St Austell Cornwall England 1970's old cine film 112

Cine film from the early 1970's of St Austell in Cornwall England also driving out towards Lostwithiel.
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[@andromedasmascot]

And they call it progress….. I think we were better off with the St Austell of the 70s than what we have today. Thank you for posting a good reminder.

[@LaurelCanyon1969]

In the 70s, everyone moaned about Aylmer Square and said it was an eyesore.

[@stephentrudgeon2646]

St austell of 2020 is overrun with druggies and downbeats, a shame as it used to be a thriving town, double out!

[@jaysonflesher8666]

I currently live in St. Austell and watching this has helped me to see how much the town centre has changed I won't say it is all for the better thank you for posting this

[@afganno3385]

looks better back then

[@thebeardedwunderer1503]

You couldn’t say it’s changed for the better unless your a liar! Lol but time n tide wait for no man.

[@andysims4906]

Went there about 3 months ago . Unlike in this great video it’s just a dump . We didn’t even feel safe . What’s gone wrong.

[@p.j.r4681]

This is not St Austell. It’s not raining and all the people are thin.

[@mrman4645]

Wonderful to see it then

[@rorysmith9382]

Super old video.

[@PeterTylor]

As a church musician from this area, I was interested to see the "organ restoration appeal" board outside Holy Trinity Church. It seems (according to an account of the building's history available in the church for visitors to read) that the decision to restore the organ was made in 1970, whilst the National Pipe Organ Register gives the date of the rebuild as 1973 - which nicely corroborates the date you give for the footage. In any case, it dates from a few years before my time (my memories of the town begin in the early 1980s), but quite a lot seems to have changed even in the ten years or so after it was taken. Thank you, Geoff, for making it available for us all to see!

[@Marty-hu7rw]

Wow thanks, great footage of Cornwall in the early 70s before pvc ,the cars ect ,a time capsule ,loved it .

[@Aperturespacecore-3A]

and it’s all gone to bloody waste

[@stevefraser7605]

I think the boy with the mullet at 1 min 40 secs is me.. Thanks...

[@thisisnotmyname4970]

Having lived here for the past 10 years what the fuck went wrong 😂

[@LaurelCanyon1969]

Ask Steve Double

[@Knapweed]

Wow! Snozzle in potato vision; it doesn't get more nostalgic than that. Thanks for collecting these old movies and for uploading.

[@martinday4457]

Aylmer Square lives large in my childhood. I moved to St Austell as a youngster from Lincolnshire (1974) . The Wimpy burger bar in particular (I had an aunt who worked there). Sadly my parents moved to Wiltshire in 79 and my visits to St Austell were seldom.Thank you for this ,it has bought it all back.

[@CelticSaint]

And St Blazey/Lostwithiel. Nice little movie. Thanks.

[@terminallyinquisitive1731]

Before the first supermarket (Tesco) was built - after alot of opposition from local retailers. Remember going to the Odeon cinema in Aylmer Square on Saturday mornings - kids club with cartoons and westerns.

[@alansmith72]

I see you drove through St Blazey as well. Shame you couldn't make out my grandfather's shop. It would have been 'Smith Bros' then. Thanks for sharing.

[@clarelouisedavies1894]

Aaaah the good old times lol 😝

[@ggnat]

Was a great place to live with great family and great friends , this brought back some lovely memory's.

[@MrModelworx]

Great bit of film Geoff, slightly before my time (I wasn't born till 1977) but I remember a lot if it very well, shame there wasn't more film of the driving

[@carlyonbay45]

This film looks more like early 80's ...there is a glimpse of the Film centre cinema in this film and the cinema was taken over in 1978 and the masonry of the exterior was covered in corrugated metal- just like it is in this film ...so it dosent seem likely this was in the 1970's - it must be 1980's

[@LaurelCanyon1969]

It's definitely 70s, you can tell by the cars. Also when he drives through St Blazey, the Rainbow Rooms has its previous name.

[@virgil7100]

Time, like the wind, goes hurrying by 🧭