Huddersfield in the sixties.

A little reminder of how it used to be Huddersfield in the sixties.

[@ibziahmed9750]

Damn 60s looked more freindly than nowadays crime rate

[@JohnTheBaptist87]

Indians are good people

[@tester4327]

It was a funny time growing up hudds, mr wood head master mount pleasant amazing person.

[@sanjitghosh4648]

Yes Mr Wood, best headmaster ever, was at mount Pleasant Nursery, Infants and Juniors from 1974 to 1981

[@mraidymaddful]

I think I worked with Balbir Singh at Ik Onkar Taxis in the late 90's. Sound bloke. I was a child of the sixties myself......

[@ohyeahyeah3003]

r.i.p balbir singh

[@rajmann9581]

Did u know him?

[@kevphillips02]

Balbir is alive and kicking

[@findthatvin3817]

The street at 4:15 is Elmwood Avenue and I grew up there in the sixties and seventies. Never considered it a “slum”! Pretty sure we had more than 1 coat of paint on the walls! I also went to the featured school Spring Grove and I still have good memories of teachers Mrs Sibbald, Mr Redfearn and the headmaster was Mr Meal. I now understand why my friends from the same street all went to different schools due to the bussing policy for immigrant children. I remember when I first started school I couldn’t speak English and had to join a special class until we had picked up enough English to join regular classes

[@acampbell8614]

I went to Spring Grove too. My gran was Mrs Watt who played the piano. I remember Mr Meal and Redfearn too. Do you remember the scary Mrs Beaumont dinner lady? The school was the first in West Yorks to be reorganised to cater for kids from non-English speaking families along with everyone else (hence children being brought in from other areas, for classes specifically to help those with no English) From memory, English speakers went through the usual years J1, J2 etc. Those needing help were in JR classes. I moved to New Zealand in 1971 and was astonished by the 100% sea of white faces at my new school. I had a flat in the big house at no.1 Elmwood Avenue years ago. Handy for town, and there was more than one coat of paint...

[@yesthen2704]

At least back then they integrated, now they don’t even try

[@lindilayton5890]

How do you know them all

[@lindilayton5890]

You racist

[@yesthen2704]

@@lindilayton5890 listen to their accents

[@anotnac]

Love the young lads, proper yorkshire

[@robdee81]

Bit silly about the colours , my Grandma was an old fashioned Huddersfield lass and she painted her door red.

[@SA77888]

They are ''coloured Englishmen''.................fantastic that we have so many coloured Englishmen here...........I LOVE IT.

[@1daxwood]

Never knew "English man" was a race lol

[@nickdeth24]

Now that's proper drizzle is that.

[@Arborealagenda]

Who is the presenter / interviewer? Fascinating film.

[@founderofself]

Deas

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

Nutz

[@talkssense213]

Gone to the dogs he said.......say no more...

[@jaysahota7728]

Pissing my pants the smell of our fooking cooking did you not know that it's on the British dishes now, over fish n chips love it .....

[@aidy6000]

Less racism. More ignorance. Remember these days we have grown up together. Where as back then most Asian & Caribbean people had only been there for a few years and you must imagine the shock EVERYONE had in the early days. Remember as well people in general hate change. 👍

[@l.amoore4542]

Genuine lol in moments where the goura is philosophising.In Those days it looked so simple to live and progress.

[@1daxwood]

Back then whites clothes stunk of the smell of fried food because many dried their clothes in the kitchen which was the warmest part of the house. Also boiling cabbage and broccoli smelt like farts and when the Windows were opened back gardens smelt awful. But we did not see it as an issue then as we were used to it.

[@sbaby-kg8hn]

​@@1daxwood😮😂😂

[@abhinavchawla9484]

Where r u from?

[@acampbell8614]

I went Spring Grove at this time (my gran was Mrs Watt who played the piano) and I remember the BBC's Panorama filming at the school for documentaries on racial intergration a couple of times. I think these are segments from those documentaries. I occasionally get asked about my gran. She died in 2008, I went down to the school and told them. The staff had all changed of course but her name and memory had somehow been passed down from earlier staff members.

[@sxceve25]

Smell of the cooking..They can't get enough of a curry now, especially after a pint...😂

[@shokatali3062]

Anyone know what year this was filmed?

[@rajsamra01]

1969/70

[@acampbell8614]

I went Spring Grove at this time and I remember the BBC's Panorama filming at the school for documentaries on racial intergration a couple of times. I think these are segments from those documentaries. @@rajsamra01

[@paulbarrett22]

They used to come and integrate...what went wrong ?

[@ianbagshaw]

Probably got sick of hearing the racist attitudes of pricks like the one interviewed in this video.

[@VirtualAnomly]

The white man showed their hate so we decided to do our own thing

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

They were afraid and it’s wrong how we treat these people..I was born in 1971 and quickly denounced racism from a very young age..

[@sbaby-kg8hn]

We had enough of the racism from white English so we stayed to ourselves

[@aidy6000]

Hahaha that ignorant estate agent. Mind you. Easy to say when you have grown up in a multicultural society.

[@amreeksingh4448]

One coat of paint lol calm down john 😂😂

[@robmcguire7534]

Ah, so this is how it all started.

[@no-jf3ei]

what started?

[@john001fits9]

I don't think much has changed, the prestigious against the immigrants are still there.

[@radboo4384]

what a grim memory: paint his brickwork like that

[@LeonardHiggins-ph1cr]

To many foreiners in town now,

[@dpshtfc764]

is that for real or just a comedy sketch

[@EEEEEEEEEEEEMan]

You might be not well sir

[@EEEEEEEEEEEEMan]

Go see a indian doctor

[@edwinturner1149]

always in that time full of people of colour,still is,different generation

[@christopher9727]

John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

[@barbieprnc]

Looks like england is gloomy even in sixties

[@sammccormick9109]

England isn’t gloomy. That’s an ignorant American stereotype

[@jasonwadsworth1160]

Yes...pre global warming...mists and seeing your breath outside..

[@ianfrench1577]

A lot has changed since then

[@josephmcloughlin4517]

East is east 😆

[@ohyeahyeah3003]

virdee wheres your front teeth gone lol

[@freddieclark]

Not too bigoted then.....

[@91drunkenmonkey]

Where is the immigrant now and where is the white man now

[@DC-wp6oj]

Thats a wrong thing to say. Hudds is a peaceful place for all compared to many other places. Dont need speak like yours to cause a stir. People of all backgrounds get along well. Lets leave it like that.

[@stankroenkeisthebestforars8652]

@@DC-wp6oj Shut the fuck up Britain is white.

[@jackimondfayimondraymond6170]

Pete, the Chelsea fan Britain is every colour that is fact mate.

[@zaanabarif2415]

@@stankroenkeisthebestforars8652 Lol can't expect owt else from a chelsea fan 😂 utter bollovks

[@mira3525]

@@stankroenkeisthebestforars8652 hopefully your daughters or sons will have mic race children then you will probably act your age

[@c4four132]

early propaganda film

[@n136h]

Presenter is such a typical, nothing to see here lefty. The mentality of these types never changes

[@ianwalsh9552]

Huddersfield is not my town any more it's a fookin joke I love my town fuck em off,

[@batman6621]

@@ianwalsh9552 whats a foooookin joke lmao