What Happened To This Once Bustling Town Mansfield Nottinghamshire

[@andrewthompson1779]

I'm originally from Mansfield. I moved away in 1995. In the 70s and early 80s my parents had a small business in the town. Like many towns up and down the country, the town centre is now a shadow of its former self. Strike one was the loss of the big market. Out-of-town retail parks were strike two. Strike three was Internet shopping, especially that big river store. To some extent we've all been complicit in this retail apocalypse. But also the ordinary person doesn't have anything like the disposable income they used to have. Cost of housing. Cost of living. More and more of us are Just About Managing and many of those who appear to he doing well have a life on credit. It's all by design. Too much money in the hands of too few people and not many of them live in places like Mansfield.

[@Bubbadee]

I remember the Four Seasons opening mate…..

[@catscheesebread]

I'm originally from mansfield, as a kid you could spend all day there. Market was packed. Ive not been for 8 years and it looks a rightstate now. Council have destroyed the market

[@Martin.chapman]

Council have destroyed more then the market and the ppl don't help

[@alanwilkinson9487]

Slightly misleading. Should have filmed on a Saturday.. It would be busier. Not too forget that building at the start is the old Co.op. It's now having millions thrown at it. Work starts in a week or so. 😊

[@stevebrown-k7o]

Most one sided video ever, yes Mansfield like many other towns is not as thriving as it was but you only video the empty parts