A tour of London, England 1976 

My favorite year. I was 20. I had a wonderful time. A northener living in South London, working as a bus conductor. Six weeks of glorious sunshine, and my life revolved around music, drinking and girls. I was a very fortunate lad to have lived through it

I went to London as a student at the North London Polytechnic in September 1976. Great to see London as I remember it. Different times. We all believed things would go on getting better.

Beautiful and heartbreaking that which has gone. I miss the 1970s so much the culture such as Films, TV, Music, Pop Culture, Fashion and more especially now as I grow older. As it was "my decade" as a child of the 70s.

The ever-increasing gentrification of numerous London boroughs have, most definitely, significantly altered the whole character of the City that I, once, used to both really love and know.

When it comes to decades; In regards to Cinema; Television; Music...The `70`s was in a league of it`s own.

what a very special country we had,,,,,,,and still our own people in our countrys capital.

This is lovely. Exactly how i remember things growing up. Many thanks for sharing :)

I was 9 yrs old and at the height of my powers, London belonged to me and I belonged to London. I was wealthy but never had a penny, a packet of Rolo's was my currency. Secret missions with action man as my battle buddy, never a dull moment in the city of dreams.

Anyone got a time machine please 🙂

So good to reminisce 70s London. But I don't recall such big queues outside Madame Toussauds

My word....able to stand outside number 10 !!!

Can’t believe u could just roll up and have ur picture taken with the rosser outside number ten back then how times have changed my memory of that year was six weeks of unbroken sunshine

Times have changed ever since the 60s and 70s.

No knife crime and moped mugging the good old days

I'm fascinated with footage like this. I would have been six. I visited London for the first time in 1978. We have some now fading photos taken on a Kodak Instamatic, but no cine-film. I wonder who the young woman with long brown hair is? I hope she's doing well.

From the boat there was a couple of glimpses of the 1970s South Bank with abandoned grimy warehouses and broken windows. Very different now. If this was 1976 perhaps it was just before the long hot summer?

A very different london now.. 😪

I was there in 1976 and this (in 2022) brings back many great memories. Flared trousers, film cameras and now no mobile phones. A much simpler time.then too!

I loved the 70 s my first and only love in the 70 s they say you only fall in love once

Superb footage.

Great year ! Saw Paul McCartney and Wings at the Empire Pool Wembley in October of that year !. Magic

I love these old 8mm home movies. Thanks

I was 17 in 1976. This is London how I knew and loved it, when it was still English!

People enjoying the moment,not staggering around with their noses stuck into phones and ear buds stuck into their heads all living in an internet bubble full of (anti) social media crap like they are now.

I was 8 years old when this was made ...much better times.

Lovely, relaxed, happy, clean.. Thank you.

Wow! Absolutely fantastic; The year I got married. I just love London, especially back then as we had more freedom but now we get hassled by the Police state can't do this and can't do that. Looks like you had the best time. A thumbs up from me:)

Better time and place back by far, funny though, couldn't spot not one single fat person

Wonderful video, thoroughly enjoyable. Remembered a lot of the places

Hi Mackenzie Thanks for uploading this First of all who is the stunning woman that appears through the video first close-up around 3 minute mark? The main things that stick out for me is the total lack of skyscrapers apart from the post office tower, How grimy the old buildings are, those warehouses & wharves derelict, these days you'd have to win the lotto to afford a flat/appartment there! How misleading the summer of 1976 would have been to all those tourists given our normal weather! I would have been 9/10 in 1976 and even though I grew up less than 30 miles from London (Guildford) It was always an adventure to visit London whether it was the usual school trips, Madame Tussauds, Museums, Going to Highbury to watch Arsenal with my dad where it always blew my mind that there were more people in the ground than lived in Guildford at that time. Thanks again for posting this definitely a feel good clip of days gone by Cheers Jim, Godalming, Surrey

Great year and wonderful video / music

Thanks for posting this , we all love to look back.

Fantastic footage, you really caught the essance of the time and place. Ive watched most of your uploads and I really like the London one's. I'm facinated as to who the lady with the long brown hair is as she's in most of your films.Its as if we have watched her growing up.Thanks for the memories.

great video, i was in london in summer 76 with my parents visiting relatives in perivale, middlesex, i recall going to madame tussauds, london was brilliant back then, nowhere near as nice now

Simple times but truly happy times.

Thanks for sharing. My only gripe is that I got up & started dancing at the beginning, but then the music changed - felt like a right banana!

I was 8 in 76 xx

I think this is later than 76. Some of the buses look too modern to be 76.

Makes me think. What have this inept government done to my country 🙄

When London was ?.?❤

6:36 to 7:55 is Portobello Road in Notting Hill.

Great stuff. What's the tune?

theres a sale at dear old swan and edgar!

Something's missing and I can't seem to put my finger on it.

The same people appeared maybe they are with the person who filmed this 🤔😀

The long hot Summer of 1976, i was 17/18 (Birthday in June)working in Victoria St , going to StJames Park lunchtime looking at all the women , damn it was hot . What happened to the London i use to love ?

Very 78?

good video but the music was weirdly distracting

Take me Back Please so Better Then

Where's all the Somalians and Albanian pickpockets 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 strange that.

7,03 gypsy girl

The girl with the long brown hair, Is she your wife now!

The saucy socialist 70s

Oh how I wish I could return to 1976 😢