The new TV mast at Emley Moor, near Huddersfield, soars up through low cloud in September 1970 as John Orton and Derek Miller, framed in the broken section of the old mast start work on cutting up copper and aluminium cable. Work on clearing the wreckage of the old mast, which was brought down by snow and ice 18 months ago was delayed while the committee of inquiry completed investigations.placeholder image
The new TV mast at Emley Moor, near Huddersfield, soars up through low cloud in September 1970 as John Orton and Derek Miller, framed in the broken section of the old mast start work on cutting up copper and aluminium cable. Work on clearing the wreckage of the old mast, which was brought down by snow and ice 18 months ago was delayed while the committee of inquiry completed investigations. | Laurie Mercer

24 of the best photos take you around Yorkshire in 1970

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 16th Jun 2023, 04:45 BST
Updated 13th Jun 2024, 08:30 BST

These wonderful photo memories celebrate a year around God’s own county at the dawn of a new decade.

This gallery showcases the stories making the news around Yorkshire in 1970. And all four corners of the county are featured – from Bradford and Huddersfield through to Harrogate and Whitby as well as the Yorkshire Dales. The photos, plucked from the YEP archive, feature some familiar faces as well as landmarks which dominate the skyline to this day. READ MORE: The 15 happiest places to live in Yorkshire YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

David Gainer, hands on hips, with the Prince of Wales at the British Railways Apprentice's Training School at York in December 1970.

13. York

David Gainer, hands on hips, with the Prince of Wales at the British Railways Apprentice's Training School at York in December 1970. | YPN Photo: YPN

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Three of the firefighters at Knottingley Fire Station, pictured with an emergency crash tender and its equipment in August 1970. They are, from left, Alan Chadwick, Brian Farmer and Arthur Troughton.

14. Knottingley

Three of the firefighters at Knottingley Fire Station, pictured with an emergency crash tender and its equipment in August 1970. They are, from left, Alan Chadwick, Brian Farmer and Arthur Troughton. | YPN Photo: YPN

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August 1970 and Sep Waugh holds up to the light a panel of a stained glass window he made for The Three Tuns Inn on Coppergate in York.

15. York

August 1970 and Sep Waugh holds up to the light a panel of a stained glass window he made for The Three Tuns Inn on Coppergate in York. | YPN Photo: YPN

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John Skaife weaves one of the traditional skeps for keeping bees - an old and dying craft. He is pictured in May 1970.

16. Pickering

John Skaife weaves one of the traditional skeps for keeping bees - an old and dying craft. He is pictured in May 1970. | YPN Photo: YPN

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Players of Brighouse Children's Theatre give their 'Pace Egg' performance in Mirfield town centre in March 1970.

17. Mirfield

Players of Brighouse Children's Theatre give their 'Pace Egg' performance in Mirfield town centre in March 1970. Photo: YPN

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A view of picturesque Whitby in September 1970.

18. Whitby

A view of picturesque Whitby in September 1970. Photo: YPN

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