Luton & District - 1980's

1985 tv news about Luton v Millwall cup game riots, 1988 home movie 8mm footage of Dunstable, Hexton Village, Luton, Leighton Buzzard, Three Locks, Canal & Pub at Soulbury and Woburn Village, Abbey & Deer Park.
No copyright infringement is intended.

[@charlottedeaves946]

I was born and grew up in Luton. I remember my dad, having to visit marsh farm the day after the riots. He worked for the council for 25 years as a health inspector. We have all since moved away but I’m still proud to call it my hometown

[@mickbeeee]

I have to add another comment - This video is magnificent and it got better for me towards the end - I grew up in Leighton Buzzard and everything on this video meant so much to me. I'm going to watch it again - thanks

[@caravanodwc2296]

Living in Luton in the 70s and 80s were the decades to live .

[@jamisbillson4872]

caravan ODWC Exodus too. The football kits were better. As were the clothes. The music definitely was better. Or maybe we are dinosaurs?

[@jennyjohnson7751]

Born in 1965. Lived in Gilliam Street. Just opposite the railway station and round the block from Hightown. ❤️❤️❤️

[@ckghul4579]

To my surprise there’s footage of the street I grew up on amazing brings back memories amazing wouldve loved to see more

[@garysatellite6952]

Thank you . Very much

[@711honved]

A trip down memory lane. I remember so many of the local shops & landmarks. The only places that haven't changed are Hexton & Woburn. The shot of St. Mary's Church in Woburn is incorrectly captioned as Woburn Abbey.

[@peternagy-im4be]

Usually it's the villages that remain the same. I drove through Hexton recently and it's exactly as it was in this video.

[@NathanGibson-lx5yi]

Coming from Watford this seems like hell to me! I went to Luton watching Watford. Mixed memories I have to say! 😀

[@muhammadjamaal4876]

Omg I just wanted to see old video of Luton and this one came up and I recognised the Asian aunty. I showed her to mum and mum said yes I remember when it happened as we were residing at oak road which got away from the attacks. Omg memories how Luton was then mixed with all races. Beautiful

[@peternagy-im4be]

Luton is mixed with even more races now. Particularly Kashmiri Muslim people.

[@mickbeeee]

This is brilliant - thanks whoever put this up- A trip down memory lane for me. If only we had a time machine How did we let the country turn into the mess we see today ?

[@StanWeiner]

Amazing footage of Luton town

[@matthewson5924]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@williamkennedy5492]

I am so glad i left the place.

[@Reds786]

Albert Rd ..Russell Rise ..Newark Rd ...Arundel Rd...now on Kestrel Way Lewsey farm

[@ckahmed4693]

I wonder if there is any more footage from Douglas Road, I’d love to see that

[@malthusXIII-fo3ep]

@ 13-37...petrol station, petrol priced by the gallon...£1-67...about 36p per litre.

[@janetwestwood9194]

I miss the 70's & 80's... in good old Luton Town... Especially the night life... 🤔🤣😅😆👀

[@peternagy-im4be]

The 70's especially. The decline began in the 80's.

[@janetwestwood9194]

🚬💅🫦💨🍷✌️

[@paulallison2412]

A brief glimpse of Dunstable around the time I lived there. Great times! Be good if it wasn't so squashed and slowed down to normal speed if that's possible. But thanks all the same 👍

[@michaelminney7102]

Wow so lovely to see this

[@hughwalker5628]

I remember it well. I was sitting in traffic at Stuart Street as a bunch of chanting Milwall fans went by.

[@peternagy-im4be]

Fans? I would have gassed them all.

[@Reds786]

OH LUTON WE LOVE YOU ....

[@jennyjohnson7751]

Miss my times in Gilliam Street as a child. :(

[@TheWtfnonamez]

I am a Luton refugee who managed to turn his life around (by leaving) Luton made me appreciate that the Earth getting hit by a planet-killer asteroid might have some upsides.

[@peternagy-im4be]

The best thing that could happen to Luton is 500 million tonnes of wet cement poured over it and start again. I know it used to be a good place same can be said for many towns in the UK. The stench came from the East.....

[@TheWtfnonamez]

@@peternagy-im4be I would crowdfund the cement solution. What do you mean about "the East"?

[@peternagy-im4be]

@@TheWtfnonamez East Asia. Eastern Europe.

[@byteme9718]

When the colours changed, so did Luton. For the worse!

[@jamisbillson4872]

Tony Shaw and John Smith…the chairman of both clubs. One a toff the other from t’barnsley. They aren’t our people. Love Luton.

[@peternagy-im4be]

Luton used to be a great place. I repeat used to be.....

[@jamisbillson4872]

This is what Luton is about. Ultimate cultural ism. And I love it.

[@peternagy-im4be]

Why do you love it?

[@jamisbillson4872]

@@peternagy-im4be ‘cos I was a kid during these successful era for my team. I’m sure if I was a kid today I’d say the same in 40 years and people will say similar things. The football was better as far as the experience goes. Going to a game isn’t just about the football. It’s the life. And the atmosphere seems to me to have been better then than now.

[@peternagy-im4be]

The sky may be blue in many of the scenes here but the culture in Luton is brown.

[@NJ-pu4dt]

Nagy? That’s not a very Anglo-Saxon name.

[@weekendoffender44]

​@@NJ-pu4dtis hungayrian name

[@lasakau272]

Yeah and the fuckers who caused the riot was white

[@peternagy-im4be]

This was when the decline began. The 80's. Conservative misrule and the decline of certain industry. A rise in anti social behaviour. The 50's through to the 70's saw the best of times for all ages.

[@davewestwood3499]

effing concrete 6.30

[@user-dr2yc1de9e]

When Vaxhall pull out of Luton it was the death of the town.