Basingstoke Now and Then. Looking Back at Old Basingstoke

A video of images looking back at some locations of Basingstoke now and in the past

[@joeweston3252]

fantastic l remember st joseph's church in western way now in st michael's road,l don't remember the old shop's those before my time in Winchester street only remember the co-op there before Copenhagen court,and the shops down cross street were before my time thanks for sharing 😊

[@javi7722]

Hi! Can you tell me in what year was this photo taken?

[@Loosehead]

Not all change is progress. I moved here in the 1980s, when Basingstoke was a boom town. Wages were good, houses were affordable and you could choose a job from a number of job offers. Now, sadly, agency work, temporary work and zero hours contracts are the norm, and housing to buy and to rent is ridiculously expensive. Traffic levels would suggest that many people who work in the good jobs here, commute in from outside in new expensive cars. I seriously think Basingstoke is dying, and the young people we should be encouraging with well-paid careers and affordable houses are all leaving for higher pay towards London or heading west for cheaper housing. The employers who provide those jobs are all moving west too.