1977 – My Dad's Photos

Italy 1977

04/11/201208/04/2015 By shendyNo Comments

In April 1977, my parents went on their first big holiday since the Club Med jaunt in 1964. This was a trip to Rome, Florence and Venice. Interestingly, they only ever went back to one of the cities - Venice, and they went there about a dozen more times. First up, Rome. Florence And finally Venice....

Cousins

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Four cousins in the back garden in 1977 - Me, Chris, The Brother and Mike. And as a footnote, yes - a number of footballs did come into contact with the greenhouse......

Out and About in Northampton, 1977

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Some pics from out and about in Northampton in 1977 - the Carnival, the Raft Race and the Borough Show....

Northampton 1977

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A few shots from around Northampton, including some from the top of the Grosvenor centre (which prove that I do indeed remember when all those bits were fields...) and of the Guildhall prior to the modern addition....

Derngate

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In 1977 my father took a series of photos for Northampton High School, a private school for girls that at the time was based in Derngate, as part of their centenary celebrations - a number of the images appeared in their centenary magazine. I'm not quite sure how he got the gig though - quite possibly an amateur dramatics contact....

British GP 1977

04/11/201204/11/2012 By shendyNo Comments

This is the last of the motorsport - our trip to Silverstone for practice at the British Grand Prix in July 1977. Notable for a couple of things - the weird and wonderful 6-wheel Tyrell and also the debut of the Turbocharged Renault, the first turbo F1 car. For the afficionados: #1 James Hunt in a McLaren #3 Ronnie Petersen in a Tyrell #17 Alan Jones in a Shadow #11 Niki Lauda in a Ferrari#5 Mario Andretti in a Lotus #12 Carlos Reutemann in a Ferrari #24 Rupert Keegan in a Williams #4 Patrick Depailler in a Tyrell #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille in a Renault ...