Haverhill to Cambridge in 1986

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This is the updated and improved version.
A journey from Haverhill to Cambridge in the afternoon of the 16th of October 1986.
Recorded on VHS using the JVC GX-N70E camera with the Panasonic NV-180 video cassette recorder.

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@syro3471 27 күн бұрын

Thank you for this great video of Cambridge I see that's over 40 years ago but City looking very vibrant and lively but woow what a time travel ❤❤❤

@alexanderjames6328 2 ай бұрын

I absolutely love these videos of the 80s in the UK, I was 15 at the time this was filmed. Thank you for taking the time to post it.

@l_l423 6 ай бұрын

Really interesting to see this. I largely remember both town and city from this era, amazing how much has changed (some significantly!)

@benwherlock9869 22 күн бұрын

I didn't realise just how much Hills Rd and East Rd had subtly changed until now.

@alanbrett2174 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyable video brought back a lot of memories; 1986 to 2022 Haverhill has moved forward quite a bit.

@fortesmentum1719 3 ай бұрын

I lived in Cambridge at this time - wonderful! How good to see so many cars that actually look like cars - and plenty of 2CVs too.

@bobsmith3291 2 ай бұрын

What are they gonna look like, sausages?

@fortesmentum1719 Ай бұрын

@@bobsmith3291 ugly generic clones of today. You can hardly distinguish an Aston Martin from a Ford Focus.

@87tubechrisd Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fascinating - thanks for posting this. Taken the year before I was born. Much has changed, but perhaps a surprising amount remains the same. Comical 80s hair do and jeans at the end!

@bezy3612 2 жыл бұрын

Great memories thanks for sharing this video 👍

@davidhathaway8271 Жыл бұрын

Thanks really enjoyed trying to i.d. the vehicles. Saw a few that I owned/ drove Allegro, Escort Van , Vauxhall's . Happy memories.

@marram876 Жыл бұрын

Great video!!! Thank you for sharing.

@dynamicdad1054 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this, I was on a honda scooter 1986, I knew there was less traffic back then, I was surprised to see people were still road hogging, and pulling out in front of you even then, I would have said this was a new thing,

@taragardenerbear 8 ай бұрын

Awesome video!

@Simon-wi3dk 10 ай бұрын

Great video of a past and maybe better Haverhill , the Cambridge road certainly was far more enjoyable to drive in 86 . Entering Cambridge city , well it has changed drastically , many of the buildings have long gone along hills rd , I worked in and around Cambridge from 2012 -2018 , driving most of the time around the filmed area . My only disappointment would be not panning the camera so the viewers can see more of the landscape , thanks for posting this time capsule .

@cuedotfilms4427 10 ай бұрын

The initial idea behind the video was to then speed it up to make the journey appear to happen in just three minutes. This is what I did, and I called the video "The A604 Bullet". I had kept the rushes of the original recording and thought it would be good to show the journey at its original speed. The camera was quite large and connected to a portable VHS video recorder. The camera was mounted on a tripod which I had to hold onto to keep it steady while my friend was driving. I was determined that no car would overtake us, as that would spoil the illusion of being the fastest thing on the road. No sound was recorded in the car as I knew music would be added later.

@Simon-wi3dk 10 ай бұрын

@@cuedotfilms4427 many thanks for your reply , of course technology was different back in 86 , today its no problem to record a journey . I appreciate that you actually decided to record and so doing bring back many memories . I was born in Haverhill , went to Place farm school , Parkway , and castle manor , spent most of my youth in and around this town . In 2018 I finally left and moved to the Czech republic .

@cuedotfilms4427 10 ай бұрын

@@Simon-wi3dk You went to two of the schools I did. I was in Castle Manor from 1980 until 1984.