Barnsley in the Seventies on film by Dave Cherry

A fascinating peek into Barnsley’s past by the local filmmaker and historian Dave Cherry.
Eric and Pat Gillott were emptying a house, on Norcroft Avenue, in Ward Green' and stumbled upon a pile of old cine films. The lady Doris Sharp was Pat's cousin and had passed away.
They took the Standard 8 films to Dave Cherry to digitise and he has stumbled across remarkable footage of a bygone age.
There are scenes of the town centre with a series of Mayor’s parades and Worsbrough Mill before the modernisation.
With Dave, Pat and Eric do the commentary on the film.
Music is by Dave Cherry©davecherry2018
Camera John Timmis.
Website: www.davecherry.co.uk
© Dave Cherry 2018

[@micklazydogroberts9699]

Thanks !

[@Mark_Moore60]

I was born in Tarn 1960 and I can remember a lot of this. Thanks for sharing 👍😀

[@carl6131]

I love it.

[@PaulO-gx2bn]

Wonderful glimpse into how we use to live.

[@christinacollins5572]

thanks for sharing brought back happy memories, dave cherry is my hero & should be given freedom of barnsley for his passion

[@DaveCherry]

Thanks for your kind comments Christina. Dave Cherry

[@kane211]

If only we could jump into the video and spend the day there would be a huge dream 😫

[@a11csc]

wen tha guz take me wi thee

[@anniehadfield6637]

Worsbro Common Super Stars at 30 in the film was the junior school. Remember being in the parade myself about 1984. It was something so special! The school won a first for one or two categories a lot of years.

[@Senio6667]

thanks for this dave. nice to see what barnsley use to look like. Its great to hear a fantastic accent on youtube!

[@DaveCherry]

Thanks for your kind comments Ben. I am always conscious of my speech. I used to have a terrible stammer that took years to conquer. As an old guitarist I would avoid talking on stage. I could only do it over music. Our dialect and speech pattern is Old English and rather comical. I thought I would be criticised but nobody yet seems to mind it. You stay safe in all this lot Dave Cherry

[@jaytlamunch4459]

Great memories of our Tarn cheers Dave

[@typashley5394]

Thanks Dave for another old film that brought back memories of worsbro down the old three fields to the mill. I can remember Eric . Just think that not many of them truck firms exist anymore . That's when it was a mayor's parade. That picture of the mill was where Ashley Jackson painted one of his first pictures.

[@MP--li3el]

Makes u wanna go back

[@davidbrown9249]

love this video, thanks for posting it, a couple of places you weren't too sure about, i believe at 5:27 its at the bottom of new street looking towards wh smiths. 5:33 is looking down market street from outside what is now wetherspoons and i think 21:45 is at the junction of summer lane and shambles street looking towards sparrow park. what a great find x (ps silver jubilee 1977)

[@MICK2058]

Garden party at 22:00 was at Nanan Langs with all the family...and yes im in the video

[@jinnerbom]

if we could only go back in time had love to for day.............

[@GrahamWathey]

I seem to remember being told that Worsbrough was spelled Worsborough until recent times. There was an old sign just after the back of the park spelled with the extra o. I was told that the Emlmhurst who lived in the big house was an historian and had the spelling altered to reflect the pronunciation. Or have I dreamt it? Great film Dave, thanks for taking the trouble to process it.

[@DaveCherry]

Ah Graham that's why I said it. A lot of people put in the extra O. Did you know you have spelt Elmhirst wong? ha-it's easy done. I seem to remember studying the Civil War sieges in 1640. The place is spelt as it is now. They of course were part of the big land owning classes and were on the Royalist side. Cheers for your interest Dave.

[@kane211]

Nice to see new videos!!!!!! 🙂

[@DaveCherry]

another one coming at the weekend Kane. ME AND THEM group from the sixties. Cheers for your interest. Dave.

[@kane211]

Dave Cherry look forward to it!!!!! Love my towns history

[@excelents]

08:18 Building in the background is the old disused YEB depot at the top of Harborough Hill

[@CarolM1968]

Where the horses are is back Eldon Street, where that water wall is now and entrance to Civic Hall, which at that time would be the artists entrance aka stage door.

[@CarolM1968]

Mandela Gardens, was trying to think of the name.

[@excelents]

05:37 Market Street (Car Park at the left)

[@admiralcraddock464]

2.26 looking at the style of the cars there it seems to indicate late seventies or thereabouts

[@24jobi]

Lady filming looks like shes stood on top of Pinfold up Shambles while watching Mayors parades

[@excelents]

01:41 Market Street (Car Park / Potato Man on the right)

[@aniaaitchison915]

I was boen at becket hospital 1970

[@aniaaitchison915]

Used to go lock park as a little girl

[@carl6131]

Are we taking a walk with you? Or are seeing something different. How's Dave Shaw? Or has that gone a bit weird too?

[@carl6131]

Where?

[@keithjosephrummers2289]

Would the yellow rolls . Belong to Alan Finley .rember one always top of birdwell

[@jodif916]

1962 born in a police house next to lundwood hotel my dad Sergeant knowles and PC joe Webb I remember the old market the old bus station and going to see a “whale” yes a whale in town centre we had circus on queens ground if my mum and dad saw it now am sure they would be gin smacked but it a can’t beat the people in Barnsley proper hard working genuine truthful speaking folk well proud to be a Barnsley lass

[@DaveCherry]

Thanks for your kind comments Joanne. Hey was John Knowles your brother?. I played in the same group as him in 1969. What a character he was. Cheers Dave.

[@jodif916]

Yeah he is my brother sadly we lost him with a heart attack music was a big part of his life he played the violin as kid and then traded it in for a guitar he loved entertaining by the way the stairfoot round about is hilarious keep posting these ace vids all the best

[@DaveCherry]

@@jodif916 i made a film for his funeral. I was away for it but his son in law asked me to do it. They certainly lost the mould when 'Knocker' went.

[@jodif916]

Dave Cherry Awe thank you very much his funeral was packed from people he played wi as a kid and those who like yourself was part of the music side of his life am so chuffed that ya replied many thanks Dave x jo

[@DaveCherry]

Joanne Do you want a copy of the DVD I made for his funeral or can put it on a memory stick for you? It has him singing and talking on it. If so come through on Facebook. I don't want to give details out on here. Its too public. Cheers Dave

[@barnsleymat]

Horses are in Mandela gardens.

[@excelents]

30:07 Worsbrough Common Super Stars

[@richardjubb192]

Think the horses were in regents park

[@aniaaitchison915]

I was born in beckets hospital 1970 /4/3

[@spongebob8678]

does janice ,sennett...live in barnsley...

[@dazthemod69]

My mother's maiden name, and lives in barnsley

[@excelents]

01:28 Albert Street Cafe

[@mraustinmathsuk4527]

The horse is on nelson Mandela gardens at the back of the civic...

[@DaveCherry]

Thanks for your comments and interest Austin. Stay safe with this lot. Dave Cherry

[@a11csc]

witch skool did tha gu 2

[@aniaaitchison915]

We're were the old baths

[@a11csc]

tha carnt call dat a tarn all

[@aniaaitchison915]

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