1990s Dartford Shopping Centre, Archive Footage

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1990s Dartford shopping centre

[@The-Great-Brindian]

I love how at ease and disinterested people are with the cameraman filming away, simpler times and people were less misinformed in some ways too. Also less of a tyrannical era compared to these days. If I had to guess the exact year in that decade this got filmed, I'd go with 1991. Great footage this.

[@hippaman2435]

Wow footage of more then 5 people in a mall, Amazing

[@danielgordon4520]

It makes me feel like crying, I was brought up in Dartford, worked for the market and lots of great memories in the rez under the bridge on my crosser. Sad to see if 15year later

[@pyeltd.5457]

it was no different 15 years before now. you mean 40-30 years ago

[@mikekaraoke]

@@pyeltd.5457 You wanna bet on that stupid comment?

[@mikekaraoke]

@Hitogokochi So we meet again! Actually them houses that got all boarded up years ago to be knocke down but just stood there-buling new houses + apartments from company Bellway-you must know this?? They have also put new ground/roads in where the bustops near Dartford Park were!

[@mikekaraoke]

@Hitogokochi But thought you might of seen it on social media as been a lot on there about the regeneration of Dartford couple of years back! As I said they are making it the old Dartford again so you won't be depressed! Where you living now??

[@mikekaraoke]

@Hitogokochi Rather silly question, sking if looked ar modernday buildings-you can't get way from them when walking about, on TV, Papers/Mags, Social Media. etc Like that in many countries around the world about the pandemic espplaces like Australia, New Zealand. etc The European Union need to stop throwing their toys out the god damn pram first!

[@Galidorquest]

Wow, that's some crystal clear footage. If I didn't know any better, I'd assume this was taken in the 2010's, before the street-shots.

[@KaiCreative]

I was thinking the same thing... wonder what camera this was shot on??

[@AshleyEditzIsBack]

Looking at this in 2024, being brought up in Dartford my god

[@w00df0rd]

Watch with vapourware playing in the background for maximum flashback.

[@lewisculverwellvlogs9789]

The year is 1994 because there is a Ford Mondeo in the distance background and the Mondeo didn't go on the production line until 1993 replacing the Sierra models dating from 1982

[@nickatic]

I remember it as the Arndale Centre. I moved away when I was about 7 but have so many happy memories of going to town on a Saturday with my mum and nan. Going in Phillips toy shop, Woolworths etc. Stopping off at a cafe for tea and then walking back to the multistory car park to drive home. In the afternoon i'd play with the toy that i'd just been bought while the footy results were announced on tv and I waited to watch the A Team.

[@karennowell6028]

It has changed so much

[@rafavelim3051]

Such simpler life back then honestly

[@gabriellaj.o.6180]

THis is late 1980's as I saw Marks and Spencer part of the signage still on there. Apparently that shut in 1991 when Lakeside had opened. So it's 1990 at latest or late 1980's.

[@lewisculverwellvlogs9789]

This is 1990

[@gabriellaj.o.6180]

@@lewisculverwellvlogs9789 I did say 1990 in there " So it's 1190 at latest" as I know the M and S shut around the time Lakeside opened. God such a long time ago.

[@lewisculverwellvlogs9789]

But you said the late 80s like 1989

[@lewisculverwellvlogs9789]

Outside the shopping centre there are cars passing like the old Ford Escort and there was a MK2 Ford Fiesta parked in the background and that was the time the MK2 Fiesta got replaced by a MK3 Fiesta with 5 doors for the very first time

[@matthewhousego544]

There must be a mixture of footage from different years then. I moved to dartford to study at uni of greenwich in 93-96 and the holder of the sweetie stall in the video moved from eastbourne to dartford whilst i was there to live with us in our digs. So some footage is defo after 93.

[@londonroulette]

Dartford use to be cool in the 80s, now it looks like a ghost town, (how many shops are boarded up? Gotta be 50*).

[@pyeltd.5457]

they are all knocked down now

[@stephenduncan3605]

Think Blue Water had a lot to do with Dartford dying!

[@SilverLine269]

Of course it was Bluewater.

[@robertleach4496]

Everyone buys on line so Dartford has nearly disappeared.. Then people moan about no shops!!🤣

[@R9naldo]

quality genuienly looks like 2007-2011

[@lewisculverwellvlogs9789]

That is a Ford Granada in the background outside

[@jamie9029]

..swear I just saw pat butcher..

[@Onthekol]

I’m building a time machine

[@01322521959]

No pound shops

[@mikekaraoke]

when bout in the 90's was this?

[@mikekaraoke]

+HealthandFitnessMan Hey thanks for that, do you have any footage from Dartford shopping centre in the 80's or Bexelyheath in the 80's?

[@mikekaraoke]

How old were you when you had family down Dartford way, I remember when this opened when I was 7 really good memories-what do you remember?? ah cool I'm from Bexleyheath in Kent not far from Dartford :-]

[@matthewhousego544]

+mikey p sometime between 94-96. I was at uni there then and shared digs with the guy that ran the pic n mix, hes in this video!

[@mikekaraoke]

Matthew Housego Oh nice one so where do you live now, And when did you last go to Dartford?

[@matthewhousego544]

+mikey p sunny slough. go back 2 or 3 times a year, just to see the old place on the way to bluewater or lakeside.

[@plastiixz9834]

And now theres just gypsy stealing bikes

[@danielgordon4520]

I loved it, TEMPLE HILL BOY'S

[@pyeltd.5457]

boi boi

[@rjlse6393]

bluewater and lakeside ruined it lol

[@mikekaraoke]

Bluewater yes, Lakeside no- Lakeside has been there for 10 years before this video was filmed

[@pillowspiral889]

Nahhh Bluewaters great man

[@gabriellaj.o.6180]

@@mikekaraoke in fairness Lakeside led to both the Marks and Spencer closures both in Dartford and Grays in Essex and Bhs in Dartford so Lakeside started it off.

[@gabriellaj.o.6180]

This is 1988 as Lakeside did not open til 1990 1991

[@mikekaraoke]

@@gabriellaj.o.6180 Yea this is def Dartford in the 80's, Yea Lakeside opened in early 1990. And started being built in the 80's in 1987