Here are 14 incredible pictures showing how Bristol looked 50 years ago - how much has changed?Here are 14 incredible pictures showing how Bristol looked 50 years ago - how much has changed?
Here are 14 incredible pictures showing how Bristol looked 50 years ago - how much has changed?

14 incredible photographs showing how Bristol looked 50 years ago in 1973

What do you remember of Bristol in 1973?

It might be a hard pill to swallow for some but 1973 was 50 years ago - here is how Bristol looked during the year Pink Floyd dropped The Dark Side of the Moon.

The year, like the others in the same decade, was filled with good music, bad hair and some questionable style choices which you can still find in and around Stokes Croft today. It was a historic year as it celebrated the 600th anniversary of the granting of the charter by King Edward III which gave Bristol the right to call itself a County.

Elsewhere, several council estates were built or just beginning to blossom and plans to revamp a tired-looking centre were being drafted. Here are 14 images we have selected which show what everyday life in the city looked like 50 years ago - does it bring back any memories?

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