as you say this atmosphere lingered on through the 80's and we sought for its last gleamings into the '00s which is why the Lea Valley and Bow Backs were so seductive.
They must have had books, at least? I can't believe you didn't grow up in a house with books in it.I look at photos of my parents houses from the 70s and early 80s, and there is hardly anything in them.
They must have had books, at least? I can't believe you didn't grow up in a house with books in it.
Sure, there was literally a major economic depression around the world, and it's become a cliche to call the decade a "comedown" or "hangover" from the 60s. The Labour party made itself electable again in the 90s by persuading the country it wasn't going to drag us back in time 20 years.the '70s is a depressive episode.
I like the shabbiness of grim britannia. it has a certain charm thats largely missing today