Excellent! You should give a copy to the B'ham Central Library.
@Biigfish5594 ай бұрын
Superb start with footage on board a probably then new BCT Fleetline, 3291, and just great throughout.
@adamrees16264 ай бұрын
Birmingham was working class now a shit I live here its not Britain any more that's a fact ..... all them WW2 vets and those who died see the state of this country they would never fought .. fact !
@terrycourt1234 ай бұрын
As a child of the sixties you feel like you could be one of those children,and the grown ups your mom and dad,such wonderful memories of your childhood captured in this wonderful recording .
@c7k9s2p45 ай бұрын
Hi David, would like to get permission to use this for a short documentary about the Ringway Centre - do you have an email I can contact you on?
@jahmah5195 ай бұрын
Birmingham love is unique & relaxing, its biggest problem was been far closer to London than Manchester so suffered brain drain but fortunately enough people with sense remained to keep it representing the blood flow from the heart of this kingdom keeping it united, every city got its personality but Birmingham keeps em all connected so dont have a pop at it 😉
@iancooper51635 ай бұрын
That is when Brum was worth living in until the dreaded invasion.
@user-mc1yd9bp5x3 күн бұрын
Which invasion? The people of colour or the r e p tillian holograms?
@user-sz2kk4qz6h6 ай бұрын
Bham crap now
@numberstation7 ай бұрын
Thank you for the wonderful film, David. Can I ask where the various scenes are filmed? I recognise many in Birmingham but not the residential ones.
@chriscoughlan52218 ай бұрын
shame its mute! good though!
@western-oud18988 ай бұрын
I’m a seventies child so born not long before these images..Nostalgia with sadness of my Birmingham..a world long gone..I miss the times I never knew
@uvk999 ай бұрын
All before migration ruined it, like every city in the country..
@Roy-in-U.K.9 ай бұрын
David a big thank you brought back lots of memories especially Evans and Kitchen in The Horsefair, Birmingham where I was born and lived above in a 3 storey house with my mom and Dad and Nan. I used to sit in the front window and watched them knock down the church and build the underpass. Very rare image indeed. Thank you🍺
@davidsheppard63169 ай бұрын
good old days ,before it become a rat infested shithole
@madcarew516811 ай бұрын
Progress? Huh!! Did they ever catch that bloke "Bill Stickers"??
@alecjefferson6993 Жыл бұрын
Not an UBAR IN SIGHT 😱
@oilyrag525 Жыл бұрын
The ship named 'Baharistan' seen at 7:52 was renamed 'Selvistan' in 1958 and broken up in 1960. That particular part of the video must be from the 1950's. I was born in Marston Green in 1956 and spent my formative years in Castle Bromwich. Left school in 1973 and my first job was as a trainee Quantity Surveyor working at Wilfrid Hiles & Sons in their office on 5th floor of the Rotunda building in the city centre. Wish I had had the foresight then to take more photos and videos of every day life.
@khiggins7231 Жыл бұрын
The blowing up of a statue celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela is an absolute disgrace. What were they thinking. Sure wasn’t he only trying to fight for freedom for the people of South Africa
@gallowglass2630 Жыл бұрын
Not sure whether you're being sarcastic or not,but that was a different nelson
@philodowd80802 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed watching this Thank You
@Spillers722 жыл бұрын
That's Birmingham England not Alabama.
@dmacp502 жыл бұрын
lovely Adenliene Dave.
@jimmymcjimmyvich90522 жыл бұрын
I heard it smelled of Pee inside))
@adelinekeys65822 жыл бұрын
Great film!!
@junerose61832 жыл бұрын
Does anyone remember that k your luck star at alpha television studios I would be there every Sunday to watch the recordings my friend with me was Maureen who later married Roy Wood wizard
@gospelman72226 ай бұрын
I went there once one Sunday evening, and it was very interesting. Top of the bill that day was a rising young star named Lulu - there, that dates me!
@burtonfootballer54082 жыл бұрын
Ever thought of doing a follow up with names and what happened to all the children?
@bullringbirminghamnostalgi25273 жыл бұрын
That’s amazing footage. I wished my Grandparents had the money to have a camera so I could have seen a younger version of them, my parents, Aunties and Uncles. Sadly they were a rarity back then and you had to have a fair bit of money to have a video camera.
@suzanne96963 жыл бұрын
Interesting watch :) it’s a family video too! Wondered if you were one of the children who uploaded it? Or wether you came across the old video??
@nigelclark73603 жыл бұрын
Excellent video of old days gone but not forgotten for some people.
@yell503 жыл бұрын
we had sound in the jazz singer 1927, but not here very strange.
@numberstation7 ай бұрын
Not strange at all really, most likely shot on 8mm film that was available with or without audio which was cheaper so many people went with that option. I’m always really grateful when people upload their old films like this, especially when it shows family members. It’s a very personal, private thing to share.
@yell507 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info appreciated.
@numberstation7 ай бұрын
@@yell50 You’re welcome, cheers👍
@stephenridley11533 жыл бұрын
Born 1951 Loveday Street...I was there... still am 😂
@MePeterNicholls3 жыл бұрын
it would be lovely to try to restore this film, do you have it? Was it scanned in do you know?
@topquark69193 жыл бұрын
Birmingham seemed to have a lot more character, back in the 1960's. The architecture was certainly more interesting.
@gramlimo3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant film David thanks for posting it. Up the Blues :)
@dmacp503 жыл бұрын
Clad you like it. Am a Blues supporter.
@scottsvxr11 ай бұрын
KRO💙
@andrewwheeler85915 ай бұрын
SOTV 😊
@barriekennedy836718 күн бұрын
Small heath are embarrassing. UTV
@DPG2143 жыл бұрын
That Midland Red bus No. 166 used to take me from my home in Sheldon to Solihull and my school from November 1971 to July 1972. Thanks for sharing this.
@DPG2142 жыл бұрын
@@AmbiguousMrE Not sure, it could be.
@DPG2142 жыл бұрын
@@AmbiguousMrE That could well be. Parts of the road pictured do remind me of the journey from Birmingham into Solihull using the Warwick Road.
@leopold237564 жыл бұрын
I used to cycle around Birmingham in the 60s, and remember scenes that are in your film. All changed now
@dmacp504 жыл бұрын
Have ben back in Birmingham a few times in recent years, like the city a lot, know there are changes, but it is a nice city, I have good memories of it from years back, my mother had a lot of family there then, all dead now..
@dmacp503 жыл бұрын
Glad you both liked it.
@dmacp505 жыл бұрын
Was wrong about Wicklow Gap, think it was Glenmacnass.
@dmacp505 жыл бұрын
Meant to reply to this earlier, I live in Dublin, although born in Birmingham me and my father cycled from Dublin to Birmingham mid 1960's, had a lot of family there and used to spend summer there every year when I was in school. My mother was from Colonial Road in Bordesley Green, my dad emigrated from Dublin to Birmingham during 2nd World War and met my mother there.. Always liked that city, and, must be the only person I know in Dublin who still follows Birmingham City in the football. Used to spend summer in Edgbaston with a cousin who lived in Yardley Wood.
@TheBrummie605 жыл бұрын
Wonderful images of Birmingham in its heyday!
@dmacp505 жыл бұрын
Meant to say, think this was done in 1960's will check that.
@dmacp505 жыл бұрын
Think Wicklow Gap but they are not around at moment to ask. If find out different will let you know. Glad you liked it.
@KDoc19515 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I came across this video. A beautiful film of a beautiful hike. What year was that? Did they start from the Wicklow Gap or from Glenmacnass?
@electro94806 жыл бұрын
Great old film, have done this walk many time from different directions, weather very varied, great views.
@dmacp506 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it, my father was big into the hillwalking, when it was not as popular as it is today, and lots of his 8mm films are of mountains in various parts of Ireland. At that time there was a book on the top of Carrauntoohil you could sign, it is long gone, think it was stolen. There is another film taken a year later on the site.
@electro94806 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reply, I will look at all of your other old films. My mother-in-law let it slip she had walked up to the summit many years ago "I can't remember the date" but she just wore a summer dress and walking shoes of the day. I remember she started I believe from Cronins Yard, she mentioned an old manny who took her to top, what a day that must have been.