Tynemouth - Mid 1980s

[@heathbrowning34]

Loved seeing this. I still live here and this video took me right back to the mid 80’s. Wish I could go back in time!

[@Jeffybonbon]

Time passes so quickly we have to make the most of what we have now

[@submergedobjects]

These films are just great! Honest home movies of everyday life in the North East. Thank you for uploading.

[@ianmilstead]

That brought a lot of memories flooding back. Thank you for posting!

[@georgemorley1029]

God, the noise of that arcade machine at the end there. Every Sunday afternoon after we’d visited Gran in Byker that was the soundtrack to my young life, in the amusement arcade at the top of King Edward’s bay in Cullercoats. Brilliant footage. Historical video document, really, when you think about it.

[@brianmorrison9168]

Nice video, brings back some great memories . I remember ailing my model yacht on Tynemouth boating lake, then a few years later would hire rowing boats there too, during school lunch breaks. The pond today is covered in weeds, well it was the last time I looked

[@dianewray1867]

That's my (now deceased) step-mum at 1:34 minutes into the video, in the centre of the three ladies. Pearl Wray, and she used to meet up with friends in Tynemouth quite regularly.

[@dianewray1867]

@G G It was - also a shock as I didn't expect it of course. But so lovely to know she's on film and on line for the foreseeable future - more so as she worked for BBC TV so would have seen the funny side of this!

[@georgemorley1029]

Lovely to see she’s here and part of an historical document, which is really what I think this footage is.

[@Belta-kw2bm]

Wow that’s amazing what are the chances.. bless you and bless your step mam

[@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206]

God bless her .. My late Grandfather is on a video on here from 1973.. Seems so strange when you see a family member on one of these YT video's that was filmed long before YT even existed.. Kind regards

[@dianewray1867]

@@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206 Thank you so much for your kind words. x

[@michaelmorley9725]

Fantastic to see the Plaza again. Many happy memories of spending time there, such a shame when it burned down and was lost forever

[@EdenValleyAdventuresUK]

I used to work in the park house hotel when I was 16 and sail my boat on the small lake over the road from the Plaza, I am so glad I found your channel thanks.

[@1paultay]

I could swear that's my father's Mk1 Vauxhall Cavalier; he's always loved Tynemouth, and especially Long Sands. Can't quite decipher registration plate 1:10

[@1paultay]

Nice FSO Polski Fiat behind; my chemistry teacher had an estate version. I used to think all my teachers were Trots, they were always knocking around in commie cars 1:08

[@losedarkhorse]

That was our way of life.... simple but enjoyable

[@jacal4333]

A surprising amount of folk my age (19) don't even know the Plaza existed, hard to image what it would have been like when walking down longsands

[@catherinelopez4294]

Thankyou fort uploading life in Tynemouth back then. Lovely too see old films of our area. Watching from Northumberland.

[@eddypineddy5297]

Fantastic. Thank you for sharing!

[@harryl9yearsago788]

Thanks you so much for these

[@kevindunlop1045]

I was getting some serious Supergran flashbacks watching this :)

[@keithwhitfield5590]

Nice to see Tynemouth Lake not absolutely caked in bird mess. Great video

[@davidwilkie9935]

Brilliant, thanks for uploading

[@PrivateEye121]

Grand hotel was very much a luxury back then. Its still a beautiful part of our coastline.

[@MegaWayneD]

Love the Space Invaders towards the end!

[@georgemorley1029]

MegaWayneD Me too!

[@Glenn1967ful]

I know there was a lot of unemployment on Tyneside ar the time, but if you had a job or a good pension, the cost of living was so much lower nearly 40 years ago. My uncle bought a recently modernised flat near Northumberland Park in early 1985 for 13k, same downstairs flats go for at least 100k now. You could get a pint for 60 pence( £5 in some places now) and watch Newcastle play for £4( £40 now).

[@jonsmith8582]

Nova kit car at 2.45 , very popular in its day , based on a VW beetle , a real blast from the past !

[@leegallacher5114]

jon smith is this the car that appeared in the cannonball run II?? Daisy Duke and her pal acquired it before it broke down and they went on to finish the race in a tow truck!

[@braddazztravels6004]

Another great video 👍

[@nbamford03]

I think the Park Hotel still has the same carpets ....

[@projecttomcat]

Crazy that those kids will now be into their 40s

[@kamilpnarc8014]

During 1972 I swam at the beach of Tynemouth

[@AnthonyPatterson-qp7bx]

I spent my youth in this area

[@Eyeballpaul84]

When Britain was Britain

[@hallgos7319]

Agreed and no wonder very few people call Britain 'Great Britain' anymore.😞

[@harryl9yearsago788]

Yep

[@fuccasound3897]

Is that the same couple that visit farnham street in another video? They could have had their own TV series.

[@PhilBennett3D]

RIP Bonnie White Wonder (and probably half the people in this video) :(

[@Lat265]

It's grim up north....

[@samuelspoons3553]

I'm sure you see that VW at 3.43 in Front street still.

[@timsgtms1222]

Great to see vw nova

[@joebutlersnr7017]

No front street?

[@SignalStreamPro]

Btw good video

[@ZowieBBowie]

Too bad the lovely underground Victorian toilets at the top of the high street had to be filled in, anyone know if something can be done about this ? would make a great bar or just reverted back to useful toilets again.

[@tonymarran4077]

How wearherspoos has ch