Uxbridge (1960s)

[@robertp1947]

As an American air force sgt stationed at RAF Uxbridge in 1968-69 We had a small detachment of yanks there. I had some great times in the NAAFI and local pubs (Green Man,Railway Arms,White Horse and I think another by the name of 3bells or 3tons just outside the camp. I met and married my wife in Uxbridge (she was an aussie) and we remained married till she passed in 2010, that was 41years. We had a flat at 22Queens rd. Great memories of Uxbridge!! Thanks for the video

[@thelatenightgamer2624]

Rip

[@accordionworld]

I stayed for a time at 22,Queens Road In 1976/7. Opposite the tyre centre and next to an ice cream van parked to the side of the house.

[@EtonieE25]

@robertp You unfortunately wouldn’t recognise the place today and would probably shed a tear 😟 Those same little roads then are now gridlocked with cars and can take 30 minutes to do what once was a 30 second journey across town! And building, building everywhere you look and the average price of a home in 2021 is now £487,000!!! Anything REALLY nice is £1 million PLUS!!! 😳 l laugh as l write the word £MILLION + Do you remember or ever visited Northwood Hills which was just up the road? The houses there are now £Millions ( plural ) 😆 Most of us who lived there have had to move 60 miles or more north to the Midlands as we have been priced out the market of our home town!

[@MultiPurplemist]

My grandad Nixon said he used to have fights you the Americans, I wonder how true that was lol

[@2bzy2lyv]

That would be the Eight Bells top of the High Street opposite the bottom of Park Road & adjacent to St Andrews School where I went as a junior in 1959-1964. Mrs Alchin was the Headmistress & Mr Smith one of the more 'charismatic' teachers was fond of clouting wayward pupils round the ear. Those were the days.

[@richardash954]

Yes I grew up fishing at "The Old Mill" shown in this video and worked at Uxbridge Telephone Exchange in the 1960's, The pictures must have been taken from the roof in the latter stages of the clip. Bought a bike from Miles Motors in the 1960's so well a lot of yesterdays.

[@julianandkate]

Born and bred uxbridge we lived harefield road 116 in 60’s I remember the fakers beig made and the old pipe factory at the beginning of harefield road Went to school Whitehall and then the hermatage primary school then came to Australia 🇦🇺 in 1969 miss it a lot

[@mukeshvig174]

Thank you for stirring up beautiful memories. Do you know if the pic at 4.43 is close to Bridge Road, which is steps away from the foot bridge you climb to go to the Pavilions Mall? Thanks indeed 👍👍

[@neelghai]

The Old Mill, 2:40 producing Kings Mill bread. Now a gated development called Kings Island and the road is called Kings Mill Way

[@carmanbazza]

I worked at the Electro platers off the high street behind the now good yarn pub from 1977/1990. And the busses upto 2016, all changed now, Randall’s has gone like many other shops.

[@clipstone]

The street scenes look very Randall & Hopkirk. I'd date this 1968 or 9

[@MD-sl3he]

Randall and Hopkirk, now there's an awesome old series 👍

[@imranzazai7404]

Beautiful.

[@electoplater]

SATURDAY MORNING PICTURES 6 PENCE

[@talmadge1926]

1950's it cost a threepenny bit.

[@suewebb4920]

Was that St Andrews Church...? Not sure

[@bruvvamoff]

OMG look at the Odeon! Now a Fitness First.

[@ronnielong2407]

bruvvamoff is

[@Zauchi]

isn't this before it was at the fitness first place (or did they demolish the building and rebuilt the cinema in the same place?)

[@Beeza56]

Bought my first pair of Levi’s from Miller’s. Cost 39/6. 301’s with a popper, size 26 W. If only Levi’s were still made like that.

[@Oniontrololol]

Ah Uxbridge! The town where u can get arrested for singing gospel songs.

[@kentcyclist]

I loe that canal

[@23madberty]

Me too bro 💪💪💪💪

[@Δανιήλ-ψ8χ]

It’s a disgrace with what they have done to Uxbridge, totally ruined it.

[@_B.M_]

Who are 'they' and what has been ruined? If you're gonna write a comment, at least make sense and have a point!

[@Blank-km4qr]

Uxbridge is amazing only thing I think they messed up on was the Tesco’s and Tesco’s car park other than that great

[@a6703]

Yes I agree Hillingdon Council Planning of the 1960’s ruined Uxbridge demolishing so many old buildings to put a new road system in.

[@23madberty]

It was a shithole

[@snowbird5381]

@@_B.M_ Whoever bulldozed the historic buildings in order to replace them with a through-road and generic 1960s blocks.