Photos reveal what life was like in Salford in 1977

It was the year Elvis Presley died, Queen Elizabeth II had her silver jubilee, and Star Wars hit the cinemas.

Now, a new exhibition of photos from Salford offer an insight into everyday life in the city in 1977.

Salford 77 features black and white images of people and places in a changing urban environment.

The photos, taken in the late summer as Carly Simon's Nobody Does It Better topped the charts, are by Manchester-based photographer, Phil Portus.

'Blast from past'

Phil was 29 and a member of the Reflex group, led by renowned US documentary photographer Diane Bush, when he took the photos.

The retired teacher said he came across the project after answering an advert in Grass Roots Books in Manchester.

Phil said the photos were "a blast from the past" and he he hoped they would bring back memories and that people could show their children or grandchildren.

He focused on people just like pensioner Joe Hunter, who was "an ordinary person living his life".

He was pictured standing in the doorway of his home on Nashville Street, with a handwritten sign in the window saying 'This house is occupied'.

Mr Hunter, who was in his 70s at the time, had put the sign up to try to prevent any vandalism, as his house was surrounded by bricked up properties.

'Shameless' actor

Other photos show women in headscarves enjoying a glass of stout in the Bricklayers Arms pub in Ordsall.

Phil's photos also include a portrait of a young Stephen Lord, who went on to become an actor in programmes including Shameless and Eastenders, along with his brother Anthony and friend John Howells.

The images also show people enjoying the Cross Lane Fair.

The photos go on display at the Langworthy Cornerstone Community Centre in Salford from 28 June until 29 August.