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There are some things you'll almost certainly remember doing if you grew up in the 60s

You didn't grow up in the 60s if you don't remember doing these things

There are some car maintenance skills that most drivers possessed in the 60s and 70s but younger motorists lack

6 lost car maintenance skills every driver had in the 60s and 70s

Some people are still using products made more than a century ago, when things were built to last

9 of the longest surviving household goods, built to last

Ready meals really took off in the UK during the 70s and 80s

9 ready meals you'll remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

The prizes on the Generation Game's famous conveyor belt during the 70s, 80s and 90s were a mixed bag

13 of the most popular Generation Game prizes in the 70s, 80s and 90s

The Index catalogue was published from 1985 to 2005

7 lost catalogues you'll remember from the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties

There are several items that were commonplace in the 60s and 70s, but young people today would struggle to work

7 common 60s and 70s items most people wouldn't know how to work today

A miner tries his luck at the coconut shy at the Good Friday Fair in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, in 1955

21 nostalgic photos to give you that Friday feeling

There are some wedding presents almost every couple had on their list in the 70s and 80s

7 of the most popular wedding gifts of the 70s and 80s

These were some of the coolest and most desirable products of the 80s and 90s

7 of the coolest things we all wished we owned in the 80s and 90s

British boxer Henry Cooper plays the game frustration, at home with his family, in 1971

9 of the best games of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s

These forgotten gadgets from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s were once at the cutting edge of technology and all the rage, but their popularity didn't last

7 forgotten gadgets from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s

These were some of the most popular department stores of the 60s and 70s, which are much missed by those who remember shopping there

9 department stores we loved in the 60s and 70s

Fifteen young women in mini skirts wait to board a BMC Mini in July 1966 to break the world record for passengers in a Mini

17 photos capture people living the 60s dream

There are some desserts you'll almost certainly remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

7 desserts we loved in the 70s, 80s and 90s

There were many crazes during the 70s, some of which lasted longer than others

7 crazes you'll only remember if you were around in the 70s
There were some things it was hard to avoid in the 70s
Robert Cumber

There are some sights and sounds which will transport you straight back to the 70s

9 sights and sounds you'll only remember if you grew up in the 70s

A coach service run on Sunday nights to take young men from the Forest of Dean to their sweethearts, most of whom are in domestic service in Cheltenham, in 1932

31 atmospheric photos show the UK after dark

There are some things you could do in the 80s and 90s that are no longer possible

7 things that were popular in the 80s and 90s but you can't do anymore

These photos capture life at some of the UK's most famous lost breweries

34 nostalgic photos capture life at UK's lost breweries

There are some bathroom products you'll almost certainly remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

9 bathroom products that cleaned up in the 70s, 80s and 90s

Children using dustbin lids and broomsticks as shields and lances during a game of knights in Liverpool in May 1956

When the streets were our playground

These photos capture the happiest side of the 60s and 70s

28 of the most joyous photos from the 60s and 70s

Many things that seem like they've been around forever didn't exist before the 1950s

9 things it's hard to believe didn't exist in our lives before the 50s

A youngster tucks into a bag of crisps in the 80s

9 of the best lost crisp flavours we once loved

These were some of the best-loved puppets on children's TV in the 80s and 90s

6 of the best-loved children's TV puppets of the 80s and 90s

If you were around in the 60s and 70s, you will remember some of these adverts

30 adverts for popular products you'll remember from the 60s and 70s
These are the adverts that sold the 60s and 70s dream, from the decade’s most popular cars to supersonic travel.
Robert Cumber

People often look back upon the 60s through rose-tinted glasses, but some things really were better back then

6 ways in which the 60s really were better than today

There are many popular myths from the 80s that have been disproved

6 popular myths we grew up believing in the 80s

There were plenty of ways for children to keep themselves entertained after school in the 80s

7 after-school activities you'll remember if you grew up in the 80s

There are some things everyone used in the 60s and 70s, yet many people today would struggle to identify

8 things we all used in the 60s and 70s but you rarely see

These were some of the most popular perfumes and aftershaves of the 80s

9 of the most popular 80s perfumes and aftershaves

The contents of a Quality Street tin have changed considerably over the years

11 of the most popular lost sweets from chocolate selection boxes

Many once-popular biscuits have been discontinued or are much harder to find in the shops today

7 forgotten biscuits we once loved

These photos show some of the ways in which school in the 60s and 70s was very different from today

15 ways school today is very different to the 60s and 70s

These are some of the most magnificent Victorian landmarks sadly lost to time in the UK

15 of the UK's most magnificent lost Victorian buildings

These great noughties photos are sure to bring back memories

25 photos to leave you pining for the noughties, and feeling very old

These photos show some of the popular ways for people to spend their Sundays back in the 70s and 80s

18 nostalgic photos show how we spent our Sundays in the 70s and 80s

These photos show some of the most popularstyles and patterns of the 1970s

The patterns we all wore in the 70s

A bus driver at the wheel, wearing a checked bow tie, in around 1965

26 photos transporting you back to golden era of bus travel

There were some things almost all teenagers either had or wanted in their bedrooms back in the 60s and 70s

9 things every teenager wanted in their bedroom in the 60s and 70s

These people were responsible for some of the most memorable catchphrases of the 60s and 70s

14 catchphrases you'll remember if you grew up in the 60s or 70s

These are some of the UK's shortest-lived visitor attractions, which promised so much yet ultimately failed to deliver

6 short-lived UK visitor attractions, including 90s theme park

There are some things we all wish we'd done in the 80s but few of us actually achieved

9 things we all wish we did in the 80s but you probably didn't

The 60s and 70s were a dangerous time to be alive, for many reasons

9 of the most dangerous things we all did in the 60s and 70s

Lots of jobs have been lost over the year due to new technology and changing consumer habits

16 once-popular jobs lost to technology

These photos show how the UK looked from above in the 1970s

28 spectacular bird's-eye photos show famous sights in the 70s

These photos will take you back to the 90s

48 of the best photos from the 90s, capturing highs and lows

These old company mascots and logos could once be seen everywhere

9 famous mascots and logos that were once everywhere

These high street chains were huge in the 80s, 90s and noughties

12 high street chains from your childhood now struggling or defunct

The UK has many fabulously odd-sounding place names

19 of the oddest place names, and the fascinating stories behind them

Office life has changed considerably since the 80s and 90s. There are some things only those who had an office job back then will remember.

11 things you'll remember if you had an office job in the 80s or 90s

Many of the things that were acceptable in the 70s would surprise young people today

9 surprising things that were acceptable in the 70s

These are some of the most ambitious development plans drawn up for the UK but never built

The UK's grandest developments that never happened

These are some of Britain's best-loved national treasures pictured when they were younger. How many can you recognise?

Britain's best-loved national treasures when they were younger

These nostalgic photos capture the joy of seaside holidays during the 60s and 70s

33 glorious photos capturing 60s and 70s seaside holiday memories

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