The year of 1977 was ushered in by David Soul’s number one single, ‘Don’t Give Up On Us’ as one half of Starsky and Hutch asked; ‘Lord knows we’ve come this far, can’t we stay the way we are?’
The answer for Bristol would quite simply be: no. The year brought plenty of change, as did the decade as a whole, as civil unrest and Jubilee street parties divided the nation. Queen Elizabeth II visited the city as part of her Silver Jubilee tour of the UK. Massive crowds gathered as she walked along College Green greeting residents from young to old.
Elsewhere, the Punk movement was flourishing from its emergence in the years prior and freshly-faced council estates were handing out move-in dates. A year full of hustle and bustle was well documented and Bristol World has dived into archives to pull out 14 photographs showing what life in Bristol looked like during 1977.
1. Bristol Cathedral
Colour image taken from an elevated position on Park Street, showing the North side of the Cathedral, some of College Green and a little of the Council House. B Bond can be seen in the distance.
2. Bristol from above
Birds’ eye view of the City Centre taken from the south of the city.
3. A royal visit
Queen Elizabeth II visited the city during her UK tour to celebrate her Sliver Jubilee. Here she is seen walking along College Green greeting residents.
4. Queen and Lord Mayor
HM Queen followed by the Lord Mayor walks among the massed crowds on College Green at the time of the Jubilee