Bury Olden Days - Part 1

[@Marzi29]

My great grandad is the man in the official looking white wig during the Queen's visit to open the town hall. My granny remembered him very fondly, though he died before I was born (sudden heart attack aged 69).

[@kate285]

Looks like our lovely Mum at the stall in the blue coat @ 40 secs, Nora Harkin from Hollins !! thanks so much for sharing this wonderful video !!!

[@boofboy2007]

i had this on video when i was a kid. my nan got it for me when i asked what bury used to look like :)

[@matnaylor8939]

Bless those ww1 veterans sadly all gone now remember them with pride .

[@conwah3697]

Thanks for posting this, where the hell did you find it???? ahh my beloved old Bury, no more alass the place it once was, so much history in what was a small market town. I moved away from there 20 odd years ago now after spending my youth growing up in a nice part of Brandlesholme and later living in Walmersley. Still miss it and would like to live there again maybe, although I think Id rather remember it how it was, in the 70´s when I was just a Young boy. Went back 4 years ago just for a day and didnt like at all what it had become, poor old Bury, now living in Buenos Aires for 2 years after living in Spain for 18 years, Hasta La Vista once more my Bury.

[@Carl-cl5se]

The older footage, Why was it allowed to be lost... the days of pride and respect.

[@Marzi29]

Even back then, there were rude ruffians. It's just that you didn't see them on the news. People have always been disrespectful and committed crimes. That's life. As for a sense of pride, well, you can probably blame Thatcher in part. She ruined the North, made it a much harder place to live. Who would be proud of a place of desperation and lack of jobs? Globalisation also plays its part. Realising we're not so great after all. Recognising the awful things our country has done. I'm not proud of a Britain who clings to a colonial past full of bloodshed.

[@NZ_Auckland]

@@Marzi29 having family in the police, i can tell you for sure crime is on the increase, absolutely and throughout the western world. And bloodshed, dont just think the brits of the past era, was alone in such horrible events. All European countries were fighting for land, power and rule, and of course like all wars, innocent people and societies suffer. This has been going on for centuries and will continue. Dont forget how much Britian gives to countries, refugee, assistance... there are a lot of other countries who dont even help there own. Crime is on the increase, lack of respect, lack of self worth, lack of guidance, lack of independence and owning and sorting out their own hardtimes. But its So easy to blame politicians, our history and always the cause of someone else.... tired of hearing such sentiment. You shoyld be kissingbthe ground your walk on ... be thankful your living in a western world, instead of extreme hardship in africa, extreme regine in china and many other countries. Have you tried emigrating to Iran?, you may find a very helpful government... not like Thatcher of course, therefore should make you very happy.

[@mohammedmehdi2319]

​@Marzi29 RIGHT!!!! Look at Glasgow and their knife problems, especially in the past, guys had a life expectancy of 25. It was never made to be a white problem. It was a knife problem. In contrast if you look at Londons knife problem. It's always a 'black problem'

[@fasthead]

Very Nostalgic, excellent editing of various short clips.

[@surreyhub7108]

Loved this

[@garyopenshaw9049]

The ELR now travels to Haywood too !

[@teekeeymisha730]

The train was diverted from Bolton Street over a decade before the trams were introduced. Other than that, very interesting.

[@johnramson9857]

Bury in the good old days berofe The Gypos took over.

[@garyopenshaw9049]

Does anyone know who does the voice over on these videos ???

[@ianburgoyneburgoyne1966]

I hope you can help me my name is Mrs Burgoyne my late husband was 18years old and worked for Bury co op in the painting dept he painted a coat of arms when we twinned with Angoulem in

[@ianburgoyneburgoyne1966]

In 1959 please can you tell me if there are any photos o this occasion I would love one of him with this oat of arms . Hope you can help me it would mean so much.

[@stephenryan5280]

My aunt Rose at 1:22 :)

[@ianburgoyneburgoyne1966]

Can anyone help me get a copy of the burytimes from when we twinned with Angoleme in 1959 my late husband worked for Bury coop paint dept and painted a coat of arms for the twinning there was a photo of him with the said coat of arms picture I would love a copy of this my name is G Burgoyne

[@jenniferevans8781]

Does any 1 remember an ethel grant that lived at 2 bury road in 1925+

[@vchigz]

Burys a crack den

[@nathanwalker2364]

deffo typed in bury to see what would come up innit hahahahaha

[@wolfcooltown2999]

Bury is bob