Eye to Eye: I was a Stranger 1957 Salvation Army fly on the wall.

A documentary about the Salvation Army Hostel on Spa Rd in Bermondsey. A nice look back at the people and shops of that area in1957.
#salvationarmy #bermondsey #sparoadbermondsey #homeless #1950slondon
#1950s

[@rosemarysaunders6752]

The sheer decency of men down on their luck in those days. A very moving film.

[@henrybemis8913]

WOW...Britain with actual BRITISH people living in it....and no one has to pray 5 times a day....

[@nainoswad2725]

Flippin' brilliant..what an insight into life..i feel these men were suffering from war.

[@Oliver-tm7jm]

Sad that there was a stigma associated with charity back then and being a "taker". Many of these men served in the Wars and never recovered. Thanks for sharing this video

[@jonathanroberts7201]

Recycling - The Salvation Army started that kind of work in the 1890s, way ahead of its time.

[@somethingbright4268]

I like how they act in those days. Very gentlemanly and decent.

[@limeykl]

Lovely. I wonder what happened to all these men. Thank the Lord for the Sally Army

[@kenstevens5065]

I will say this, starting in the 1980's mid career and a family man I worked in Local Authority housing until retirement. In the cases I came across, hundreds I suppose in my career, seeing individuals and families with severe problems as a last resort, when the do gooders and expensive Social Services had failed the Sally Army in many cases stepped in and put people back on track. No religious conversions, no questions asked, just humanity. I'm not religious, not political, just an ordinary bloke with a hint of humanity. Please think before you make adverse comments people.

[@arilebon]

42 -- looks 60+

[@somersetdc]

Their faces are so expressive...beautiful really.

[@somethingbright4268]

Quite emotional watching them sing.

[@Daud76]

Really good to see how it was back then and now things have changed since.

[@somersetdc]

What an incredible film! Thank you for posting it.

[@robertsmith-qb2ke]

Will have to give this one a whirl... ...which I did, and well worth watching. Very sobering view of what life was like for many in Britain while I was still in my pram...

[@somethingbright4268]

Awee I really like the mattress man, Henry!

[@curlyyasmin181]

Henry is so cute. Such a sweet man

[@whiteonggoy7009]

Down but not out..God bless the salvos..

[@PaulBradshawMedia]

Loving the bus conductor's ticket machine! I remember them on the Clifton buses!

[@deeppurple883]

I actually worked as a chef in one of their facilities in Dublin many moons ago.

[@senor250]

Still there . Just google mapped it