Corby, Northampton, 1979. Photo submitted by Jessica Clark.
Jessica “My dad Dermot Powderly holding his Kestrel as his mum watches on in the background.”
Caravanning in the Forest of Dean, 1980.
Photo submitted by Jo Weaving.
Jo: “My mum Sara, grandma Ethel and sister Char. We would holiday 7 miles down the road and pitch up in an empty field. Dad would camp with us but still get up and go to work at Rank Xerox each morning.”
Merton Park, London, 1981.
Photo submitted by Andrew Gallix.
Andrew:”Me and a mate, Easter 1981. Just before setting off to see Bow Wow Wow at the Lyceum”.
Lads holiday to Torbay from The Vine pub in Sale, 1980.
The group of mates includes a future member of The Stones Roses (pictured) & also future member of The Fall
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Corby, Northamptonshire, 1979.
Photo submitted by Jessica Clark.
Thanks to Jessica for submitting another great image of her dad Dermot Powderly walking through his estate with his beloved kestrel.
Paddington, 1977.
Photo submitted by Amber Todd.
Amber “My mum & dad when they’d just moved into their new flat in Paddington. They bought it for around £10,000.”
Nottingham, 1977.
Photo submitted by Ian Bates.
Ian: “Posing with my first car after passing my test at 17 - an Austin 1300 MK3 costing £795. The photo was taken outside our house in the shadow of the John Players Factory where my dad worked. And what a pair of bags!”
Day trip to Blackpool, 1984.
Submitted by John Dawkins.
John: “My family on a day trip to Blackpool. We’d travel up every year from Coventry. Fond memories!”.
Reading Festival, 1993. Photo submitted by Steve Beech.
Steve:”This pic sums up finishing my GCSEs in 1993 and drinking crates of cheap lager at Reading”
Warrington, 1986. Photo submitted by Naomi Holden.
Naomi:”This was the day the cooling towers in the background came down. Myself and sister were there to watch Fred Dibnah bring them down”.
Rotherham, 1979.
Photo submitted by Natasha.
“My mum posing with her Sid Vicious poster when she was a wannabe punk. You can’t see it in the photo but she’s actually wearing a Sid t-shirt to match.”