The People’s Archive

The People’s Archive Snapshots of life in 20th Century Britain. The essential crowdsourced archive from British Culture Archive. EXHIBITIONS | ZINES | GALLERIES

19/06/2025

Afflecks Palace, Manchester, 1980s.

A classic image from our 1980s The People’s Archive digital collections, submitted by Zach Turner.

© Zach Turner / BCA. All rights reserved.

King Kong Statue, The Bull Ring, Birmingham, early 1970s.Photo © Nick Worthington / The People’s ArchiveNick: "I was abo...
10/04/2024

King Kong Statue, The Bull Ring, Birmingham, early 1970s.

Photo © Nick Worthington / The People’s Archive

Nick: "I was about three when this photo was taken - I’m in the shot to the right, with my brother standing between Kong’s legs. I remember the statue (locally referred to as Brum Kong) as a daunting and terrifying figure - probably my oldest memory."

28/03/2024

Moving story of photographer Tish Murtha, who used her camera to fight for social change.

Hello Spring. Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, 1970.Photo © Paul Louis Archer / The People’s Archive
20/03/2024

Hello Spring.

Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, 1970.

Photo © Paul Louis Archer / The People’s Archive

Rochdale, 1968. Photo © Kate Leach / The People’s Archive Kate: "This photograph was taken by my Nana, Joan Walton. My G...
13/03/2024

Rochdale, 1968.

Photo © Kate Leach / The People’s Archive

Kate: "This photograph was taken by my Nana, Joan Walton. My Grandad Eric, his sister Bernice and my mum Helen, outside their family home on The Pass, Rochdale."

11/03/2024

The People’s Archive is our crowdsourced archive documenting your snapshots of everyday life in 20th Century Britain. The archive now contains over ten thousand images, with a number of the collections being displayed online at BCA.

Fund out more and submit your photographs to be considered for the archive here: https://britishculturearchive.co.uk/the-peoples-archive-submit/

Photo: Wallasey, 1969.

Photo © John Fadden / The People’s Archive.

Mother and son. Bury, Greater Manchester, 1970s. Photo © Vincent Lunn / The People’s Archive
10/03/2024

Mother and son. Bury, Greater Manchester, 1970s.

Photo © Vincent Lunn / The People’s Archive

Breakdancing in Wigan, 1982.Photo © Paul Glynn / The People’s Archive
22/02/2024

Breakdancing in Wigan, 1982.

Photo © Paul Glynn / The People’s Archive

Exmouth Scooter Rally, 1990.Photo © Paul Fuller / The People’s Archive Paul, "My friend Dosser (RIP) doing his own versi...
15/02/2024

Exmouth Scooter Rally, 1990.

Photo © Paul Fuller / The People’s Archive

Paul, "My friend Dosser (RIP) doing his own version of Northern Soul dancing at the Exmouth Scooter Rally circa, 1990."

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