Barrel Organ Phil, with a monkey, on Bold Street, Liverpool, in 1975. Image: Rodhullandemu/CC BY 3.0/commons.wikimediaBarrel Organ Phil, with a monkey, on Bold Street, Liverpool, in 1975. Image: Rodhullandemu/CC BY 3.0/commons.wikimedia
Barrel Organ Phil, with a monkey, on Bold Street, Liverpool, in 1975. Image: Rodhullandemu/CC BY 3.0/commons.wikimedia

19 memorable photos to take you back to 1970s Liverpool - from dock life and footie on the estate to WAGs

Dominic Raynor
By Dominic Raynor
Published 24th Mar 2023, 15:43 BST
Updated 18th Mar 2024, 10:43 BST

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Monkeys on Bold Street, kids on the street with a casey, strikes, long hair, enormous lapels and Red Rum - we look back at the 1970s with some intriguing photos.

For those who lived through any part of the 1970s it’s hard to believe it’s already around 50-odd years ago. For those Millennials or Gen Z that didn’t, it’s probably hard to believe some of these images were taken ONLY 50-odd years ago as society has changed beyond recognition.

The 70s was still a time when kids played out on the streets with a casey, hair was longer, trousers were wider and music and sport in Liverpool had undergone a radical change. There were social problems in parts of the city too as families struggled with unemployment.

Here, we take a nostalgic look back through the decade in no particular order, with some photos from the archives. If you have a memory or photo you’d like to share, contact us at [email protected] or via social media.

Here, we take a nostalgic look back through the decade in no particular order, with some photos from the archives. If you have a memory or photo you’d like to share, contact us at [email protected] or via social media.

Youths climbing the wall surrounding the Anglican cemetery near the Cathedral. Training centre for Young Panthers.

5. 1971

Youths climbing the wall surrounding the Anglican cemetery near the Cathedral. Training centre for Young Panthers. Photo: Romano Cagnoni/Getty Images

Cunard Building and Dock Office in 1979 - how Pier Head has changed!

6. 1979

Cunard Building and Dock Office in 1979 - how Pier Head has changed! Photo: David Dixon/Wikimedia

Barrel Organ Phil, with a monkey, on Bold Street, Liverpool, in 1975.

7. 1975

Barrel Organ Phil, with a monkey, on Bold Street, Liverpool, in 1975. Photo: Rodhullandemu/CC BY 3.0/commons.wikimedia

Coffins in a disused Liverpool warehouse waiting for gravediggers to end their strike before funerals can take place, December 1978. Image: Tom Stoddart/Getty Images

8. 1978

Coffins in a disused Liverpool warehouse waiting for gravediggers to end their strike before funerals can take place, December 1978. Image: Tom Stoddart/Getty Images Photo: Tom Stoddart/Getty Images

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