Paul's U.K.: "Stockport" in 2000.

[@dianeshanley8021]

Just watched this video hoping to see someone I know, to my surprise my mum came into shot all wrapped up shopping with her trolley. Very poignant as it’s her birthday today and this should have been her 100th birthday. 🥰. Mum died in 2008. Thank you for sharing with me this unforgettable snapshot of her shopping in the indoor market hall. 👏👏

[@paulgleave9855]

Happy to do it, Diane. Video is worth it’s weight in gold when it can bring things like this to people . It’s the closest thing we have to a time machine. Cheers.

[@patriciacollier128]

That's so lovely she was captured on film, God bless x

[@YouTuber29911]

I was looking for my dad he used to clean most of the shops windows, he would carry his ladders all over stockpot, edgeley, Cheadle areas including a lot of the pubs ❤️ lovely you saw your mum ☺️💐❤️ xxx

[@CarolMaddocks]

Great Video. I wish that they still had the outdoor market. I'm watching this in 2024.

[@CarolMaddocks]

So lovely that you seen your mum.

[@stockportbrits]

2000 was the year I moved to the US with my soon to be American wife. I still miss my friends and walking to the pub on a Friday night and I will always be a Stockport kid. I used to live in Offerton and I've walked hundreds of times the path that this film takes....very hard on my emotions right now Anyway...hope to get back soon to enjoy a beer or two in the Gardeners Arms in Offerton. Cheers all. JRB Canton, Texas

[@gohumberto]

We probably passed each other at the Bar.

[@stockportsupplements4036]

Thank you for this great video . I lost my nana last year , i came across this video a few months after and to my suprise I see my nan shopping in the market ! Amazing and means the world . Thank you

[@paulgleave9855]

Thanks for that. I always hope that someone will discover someone/something of importance to them in these home videos that I post. Cheers.

[@keithwatkins3216]

same here amazing video of old stockport luv it

[@hovermotion]

wow that is so nice to see someone found one of there family on this vid...

[@gohumberto]

Thanks for posting. I was born in Stockport in 1962 and moved South in 1989 so, mathematically, I'm a southerner (Just kidding ..No Chance) Stockport is, and will always be, "home" though. My home turf was Offerton/Heavily (Finger Post, Emmigration, Gardners, The Strawberry Gardens). My Stockport haunts were the Manchester Arms and the Bakers Vaults. I can probably still walk from Offerton to the Market blindfolded. Hopefully the developments I've seen on KZbin will put some life into the Market and Underbanks. Such amazing locations, that would be the hub for great bars and restaurants in a wealthier town. I now live in South West France and planning one last nostalgic trip "home", to visit as many old pubs as possible (if they are still standing).

[@fupamongoopa640]

I used to go to the markets with my Dad in the 90's. I loved heading into Stockport back then. There were some really interesting shops. Then when i became an older teenager in 2000 i'd head to the clubs at Grand Central (i've forgotten what they were called). Left the UK in 2003 and haven't been back.

[@davidmolyneux7284]

Watching that made me sad but happy at the same time. Sad as its no longer like this and happy I got to see it all again. I'm only 39 but seeing that was great. Some great shops I used to go as a teenager

[@jeepsthetimebandit]

2000 seems like yesterday to me but watching this makes it seem like a lifetime ago. No more outdoor market, barely any shops worth spending money at in the indoor market. Lots of those shops have disappeared now. The pub on the fish brew has gone. My friends parents had that pub in the 80s. I'm sure it was called something like Hole In The Wall. That doesn't sound quite right though. Can anyone remind me what it was called please 😊

[@thatsbigdave]

Remember all this very well use to go with my gran and grandad every saturday shopping into Stockport, now there is hardly nothing there, more of a ghost town. Brilliant video brought back some great memories thank you

[@XxCherylCravenXx]

MY GOD THE MEMORIES! I was 10 years old at the time just moved to Hazel Grove from Great Moor and life was still so sweet. 5-10 years later we were about to tear that shit right up! Good ole teenage years. Never again and all over again at the same time!

[@deborahnessbert1891]

Love these days, shopping with my mum, miss her so much 😢😢😢

[@stevebuckley2429]

Born in Heaton Norris a long time ago ,an easy walk down Wellington Toad to the town centre ,loved the market .Left 50 years ago but i could still find my way around.

[@TheSupersam67]

What a stroll down memory lane! It's changed so much now, I was just there a few weeks back. Thank you for sharing.

[@andrewdavidh]

Really? Majority of it looks exactly the same to me. The centre of Stockport has been in serious need of redevelopment for years now.

[@kylebewley7790]

When i was kid, i used to run off all the time from home, stockport town centre was my playground. Its pretty surreal seeing it how it was back then. Im 30 now.

[@-DG-MEDIA]

hi i am 38, lived in stockport since i was 9 years old it has changed a lot over the years, its pretty much a ghost town now stockport centre 🤣

[@woodentie8815]

Looked for my late Mam - she was always bobbing about the town - but didn't spot her. Great record of a moment in time of my (slightly grubby) home town.

[@kartwheelkarl]

Blimey Paul! That brought back some memories! Thank you so much.

[@gilliandanby8547]

Born in Stockport 1958, left in 77 to get married, never lived there since. Go back sometimes as still have family there. This reminds me of Stockport when I was growing up. I used to have a Saturday job on the market. Oh Memories.. how time flies....

[@emiliofernandez7117]

Time sure does fly

[@rickrennyoneill]

Was going to say wow going back in time, but actually nearly 20 years on Stockport looks pretty much the same. Which speaks volumes. Major redevelopment needed.

[@jamiebutterworth3576]

My dad is a civil engineer and believe it or not he said the councils are having big plans for stockport in the next few years

[@chilldude30]

@@jamiebutterworth3576 me dad works for Stockport Council too. Says the same

[@jamiebutterworth3576]

@@chilldude30 👍🏼

[@SexyxSeds]

New bus station getting implemented with a rooftop garden, new apartments, new shops are coming in and red rock opened a couple of years ago with the new gym

[@CarolMaddocks]

Great Memories. Lot's of People and atmosphere.

[@frankletterbox979]

absolutely loved this video, beautiful shots CHEERS!!!!

[@lordsmobile4692]

10:17 wow! I remember this ASDA, I was living in Stockport from 1988 to 1993, My parents were working there, we are from Russia

[@lammy1234567890]

Does anyone remember a shop on the A6 opposite McDonald's roughly with a sign that said "COAL The Fuel Of The Future". Must have been there until the mid 90s.

[@hovermotion]

Great vid...so many shops and banks have gone for good since this vid...

[@patriciamackinlay6495]

so sad to see how the market has died away,all those stalls and bargains gone gone away xx2021

[@gillianbroad9014]

I grew up in reddish live in leigh now near Wigan x I remember going on the market every sat with my mum x she always bought me an outfit for my barbie doll there was a stall what sold dolls outfit x also does anyone remember mathers pet shop we got our dog from there x

[@philoffhistree]

this looks so old but i was 30 back then, i grew up in stockport so might even be in one of these shots

[@louisrose7024]

Wow, takes me back a bit . Brilliant

[@undercovercameras]

its changed quite a bit in such a short time '' just wondering how many people in this short clip are no longer with us

[@c.f.apollyon1147]

@12:34 - hubba hubba...nice catch dude. lolz Levity aside, great video. The sounds are awesome.

[@janemaloney2323]

Brilliant Thanks Paul just as I remember it

[@joew173]

Used to be a really good night out in Stockport, had many good nights in the club and bars up near the cinema. All gone now, such a shame. Redrock is a welcome addition but more needs to be done

[@NottusRetep]

Hi Joe. As well as the nightclubs near the cinemas. You may be referring to one I think was called "dungeons " did you ever go to a disco on the other side of stocky near where sainsburys is now. I remember it was called rats. But became a Great club in the very early 80s renamed "Rumours" does that ring a bell?

[@stevieblueboy2748]

Thank you for this. I was looking for my mum and think I may have seen her in this. Thank you so much x

[@paulgleave9855]

You’re welcome. 👍

[@richardstopford2700]

Great vid I grew up in Melbourne came back to Blighty 1977. Joined the RN married a girl from Stockport ,Live about 4 miles away now in Haughtongreen, Denton. Know all the places and the pubs lol

[@amsmith123]

Didn't they film the movie 'Yanks' w/Richard Gere there in the late 70s? This brought back memories from the early '80s when I worked at the Merseyway Food Market & played snooker at that club by the railway arches, haven't been there since, is it still like this today? Been Stateside for 33yrs now, presently in Naples, FL.

[@jaybowden2658]

Apparently it was filmed all over what is now Greater Manchester, with some scenes in Glossop

[@stevenairey3818]

The building with Thorpes super cycle centre is where I live now

[@forevermancc]

Wow I searched Stockport in 2000 and this came up! I was born in 1999 grew up in Romiley. Love Stockport shame about the market it used to be so lively wow!

[@WittyMick03]

Not sure why this makes me feel so nostalgic when I wouldn't be born for another 3 years and I still live in Stockport which still looks pretty much identical to how it did in 2000

[@leosheldon9725]

Hi michael

[@WittyMick03]

@@leosheldon9725 Hi Leo

[@jayjones5698]

My Mum is walking through the market place in this. Lost her 5 years later. So wish I was with her on this day.

[@paulgleave9855]

Glad you saw her. You are the second person to comment that you’ve seen a lost family member in this video.

[@jayjones5698]

Thankyou for making this film. I love to watch it when I miss her.

[@Stop..carry-on]

24:11 the Unmistakeable sound of a mk5 di transit at idol

[@Thursdaym2]

Memories of the indoor market. As a kid, used to like the stall selling tiny chickens. Bet Stockport is noisy these days with aircraft passing over low every few minutes.

[@techtinkerin]

Great vid, absolutely time traveling!! Trying to spot anyone I know ❤️😊

[@Jez3050]

Thank you so much for this video Paul. It brought back many happy memories for me. Pity that 90% of the shops have now closed and we don't have an outdoor market anymore, although they still put the "best small market" sign out on market days. Historical Market?.... they are joking. I totally agree with your remarks about the River Mersey. It's always been a disgrace and now with the new development and opening up the river they are going to have to do something about the mess and stink. I for one don't fancy sitting by the side of it having a drink and something to eat. This Council needs shooting!

[@philoffhistree]

my sister used to work at that direct fish on the cobbled hill

[@mickeymunkchunk4512]

The English flag has flown over St Mary's church for as long as I can remember, have you noticed it was taken down about 4 months ago, I wonder why ?

[@rickrennyoneill]

Probably deemed racist nowadays

[@simonwetton9809]

The English Society once headed by (maybe still is) no other than John England provided the last flag,going to see if we c an get a new one doesn't look right without !

[@mickeymunkchunk4512]

@@simonwetton9809 When the flag was flying it told me weather i need to put a coat on, i could see it from my window.

[@simonwetton9809]

Yes I'll see if I can get the ball rolling and contact John,stay safe and enjoy the sun Mickey

[@mickeymunkchunk4512]

@@simonwetton9809 Please let me know how you get on, thanks.

[@seanwilson8675]

God I miss this Stockport...

[@freddymakara2555]

You and me both buddy

[@SeanJepson7]

Yeah. I miss this world in general.

[@hermanthetosser4219]

Now sadly took over by mohammed kebabs and balil Turkish barbers

[@caileyd13]

It’s like going in a time machine... Stockport has not changed a bit tho 😂

[@MatthewCyUK]

What months was this? Looks like Feb or possibly March. I met a my first girlfriend, from Cheadle in Stockport in March this year and discovered many of these places (would move there many years later with my now wife). Nice times.

[@MatthewCyUK]

The fact Mersey Way was still the same 22-23 years on (they've amended bits of it in the last couple of years) is a horrible indictments of Stockport Council.

[@craig5066]

It’s nice to see a full view of Stockport’s ’ICONIC VIADUCT’ because now they seem hell bent on blocking its full outline by putting up tower blocks in front of it. I’m all for progression but not at the cost of spoiling an iconic view.

[@TheSupersam67]

PS, sadly, you're so right about that river! ☹️

[@stephenhardy2837]

I miss Stockport being like this.

[@mightyalbert1470]

I was born in 2007 and I have to admit Stockport has changed apart from the inside of market hall that hasn’t changed a bit

[@WittyMick03]

it's barely changed at all?

[@kq8499]

Even then it was going like a ghost town but its far worse now. Completely dead. My dear grandad (stockport born and bread) would turn in his grave if he could see the state of it now ...really sad

[@emiliofernandez7117]

I agree it’s so dead now. Small towns across the world are being left for dead and driven out by massive corps

[@jaybowden2658]

@@emiliofernandez7117this is what happens when you become ‘Greater Manchester’ - all the money goes into Manchester now instead

[@kq8499]

5:57you can still see what looks like the remnants of the old gas towers where Matalan is today !

[@leehargreaves7473]

"Famous Stockport Markets". Famous where? Looks like this was shot in 1961 not 2000.

[@Mrbimdrummer]

I had a stall on that market. I lasted about two weeks as the established stall holders made my life hell.

[@twitchygiraffe4636]

A combination of the smoking ban in 2007, shopping on the net and the council taking back handers to put shit in the town centre no one wants is what will be the end of stockport!!!!

[@mikeroberts942]

You wouldn't think this is nearly a quarter of a century ago! No Facebook, Instagram or twitter. The internet was just getting started proper, Simpler times.

[@falvalisious]

from a pub to cash converters

[@raiseyourworld5324]

I thought Susan Smart closed way before 2000

[@paulrobinson7881]

you would be shocked now totally different now

[@freddymakara2555]

I miss living here :(

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

lovely

[@user-or7nv3uq4f]

blame the big companies pushing out smaller businesses

[@Velaxity]

When Stockport was great.. No market anymore really.. Edit: it also stinks because of the infested river running through it.

[@twitchygiraffe4636]

We've only got blossoms success left to be proud about! And ironically that happens just as all the pubs that originally put bands on shut down? So it must've been the necessity of having to play bars in manchester that got them noticed!!!!

[@barricadeish]

24years ago and Stockport MBC are still polishing turds☮️☮️

[@neilalcock9753]

town center and market was best in the 80z

[@SurRon_OffRoad]

online shopping is the devil

[@teddyaldridge7871]

Hasn’t changed a bit and it’s 2023!😂😂😂😂😂

[@addster7953]

Good video, brought back a lot of memories. But wow, what a depressing place !!!! 😂

[@hermanthetosser4219]

Where all da illegal immigrants and kebab shops and turkish barbers. . All just white ppl here .. i thought this was black country u get me fam

[@bruceleedragonofjadeblinds1196]

Best in 70 s 80z now its wrecked business shop s shut should of kept Stockport how it was back.in 80s to dear to run shops

[@slimofbonar1978]

Couldn't see anyone I knew

[@robertgregson9333]

I went to school with the owner of the direct fish shop son he is still a fish monger

[@mickeymunkchunk4512]

Soon to become STOCKPORTISTAN.

[@mickeymunkchunk4512]

Rozer Sandhu Not racist, just the truth.

[@dinkdankdoo3035]

Always Inbredistan

[@JPlokford]

@@mickeymunkchunk4512 No, it's racist.

[@hermanthetosser4219]

Oh glorious days ahead, when finally takeover inshallah... we will spare your leftwing men to be our slave but those against turn into kebab oh ho ho he he he

[@cfgdfa]

I miss burger king

[@ej9678]

Still a dump today

[@WittyMick03]

Yup

[@pgaquigz1125]

What happened to Stockport? Did it used to be a booming city?

[@davidfarrow5357]

@@pgaquigz1125 It was never a city, just a town. The market is now a mere shadow of what it was, I remember how busy it was on a Saturday, sadly not anymore.

[@enthusiastisch1922]

Much better now.

[@dinkdankdoo3035]

Shitport.