Binns/Hammonds of Hull - Christmas 1978

[@marcubo607]

I remember going over to Hull on the ferry from New Holland with my grandmother who had a farm in Goxhill. We always used to go to Hammonds for our Dinner, it was such a treat. Passing all the traders as you walked into Hull. Great Times.

[@robertp.wainman4094]

My Mum once took me on the ferry just for the ride - it started to rain so we went inside......and got told we were now in 1st class and would have to pay extra! Same here - we went to Hammonds and if lucky we'd go to have a look at the fantastic toy department - followed by something to eat - yes, such a treat!

[@tedthesailor172]

Gosh, 45 years ago! How generally polite and sophisticated the people of Hull seemed to be compared to the friendly, but shabby and rather uncouth people one encounters today. I thought it was my memory playing tricks on me, because young women seemed to be prettier, young men more handsome and most everyone better dressed in my recollections. Myself and others all wore shirts and ties in those days. And look at all that lovely crisp real paper money, unlike the plastic crap of today - gimme, gimme. Didn't this Christmas usher in the worst winter for over 20 years...?

[@yellowbelly06]

Yup, it sure did. Combined with the industrial disputes of the time the record snowfall gave rise to the ‘Winter of Discontent’ moniker for the period Sep 78 to April 79.

[@girafficparkgaming]

Yes and also not being racist , but no immigrants

[@markm49]

@@girafficparkgamingyou are being racist.

[@markm49]

Every generation thinks their generation was the best. Things move on. It has always been this way.

[@tedthesailor172]

@@markm49 I don't know that the generation of my youth was "the best", but I'll take my oath that they were better dressed, better behaved and better mannered than those of today. There wasn't anything like the levels of street violence, vandalism & graffiti, neither did you hear the foulmouthed language that has now become commonplace. I'd never have dreamed of using the `F' word in the presence of family or friends - especially girl friends, neither would anyone else I knew - male or female. Unless you were there, you're not in a position to compare...

[@paulcrisp9861]

What a lovely blast from the past, how things have changed sadly not for the better. Still very friendly people though. 😢🙏❤️🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 nov twenty three

[@travisr82]

Racist much ?

[@wendyhill3856]

When this country was great, saddens me how we’ve become 😢

[@markm49]

What do you mean Wendy - times change, the Internet killed off the shops. I’m 53 and my generation shop mainly online. My kids even more so. It’s just the way of things.

[@tedthesailor172]

@@markm49 Times change - but do you really think they've changed for the better...?

[@cazuk3715]

Think this is the start of what we become... Consumers!

[@markm49]

@@tedthesailor172times are much better now yes.

[@liamobrien154]

I was 10 months old when this footage was created… holy smokes! Send shivers down my spine when I think how much time has passed 😬

[@melward7312]

That brought back a lot of memories.

[@Emsie76]

This makes me kind of homesick. Yet I know it’s not the same city I left 28yrs ago. I’m still Hullensian and proud.

[@Lytton333]

It's not.. believe me. It has been 'globalised'.

[@kenneths1585]

Wow at 2:O8, one of my work colleagues from British Gas. I'm watching this 16/11/2023. I wonder where all these great people are now.

[@orsoncart9441]

It must have been awful working in those big stores like that and watching the internet destroy the shop in front of your eyes.

[@datfryerupper3624]

That's my grandma carrying the cleaning bottle. She worked at Binns as a cleaner x

[@datfryerupper3624]

Mrs Sally Woods

[@MikeSmithgb]

Used to love that shop I would pester my Mum until she took me to the toy department. I'm pretty certain I got my first calculator from Binns.

[@dannycarter1966]

Was it a Texet? Remember them? Red display on a black background.

[@julieatkin]

Wonderful, Happy Days 😊

[@paulfitzpatrick3090]

Police actually came to shops to deal with shop lifting back then!

[@FingerANumber]

Now it's all digital watches and calculaters .

[@JK-wn3cc]

I remember the smell of that lift. Very unique and hard to describe. Not unpleasant

[@unigateman]

Before the internet, and when cash was king, and woman were woman, not a woke in sight. And the 70s were bad ? Best decade ever.

[@kcyland]

The young lady applying lipstick at 34 seconds is called Pam. She worked for a long time on one of the cosmetic counters... a lovely lady and she was a friend of one of my then work colleagues.

[@michellefalleur960]

Nice story

[@mrdeafa25]

I remember that lady who was the lift operator. She must have been there for years in a job that definitely had its ups and downs. I also remember Mr Cattle who ran the Carr park and was a real gentleman.

[@kirstinekeogh744]

What a crying shame, as a local I grew up here in the 70's /80's - Hull city center used to have Binn's, Debenhams, British Home Stores, Willis Ludlow, C&A & Carmichael's and many other amazing independent shops (all gone), 5 x nightclubs, 70+ pubs (all bustling) - people dressed to impress when they went out (took pride in their appearance) Walk through the city center now and its depressing - boarded up shops or charity outlets, bookies, vape shops & hoards of migrants waiting to serve lazy fat bastards with fast food because they don't cook anymore - this isn't me looking through rose colored lenses, its a fact - this country is fucked!!!!

[@simonjones7727]

SIc transit gloria mundi...as always in Hull there is a "hoss on't flags" somewhere! (that's a horse on the pavement, for those not from Hull)

[@adamgregory5274]

It's never dull in 'Ull. Gi'us a craggy. Me mam's in t' tenfoot

[@marclaw4511]

Britain was a more civilised society back then albeit not perfect.

[@marclaw4511]

This is the start of consumerism which has destroyed the UK.

[@markm49]

Not really - every generation thinks their generation was the best. Times change.

[@tedthesailor172]

@@markm49 How many generations have you lived through in order to qualify that statement by experience...?

[@mattjreeve]

Nice to see Mrs Merton in her pre-chatshow career at 9:28 ...

[@paulfitzpatrick3090]

Yes the young people were better looking. No tattoos, ripped jeans and less obesity.

[@jaredini]

Looks very similar to what it did in the 80s. No cheap Tesco, Primark or Internet shopping then . People saved up for quality goods and made them last. My mum bought a sheepskin coat in 1974 paying weekly, I lasted until ten years ago.

[@girafficparkgaming]

Its rescue call centre now

[@mistofoles]

I agree with the guy who looks like Jonah Lewie - What does the shop bloke mean "MORE" perfect ? Either they're perfect or they're not !

[@paulfitzpatrick3090]

Customer service was different back then. Lot more difficult to get refunds.

[@Yoofaloof]

'Thank you very much, goodbye!' :D

[@Yoofaloof]

Wow , haven't seen those things for a long while. Customers and police in shops.

[@liamobrien154]

How people spoke back then … even in the moments of discrepancy… a lost language and dialect that will never return 😢

[@jaredini]

You listened on Holderness Rd lately? That drawl is still with us

[@billybraquemard1]

Now to become a temple to gaming and gambling. Progress.

[@moxheeuk2671]

Now it's just chavs and uber riders delivering weed on the side. Hull is 1 letter away from hell!

[@insertnamehere5146]

les looks like a store detective sadly for him but good for the shoplifters

[@paulfitzpatrick3090]

Must have been incredibly expensive for stores to employ full time detectives. Also a rather boring job l would imagine

[@girafficparkgaming]

Security geezer not very smart. Not proud of this (only happened once) In 1978 a friend persuaded me to walk out with 6 pairs of Wrangler Jeans. It was successful.

[@harrison1050]

Am also not proud because in 1980 Leonard once took me up to his office for alleged shoplifting which I hadn't acrually done but my friend had and was long gone. However, whilst he was speaking to a member of staff I pinched his wallet which contained £25 from his long overcoat that was hung over the chair I was sat in before he sent me on my way 😌

[@GaryClark-n8m]

No wonder the shop closed down then. Where have all those people gone? where do they shop today? Look at Hull City centre today, 2024, and tell me things have improved? We have all been sold down the river.

[@markm49]

@@GaryClark-n8meh - heard of the Internet?

[@tedthesailor172]

@@GaryClark-n8m I guess the kind of department stores that flourished back then simply cannot compete with modern supermarkets, that have more-or-less taken their place. At Asda for example there's an adequate range of basic cheap clothes, as well as crockery, hardware, electrical appliances, stationary and stuff, as well as all the foodstuffs you could need. And it's all help-yourself. There isn't anything like the staff-to-customer ratio in a supermarket as there was in a shop like Hammonds or Bladons. And everything's on the same floor...