We hope you enjoy them as much as we do.
Brilliant images unearthed from our archives and beyond capture 1970s North Wales at work, school and play.
From historic moments to everyday life on the streets, these are the images that capture a decade.
The majority are from our Mirrorpix archives and show people, landmarks and events between 1970 and 1979.
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From Rhyl to Anglesey, Caernarfon, Wrexham and more – these images are a true journey through time.
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Landing of fish at Caernarfon, circa 1970
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Children splashing around in the pool overlooking Holyhead Harbor circa 1970
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Furnace-like glow from the Britannia Tubular Bridge over the Menai Strait at the height of the fire. The bridge, carrying the railway line between Anglesey and Bangor, was badly damaged by the fire. Built by Robert Stephenson and completed in 1850, the bridge carried rail traffic from London to Holyhead, which is the main link between Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. May 24, 1970
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The fire blackened the Britannia Tubular Bridge over the Menai Strait during the height of the fire.
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George Thomas, Secretary for Wales, puts his hand to his face while inspecting the fire damaged Britannia Tube Bridge over Menai Strait. Beside Mr Thomas are (left to right) Fred Mulley, Minister of Transport, Cledwyn Hughes, Minister of Agriculture, and Sir Henry Johnson, Chairman of the Railway Board. May 25, 1970
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Railway workers inspect one of the large cracks in the tubular structure of the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Strait. May 25, 1970
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Children at Beaumaris County Primary School, pictured in July 1970, won an award for their models on the Green of the Snowdonia range, from Great Orme’s Head to Bangor.
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Charles, Prince of Wales visits North Wales. The Prince addresses the students of Colomendy school. November 12, 1970
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Wylfa station guides in the 1970s
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Winner Joe Bugner (r), from St Ives, Huntingdonshire, puts his arm around loser Carl Gizzi, Welsh heavyweight from Rhyl, after their fight at Royal Albert Hall. January 19, 1971
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Wylfa, power station in Anglesey, North Wales. February 23, 1971
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The opening of the Wylfa plant in Anglesey, in 1972
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The last train arrives at Caernarfon station in 1972
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John Warburton, manager of ‘The Turf’ pub next to Wrexham FC racecourse, seated next to an empty gate in his ‘best’ room. November 2, 1972
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Mr. Philip Yorke takes a ride in the grounds of his house on a Penny Farthing. He has been trying to donate his family home for five years, and now the National Trust has decided to take the house, full of priceless treasures, including the Penny Farthing, Erdigg Hall, Wrexham, North Wales. May 29, 1973
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Treaddur Bay was flooded in 1974
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The flooding of Treaddur Bay in 1974.
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The Oakley-class all-weather lifeboat, Har Lil, patrols the waters around North Wales and Liverpool. December 13, 1975.
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Rhyl High School hockey team in 1976.
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Members of the Brownies look forward to Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Wrexham, North Wales. May 21, 1976.
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Queen Elizabeth II at the Milk Marketing Board Maelor Creamery in Marchweil, near Wrexham. May 21, 1976.
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Boys and girls eagerly await the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II near Wrexham. May 21, 1976.
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Former Coronation Street cast member Kathy Jones with the crew of the Wessex helicopter that “rescued” her during a training exercise in September 1976 at RAF Valley.
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Queen Elizabeth II meets the Signal Corps on her June 1977 Silver Jubilee tour of Wales. June 22, 1977.
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Carnival Queen Margret presenting flowers to Elinor Bennett at the Noddfa Carnifal in Caernarfon 1977.
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Two men walk along the pier of the Menai Bridge in 1977.
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Wrexham vs. Blyth Spartans – February 1978.
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Wrexham vs. Blyth Spartans – February 1978.
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Photos of Mrs. J Hughes from Caernarfon. They were taken during the bad snow of 1979.
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Photos of Mrs. J Hughes from Caernarfon. They were taken during the bad snow of 1979.
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Photos of Mrs. J Hughes from Caernarfon. They were taken during the bad snow of 1979.
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Cinema Plaza in Rhyl in the late 1970s.
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Nearly completed Suncentre exterior at Rhyl Europes first indoor surf pool in hopes of attracting thousands of families from the North West and Wales. December 12, 1979.
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