I want to join your group but you must have disbanded? I can't find you on Facebook, shame as I'm Reading born and bred, I now live in Australia but your short vid had this now Aussie bloke blubbing! 😭😭😭 So many memories of my youth! 💖💖💖
@thebiscuitmenАй бұрын
Hi, it's now called 'The Old Reading Plus Group', hopefully this link works facebook.com/groups/213251102163921
@jamstawildman2 ай бұрын
Fabulous
@whoami19393 ай бұрын
THAT WAS VERY INTERRSTING THANKS ALOT
@steverocker2743 Жыл бұрын
Nice one Chris
@loverlyme Жыл бұрын
Thought I'd do a bit of a fly-over view of Reading since I can't come there and experience it myself. You see, my ancestry information tells me my connection to Reading Berkshire goes back hundreds of years. Where others get a bit of this and a bit of that on their ancestry DNA results, mine are around 90% all based in Reading. To top that off, I've NEVER been there! I came once to the UK about 30 years ago but didn't know my exact genealogical location until about 7 years ago. I wish I had known it when I visited. I could have explored the area more in first person. Now it's too late and difficult for me (with a disability). So thank you to ALL who have put up videos and photos of the area so I can get to know it a little.
@lawsonrichards2584 Жыл бұрын
Lower league legend, ours ,biscuit men & Bluebirds, seen him at Ninian Park as a kid,awesome,
@redmille1000 Жыл бұрын
It’s sad to think that very shortly after many of them would die in the war.
@darkstarr23212 жыл бұрын
What road is it at 1:19?
@carlteacherman1942 жыл бұрын
When fooball was played by real men and watch by real supporters. The faithful four thousand at Elm Park. I saw pretty much all of the matches he played in there and we even drove to Cardiff once to watch him after he left Reading. His lived his life on the edge but gave us an unforgettable legend in the lower leagues.
@helenmckay86632 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else any old photos of the pub in Reading The Engineers Arms before it was demolished please?
@staffiemama2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@normangreco31192 жыл бұрын
The name of God is robin friday
@philharry72132 жыл бұрын
Brilliant , I loved Arther hills swimming baths and the trolly buses. The peacock pub, Burtons (two shops)
@milostevens65603 жыл бұрын
Recommend Man Friday (The Life and Times of Robin Friday) by Stuart Kane. It brings Robin's fearless character back to life.
@garyjpilcher3 жыл бұрын
Magic video. Born in Reading 1976, left in 1993, went back in 2011 and it blew my mind how much it had changed. Lovely video thank you for uploading and sharing it.
@ianthompson92013 жыл бұрын
Brilliant compilation! At first you think you're seeing things, with then and now so cunningly blended. Born in Reading early in the war; knew of the tragic People's Pantry bombing but had no idea that Greyfriars had also suffered so badly. At 3:21 a rare picture of one of the Leyland Titan TD1 double-deckers---my favourites when they were still on the road---with their quietish petrol engines and chiming gearboxes. Very sad that so many fine buildings for which a new life could have been found were simply wiped off the map by the ignorant, narrow-minded decisions of unimaginative Councillors. There must have been a few dissenters, but they were always overruled by the bulldozer-happy brigade.
@herbieshine13123 жыл бұрын
This is a really interesting way to see these photos. I'd really like to see the full photos too though! Thank you for your work on it
@kenneththompson89333 жыл бұрын
Tragic end to Robin's life..died too young.
@dikkierijken3914 жыл бұрын
Came across his name in a Dutch book, got fascinated and bought The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw. Great read, but also really sad..
@Souhshadow4 жыл бұрын
Huntely is very old bisuit factory
@jamesavenell23684 жыл бұрын
Oh yes, first time I have seen this. This was my second home from the early 1950s to the sad,sad end. Invariably with my father behind the Tilehurst end goal but after he died I inhabited the corner of the south bank or undercover there, as I would normally walk from Reading West station just down the road, this when I had moved from Reading. What days they were
@RoadCone4114 жыл бұрын
You never really hear much about Reading during WW2, I assume some of the damage we are seeing is a result of German bombs. I grew up near Reading in the early 1980s...my mum used to take me to the centre a few times a year. Sometimes we'd go by bus, other times by train (preferred by me, at the time.) Reading was one of our 'go to' places for shopping, especially for things we couldn't easily get in my town. My mum never liked driving far; Bracknell and Camberley were out of the question unless we went on a weekend with dad. So Reading it was!! It was a fun, carefree time to grow up. Reading has become a lot more pedestrian-friendly since then I think, but I remember the long line of dirty diesel buses lined up and trying to figure out which one we needed to take to get home! The trains were easier, although they were elderly first-generation electric or diesel units back then, depending on where you were going (we were on the non-electrified line.) Funny, those decrepit old trains would have been 20-25 years old back then...people must feel the same way about Thames Turbos on the route now, also 25 years old and due for replacement. Apologies for the rant. I only lived in Berkshire for 5 years of my life...such a short time, really. But because of my age during those 5 years, I consider it the area that 'I grew up' in, and it always feels like home when I return. It's kind of weird. Thanks for sharing the photos, history and nostalgia.
@jamesavenell23684 жыл бұрын
Oh yes lovely stuff, Wellsteeds damaged following the bombs dropped on 'The Peoples Pantry' area around Market Place during the Second World War & some supporters at the 'Reading End' of the Norfolk Road entrances to dear old Elm Park.
@XrGrimreap3rX4 жыл бұрын
0:29 - What happened to that tower thing on top of St Mary's Church? Was it bombed?
@milostevens65605 жыл бұрын
What a time capsule. Well done! 😊
@teviottilehurst5 жыл бұрын
Born in Battle Hospital in the 60s. Lived in Tilehurst till I was 9. Exiled now for nearly 5 decades but my heart will always be in the town of my birth.
@nickcef6 жыл бұрын
Greetings from your sister city of Reading, Pennsylvania!
@freedomforthebrave6 жыл бұрын
love to see my street how it looked back then
@marzipanlil6 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Very enjoyable to watch. Thanks.
@sharonmcintyre68376 жыл бұрын
Absolutely wonderful. such a lot of hard work beautifully blended Thank you!
@losedarkhorse6 жыл бұрын
Good old days 😜
@TheSimonhammond7 жыл бұрын
Reading born and bread! Great video!
@matthewturner28037 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. My first game was 1988 against Bristol Rovers. I miss Elm Park, a proper football ground.
@chrisl96207 жыл бұрын
a player 20 years ahead of his time.
@talentuk6 жыл бұрын
20 years smashed you mean......
@HughTerry698 жыл бұрын
Fascinating blend of the old and new! Clever and rather poignant. More like this, please.
@CheckFred8 жыл бұрын
When Reading got promoted to the Premiership last time they had a team of real Loyal 'grafters' (Like Wales at present) - but after promotion, management thought they could dispense with the 'grafters' and BUY even more success with so-called 'better' players. They couldn't and they didn't .... so as long as they (and other teams) think you can BUY Loyalty and 'Graft' success will elude them ... A shame, but there you are. Nice little compilation by the way. I remember catching the train back to Maidenhead and all the Manchester United squad boarding the train (caused quite a cafuffle ;-)
@petefroud53088 жыл бұрын
Superb work Chris..
@Cholseyroyal8 жыл бұрын
The famous player of the Mozart horn concerto whose name escapes me for now, lived in Reading I believe.
@jeffmason79608 жыл бұрын
Brilliant,what more can I say,👍👍
@davidjohnstone3208 жыл бұрын
a teenage hero for me, thanks for sharing!
@thebiscuitmen8 жыл бұрын
+David Johnstone Thanks David, same here. And yes I was there when he scored THAT goal against Tranmere!
@davidjohnstone3208 жыл бұрын
+The Biscuitmen I was in the south bank TOO, near the centre just in the other half ..
@CheckFred9 жыл бұрын
It's a great shame there were no captions in this video :-(
@designincorporated8 жыл бұрын
+Peter Moring Come Join the 'Old Reading' Group and you will get all the information you need about Reading and it's Greater Surrounding Area:facebook.com/groups/Old.Reading/
@craigbeazley63099 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video Chris! Could you share these on Memories of Old Reading too!
@thebiscuitmen9 жыл бұрын
Craig Beazley Hi Craig, thanks, glad you like them! Please fell free to share them.
@KallistiUK9 жыл бұрын
Would be great to see both sides of each photo, blending between them so you get to see the whole frame and changes across the while picture. Superb bit of research though, very interesting!
@dogmansun9 жыл бұрын
this is a great piece of work. Are the images available to look at on the web anywhere?
@thebiscuitmen9 жыл бұрын
dogmansun Not altogether unfortunately, but several can be seen on the Old Reading Facebook Group.
@davidjohnstone3209 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, I love this presentation! Hope to look forward to the 1930s one day. Many thanks for the effort ...