Grangetown near Middlesbrough in Teesside Then & Now. Part 4 Granny Argyle and Birchie Broadway with the Bridge. Music by Brian Eno and song from the film Blade Runner 'memories of green'
Thanks for this, it’s a message to all do Gooders and ‘experts’ to leave people’s communities and livelihoods alone. I’m not from Middlesbrough but I have very fond memories of working around this area and in the Steelworks and being made to feel welcome and appreciated by the local people.I keep in touch with a lad from south bank still and when we meet up it’s always like the first time we met!.thanks for your photos and for keeping this part of the world real.
The pictures of the lads playing football were taken by myself and my brother (George and Alan Smith) we lived on Lane Place at the time Circa 1979. We first moved to Grangetown in 1968. Pochin road Infants and then Bolckow rd Junior school, before they closed it and we all went up to Sir William Worsley on St Patricks road 1972/3. This was a great idea I was shocked to see images of myself and our kid though.
@@michaeldonovan8411 I recognised Derek but couldn't put a name to you. I took lot of pics with that camera. I just wish I'd taken more the place has changed beyond recognition. Take care.
George Smith I was a few years younger but i remember you both. I recognised all the faces in those pictures when i first came across them on the ‘proud to be a gtowner’ site on Facebook. We lived next door but one from Micky Donovan and just out the back to the Collins. Your pictures are brilliant btw. So clear & colourful. Wish i had done the same when i was growing up. I do have a soft spot for your pictures for aswell as beers excellent they are also easy to get too when I’m doing ‘now’ pictures. Thanks for watching, take care
not one pic looks better now than it did then, this vid should get an award, because so many of the pics I would not know the exact location of were they were taken, I hope someone can do this for South bank too
mjw Thanks for watching and for the kind words. I have loads of pictures waiting to be done of South bank north & south of the A66. Next time i will have better equipment so hopefully the pictures shouldn’t wobble on the videos or discolour. Grangetown & South bank have changed so much.
Thanks for watching 😄 i do have more to do of birchington avenue but none of the old Kwik save building or presto in Eston unfortunately. I probably have enough material for another 2 or 3 videos left to do all been well. Thank you for the nice comment
Now mate, is this you Stevo? I'm still here on Robert Avenue. We came down from Dalton rd (when I was really little) and moved onto Burnsvill rd, then onto Westcroft for years and then when they started to modify the houses we finally ended up on Robert Avenue. And finally after growing up on the streets of Grangetown I fled the nest and settled down marriage and kids and moved all the way to next door to my mam and dad. Lol
danny weir. Hello Danny stevo here. Sorry for the amount of time it has took me to reply, I’m blaming my age😂 I had plans to do a load more ‘now’ pictures then videos but this bloody virus has scuppered those plans, for now. Hope you are well mate. Next time I’m taking some pics I’ll give ye a knock an say hello
what a vid i loved the place i grow up there ty wish it was still ere now i love to make a vid of us all now i can get most of the ppl but i dont no how to go about it if i can get some help we can make a good vid of it if u can help plz let me know many thx
It was my home also! Real people.. my first love Alan bird, from Southbank. I've never forgotten him, my heart broke when I was taken to Devon, having to leave him behind, my mother's choice, looking back I was a baby at 14 years old? But love was, real. Today, 48 years later, I've never forgotten my 1st love nor never will. I hope you! Alan,are healthy, alive and well, with your spouse and family, living a good life? I never had the 12 sons, I wanted, but had 3 of the best u could ever ask for.
Thanks for this, it’s a message to all do Gooders and ‘experts’ to leave people’s communities and livelihoods alone. I’m not from Middlesbrough but I have very fond memories of working around this area and in the Steelworks and being made to feel welcome and appreciated by the local people.I keep in touch with a lad from south bank still and when we meet up it’s always like the first time we met!.thanks for your photos and for keeping this part of the world real.
The pictures of the lads playing football were taken by myself and my brother (George and Alan Smith) we lived on Lane Place at the time Circa 1979. We first moved to Grangetown in 1968. Pochin road Infants and then Bolckow rd Junior school, before they closed it and we all went up to Sir William Worsley on St Patricks road 1972/3. This was a great idea I was shocked to see images of myself and our kid though.
hi george i can remember you taking them pictures on video at time scale 1min 13 that me on left mick donovan right is derek collins :~)
@@michaeldonovan8411 I recognised Derek but couldn't put a name to you. I took lot of pics with that camera. I just wish I'd taken more the place has changed beyond recognition. Take care.
George Smith I was a few years younger but i remember you both. I recognised all the faces in those pictures when i first came across them on the ‘proud to be a gtowner’ site on Facebook. We lived next door but one from Micky Donovan and just out the back to the Collins. Your pictures are brilliant btw. So clear & colourful. Wish i had done the same when i was growing up. I do have a soft spot for your pictures for aswell as beers excellent they are also easy to get too when I’m doing ‘now’ pictures. Thanks for watching, take care
I used to live in Clare road grangetown over 20 years ago so much have changed over the years
not one pic looks better now than it did then, this vid should get an award, because so many of the pics I would not know the exact location of were they were taken, I hope someone can do this for South bank too
mjw Thanks for watching and for the kind words. I have loads of pictures waiting to be done of South bank north & south of the A66. Next time i will have better equipment so hopefully the pictures shouldn’t wobble on the videos or discolour. Grangetown & South bank have changed so much.
I'm from grangetown, but you could (,name before and afterwards) then people recognise the place.
Happy years gone for good
Thanks for watching 😄 i do have more to do of birchington avenue but none of the old Kwik save building or presto in Eston unfortunately. I probably have enough material for another 2 or 3 videos left to do all been well. Thank you for the nice comment
really good video I use to live on railway place. good days
great vids showed my mother and father dont suppose you have any pictures of all old kwik save birchington avenue or any presto supermarket eston.
Those patches of grass look worse than the houses they pulled down. Bit of 70s Hawkwind at the end
Now mate, is this you Stevo? I'm still here on Robert Avenue. We came down from Dalton rd (when I was really little) and moved onto Burnsvill rd, then onto Westcroft for years and then when they started to modify the houses we finally ended up on Robert Avenue.
And finally after growing up on the streets of Grangetown I fled the nest and settled down marriage and kids and moved all the way to next door to my mam and dad. Lol
danny weir. Hello Danny stevo here. Sorry for the amount of time it has took me to reply, I’m blaming my age😂 I had plans to do a load more ‘now’ pictures then videos but this bloody virus has scuppered those plans, for now. Hope you are well mate. Next time I’m taking some pics I’ll give ye a knock an say hello
the buses that ran in them days was united and transit buses
the other lad playing football was allan kennedy my cousin
what a vid i loved the place i grow up there ty wish it was still ere now i love to make a vid of us all now i can get most of the ppl but i dont no how to go about it if i can get some help we can make a good vid of it if u can help plz let me know many thx
thats my home
It was my home also! Real people.. my first love Alan bird, from Southbank. I've never forgotten him, my heart broke when I was taken to Devon, having to leave him behind, my mother's choice, looking back I was a baby at 14 years old? But love was, real. Today, 48 years later, I've never forgotten my 1st love nor never will. I hope you! Alan,are healthy, alive and well, with your spouse and family, living a good life? I never had the 12 sons, I wanted, but had 3 of the best u could ever ask for.
@@christinalock9937WOW 😭That's moving They should make a movie 🥰❣️
and not one pic shows an improvement for the area
Well that’s people memory so why say that
The kid in red was my dad
Stephanie Tate. Thanks for watching. What was your dads name?
Made In Grangetown Richard
@@stephanietate8556 how nice your dad is in history! Does anyone know the bird family from Southbank??
what about henrys on robo st