Great Yarmouth Summer circa 1961 or 1962

This is a short family home video shot on cine film. I post it for nostalgic and history reasons only but it may be of interest to those interested in the simple pleasures of the 60s.

[@richardthered]

Wonderful video, music is fitting too, thank you

[@davidbrown6039]

Great home movie, excellent quality for the time! Brought back a lot of memories from that time

[@johnbrooks9790]

Great happy memories

[@henryhunter5026]

During the early 60s I lived in Lowestoft which was about 5miles along the coast . In the Summer Yarmouth was the place for us teenagers to go at the weekend, in the winter it was like a ghost town but pure magic in the holiday season.

[@Kidraver555]

What a perfect song to add, 'Wonderland' by the Shadows, so perfectly evocative.

[@brendawaters3947]

Great pics

[@goodcat3067]

I still go here all the time. I’m only 13 but going to the beach and getting the sweets and ice cream will always be a fond memory for me :) nice to see the small changes

[@imansfield]

That roller-coaster has not changed one bit. Even has the same trains running round it!

[@steveallen1635]

Loved this! Video footage like this has an ever increasing historical value!

[@uktravel8341]

Thanks for posting, another good video.

[@petermiddleton6176]

It was 1962 as we did not start to wear the blue jackets as our uniforms till then.

[@tamsinthai]

Last time I visited Gt Yarmouth just for a day out was over 20 years ago. (I lived in Norwich at that time) I sat alone on the beach with a bunch of Blacks playing football on one side and a bunch of Indians playing cricket on the other. I didn't mind. Like diversity. Hear it's full of junkies now.

[@mathewdeeble6930]

Its a terrible place now homeless everywhere and immagrents hanging on street corners and rubbish everywhere this place is ruined now i used to love yarmouth but its a complete shithole now😢

[@tamsinthai]

@@mathewdeeble6930Bit like Lowestoft then.

[@Uksoapfan]

Lovely video, I live near GY and was born there. Those young men at 1:21 on the moving conveyor at the Pleasure Beach were about 20ish at the time if this was 1961/1962, so they would be in their late 70s or early to mid 80s now.

[@NicholasGruen]

What is the yodeling song towards the end? It's instrumental backdrop seems to be Wonderland by the Shadows but the words are quite intriguing - and Wonderland is an instrumental track.

[@clipsbyme]

The Swiss Maid by Del Shannon

[@NicholasGruen]

@@clipsbyme Thanks - strange downbeat lyrics