Hereford - Drive Around Town

Old Cine footage from around 1968 of Hereford City Centre.
Hosted by the Bartonsham History Group.
Footage provided by Stuart Powell.
Additional editing by Steve & Sarah Franklin.
Narration by Margaret Butcher.
The third piece of music is the BBC theme from Housewives' Choice.

[@papalazarou7880]

This is brilliant! Born in Hereford in 1978 and will live here forever. How times have changed… the New Bridge is still our newest bridge and it’s 2024! We probably have 5 or 6 times the population we had back then and even less roads now! 😂

[@Peter-lm3ic]

I was based for a while in Hereford whilst in the Army in the early 1960's and in the evenings what a busy thriving town it was! There was a pub I believe called the Salutation near the Cathedral which had a thriving steak bar charcoaling Hereford steaks behind the bar to your choice! Fantastic! Never to be forgotten! A beautiful town with lovely people when everyone had a job!

[@margarettharwood6284]

I was born, raised, and educated in Hereford, emigrating to Canada in 1951,- thank you for this wonderful video , I was back many times, and always marvelled at how much Hereford changed over the years. My Dad, Charlie Bounds, owned "Golden Wings" buses and taxis, and I worked there after High School until I was married. I love these "blasts, from the past". Thank you.

[@gimmietheprize]

Many thanks Alexander!

[@transportcams]

I lived in Hereford from 1947 until 1965. This was a person with great foresight who filmed this in that year. I was able to guess most of the street names but it would have been nice to add text when driving on a new street. It brought back many fond memories, especially as I have lived in the USA since 1968! Thanks to the folks who edited this priceless video.

[@SubaruFANNN]

Very interesting video! Much has changed a lot :) I arrived in Hereford in 2022 from Ukraine! Very beautiful and classy city!

[@chrisstone8210]

This Hereford is more familiar to me than the Hereford of today. Very interesting video...even though I'm feeling slightly travel sick!

[@alexanderjames6328]

Thank you for the upload, Steve. I was born in Bromyard - in 1971... but Hereford holds a close place in my heart. I will echo what a lot of folks have already mentioned... look how much better the road surfaces were. Wonderful footage.

[@gimmietheprize]

Many thanks Alexander!

[@jamescollins6155]

Fantastic, it’s just a shame when the vehicle went over the main bridge, it never went towards Newton Farm estate. This is where I was brought up at a young age with my Mum living at the oval and Brampton Road

[@transportcams]

I lived on Trilleck Ave in Newton Farm!

[@Beeza56]

Similar choices to me! My first was a 125 Bantam, plunger rear. Then in 2013 I bought a new Speed Triple. Unfortunately I was read ended and it snapped in half. Sidecar for a few years but back on two wheelers again now. Ride safe SplatStuckey. Ps. I could murder a chip buttie right now Lol!

[@Hairycheese1]

Better days - Amazing footage

[@pauldouse9309]

Superb, work. Then and now. Many thanks

[@mikaelabowen5781]

This is just glorious!!! Thank goodness someone had the foresight to make this film - it must have seemed rather trivial at the time, but what a fascinating glimpse of the past it now gives us. This is very much the Hereford I remember as a child.

[@Inaflap]

I was looking out for the light shop on Commercial Road. That is my first memory of Hereford... must have gone in there with my dad in the early 1970s.

[@robertpatrick3350]

Thank you for uploading

[@beeluckydowntheplot7394]

Brilliant ....so familiar yet so different/

[@jennyeckley4710]

Brilliant idea. Love these old videos

[@gimmietheprize]

Thanks! 🙏🏻👍🏻

[@garethtaylor5488]

Thanks for putting this video up, great to have a ‘live’ drive around of what my hometown looked like 13-20yrs before I was born. I have to say though it was quite poor looking in many areas, shabby is probably a better word! It does show however lots of money was being spent improving it, and interestingly Hereford’s original Tesco was just being finished off which shows how much they underestimated the market, with building the one we know today around a decade or so later!

[@kigglestraw4987]

I'm 17 and it's amazing to see what it was like back then so much has changed

[@alfierees-glinos9491]

Thank you very much for creating this

[@finnianspencer7884]

from my dad frank born 1952 - I remember it well

[@WyeExplorer]

Brilliant - loved it. I so get what my mum and dad experienced. Mind you I remember the road system around past the Odeon and Tesco. That was there in the 80's. Thanks for sharing. Mark

[@filbritfrolics9315]

Wow ! It’s amazing to see Hereford City during 60s, not many cars then hehe :-)

[@Kent884]

Thank you for uploading looks so nice then

[@dorisavery5964]

I enjoyed that

[@staticbuilds7613]

Amazing how different the roads are now. You can see some early signs of development from this time to the 90's. Never thought a city I been my whole life could look so different. If you too someone from the past and brought them to the present or reversed what would their reaction be. Its interesting to think about if they would get lost or not as the city is very different and only a few landmarks are the same

[@Beeza56]

Loved this, thank you. Now if only I could remember the name of the motorbike shop by the bridge over the Wye, fell in love with Triumphs and Beezas there in the ‘60’s.

[@SplatStuckey]

It was called Mead and Tomkinsons.

[@Beeza56]

Thank you! All coming back now. Been on Triumphs and Beezas my whole life after ogling them in that dealership!

[@SplatStuckey]

@@Beeza56 Nice, My friends and I made regular visits there on a Saturday in the late 70’s & early 80’s followed by Bob Galliers (Kawasaki dealer), the Regal cafe for a chip butty a game of pool and then on to Eric Reese. Bought my first bike from him a BSA Bantam. I now live up on the Wirral and ride a Triumph Speed Triple 1050. I still have family and friends in Hereford and visit as often as I can. Still a Hereford Bull at heart lol

[@stevehankins513]

If this was filmed today it would be a a lot longer video as would never get around in under 10 minutes 😂

[@reynardbizzar5461]

👍👍🇬🇧🌞👌

[@Abdu.ernManas]

Hi., Салам алейкум, мен Англияда, Херефорд - Марденде жашагам. 🤍🤝🏻

[@tambam7340]

And now the worst roads system in the entire UK