Southwark Park 1967

[@Ihiggins]

Brilliant such gr8 memories,kids without adults were'nt allowed in the garden

[@danny_inwood_photography]

Wow. I remember the outdoor pool. The duck pond is now alot bigger as well

[@annhardy504]

Love this. Happy memories

[@mikemillen6403]

I would have been 14 then and spent all my days in the park and the whole summer in that pool even on colder days . We used to bunk in over that small wall near the cafe . On a hot day there was great cues just to get in . Happy days

[@modigbeowulf5482]

I was 5 at the time. I wonder where all those people went.

[@debrom4127]

Lovely to see

[@nickywilks7928]

Lovely days.

[@Xexsut]

Wow! Great memories!

[@nepehtynnel]

Brilliant! I was 10, and most likely there sonewhere. That water was freezing!

[@chris-rfs]

Grew up as a kid in this park...great memories.! Shame how people don't realise what an asset they have on their doorstep.

[@PatrickThomasLong]

Christopher, the pool water was always freezing cold, but still enjoyable. They used to post the water temperature on a chalk board that could be read as you waited in-line to enter ...... it never deterred us though :)

[@chris-rfs]

I recall the chalk board....and yes the water was freezing.😂 By the way i lived in Southwark Pk Rd at the Jamaica Rd end.👍

[@christinemo9622]

I grew up in Kirby Estate , right next to the park. In summer a van with a large screen would come round and show films for the children and there were sometimes a band playing on the bandstand. Back then the swings were still open and the tennis courts regularly used. The rose garden provided a quiet haven for older people and there was a paddling pond close by for the children. Such happy memories.

[@LizaRadley1]

11 seconds in are my mum & Dad and 2 older sisters....

[@Fundemental.paper.education]

As an 8 yr old it’s completely changed! Everything is different!

[@PatrickThomasLong]

I agree!

[@frankprice9386]

Happy days

[@uktruecrime]

fine days

[@stephenomara1109]

When London belonged to Londoners btw great music with the video

[@deedeee5156]

Translation:"when there were no disgusting blackies and brownies using the same spaces as the white aryan race." Yeah... OK Hitler.

[@JenniferElliott1]

@ 1:50 doesn't look like Southwark Park, it looks more like the end of Greenwich Park looking towards Blackheath.

[@PatrickThomasLong]

Jenny, it may not look like Southwark today, but believe me, it was Southwark in the 1960's. The pool (Lido) has since gone and I bet that the cafe/restaurant has gone too. The very end of the video reel is a very brief shot of Greenwich Park, near the Observatory.

[@JenniferElliott1]

@@PatrickThomasLong Yes I very much know what Southwark Park looks like today as I go there and walk my dog on nice days. :)

[@PatrickThomasLong]

@@JenniferElliott1 Sorry Jenny, I thought you were questioning the validity of the location.

[@JenniferElliott1]

@@PatrickThomasLong yes, I was but only the part at the end of the video really. It's fine. :)

[@johnt7665]

@@JenniferElliott1 Yeah, that final one second scene looks like Blackheath. But the rest is Southwark Park.