Miniskirts

Nellie Boote's laundry in Market Street in operation, the women dashing away with all manner of smoothing irons as clothes are sorted, mended, washed, ironed and sorted again.

Handloom weaving, and its place in the history of textile production.

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Redruth Cottage Industry

The NEEB sells an electrical future for modern homes and industries in the 1960s.

The looms of Lancashire: how the upheaval of the Industrial Revolution created the thriving textile industry.

Experimentation with a coat for two leaves couples with really no escape.

Girls embody the spirit of everyday wear in the sixties and boots and miniskirts as fashion items are discussed.

Danny Morling grinds to a halt.

Hippy, glam and disco inspire a colour explosion in new seventies fashion styles.

The market hustle and bustle forms a part of everyday life for many Plymothians.

A look at the furore caused by the first day of the January sales in Dingles Department Store.

A sorry end to any ship: timings, tide and wind played their part in pushing HMS Conway onto the Platters rocks in the Menai Strait on 14/4/1953.

The wet and warm ale goes down a treat as aficionados gather to celebrate real ale.

Sea pinks and samphire, lighthouses and church ruins – Llanddwyn’s charms are many and varied.

Experimentation with a coat for two leaves couples with really no escape.

Progressive gathering of festival goers hits the blues.

Another blustery summer day in the 1950s and it's Lower Penn's carnival parade.