299 metres.

milk vending machines (opposite->) Criss Cross Quiz Harvey's Duo-Can Sturmey Archer gears Walpamur ............and all remembered by Laurie Prior and acknowledgements to Tetra Pak International	the author sampling the delights at Whitby Promenade circa 1965
The Beeching railway cuts Butlin's holiday camps Harold Macmillan as SuperMac Bubble Cars Remembered by Lee Reynolds
"1001, cleans a big big carpet, for less than half a crown!" Remembered by Bob Wingrove
Wooden pencil cases with sliding top that held surprisingly few pencils! Fruit Salad and Black Jack sweets sold at 4 per old penny. Sunday School outings Remembered by Chris Burnell
Threepenny bits and Half Crowns Aztec chocolate bars Remembered by Bill Hughes
Laker Sky Train pathfinder for low-cost air travel (click here for more) Remembered by Les Hogg
Fanny and Johnny Cradock Remembered by Richard Pullen
Radio 1 on 247 metres Barry Alldis Remembered by Doug Langley
Dixon of Dock Green Remembered by Howard Roberts
Slide-Rules Remembered by Pete Wall

- before the bridges! In Scotland, the Forth Road Bridge, Tay Road Bridge, and to a lesser extent the Erskine Bridge form major parts of the UK road network. However they were not always there!
Erskine Ferry	Forth Crossing	Tay Crossing

GARDEN FESTIVALS Held at 2 yearly intervals in the 1980's in old industrial areas. 1984 Liverpool 1986 Stoke 1988 Glasgow 1990 Gateshead (shown opposite ->) 1992 South Wales Liverpool International Garden Festival remembered by David Graham who says he went 78 times using his season ticket.

The test your knowledge spot!
question 1	In which year did the Torrey Canyon supertanker spill its cargo of oil off the coast of SW England?
question 2	When was decimal currency introduced?
question 3	When did commercial radio start in Britain (legal and land-based)?
Answers later!

TELEVISION
Remember TWW, Rediffusion, Southern Television, Westward, ABC TV, and Teledu Cymru? Sound clips with acknowledgement to www.transdiffusion.org	click for ATV	click for LWT

	The start of BBC2 In 1964 a new TV service in the UK and a new "quality" system. Used 625 lines and a few years later colour on the PAL system, daytime transmissions noted for the Colour Receiver Installation Film, the Trade Test Transmissions and Service Information slots.
Z-CARS, Softly! Softly! and Panorama Cult police TV series featuring the Ford "Z"-series cars. Popular BBC TV programmes; Police detective series starring Stratford Johns and Panorama a current affairs programme still on the go.
	Dickie Davies "World of Sport" ITV's front man for Sports commentating in the 1970's, something of an institution on Saturday afternoons. Frank Bough appeared on BBC TV.
Ted Heath's Organ Concert Whilst Ted Heath was Tory Party leader, this annual event always featured in the media. Ted Heath died on 17 July 2005 at Salisbury.
The Jerry Anderson puppet TV series in "Supermarionation" Joe 90, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Fireball XL5 Four Feather Falls Remembered by Dave Hall
	Watch with Mother BBC series of TV programmes aimed at the pre-school age group. The Flower Pot Men, Trumpton, Andy Pandy etc Remember "Weeeeee......d" Remembered by Roger Anderson
Smash advert Click here for the famous Cadbury's "Smash" advert! (564Kb Real Media file)
	Simon Dee Over-hyped TV celebrity who fell from favour almost overnight. (click here for more)

TRANSPORTATION
Tramcars Now coming back into fashion but in their heyday popular in many British cities. Glasgow had a particularly extensive tramway system. Glasgow's trams lasted from August 1872 until September 2nd 1962 when the last tram ran from Dalmuir to Auchenshuggle. Click HERE for Llandudno Great Orme tramcar circa 1959
	Trolley Buses Trolley buses were a form of electric bus used in a few cities up until late 1960's The Glasgow trolleybus system, was never taken to the hearts of the Glaswegian as much as the Tramcars, lasted from 1949 to 1967. Some dubbed them "silent death" as they were almost silent as they glided along the roads as compared with noisy buses or trams. A familiar site was a trolleybus stopped in the middle of the road, with the driver attempting to get the trolley bar back on the overhead electric cable using a long insulated pole! The last trolleybus in Cardiff was on Route 6 a double decker running from Tiger Bay to Llandaff Fields. (Thanks to Peter Cross from Cardiff for that fact) (Sandtoft Transport Centre)
Aircraft
BAC 1-11 aircraft in the livery of British Caledonian Airways. Remember the jingle.... let's go - British Caledonian! Click here or on plane for 910Kb Real Media file clip of old TV advert!	Rob's aircraft picture library click here to view.
	The West London Air Terminal situated on Cromwell Road near Gloucester Road tube station was a check-in facility for BEA at Heathrow and lasted from October 1957 until the end of 1973 when it was finally closed as fewer people used it and improved transport links were created to Heathrow itself. The site is now a supermarket.
MV St Seriol 1959	Nairn 1961	BOAC
- London Some pictures from transportation around London
	(above) London Tram (left top) 1959 tube stock (left) Piccadilly Circus 1967 ticket machines.	London Trolleybus

Bubble Cars	Ford Anglia	diesel railcar
Regent petrol	National Benzole Mixture	Cleveland petrol

THE BEATLES Dominating teenage pop culture in the sixties, a legend in their own time!
Swinging Sixties	Punch and Judy (click here)
Tony Blackburn	Home, Light, Third	Pete Murray

 

The test your knowledge spot!  ANSWERS
1   In which year did the Torrey Canyon supertanker spill its cargo of oil off the coast of SW England?	18 March 1967
2   When was decimal currency introduced?	1971
3   When did commercial radio start in Britain (legal and land-based)?	1973
Return to quiz above.

 

	Sir Stanley Matthews (1915-2000) a soccer legend. The first professional footballer to be knighted, died in hospital on 24th February 2000 He was reknowned for his sense of fair play and was never booked nor sent off once in his long playing career.
Mods and Rockers Notoriety for terrorising holiday resorts on bank Holiday weekends! Thanks to Chris Powell for the photo!	Cyril Lord Carpets A marketing phenomenom that went bust very suddenly. "Here is a luxury you can afford by Cyril Lord" TV News Flashes
Green Shield Stamps The "Peel P50"	Hillman Minx Riley Elf Hillman Imp Cambridge A55 Morris Minor	PO Tower

Randall and Hopkirk (deceased) Potty Time free school milk Remembered by Peter Magee
Grosvenor Square riots Magical Mystery Tour Paisley cravats Remembered by Steve Dunbar
Mr Pastry Zoo Time Remembered by Jane Armstrong
The "real" Emma Peel, played by Diana Rigg Remembered by Happy Jeen
Go to work on an egg! Jamboree bags Foot X-RAY machines in Dolcis shops Remembered by Jim Walters
Top of the Form Ask the Family Remembered by Steve Leach Torchy the Battery Boy Remembered by Sally Roberts 5 Boys chocolate Twizzle Remembered by Allan Mill

POLITICS
Maggie Margaret Thatcher dominated British politics throughout the 1980's The Conservatives came to power at the 1979 General Election following a "Winter of Discontent" of industrial unrest and strikes under the Callaghan Labour Government. Few people were unaffected by the changes in society that the following decade was to bring!
most and least popular PM	Hamilton by-election 1967	1974 General Elections
In Jan.1991 John Major scored over 61% approval in a "Sunday Times" MORI poll. By summer 1993 John Major had only the confidence of just over 1 in 10 electors, the lowest rating since the 1940's.	Start of a Scottish National Party revival. Won by Winnie Ewing (later MEP and MSP)	Only year in recent times when there were 2 General Elections in the one year. Prime Minister Harold Wilson 1974-1976
Swingometer	Election recounts	heaviest and tallest MP's
"Look at it! There it goes!" Peter Snow gets enthusiastic with the Swingometer remembered by Nick Somers	Brighton Kemptown in 1964 and Peterborough in 1966 both had 7 recounts. (the Americans don't seem to be into the delights of election recounts!)	Heaviest MP in recent times was Cyril Smith, MP for Rochdale who weighed 29st 12lb in Jan.1976 Tallest MP was Sir Louis Gluckstein who represented Nottingham East between 1931 and 1945 was over 6ft 7inches tall.

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