Brilliant images celebrate growing up in Greater Manchester in the 1970s and 80s
A driver selling 32p pints from his van is among a host of fascinating photos showcasing Greater Manchester life in the 1970s and 80s. A stallholder flogging 75p ‘kiddies jumpers’ in Bolton and a young lad leaping off a wall onto a pile of mattresses in Hattersley are other striking moments from a new exhibition of documentary photographs opening this weekend.
Paul Wright, 44, grew up in Wythenshawe and now lives in Urmston. He set up the archive of thousands of images to give him ‘a creative buzz’. “I wasn’t in a band any more and I found myself sat in an office and thought ‘I need to get a creative buzz again’. “That’s when I had the idea of doing the culture archive.
“I think for a lot of Manchester creative people if you have a can do attitude then nothing can stop you doing it.British Culture Archive - A Celebration of Life in the North during the 1970s-80s View gallery The full archive contains thousands of pictures and the exhibition in Bury will display around 40 images, all shot within Greater Manchester.
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