1951 WOOLWICH, a post-war borough, market, ferry, ABBEYWOOD rail station, ELTHAM, nostalgic memories

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[@mohamedshegeray9174]

What a great film and What a great songs too, just perfect

[@mikewilliams6456]

I lived and really loved Woolwich so much! I am now 85yrs old, but I really do miss the old days and the lovely polite people. Mike ❤❤😂🎉

[@barbdurban900]

In 60s.my friend Win and I used Togo on the ferry. Back and forth for hours. Walk down Powis Street. We lived at Eltham but always went to Woolwich, Catford, Lewisham. Beautiful days. Just smiling watching this. Yes my friend, people were polite and kind mostly. Thanks so much for Cine Film. X

[@MrJaybee001]

I grew up in the forties and fifties in Plumstead and Woolwich also went to Woolwich Polytechnic in the early fifties, thank you for these wonderful memories.

[@PeterMason-i1h]

I was born in January 1947. My first home was a prefab at McCleod Road, Abbey Wood. We moved to a three-bedroom council house on the Coldharbour Estate, Eltham in 1951. So many scenes depicted in this video are familiar to me. We owe a great debt of gratitude to Woolwhich Borough Council for promoting a better standard of living and community in the aftermath of World War II.

[@andrewslattery403]

My family lived Coldharbour estate from about 1950, after living in a prefab in Fuchsia Street, Abbey Wood. William Barefoot Drive, I think, at about the 17 minute mark.

[@PeterMason-i1h]

@@andrewslattery403 Yes, about the same we moved to Leverholme Gardens. Even as I child I thought some of the street names were curious. Another was Beanshaw. But then, without realising it, we were very fortunate to live in a modern house with all amenities and pleasant surroundings.

[@andrewslattery403]

@@PeterMason-i1h Small world: My family lived along Beanshaw, close to the junction with Milverton Way. For pocket money, I used to help the United Dairies milkman deliver milk to the 'top half' of the estate, including Leverholme Gardens and Jasons Walk etc. An elder brother of mine was schoolmates with a bloke from Leverholme - Richard Yorke.

[@andrewslattery403]

Did you know Richard Yorke?

[@PeterMason-i1h]

@@andrewslattery403 Hi Andrew, In response to your enquiry, I cannot recall that name. I attended Ruxley Manor Junior School at Milverton Way and Crown Woods Comprehensive School at Falconwood. In each case they were newly constructed to cater for us baby boomers. We were so lucky upon mature reflection.

[@roseborkett6347]

Oh dear ,you need a tissue for this one . Loved the song ,,and Ali the places ,so many memories x

[@biro24]

Woolwich born, it’s not like that any more 😢 Last 15 years and it’s changed so much. The old arsenal estate is all flats and we must have every nationality of person living here lol.

[@GekoPish]

What a great film

[@ROCKINGMAN]

How things have changed. I've known Woolwich and Abbey Wood since 1970. Always think people were nicer then. This film 19 years before shows many changes. Remember the Abbey Wood level crossing replaced in 1978, I believe, although I know work started in '75 to construct a flyover. Nice footage.

[@tonysargent1699]

That wa great to see the world of my father and mother! Thankyou.

[@RodRyan-tc6cs]

Who remembers cutting the lawn with shears? It was hard work. Love this, Abbey Wood my home village, just 4 years old and popping down to the shops, over the tracks, on the bridge, smelling the oil and the steam as the train chuffed past, going up to the woods and making dams in the stream, how beautiful it was. It doesn't matter if things have changed, the feeling is still there. Along the way we have thrown the baby out with the bath water and forgot about the heart, we haven't realized how far away we have gone from our true home the heart. I hope we can some day start to go back.

[@carolwaugh5466]

My old haunts, back in the 60s. Nostalgic……

[@TheBerrymo2]

Unless you lived through those times you won't understand the affection my generation hold them plus the wonderful music played on family favourite s every Sunday while mum cooked the roast

[@GekoPish]

beautiful thanks

[@Michaeluk61]

The old ABC featured. Memory Lane.

[@raykennedy1249]

I lived in marmadon Rd just a short walk over the railway to a wonderland allotments farms and sportfields .the Rofsa and maybloom +cia sports clubs .you could look into the Arsenal from the sewer Bank. What a great time for kids not like today sadly. 😢

[@johnny-p]

I lived in Marmadon road too. Number 222. Late 50's to late 70's. As a kid used to love going over the bridge to play. Also having the park to play football etc.. happy days.

[@raykennedy1249]

Did you live close to the wood yard .or at the builders yard end

[@raykennedy1249]

Do you remember er a y family's the rushents +perrymans

[@GekoPish]

Where's the Cashpoint ? ;) No Phones in faces.

[@alestout5632]

Love the old style dust carts with proper dustman bins on shoulder

[@andrewslattery403]

William Barefoot Drive, SE9, at about the 17 minute mark.

[@GekoPish]

WE had brown stone roads behind my house and the whole of Camrose Street and Blythedale Road was it ?

[@GekoPish]

Was that Rockmount park ?

[@easyq12345]

And now look at Woolwich not even safe walk down street I was walking down street in Woolwich past to men and just as I passed them on punched me in face I bet it’s was so much safer back in the days in video

[@easyq12345]

@@infinitesky-59 thanks JS unfortunately in crazy wold it is now and not being able to have a say without being branded this and that I see no hope for future but at les I can remember good times I had in Woolwich good luck with your channel 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@RedZed3333]

Grew up in Woolwich from 1955-1976, believe me Saturday night in Beresford Square was pretty rough, especially when the new intake of squaddies came for their first look round…

[@des_smith7658]

That looks like John Maynard Keynes at the end

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At 19.00 the woman looks like the late queen as a young woman.

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Agreed!

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