Norwich, Norfolk June 1991

[@flyingvman1843]

I was born in Norwich in Jan 1975, I started city college in 1991, great bit of archive footage, this brings back many memories, such happy times, would go back in an instant. The guy who became the puppet man (if you are from Norwich you'll know who I mean) used to play the harmonica really badly in St Stephens subway around this time. Can't believe its 30 years ago.

[@kirishima638]

You should visit

[@mikes1offs]

I was born in Norwich Feb 1975, and moved to Leicestershire on my 11th birthday, been back twice when I was 16 and 18. Still miss the place even when I only have younger memories. One day I'll go and visit again. 👍🏻

[@jazznotes3802]

I appreciate the 90’s so much more after experiencing the world that we live in today. The end is near! 🙏🏻

[@alexsutton85]

I've watched this a few times and there's something eerie about this video and I can't put my finger on it. Possibly the fact that this was only 25 years ago and nothing has changed but at the same time everything has changed?!

[@serenechaosuk4682]

Eerie huh ? Maybe the fact that people think of the 80s/early 90s as being all colourful and vibrant, but in a real, down-to-earth city like Norwich ( yes I'm from here !) everything is more neutral and 'sensible'. Or maybe the fact that no fake excess lighting was used in photography in those days, thus it's all misty and 'grey'.

[@hollymarshall3585]

alex_ncfc also the music is a little eerie

[@SoNoFTheMoSt]

its the music.

[@HalfdeadRider]

I just wanted to see 14 y/o me or someone I knew.

[@fubband]

Maybe the lack of mobile phones

[@dayvo300]

Im a Norwich lad and I can say that was a brilliant video, thankyou for putting it on.

[@srkucrickk]

Norwich is a beatiful city, I was there when I was 14 and still I haven't forgotten its impression.

[@pessoa70]

This is uncanny. I was a student in Norwich when this was filmed, and it brings back a rush of memories. The robot mime man outside the shoe shop was something of a fixture, as I recall.

[@celticquester03]

Am a Glasgow boy but moved here 14yrs back. I love Norwich. Beutiful wee city and down to earth,no nonsense folk. They walk the way they walk,talk the way the talk and if you dunny like it,fek off somewhere else. If you do like it,they take you for who you are.

[@georgeleonard1845]

I loved the place then split up with the girl I was with and moved wish I'd stayed beautiful ppl

[@georgeleonard1845]

I was born drumchapel forgot to say

[@Kblog777]

I’m a Norwich boy born and bred. I used to live in Edinburgh and went through to Glasgow regularly. Norwich, Edinburgh and Glasgow are my 3 favourite cities in the world.

[@spiritof6986]

@@Kblog777 Edinburgh's ok pal but dodging the tourists can get a bit tedious. Glasgow's got as much tae offer and a lot cheaper like most of the good galleries and museums are free and it's culture and history are just as deep as Edinburgh. Plus they lot are a bit posh.... 😉😂

[@Kblog777]

@@spiritof6986 Glasgow ppl are defo more friendly, helpful and more down to earth etc. I loved Edinburgh too, but the ppl can be very snobby and standoffish.

[@raychi701]

Thanks for uploading. I was 10 and my memory came back! Particularly the body shop, hovells and the robot guy! If only we could go back eh!

[@salomey5]

Ah, the Festival House...! That was my hangout! I used to work upstairs, at Samantha's!

[@brendanstewart777]

Loved headbanging at Sam's! Still have the sleeveless t shirt \m/

[@MaureenMaynes]

This brings back many happy memories of holidays we spent in East Anglia, beautiful place and very nice friendly and helpful people:)

[@FlyboyHelosim]

More honest and simpler times for sure.

[@anepictree]

I loved the market all those years ago. Queueing up for a cuppa and a little meat patty remain very fond memories of two years spent in Norwich

[@luk3811]

25 years ago amazing! I was there in 2014 and 2015 its nice city :) cheers from Poland :)

[@henryhvideofan]

+luk3811 thanks for your comment. Regards from Hamburg / Germany

[@marty8535]

Strange to see that nobody is walking along with their little dalek arm out holding a screen!

[@David-h4z2s]

Just watching on a phone 📱😂

[@maryobrien9209]

Norwich is my favourite English city.Good to see the lanes, the cathedral, the market...I did TONS of busking there and lived in Argyle St. for a while.

[@TheVictor1990]

Squatting?

[@eviebatesonxoxo3025]

what’s busking

[@TheVictor1990]

@@eviebatesonxoxo3025 street performance

[@davec4794]

thanks for sharing. fascinating seeing the old shops. love stuff like this.

[@Mark-hu9tf]

Love it. It's like climbing into a time machine.

[@paramedicchrisbookseries]

Fantastic memories from growing up in Norwich, a fine city.

[@QueenlySweetpea]

I was here in East Anglia and stayed at a hotel in Tombland in March 1984 it's an amazing city. You captured a day in the life of the residents of Norwich, very nice & interesting video :)

[@jimsoll]

An excellent addition to the Norwich historical film archive here on youtube.

[@blaggerfiftysix]

Does anyone else notice how so few lardarses there are walking the streets...certainly a much different situation than that of today...

[@georgeleonard1845]

And them little disabled carts ain't they popular now..world's gone bad

[@JCJosh110]

And foreigners

[@anthonydanielgittins1864]

Yes true. My home city and things seemed more civilised then.

[@nothinghappened5633]

@@JCJosh110 bloody foreigners

[@nothinghappened5633]

Little shops, and good quality stuffs for sure. Today only big companies and poor quality

[@eboneeladynns7689]

I was born in Norwich and grew up there for the first 15 years of my life nice place

[@NorwichBikercam]

The market looks better in 1991 than what it looks like now

[@underneonloneliness2]

NorwichBikercam markets made more money years ago I bet

[@museonfilm8919]

Most markets nowadays consist of stalls selling Nike knock-offs, awful kids toys, and mobile phone accessories. Oh, and don't forget the uncovered food stalls (something which I always thought was a health hazard, even before Covid-19).

[@cromerbeach]

Lots it's charm for sure

[@sidstewart7399]

1991 seems like yesterday.. eerie thing is everyone in this video is now 30 years older or dead. It goes so fast.

[@blackshuck615]

I thought the same looking at all those old timers, they were much better days back then. Norwich has been destroyed by the filthy communists who run amok with taxpayers money hell bent on erasing this City's incredible history by building Mall's which go out of style & inviting in all those worthless chain stores over having the original independent 'mom & pop' stores full of quality goods & first class service. I hope Norwich changes back to it's natural state before it's too late.

[@peterstudley1804]

In the blink of an eye.

[@joethompson11]

That was great, thanks for sharing!

[@davegoldsmith4020]

I love Norwich, Returned to live here after 23 years in RAF, at the time of this video I was in my fourth year living in Germany, There was no castle mall the last time I had been in Norwich. glad to say apart from that it had not changed a lot.

[@Diddy1970AD]

Lots of people in coats for June!! Been to Norwich a couple of times, nice place :-)

[@alantodd783]

Great footage of old norwich market.

[@DukeJon1969]

Nobody walking along looking at a phone. How on earth did they cope!?!?!

[@QueenlySweetpea]

Yea really! lol it's amazing people actually watching where they're going and taking in the view at the same time. Most people haven't even heard much about any cell phones back then, nor much interest in them even ..

[@yeahbuddy7556]

They had the real world to interact with. Looking at these elderly people here they seem stronger and quicker than how most ppl move around today if u go into any city people are zombies in these days no senses of the real world anymore use google to think

[@snarky.conservative9182]

Does anyone remember the Grove House Hotel in Norwich, it was a great hotel a bit removed from the town center but it was lovely, a lot of GIs stayed there in the late 60's!

[@paultsworld]

Interesting video - I always think the weather is great in Norfolk - is when I photograph it anyway.

[@kathymcbride2425]

bustling norwich nice filming thank you x

[@brucedanton3669]

This is odd in a way as I think we went to Norfolk in June 1991, and I know that we went to Norwich of course whilst we were there too. I think we were there in about the third week, so a bit later than the date here. I have not been back there since though, as I am disabled sadly and live in Kent too. But thank you though too!

[@Greensleeves1234]

Just looks like England as it used to be .

[@pacho1952]

I was there in 1972, unforgetable city, I miss it from Spain.

[@Joshyboy1928]

I lived in Norwich in the early 2000's and it looked similar then to how it looks here. This brings back so many memories for me. I still visit every now and then. Even now, the only thing that's different in Norwich today is the shop fronts and the haircuts.

[@cromerbeach]

now i"m homesick

[@ruthsayers1163]

I'm ALWAYS homesick for Norwich. I lived there from 1982-92. I was at UEA for the first 5 years, then I lived around the City after that. I went to Mount Zion Church from 86-92. It was in Nelson Street. I knew an awful lot of people in Norwich. I loved it so much, I'm desperate to get back, but I'm in supported living now, and my family won't let me come back there. I had to leave in '92, because I was really unwell. I'm going to have to finish this here.

[@Turrican]

I was 18 then. Probably wandering around.

[@louisebrown3933]

I was 17, think I was at City College at that time x

[@Turrican]

@@louisebrown3933 I know you were 😉

[@marty8535]

Only 30 years ago. No tubbies, no head-downers and no "yoofs" with trousers falling down! What have we become?

[@salfordian0076]

i was a Yoof then and i deffo wore a belt on my jeans :)

[@marty8535]

And no mobility scooters or beggars either...

[@suzettewilliams1758]

Good memories, I don't miss the traffic, the you took your life in your hands crossing the road. Hovells, The Festival House, Freeman Hardy Willis. Gone but not forgotten. I'm not sure how many high stteet shops will survive this Pandemic.

[@David-h4z2s]

Used to stop off here in this era on way to to Great Yarmouth On Holiday with the family Over 35 years ago Happy days 🎉

[@gavinwolves2528]

Amazing time capsule

[@megajay7065]

Thank you for that. I was 21 then :)

[@ChrisSmith-vw1zf]

I was birn in The Fine City . Baxk in 1971 ,still go back even now ..though its a long drive from Lancashire.

[@roseogrady8785]

Memories...Thank You.

[@serenechaosuk4682]

6:20 - Oldy-worldy Elm Hill ! Old timbered/coloured buildings; attractive but kitsch (in a good way !)

[@anca4ever414]

We need a video from 2020 thumbs up

[@mattylamb9194]

2019 would be far better. Don;t want to see muzzles everywhere

[@anca4ever414]

@@mattylamb9194 🤣right we won't get rid of them soon😷 Stay safe

[@henryfenton9233]

The lady walking towards the camera at 8.32 is my wife!

[@henryhvideofan]

I hope you do not mind.The one in green is my wife. Many regards from Hamburg, Henry !

[@piyushvaid5079]

@@henryhvideofan you both are Henry. Are you both the same person?

[@notmanynamesleft]

🤔

[@k20aa]

Back when the city was good pre internet mobile phones . Was it better I think so

[@norfolkcharlie5217]

Was fifteen when this was recorded, spent every Saturday I could up the city back then, spending my paper round money. Loved Gentleman's Walk, spent a few pounds in The Sweater Shop, Snob and the market. I remember the robot man being there all the time. Was this just before the Castle mall opened?

[@ruthsayers1163]

The Castle Mall must have opened sometime like 91-92. Some of my friends were working on the site before it opened.

[@ruthsayers1163]

I used to go to the City A LOT, I used to love it!!!!!!!!! I didn't only go on Saturdays!!!!!!!!! You were probably at school then, if you were 15. I had a lot of free time, I wasn't working, and I wasn't really well.

[@ashleyholroyd91]

This was shot on the day I was born

[@lewis72]

I was hoping to be able to see the shops on Gentleman's Walk that face the market. Reason being, I am sure that about this time, there was a Benetton shop next to WH Smiths. It just came up in conversation, that's all.

[@crazywowable]

+Lewis72 There was one on Castle Street :)

[@rodfryatt4266]

Would have been so much better without the irritating music. The video was not polluted with extraneous images, so why pollute the ambient audio with drippy music? I don't remember hearing it when I was there in '91

[@hitthelidsracing]

They were the days if only we could of known what was a ahead.

[@ourparanormalworld]

I love Norwich for it's mixture of old and new. However,we have a corrupt council and the city is going down due to the homeless illegally being evicted onto the streets through a bloke who assist a council employee to fabricate stories leaving many homeless. Norwich has good qualities but wicked people running this city not caring about the truth,justice or the individual. I know-I am a victim of this corrupt council. The real people who should have been evicted still terrorising the neighbour

[@georgeleonard1845]

Universal credit won't help were all on the way down I moved from Norwich wen I split with my lady...all councils seem to be corrupt I honestly believe they want them homes for working immigrants sorry you'll see soon I'm not just spouting they have an agenda and we ain't it

[@SherdogCreep]

george leonard you’re correct..I suspect you see the much larger picture perhaps more than your comment suggested.

[@tonypearce1876]

Ah yes good memories. I was born in Norwich in 1945. Lived in Sprowston . Then Great Yarmouth. In the late 50s I was a choirboy in Saint PeterMancroft, by the market . Yes those were happy days, I think !!! 😃 . Now living Walnut Grove , just east of Vancouver.

[@Jodie842]

Kinda scary how little it's changed

[@cromerbeach]

Danny77u kinda wonderful I think

[@cromerbeach]

Except Prince of Wales Road when my husband and I came back a couple of years ago , what a shame how its become that street used to be lovely

[@georgeleonard1845]

Apart from ppl no great big obese ppl no disabled scooter things and noone on phones....

[@cycleSCUBA]

I was in Portsmouth that day. Bladder problem.

[@Kblog777]

I miss Magdalen market that was a great place.

[@dellarobinson164]

So many memories

[@cromerbeach]

That was when the old market was great fun , still get vertigo when I walk down it lol

[@007JHS]

Quite remarkable picture quality for 1991.

[@RossPatzelt]

wish someone would have made the same video 10 years earlier in the 80s

[@lukealexanderrobertsthefir458]

There a video of norwich in the 80s floating about

[@acatisfinetoo3018]

ah yes...the last of the "good old days" before the millennium came and the decline set in. I had so much fun growing up in the nineties and early 2000's. everything now is just a faint echo of the past....shame!

[@BeautifulNorfolk]

Interesting to see how things have changed....

[@iskendir]

Norwich; the only place where fashion and hairstyles remain the same for 21 years... The only differences I can see between then and now are the mobile phone shops that seem to be on everywhere.

[@VanlifewithAlan]

The same thought went through my mind!

[@PistonBlown]

Third that:-) I'd lived in Norwich from 86 to 92 so it was interesting seeing this and Derek's video from the '80s. Went back there a for a visit in 2012 and was surprised how little the people and styles had changed but was saddened how many empty shops etc there were and generally run down it looked. Hopefully it's improved again since that visit.

[@VanlifewithAlan]

PistonBlown I travel quite a bit so feel I am able to compare places and I would not say that Norwich is suffering from a downturn in the economy. However the market is dead during the week - maybe a few more stalls are open on a Friday but the only day to visit is Saturday - and even then there are stalls which are closed.

[@PistonBlown]

***** My visit was only fleeting, a day spent walking around in Nov 2012 so not a long amount of time to get re-aquanted with the city. As mentioned I think I must have caught it at a bad period as normally Norwich sails on regardless. It certainly is in a lot better shape than my home city of Christchurch, New Zealand - through of course we have an earthquake to blame for that:-)

[@thepretendraver312]

Haha robot man! Those were the days before puppet man!

[@thebannedgreenman8939]

+Mark Heath The 'puppet man' is scary.

[@lordeden2732]

Just as bad!

[@54spatula]

5:02 Both ‘Backs’ and ‘Lizard’ Records were down this alley once upon a time.

[@salomey5]

Lizard Records is where i went to purchase concert tickets when a big group played at Wembley Stadium!

[@serenechaosuk4682]

3:00 - ROBOT MAN ! Don't know if it's the same bloke that did the robot lark in Norwich in the late-90's !

[@rinima858]

Norwich city is just a shadow of what it was with loads of empty shops even before the covid. I blame the council for their unrelenting business rates despite the rise in online shopping.

[@JurassicRod]

Yep, the greed of the council is destroying the place though they aren't anywhere near as bad as many like Cambridge who put road restrictions and fines everywhere, changing them constantly to catch more people out.

[@nathippo]

love it so much. miss home xx I'm in Oz xx

[@Gonkers20XX]

Used to live in Norwich now I live in Melbourne in Australia. I was born in 93 but it's good to know things looked the same back then haha.

[@pacho1952]

I promisse to come back at this wonderful city.

[@frantisekjanosik4186]

i m was in NORWICH...BEAUTIFUL CITY...

[@maxapotamus]

Why the noisy shoes?

[@colinhazell6259]

Very good!

[@tjmiller2086]

Lovely video

[@VanlifewithAlan]

A very interesting view of more than twenty years ago - not that it has changed much in the meantime!

[@rhyswoodfield6752]

Hi, I'm a TV archive researcher from Curve Media and it would be great to discuss licensing this footage to use in our documentary series if possible? Do let me know if you are open to this.

[@henryhvideofan]

Dear Ray , you are free to use my footage . Thank`s for asking. henry from hamburg

[@rhyswoodfield6752]

@@henryhvideofan Hi Henry, thanks for your reply and for allowing us to use! Before we can use it in our show however we would need you to sign a material release form, is that something you would be ok with. It can be emailed to you and completed digitally.

[@rhyswoodfield6752]

@@henryhvideofan We're on a very tight schedule, and almost finished our editing so if you could let me know as soon as possible that would be amazing. Thank you!

[@henryhvideofan]

@@rhyswoodfield6752 hi Rhys you may send the form to my e-mail account [e-mail]. We try to answer it asp henry

[@peterstudley1804]

Great video, I worked at Baxters , and John's butchers back of the inns in 87 , 88 , great times things are now unrecognisable now in 2023 , with all the psy ops currently going on,

[@lordofbore]

Thank you for sharing this ,I love seeing footage like this ,I wonder how many of those independent butchers are still there ?

[@daveynwa7376]

Lots of them

[@bigglego]

Norwich won best outside market in the country!

[@ruthsayers1163]

Somebody said the Market's not there any more!!!!!!!!!

[@jennycronin1717]

@@ruthsayers1163 it definitely is!!

[@OwenGT3]

Not one mobile phone in sight!

[@shayZero]

OwenGT3 god you're right. it's probably the only difference

[@martinmorris6351]

Does anyone remember two brothers who where twins in the late 90s they would of been around 20 years old I think they worked on the florist stall??

[@norfolkcharlie5217]

I'm pretty sure you're thinking of the twins called Kenny and Glyn, also known as the Ipswich twins, mad on football. A few videos of them on here from a guy called Joe Seed or Seeds. Think one supported Norwich City and the other Ipswich Town but I may be wrong.

[@RossPatzelt]

love this please upload more anyone know the name of the robot around 2 mins?

[@bubbygirl1]

Yes his name was Anthony or Ant to all his friends.I cannot remember his performing name though.I moved in the same circles as him but never had the chance to get to know him that well. From what I remember he was a bit of a stoner. Many of us were back then lol

[@jasonvolta3657]

amazing. It has not changed at all in 30 years!

[@yeahbuddy7556]

90s mind built with the fine design. I still hold the 90s vibe to this day

[@vapourmile]

Nice vid. What's the tune?

[@henryhvideofan]

"Weltmarkt" Album: "Production Music Vol.8" highland-musikarchiv.com

[@vapourmile]

henryhvideofan Excellent, thanks I'll look it up!

[@buginabassbin]

It's great to see how much things have changed and also stayed the same. I always hated walking past that butchers at the back of the Inns, it stunk like an abbatoir!

[@dream-67]

Strangely despite the UKs ageing population (and indeed the Western world's) Norwich seems a lot younger today....?

[@uktravel8341]

Older people stay indoors nowadays, mostly because of the number of chavs on the streets and also the binge-drinking culture which is off-putting to anyone not loud and drunken. Sad how Britain allows it.

[@nivea123]

WOW! 31 years ago. I wonder if most of the old people in this video are even alive today :/

[@davejones4269]

Yep I’m still alive

[@cheekynandosuk6424]

they'd be over 100, so unlikely

[@redrob6026]

I'd like to make a video like this in 2021, would be an interesting comparison.

[@reynardbizzar5461]

Did anyone see Lovejoy scanning those antique shops😂🕰⚖️⚱️💵🏺

[@notmanynamesleft]

26 years ago and the camera is better than an iphones 🤣

[@daveynwa7376]

Must be filmed with an android 😂

[@museonfilm8919]

Ah yes, the early 90's - when it was okay for men to wear double denim!

[@thedrumdoctor]

I bought a Levi’s denim jacket in Norwich, circa July 1991, so what you are saying is true!!!!

[@LloydEWatson1983]

Not a phone zombie in sight.

[@kevinbeckenham3872]

They were the good old day's until Norwich Council try to gentrify it ?

[@Lewisevans1618]

Puppet man on his harmonica outside midland bank now HSBC before He went big time

[@kirishima638]

Not one boarded up or vacant shop.

[@msr5996]

funny to think that so many people in this film are dead.

[@kiznisha2562]

Depressing but I often think the same thing when watching old films, most of the actors died years ago.

[@notmanynamesleft]

Yep I think that too it’s sad

[@Arc_Luena]

I was 4 (or 5 depending on if it was filmed before or after 21st) and would have been 5 miles away in Taverham. Doubt I'll be here in another 30 years

[@SherdogCreep]

Mark Roper I was actually looking for my Nan and her posse of OAP women who used to give me a kiss and 20p each!...they’re all dead now, I called them “the gang”..you don’t really see granny crews much anymore either...that’s so weird

[@rabbitsrule9437]

Not really funny

[@lewistaylor9635]

ex yeoman windows van at 7.27