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Hattersley Girls 1970s © Thomas Blower / British Culture Archive
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Exhibition
British Culture Archive - A Celebration of Life in the North during the 1970s-80s
4 Feb 2023 – 18 May 2023
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 16:30
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 16:30
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 16:30
- Friday
- 10:00 – 16:30
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 16:30
- Sunday
- Closed
Free admission
This exhibition gives us a glimpse into the
landscapes of northern working class towns
and cities and shines a light on everyday life in
the pre - social media world of the 1970s and
1980s
About
The British Culture Archive was established on Instagram (@britishculturearchive) to document, highlight, and preserve the changes in British culture and society through documentary photography. The archive features the work of many renowned photographers practising in the UK today.
The Peoples Archive, founded by the British Culture Archive in 2017, is a crowdsourced archive documenting everyday life in twentieth century Britain, its aim is to give a voice to the man in the street, to give a platform to a diverse spectrum of society and communities from across the UK.
This exhibition, features work by professional photographers as well as snap shots from people’s photo albums which show everyday life in the north.
