RETRO: Go back in time with these nine pictures from the late 1970s

By Gemma Jimmison
Published 14th Jun 2021, 12:40 BST

We carry on the nostalgic trip through the 70s in this week’s retro pages.

We carry on the nostalgic trip through the 70s in this week’s retro pages.

Her Majesty The Queen at the 1977 Great Yorkshire Show with (on left) President of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, Major General Dalton CB CBE DL and (on right) the Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire the Marquis of Normanby CBE. (s)placeholder image
Her Majesty The Queen at the 1977 Great Yorkshire Show with (on left) President of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, Major General Dalton CB CBE DL and (on right) the Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire the Marquis of Normanby CBE. (s)

The pictures, from JPI Media archives, were all taken in the second half of the decade, from 1976 to 1979.

Her Majesty The Queen - who celebrated her official birthday on Saturday - features several times in this week’s pages. 1977 saw the Queen mark her Silver Jubilee, and one of the pictures shows workmen installing flowers around a coronation crown in Harrogate to mark the occasion.

The Queen, accompanied by County Coun. C.P Blythe, chairman of the North Yorkshire Education Comittee, watches gynastics in the 'Growing up in North Yorkshire' display. July 14th 1977.placeholder image
The Queen, accompanied by County Coun. C.P Blythe, chairman of the North Yorkshire Education Comittee, watches gynastics in the 'Growing up in North Yorkshire' display. July 14th 1977.

You can also spot some other well known faces, such as Bing Crosby, Sir Geoff Boycott and Brian Close.

Send your pictures for a future Retro page to [email protected]. Please include details about the image, your name and contact number or email.

For more pictures from the 1970s, pick up a copy of this week’s Advertiser.

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