English Heritage.Vanishing Britain

A Blast from the past
A Pendle Movie Makers Production.
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[@robharding5345]

Wonderful old film of our once mighty cotton industry, and its cotton towns up and down Lancashire. It almost looks like a different world, and in many ways it is.

[@rnedmondson]

I was born and bred in Nelson in the late 1940's through into the 1960's so this film is quite evocative for me. I remember a sense of community that is now gone but I also remember old folk crippled by rickets and stone deaf from working in the weaving sheds as well as the vile slum housing that some people had to endure. Sadly, as well as losing the bad things, we also seem to have lost many of the good things such as almost no crime on the streets, a local Co-op where everyone knew everyone else and a doctor's evening surgery where you could always get treatment even without an 'appointment'. Pity we cannot lose the bad things without losing the good things at the same time.

[@howardswayable]

Thankyou, glad you enjoyed the film.

[@Luke-gg1km]

Now look at Nelson it’s a complete shit hole

[@burnleyfilmmakers1582]

Another cracking film Howard showing Nelson. Thanks for sharing it. Mike

[@oddities-whatnot]

Id actually liked to have grown up in those days. Far better than today in 2022 thats for sure. Dont forget, you wouldn't miss the internet and mobiles before they were invented...

[@chrssgreen]

Films like this are a poignant reminder of our recent past.Not nostalgic,but a window into the grim reality of life in industrial England & its decline after the war. Thanks for posting.

[@vaslav030547]

It's all gone now, and things are all jolly.

[@MrBazzabee]

Thanx Howard.

[@stephenmatura1086]

I think a lot of people south of Crewe think the north is still like this now!

[@kadocooper1]

We are didn't you know lol 😆 😂 it's such a shame about the Mills though and the sense of community

[@ianwhitehead691]

Once walked into a weaving shed to ask about any job vacancies, I was taken to the shop floor to be shown around and I walked straight back out, the noise was horrendous don't know how anyone could work in one, Awful.

[@bbcisrubbish]

Who "knocked up" the "knocker up"?

[@3arfur]

Made in 1960 for a BBC Panorama five minute film competition. The film didn't win but the opening title was shown as an example of "A conventional approach to the subject !". The voice is that of Stanley Riddiough MBE TD

[@robnewman6101]

Wow.

[@shahedmc9656]

Thanks for the upload.

[@howardswayable]

He was a chap called Laurence Denton of Colne Lancs

[@ErichLRuehs]

What a wonderful film! Very insightful and fun. Liked it a whole lot.

[@ErichLRuehs]

By the way ... didn't mean "fun" as in a happy topic, but easy to watch compared to much of the nonsense topics out there. This is a true window into yesterday.

[@domalog]

i like this film!

[@AliMakaveli]

Ashes to ashes the past is dead

[@bermondsey548428]

It should say english indigenous people are disappearing thanks to the dinghies