walking around Bolton's depressing high street!

[@honestplaces]

the strangest of towns! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3fLpWdpjKx4bZIsi=CqNgeHz46C2upOZf

[@karinlawrence6500]

The steeplejack is looking down upon his beloved town - there's little left now, dear Fred, but there's enough to make you weep.

[@christopher9727]

..... Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@intelligenceofacertainkind]

😂😂😂

[@cactusthomas914]

There's that many boarded up shops there, the window cleaner's got a fu**in sander.

[@ShaunDevine-e46697]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kevindrinkell9729]

It's still a good night out at the weekend but poor for shopping.That big building at 6.30 was Marks and Spencer who have now left the town centre.Middle class types who shopped there are now travelling to Bury or Chorley.Smaller towns with better shopping.

[@markperuzzi5055]

Very sad to see the decline in most of our towns and cities now

[@honestplaces]

True

[@liam5382]

Because no one has any money to spend after paying their rent

[@justmarty2619]

There are no more 'centres' because that is where people used to interact, freely communicate and get closer than 2 metres, just saying

[@Kotetsu_T_Kaburagi]

What happened to Bolton? I used to live near there as a kid, 20 years ago, it wasn't the prettiest and had its quota of chavs but it was still a buzzing place to hang out. Thanks for this video, shows how time, and maybe demographics, always change.

[@honestplaces]

I still think it is an ok town to hang out....but it has changed abit for the worse. Shame as it was bangin in the day!

[@AdcrofromTikTok]

I moved to Bolton 18 years ago and it was pretty great back then, but the speed at which it’s slid downhill into being the decrepit shadow of its former self is harrowing. The food and drink festival every year is the best in the country, but aside that they need to think about making rents lower and parking free, otherwise everyone will just go to Middlebrook Retail Park, which has all the big names of shops and restaurants, plus a cinema, transport links, bowling, and free parking.

[@MrDirkles]

If it's any consolation it's the same decline as everywhere else

[@christopher9727]

...... Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@grahampollitt1548]

My old aunts moved away in 2011 to SW Scotland from Bromley Cross. The remaining one often speaks fondly of Bolton. The reality now may be very different.

[@liamjohnson7887]

​@grahampollitt1548 Bromley Cross is a lovely part of Bolton. Nicely away from the town centre.

[@geebee6737]

Bolton in the 60's and 70's was one of Lancashire's finest market towns. Once boundary's were moved and we became part of Gt Manchester the rot set in and 50 years later it's still a dumping ground and druggie paradise. You innocently walked over at least 3 underground toilet locations....Nelson Square , the Market Hall and one that used to be next to a bank in the Town Hall Square.... History can be both amazing and sad 😢

[@Alan_GA]

If Bolton was still part of Lancashire the decline would have been inevitable. And yes I live in a part of Northern Manchester that was part of Lancashire. The decline witnessed in almost all Northern "satellite" towns was coming. Local authorities are plain and simple inept plus successive governments that don't give a doss about the North.

[@devout666]

Looks like The Smiths video when Morrissey is walking round a boarded up Salford estate. Kin ell.

[@gtd65]

I was in the local Poundstretcher in Galashiels yesterday, many of the items are 50 to 100% more expensive, than the identical items in Home Bargains or Farmfoods.

[@richardhewer335]

Council Town parking charges didn't help high street health. And did little to reduce parking congestion either. Cost more in fees to nip to my local town than the stuff I was buying. So I eventually got out of the habit of going.

[@honestplaces]

Same in alot of places

[@abc33944]

This like many towns in the U.K. is due to Car parking charges .. over zealous. Parking wardens .. internet shopping Brain dead councils

[@TheNeeklus]

I lived there for about ten years from 2000 onwards, first studying at uni (originally the Bolton Institute), then working at HMV. I lived literally around the corner from where this video starts. This is so sad to watch.

[@Chrisallengallery]

Used to go to Bolton’s Water Place very often as a kid. Shame that got shut down

[@honestplaces]

What was that?

[@Chrisallengallery]

@@honestplaces Just a water park with Rubber Dinghy Rapids, Bro!

[@honestplaces]

@@Chrisallengallery i thought that.....just wanted to make sure 🤣

[@Alf-Garnish]

Its that bad, even the ethnics dream of being back in pakistan

[@GordyJT]

They need to make the centre smaller. Maybe they should try what Barcelona did. Level an entire block and replace it with a park with a bandstand in the middle. Gives people something worth going to that’s not a shop.

[@honestplaces]

Not a bad idea that. Do need to visit Barcelona!

[@Richard-pu5nq]

Sorry but yet can't polish a turd...like all over we R now sitting back n watching r great country turning into islam

[@intelligenceofacertainkind]

Over capacity of retail and commercial. Will never come back. Agree they need to demolish and make smaller. I'd flatten to make a few large free car parks and some green space. Very little greenery in Bolton centre. The dereliction deters people and investment.

[@liamjohnson7887]

You can put lipstick on a pig, but it will still charge you for parking and beg you for change.

[@johnatkinson7479]

Same tale as many towns..i used to have nights out there in late 90s, it was really decent

[@honestplaces]

Yeh i still think a night out there looks top!

[@jackal5lay3r60]

elephant and castle is a nice pub fairly quiet but food is good and drinks are good for the price

[@honestplaces]

Can't beat decent prices!

[@briwire138]

Out of town retail had a massive effect, especially the Middlebrook one at Horwich. The centre now, is too spread out. Needs concentrating in a smaller area.

[@missmuffet3874]

Such a shame, but it’s just like the rest of the towns up and down the UK. Used to go to college in Bolton, there used to be some smashing pub and clubs in the 90s and the shops were good too.

[@ianfitton272]

Born and bread in Bolton, moved to Salford, Manchester in my early 20s. Eventually moved to Thailand when 40 years old. The county I loved doesn't exist anymore!!

[@bushwhackeddos.2703]

It’s our strength.

[@mohillipsgoogle]

3:21 that row of huts used to have a pizza shop there. I used to get one after we’d been to Bolton Waterplace. Anyone remember this?

[@bernardcarthy2365]

Bella pizza, 7" cheese and tomato for a quid, proper decent as well

[@gemiman5734]

Ya right about MU getting battered. Last time I went to Bolton was as a full-time student in 1981, Bolton Metropolitan College on Manchester Road , and the pub across the road, where some of us went in our dinner hour, which had a "free" juke box. A pint of Strongbow cost about 60p.The pub's gone now and the college got demolished to make way for a housing development. The college reminded me of the "Fame" building from the TV series it also had a cranky old lift with a metal wrought iron gate that you had to pull across,lol

[@brianpotter4698]

Since it’s been a dumping ground for asylum seekers, the town is ruined

[@LdevArt]

typical racist nonsense. asylum seekers didnt create record high prices for gas,electricity,council tax, food,petrol and diesel. thats what ruined the town centre-people cant afford to go out and spend money as often as they used to do.

[@glizzy2911]

@@LdevArtright!! Most just want to work & rebuild their lives.. the crack users are the problem

[@markbaxter8003]

Lived in Bolton all my life I knew it’d gone to the dogs but watching this really brings it home just how bad our once beautiful town centre has become sad😢

[@pauljones7192]

That was good when you said the elephant & Castle in there on a Saturday watch United get batterd as usual

[@honestplaces]

Not on Sunday though! 👍

[@sihop9220]

Lot of non natives in that market thought you had stepped thru a worm hole and reappeared in Mumbai for a minute there.

[@mvl9591]

Sad to hear this, one of my great grandfathers was from Bolton. Six degrees of separation.😂

[@brendanbishop3684]

If you can look past some boarded up buildings, it's great night out, probably busier last weekend of the month like most places, the town hall and crescent behind it is some great architecture, used constantly for filming itv dramas.

[@PaulaXism]

It's in a lot of films too.. Sherlock Holmes comes to mind recently

[@missmuffet3874]

The old fine buildings are due to wealth of the former textile industry which Bolton was built on.

[@ebrahim_al_mutawa]

Looks like Bolton Wanderers weren’t the only thing that went downhill in the past 2 decades. Sad really.

[@AndrewMurray-u9l]

That’s like paisley in close proximity to Glasgow but full of former industrial decline & cheaper rents and rates & properties to buy it’s just gotten worse & worse even the McDonald’s in the high st shut down 😢

[@muffinman2889]

Glasgow not much better 😮town fulla shut up shops,pubs,clubs,restaurants.

[@peterhoward8727]

The Balmoral before the smoking ban, you'd be hard push to find a busier pub.

[@hdng1984]

Ironically The Market Hall, which, when refurbished, everyone kicked off about, is actually the nicest part of the town these days. The humongous space behind you at the beginning used to be the college where I went. Fucking great times they were. The town I used to be so proud of is an absolute travesty now. It's too far gone to be rescued either

[@honestplaces]

Market hall is decent! Did you enjoy the nightlife?

[@hdng1984]

@@honestplaces I did! Although I was always into alternative music so I never liked the bradshawgate scene. Back in the day, I went to The Alma (behind you at 0:24), what used to be The Varsity (to your left at 06:16), Dog & Partridge (RIP, used to be near 2:02), Kico (used to be behind you at 4:19) and then Hawthorns (closest you got was 2:38, but it was out of town). We're talking like 20 years ago now, but I had some amazing times in Bolton after hours :D

[@honestplaces]

@@hdng1984 that alma looks sick! That hawthorns looks abit more upper class. Deffo not short of places to go!

[@justjacqueline2004]

Yet the price of houses in the North West of England are strong!

[@intelligenceofacertainkind]

That's only because there's a terrible housing shortage caused by open border mass immigration from third world countries and a complete lack of new housing. It's not because the economy is strong. It's an artificial situation.

[@aaronhounsome8954]

I prefer it when ya going pub and have beer, but I understand you like to check out the towns and city and there heritage.

[@honestplaces]

Trying to take it easy

[@DS-od1kb]

Walk into Grimsby town centre. Magazine shop closed which is your starter. Poundland closed. Main menu. Entry into shopping centre everything closed. Seriously that town is dead.

[@honestplaces]

Bad that 🤣

[@plodstep9639]

Of all the northern provincial towns that you’ve documented, which are the top 5 in your opinion?

[@honestplaces]

Good question.....probs Bolton 👍

[@GaryWaltonthebigwobbleorg]

I'm a Leeds lad, I do enjoy your travels! I live in Amsterdam now, when are you coming here?

[@honestplaces]

Cheers pal.....amsterdam seems too expensive for me 😭

[@1gerard47]

Looks like most places in Britain is THE WAY OUT.

[@IvorGrumble]

It has, like many towns in the Midlands, suffered 'white flight'.

[@jakeswallow877]

I wanna know your opinions on the new renovation of Barnsley Town Centre

[@t8br00k36]

Come to Kerry

[@steviet3880]

love you go st Helens mate you would enter and look for the quickest exit out of there

[@OliviaApple-hf8ig]

I've never been and i'm not in a rush to. But i guess people from there have plenty to enjoy.

[@honestplaces]

It wasn't too bad. I'd deffo go there for beers 🍺

[@OliviaApple-hf8ig]

You could do Salford next. The quays and there has been massive development on Chaple street.@@honestplaces

[@siKnowleschannel69]

Pre 2000 Bolton was heaving, every shop was open, the markets were packed and lots of pubs. Used to cue up for an hour just to get into the nightclubs.

[@honestplaces]

@@siKnowleschannel69 yeh i heard that! Was the place to be!

[@GaryWaltonthebigwobbleorg]

Depends where you go of course!

[@johnbirch6365]

Good video but can't believe you walked past the 3rd oldest pub in England and never said a word 😭🙏🍺

[@JohnLees-b1q]

Bolton will rise again just need time and money to develop and bolton will thrive 😊

[@michellepye5948]

Why the fk come to a place e to screw the reputation. Despite closed buildings, this has to happen for future development which has now been assigned. Bet you don't come back then, when it's happened though will ya???

[@honestplaces]

Nah

[@laverdajota8089]

A lot of these empty old buildings could be set a up with camp beds on the floors with a soup kitchen on hand , we could house the migrants in them .Then the hotels that are been used for migrants could be used for the genuine Uk homeless

[@samedwards6801]

Had to stop in Bolton on Thursday last week - see some fella try to fight a pigeon at about 11.30.. All of a sudden, I felt the need to go back to the train station.

[@hellworld3000]

u r ghey

[@belgrader6858]

7:15 lol

[@stevebandit1964]

If we think about it its an absolute disgrace that there are any boarded up buildings in any high street anywhere ! 😮

[@yatesy117]

Should be turned into community centres or temporary housing for the homeless no excuse for boarded up buildings

[@booiebowers]

Come to Suffolk bro. I’ll shout you a pint 🍺

[@reggie933]

Pound stretcher has moved to a new building, not closed.

[@Roberta-anne]

Sad. The state of the place. Doesn't anyone care - some of the architecture is nice, obviously from a bygone and better time. Depressing to see the decay in England. Does the government not invest in its towns and cities any more. Nice that it has got the old cobblestones; could still be a nice place if some money was spent. Church is nice and I hope it is still used. Later parts of the video looked a bit better.

[@eileenlocke7877]

Very sad 😞

[@johnslattery6194]

Never been to Bolton but it looks massive more a City than a Town

[@liamjohnson7887]

One of the biggest towns in the country unless I'm mistaken.

[@peterwallwork4778]

Even in the 70s you had to wipe your feet after leaving most of the pubs what a hole.

[@eileenlocke7877]

My son lives there

[@puppets.and.muppets]

mmm........... for some strange reason, bolton house prices are the highest ever in uk history ?

[@andyb270267]

Bolton has always been about north vs south. The hilly north, with the adjacent west pennines, is beautiful, the south is the dingy cheap industrial area. Take what you can afford. I came from the north, had to move to the south because of finances.

[@danieloliver4558]

That's my town. It was actually even worse 3/4 years ago

[@ant5963]

prices are far froim cheap lol thats why half the shops are shut they cannot afford the rent

[@honestplaces]

100%

[@samjoseph420]

And people can’t afford to buy what they are selling.

[@dissyduster]

I wish the king would get his money out and give it a start again.how is that ever going to get better,sad,,

[@opheliagrove666]

Bolton is Sad , grim and almost dead .

[@kellymcmahon1468]

No wonder Peter kay pissed off 😂

[@mrpopenfresh]

Blue building is a pool

[@KevinP-y7k]

Same all over the country... These empty shops should be converted into refugee's housing ❤

[@ToLateToTrifecta]

Really?

[@unusedsub3003]

Living in the UK must be like living in a gulag 💀💀💀

[@robwood8331]

The Jewk

[@unusedsub3003]

@@robwood8331 Take off the k and you’ve just named your problem 😉

[@WhackMcStuff]

Siri, play My Way by Frank Sinatra

[@JTR...]

England looks really bad :(

[@vinmac24]

When was it ever on the up? 😂

[@alexsmart3844]

Best place around Bolton always filming tv series peaky blinders always being filmed here and all the top series

[@Richard-pu5nq]

Bolton Wakefield Leeds Rotherham Oldham Manchester n now Liverpool...we all know VOTE REFORM for yer kids n grandkids

[@ivarssulcs4797]

Do a night walk , if your frightened i can help

[@honestplaces]

Too scared

[@JamesMuff-m6h]

🤭🤭🤭🤭

[@JohnSmith-et3ce]

Gunna move through these vids funny as fuck, ha ha ha.

[@honestplaces]

🤣🤣

[@_stecullen]

You don't half have a Karl Pilkington feel to you, you know! And not because you're both bald.

[@JohnSmith-et3ce]

To funny, ha ha ha.

[@Cyclone546]

Vote Reform.

[@woody5831]

THEY ARE NOT A PARTY BUT A REGISTERED BUSINESS RUN BY EX PUBLIC SCHOOL BOY A TORY FARAGE IS THE BIGGEST SHAREHOLDER ANY VOTE FOR THEM IS VOTE FOR TORYS THATS WHAT THEY ARE ANYWAY STUPIDITY OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF IS UNBELIEVABLE

[@CarlBland-tn1jo]

Lol

[@DS-od1kb]

Why?

[@danieloliver4558]

Northern Way usually smells like sick

[@LdevArt]

decline just happened to co-incide with brexit... but the tools who voted for it thought they knew better.

[@pooooornopigeon]

A puerile comment.

[@tommykarate9397]

UK became a proper shithole long before Brexit

[@RitaFlannery-nl6cv]

Distopian

[@woody5831]

TORY BREXIT BRITAIN

[@unusedsub3003]

So Brexit is going well then…..

[@Danny-qq5nr]

We never really got brexit, in name only

[@unusedsub3003]

@@Danny-qq5nr You have gotten everything you wanted for the past 14 years and it’s all rubbish. It’s almost like the enormous fade haircut and regional accent mob are thick.

[@stevemcgowen]

Pre Brexit- good. Post Brexit- looks like Ruzzia...

[@bushwhackeddos.2703]

Pre Brexit overrun with foreign hordes, post Brexit even more.

[@stevemcgowen]

We love the foreign workers here in Prague- from Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, the Baltic's, Moldova... who all came back to Europe after Brexit, and those who no longer go to the Uk after Brexit, and come here instead. We need the workers...@@bushwhackeddos.2703

[@yatesy117]

No it's much better these days remember going here 5 years ago on a Friday it was a ghost town and every other shop was boarded up now only a few. I've seen towns that are in much worse shape

[@doggerproductions]

High street is finished.... nothing to do with Brexit it's called the internet.

[@garyford3533]

Nothing to with brexit, just lazy politicians who who could not give a toss, especially labour politicians.