{"id":237542,"date":"2023-10-03T09:20:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T09:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=237542"},"modified":"2023-10-03T09:20:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T09:20:13","slug":"britain-in-1973-pictures-showcase-the-uk-in-a-bygone-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/britain-in-1973-pictures-showcase-the-uk-in-a-bygone-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain in 1973: Pictures showcase the UK in a bygone era"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Britain as seen from a double-decker bus: Photos reveal life across the country in 1974 &#8211; from coalworkers&#8217; cottages in working class towns to tattoo parlours, pylon painters and rock&#8217;n&#8217;rollers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The images were taken by photographer Daniel Meadows<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He pictured nearly 1,000 people over the course of 14 months in 1973 and 1974\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dressed in overalls with their faces covered in grime, these men would likely make the heart of a health and safety inspector skip a beat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The pylon painters &#8211; seen in Great Washbourne, Gloucestershire in 1974 &#8211; were among nearly 1,000 people pictured by photographer Daniel Meadows over the course of 14 months.<\/p>\n<p>Also among his pictures is the drab scene in the coal and steel-producing town of Workington, in Cumbria, with a workers&#8217; cottage standing in front of a smoke-spewing chimney.<\/p>\n<p>A third photo shows a shop keeper in Sheffield standing next to boards appealing for &#8216;trumpets, guitars, banjos, flutes and violins&#8217;, all of which he is prepared to pay cash for.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr Meadows, who is now a respected photographer with several collections to his name but was then unknown and in his early 20s, travelled around the UK in a re-purposed double decker bus that dated back to 1948.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/15\/76073765-12584851-image-a-21_1696257967046.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dressed in overalls with their faces covered in grime, these men would likely make the heart of a health and safety inspector skip a beat. The pylon painters &#8211; seen in Great Washbourne, Gloucestershire in 1974 &#8211; were among nearly 1,000 people pictured by photographer Daniel Meadows over the course of 14 months<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/16\/76073749-12584851-image-a-24_1696260771821.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>This photo shows a shop keeper in Sheffield standing next to boards appealing for &#8216;trumpets, guitars, banjos, flutes and violins&#8217;, all of which he was prepared to pay cash for<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle, which cost \u00a3360, doubled up as a dark room where Mr Meadows could develop his pictures.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On his 10,000-mile trip he photographed 958 people living in 22 towns and cities, including Plymouth, Barrow-in-Furness, Stratford-upon-Avon and Southampton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr Meadows, from Great Washbourne, called his project the Free Photographic Omnibus.<\/p>\n<p>After taking pictures and developing them on the bus, he would hand out free pictures to his subjects the next day.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the people he pictured would go on to be friends of his for decades.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/16\/76077357-12584851-Mr_Meadows_who_is_now_a_respected_photographer_with_several_coll-a-26_1696261133820.jpg\" height=\"635\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mr Meadows (above), who is now a respected photographer with several collections to his name but was then unknown, travelled around the UK in a re-purposed double decker bus that dated back to 1948\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/16\/76073763-12584851-image-a-23_1696260650008.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Two residents walk past a workers&#8217; cottage in Workington, a coal and steel town in Cumbria<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/15\/76073769-12584851-image-a-19_1696257952868.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A group of performers from Circus Hoffman in Plymouth, Devon, are seen in August 1974<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/16\/76073755-12584851-image-a-34_1696261689151.jpg\" height=\"930\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A woman awaits the outcome of a strike meeting in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, in November 1974<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/16\/76073773-12584851-A_Mrs_Byford_poses_for_a_photo_in_Stratford_upon_Avon_while_hold-a-35_1696262005994.jpg\" height=\"636\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/16\/76073751-12584851-Another_resident_in_Stratford_upon_Avon_stands_with_a_bunch_of_f-a-36_1696262006054.jpg\" height=\"636\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>A Mrs Byford and another woman poses for a photo outside a church in Stratford-upon-Avon while holding bunches of flowers, March 1974<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/16\/76073771-12584851-image-a-28_1696261182165.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tattooist Ron Ackers is seen in April 1974 displaying some of his own inkings<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/16\/76073761-12584851-image-a-33_1696261199062.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Two young women display their interesting fashion choices as they pose for a photo in Southampton in May 1974<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/16\/76073757-12584851-image-a-29_1696261184676.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Brothers Steven and Anthony Weldrake pose for photos in Hartlepool, Cleveland, September 1974\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/16\/76073759-12584851-image-a-30_1696261187208.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The owners of &#8216;The Pape Shop&#8217; in Attercliffe, Sheffield, pose for a photo outside their store as a an advert for bitter is displayed next to them. October 1973<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/16\/76073753-12584851-image-a-31_1696261189640.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A man lies on a bench in Newcastle in September 1974 as the city&#8217;s gas supply is worked on<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to The Times, Mr Meadows, who has enjoyed a long career as a respected photographer since his initial trip, admitted the project &#8216;wasn&#8217;t easy&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He told how he would regularly get a parking ticket soon after parking up.<\/p>\n<p>The photographer added: &#8216;I loved taking my lead from random encounters with strangers.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His images &#8211; 150 in total &#8211; are being printed in the Book of the Road, published by Bluecoat Press.<\/p>\n<p>Order a signed copy of Daniel Meadows&#8217;s Book of the Road from bluecoatpress.co.uk.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12584851\/Britain-seen-double-decker-bus-Photos-reveal-life-country-1974-coalworkers-cottages-working-class-towns-tattoo-parlours-pylon-painters-rocknrollers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain as seen from a double-decker bus: Photos reveal life across the country in 1974 &#8211; 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