If you grew up in the 60s or 70s, there's a good chance you didn't even see a computer as a child. If you were lucky enough to see one, you'll remember how enormous they were back then, often taking up most of a room.placeholder image
If you grew up in the 60s or 70s, there's a good chance you didn't even see a computer as a child. If you were lucky enough to see one, you'll remember how enormous they were back then, often taking up most of a room. | Getty Images

15 photos you'll only truly understand if you grew up in the 60s and 70s

Robert Cumber
By Robert Cumber

Property and retro writer

Published 21st Mar 2026, 07:00 GMT

It was a period known for its bold fashions and the whiff of revolution, often accompanied by a cloud of marijuana, in the air.

Whether you rocked double denim or geometric miniskirts, bell-bottoms or platform shoes, there are some things you’ll almost certainly remember if you grew up in the 60s or 70s.

This retro photo gallery takes you back to those heady days, capturing many of the most ubiquitous sights, sounds and flavours of two momentous decades.

From school rituals to popular shops and sweet treats, these nostalgic pictures are sure to bring back memories for anyone who lived through those days.

What are your best memories of the 60s and 70s, and what do you miss most about life back then?

They may have been less practical and harder to fold up into the boot of your car, but prams in the 60s and 70s had a classic style.

5. Classic prams

They may have been less practical and harder to fold up into the boot of your car, but prams in the 60s and 70s had a classic style. | Getty Images

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Before screen time was something parents had to worry about, children would spend hours engrossed in the latest comics, whether they preferred superheroes or the gags in the Beano or Dandy.

6. Comics

Before screen time was something parents had to worry about, children would spend hours engrossed in the latest comics, whether they preferred superheroes or the gags in the Beano or Dandy. | Getty Images Photo: Potter/Express

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All schoolchildren used to enjoy free milk, before the Government stopped giving it to children aged over seven in 1971. The move earned the then-education secretary Margaret Thatcher the nickname 'milk snatcher', though she said in her memoirs that she had actually argued against scrapping free milk completely.

7. Free milk

All schoolchildren used to enjoy free milk, before the Government stopped giving it to children aged over seven in 1971. The move earned the then-education secretary Margaret Thatcher the nickname 'milk snatcher', though she said in her memoirs that she had actually argued against scrapping free milk completely. | Getty Images Photo: Evening Standard

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Commercials in the 60s and 70s would often feature animals, most notably the chimps used to advertise PG Tips and Brooke Bond tea. Children are pictured here making friends with a chimpanzee during the filming of a Brooke Bond tea commercial in July 1971.

8. Animals in commercials

Commercials in the 60s and 70s would often feature animals, most notably the chimps used to advertise PG Tips and Brooke Bond tea. Children are pictured here making friends with a chimpanzee during the filming of a Brooke Bond tea commercial in July 1971. | Getty Images Photo: Ronald Dumont/Daily Express

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