Feel sorry for the pretty blonde girl nr the start. Looks like she getting nagged by her mom

Mik is the punk sat outside woolys, he was my unkle Rip unkle Mik x

my nan worked at stourbridge woolworths in 1974 through till 1977 then went to tower housewears where she worked till 1990 then worked at the red cow in shropshire from 1990 - 2019 shes now retiring this year

Got strangled.And extracted live from Worcestershire.

Too many white people, cant have that

I lived in Kinver and went to King Edwards college 1983 to 1985. I remember the punk- and going to Boots to buy my goth eyeliner.I spotted my friend Sarah Hill with the bob hair 29 seconds in. Seems another lifetime ago- simpler ,happier times.

where are all the Islamic people?

here because this is where Diamond Head are from

Health and safety , move along, nothing to see here ! 😂 Great video, Droitwich Construction, Haines, Midland Earthmovers, Tarmac, all big names in the Midlands back in the Day 👌🏻😎

So busy back in the day and great fashion and great car's

Fascinating. Check out the health and safety!

Watched today 😁 fascinating thanks for sharing 👍

A more pedestrian view of the ring road.

Thank you for sharing

0:20 STRANGER THINGS?

Saw my mom and stepfather in Ryemarket, long deceased now alas...

Like going to modern day France, all the cars are English

Grew up near Stourbridge (Wordsley) in the 1970s and regularly go back. Lovely to see the old Midland Red D9 bus, the 2nd bus in the video.

Disturbing lack of diversity! And where exactly are the obese!

Aye

Posh bogs and

I had not realised that the Ring Road from Birmingham Street to Worcester Street was only 2 lanes (not 3) in 1969.

I watched this through a few times, looking for anyone I knew when I went to Stourbridge College, aka Foley College, between '81 and '83. I didn't recognize any of the younger people who might have been students, so maybe this was later in the 80s. Some of them appeared uncomfortable when they noticed the camera pointing at them!

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2. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas (Extended Version)

Stourbridge in the 80's

Fantastic local history, many thanks for posting.

The van @2:06 was trapping 😂

Before Sunak came in and raised corporation tax and shut the UK down!

Fantastic memories, thanks for posting.

On the edge of the Birmingham conurbation?? Halesowen maybe but not Stourbridge!

hold on… it looks nice

I know Stourbridge personally

Stourbridge boy born and bred here. I was born in 1993 so this was a bit before my time. I've seen old videos and photos of how lovely the town centre looked. I hate the one way traffic of the high street where it gets congested and the ring road is a pain to get on and off during busy times. Now in the 2020s it's so dull and unlively, there is no place worth going to and there is barely anything to do. I think when the ring road was built it made everywhere else around the high street more chaotic.

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excellent history. great footage and commentary

Thank you Colin, it is incredibly fascinating seeing the ring road being built but also heartbreaking seeing so many buildings demolished. I'm aware there were a lot of run-down properties around Hemplands, Queens Road, etc. This is a fuller version of the video I have but I notice there's a chunk missing at the end, and I'm sure there's a longer version still. I have an old 1950s map of Stourbridge. Presumably all plans, etc. are in the Archives?

Stourbridge used to look so much nicer back then now the only reason I go is for a new vape

This takes me right back to my childhood - walking under the underpass where there was 'landscaping' (basically lots of rocks and stones)! x

Grew up in Brierley Hill but my Auntie and Uncle lived in Oldswinford, so used to go to Stourbridge with them on Saturdays. Great memories here, its such a pity it's not like it now! Something went very, very wrong in the space of 30-odd years!

I wish I was alive back then

Imagine how those toilets would be used now. The mind boggles.

I used to live in claycroft place lye loved Stourbridge when I was little

R.i.p Mick

Which is the subway with the toilets, ive never seen them? The Subway by the Mercedes garage has a door which i believe used to be a shop?

Been looking at a few videos with 80's footage: Birmingham, London, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Cradley Heath, Manchester. What surprises me is the lack of obese folk back then.

In 2021, it is no surprise that so many buildings have been demolished and new ones built, both close to the ringtone (oops Ring road) and also slightly further away.

I remember going that ring round when it was first finished. We were going on holiday from Birmingham to Wales. We went round about 3 times before my Dad found the Bridgenorth road. We never went that way again.

What Was the travel agent with the QANTAS poster in the window?