Without wishing to make anyone feel their age, let’s just say that those born in 1976 are enjoying an important birthday this year.
Best remembered for a scorching hot summer, the first commercial Concorde flight and the UK winning the Eurovision Song Contest, it’s hard to believe that 1976 was a whopping five decades ago.
If you’re someone who remembers 1976 as if it was yesterday, the fact that 50 years have flown by since then probably seems even more scary.
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Earlier this month we took readers back 40 years with a gallery of Peterborough photos from 1986.
The snaps included in that piece generated a great response from readers, so today we’re rewinding the clock back another decade.
Below we’ve picked out 10 photos that capture Peterborough life in 1976, including shops and pubs.
As ever, our thanks goes to Paul Young from Peterborough Images Archive for his brilliant contributions.
Explore the full gallery below:
5. Peterborough in 1976
The Lime Tree pub on Paston Lane Photo: Peterborough Images Archive
7. Peterborough in 1976
Peterborough's Regional Swimming Pool during construction in 1976. Photo: Peterborough Images Archive
8. Peterborough in 1976
A Bradshaw Electric Vehicles Envirovan pictured in 1976 Photo: Celeste Clarke