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

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.

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

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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.

Paul McCartney returns to Liverpool with Wings, the pop group he formed after leaving The Beatles. They are Denny Laine, Steve Holly, Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney and Laurence Juber.

17. 1979

Paul McCartney returns to Liverpool with Wings, the pop group he formed after leaving The Beatles. They are Denny Laine, Steve Holly, Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney and Laurence Juber. Photo: Evening Standard/Getty Images

A view of the 100th British Open at Royal Birkdale Golf Course.

18. 1971

A view of the 100th British Open at Royal Birkdale Golf Course. Photo: Getty Images

Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes starts to conduct the fans singing of You’ll Never Walk Alone as the team celebrate winning the European Cup outside Picton Library.

19. 1977

Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes starts to conduct the fans singing of You’ll Never Walk Alone as the team celebrate winning the European Cup outside Picton Library. Photo: Liverpool FC via Getty Images

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