45 Fascinating Photos Capture Everyday Life of Wales in the 1970s

   

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south.

Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,700 km) of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate.
Although Wales closely shares its political and social history with the rest of Great Britain and, while a majority of the population in most areas speaks English as a first language, the country has retained a distinct cultural identity, and the Welsh is spoken by a majority of the population in parts of the north and west.

Take a look at these fascinating pics from Glen Fairweather to see what Wales looked like in the 1970s.

 
Llandudno, 1970s

 

Broad Street, Welshpool, 1971

 

Agincourt Square, Monmouth, 1972

 

Castle Street, Beaumaris, 1973

 

 
High Street, Bangor, 1973

 

 
Llanfair Caereinion station, Welshpool & Llanfair Railway, 1973

 

Pwllheli beach, 1973

 

Amlwch, 1975

 

Bwlch-y-cibau Post Office and Stores, 1975

 

Caernarfon, 1975

 

Cain Valley Hotel, Llanfyllin, Powys, 1975

 

High Street, Porthmadog, 1975

 

The New Inn, Talgarth, Brecon, 1975 (now The New Gurkha Inn), 1975 

 

Aberystwyth, 1977

 

Aberystwyth, 1977

 

Betws-y-Coed, 1977

 

 
Betws-y-Coed, 1977

 

Caernarfon Castle, 1977

 

Caernarfon Castle, 1977

 

Castle Car Park, Conwy, 1977

 

Castle Ditch, Caernarfon, 1977

 

Castle Street, Llangollen, 1977

 

Conwy Bridges, 1977

 

Conwy Castle, 1977

 

Conwy Harbour and Castle, 1977

 

Conwy, 1977

 

Five Arches, Tenby, 1977

 

High Street, Conwy, 1977

 

Lancaster Square, Conwy, 1977

 

Llechwedd Slate Caverns, 1977

 

Machynlleth, 1977

 

Mid-Walesman Railtour (Aberystwyth Station), 1977

 

Pembroke Castle, 1977

 

Plymouth Arms, St Fagan's, 1977

 

Porthmadog, 1977

 

Promenade and Beach, Aberystwyth, 1977

 

Tenby Harbour Beach, 1977

 

Tenby, 1977

 

Tenby, Pembrokeshire, 1977

 

The Eagle Inn, Castle Street, Cardigan, 1977

 

Portmerion, 1978

 

View from Caernarfon Castle, 1978

 

Caernarfon Castle, circa late 1970s

 

Fairbourne Railway, circa 1970s

 

Llandudno, circa 1970s