Life in South Wales: 1970s in Black and White
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- South Wales in the 1970s is beautifully portrayed through the lens of Robin Weaver, a newspaper photographer who captured the everyday scenes and people of the region. His book, A Different Country, revisits his old personal negative files to showcase the unique character and essence of life in the South Wales Valleys during that time. From old terrace houses to pancake races, Weaver's photographs offer a glimpse into a different time and country. For more details, visit Blurb and Weaver's website.
Can't believe the memories these photos brought back.
I was I pill only today, great pictures thank you..
Great video, you can see my house in one of the pictures
Good old days are the best 😊
Great images of yesteryear.
Some nice photos but all the panning and zooming ruins them. Just show the images.
Brilliant ❤
When Newport was the best place to be, pubs, clubs,best nightlife, now Newport is the best town to get out of asap.
I loved the clubs in Newport but I can't remember all the names. Scamps at the bottom of Stow Hill and the Stowaway further up on the right. One over by the Post Office, quite a big one. The Cwrt Bleddyn out at USK with the Helmaen just down the road. I know there's more. Then along came Disco which heralded the busy times for the clubs. Now I look back I find that the 70s was a while ago. Just remembered club name "Cinderellas".
I moved to Newport 20 years ago from West Wales and I love it!!!!
It was much better in the 1960s than it was in the 1970s.
Agree, the valleys especially, began to decline in the 1970s as can be seen by the deprivation in some photos, which really took of during the 1980s.
Why is an American doing the voice over they can't pronounce the place names
Nothing west of Barry?
..back when the only black face I saw was my dad coming home from the coal level he worked at, getting ready to take a wash in our tin bath!
1. The shop in Dowlais was in Merthyr Tydfil, which you totally ignore
2. It's not Bre-con, as in con man, it's Brecun as in Country
3. It's official name is Bannau Brycheiniog