I remember in the middle 70s, going to the British legion five ways, on a Saturday night, if you were not there, by 7pm, you might not get a seat, us kids had the Rancho, the Adults had the bingo, all the family, me mum Dad brother, Nans and Grandad, Uncle and Auntie's most of them have passed, but they were great times. Bless you all.
This is brilliant, it reminds me of how it was in my area back then. Sadly now all gone, no industry no sense of community, what has happened to England is really upsetting. Thank you for sharing this.
My Granny who was from Brierley Hill, from time to time used to send 'The Black Country Bugle' up to us in Yorkshire. It was brilliant. And mad. As a family, 50 years on, we can still recite bits from one of its' poems called 'The ballad of Harry Cabbage'... does anyone else out there still recall it ...?
I remember as a lad in his mid teens working on the pop rounds in Gornal in the 90's. They were always lovely people, very polite, real salt of the earth.
Great seeing Black Country folks enjoying themselves. I was born in Coseley now live in New Zealand, if you have a black country friend you have the best mate forever
Lived in a pub in Dudley back in the late 60 and early 70's and have photos of my mom & dad with Harry Harrison behind the bar. It was a fantastic place and time to live.
That took me back years. My nan and grandad were from Lower Gornal and my mom was born there. I went to school in Sedgley. Thanks for posting this video
What a marvellous little program ! The presenter is charming - never patronising - and is interested in people - did she have a good career in Television?
I grew up in industrial West of Scotland so the Black Country has always fascinated me. Thanks for this ATV documentary. Gornal seems suspended in time, a better time too.
I know the story well. My dad lived in Gornal went to Red Hall school. Joined the navy at 17 and moved to Northern Ireland, then to Canada. My wife never did understand what he said.
Been living in denmark for 30 years and still get folk asking me wife what did he say , was born behind the bar of the Horses head in Horsely heath , still miss living me old house sadly long gone in Bilston , ow am ya ?
i was born a few miles away in a place called tipton, and i saw and spoke with folks like these as a kid in the 70s 80s very few true dialect around any more same as my old area ocker hill and toll end,all gone now
The last era of causing mischief as a kid, then getting a whack round the ear off your neighbour ....But you didn't dare tell your Mum or Dad, cos you'd get your arse tanned.
The Black Country today isn't the same as when that programme was made, the community spirit has mostly died away with the old un's, the youngsters today only care about themselves.
Born and bred in the black country worked in the black country factories repairing forklifts for forty years great people great video teks yo back med me lof God bless them all proper proud British people ❤👍🦊
What was the actual year of this documentary, judging by the length of the blokes hair I would say early 70s . I remember days like this down our social club I’m from a East Midlands town just the same as this just a different accent 👍🇬🇧
Ir3member going with my dad to Layla carpet near to the Rosemary cinema . We stopped a local to ask directions. 10 minutes later we left him, having understood not a word !
Really interesting to see the similarities with this and working men’s clubs in other towns. Interestingly the same time that this was filmed, up north they had the Twisted Wheel and Wigan Casino. You can see why the youth of the day migrated to Northern Soul. Taking nothing away of course from their parents idea of what constituted a good night out.
Lived 1 mile away in Sedgley for 5 years went to shool there for a year coming from Leckie Walsall having knocked about and brought up knowing Smethwick, Tipton and Great Bridge. Gornal was like a foreign language, not many speak it now - Innit. A true Gornal will know this "I hate you", in conversation normal speak then go off "and they be hanging the pig on the wall and watching the band go by" awesome so were the women saw a few of as a teenager.
I was born in smethwick, brasshouse lane at the top you walk into Halfords lane which is the smethwick end of the Hawthorns, I now live in new Zealand,came home in 2007 I hardly recognized the town As most of the industries having been shut down and the dirty great duel carriage way replacing what was once a continuous row of shops houses and pubs. And of course the Pakistani chavs declaring smethwick was their Manor.
it does make me sad . you can mock all you like but thats real england in the old days , change the accent and food and it would appear all over the country they look happy too
You are right. Human ability to adapt to harsh conditions in order to survive let's those who run our lives get away with murder. But working class resiliance keeps our humaninity alive and thriving. These people are truly the salt of the earth.
No, it’s an area (lots of small towns and villages) to the West of Birmingham…now integrated into the city, unfortunately. Black Country folk don’t much like being called Brummies!
Gornal was always known as Gods country, but not out of any ecclesiastical reason, more blasphemous. Because every other word they spoke was God this and God that, like a cockney would say fuk this and fak that. It was used as a swear word but it stuck and got used without the cursing but as part of everyday language. There's also other Gornal culture which I think we should steer away from but having a sister who was also a social worker would know about.
I remember in the middle 70s, going to the British legion five ways, on a Saturday night, if you were not there, by 7pm, you might not get a seat, us kids had the Rancho, the Adults had the bingo, all the family, me mum Dad brother, Nans and Grandad, Uncle and Auntie's most of them have passed, but they were great times. Bless you all.
Wonderful heart warming, traditional English culture - the Black Country and its' people, yow cor beat um.
I was a boy growing up about 2miles away from Gornal when this was filmed. It looks other Worldly now, a time rooted in the past.
This is brilliant, it reminds me of how it was in my area back then. Sadly now all gone, no industry no sense of community, what has happened to England is really upsetting. Thank you for sharing this.
Too much Toryism is to blame.
Yeah, Thatcher got what she wanted.
My Granny who was from Brierley Hill, from time to time used to send 'The Black Country Bugle' up to us in Yorkshire. It was brilliant. And mad. As a family, 50 years on, we can still recite bits from one of its' poems called 'The ballad of Harry Cabbage'... does anyone else out there still recall it ...?
So good to see Sue Jay, from the days when Midland TV was worth watching.
I remember as a lad in his mid teens working on the pop rounds in Gornal in the 90's. They were always lovely people, very polite, real salt of the earth.
Good to see Goral Athletic FC are still going today.
Still looks the bloody same too 😂
Great seeing Black Country folks enjoying themselves. I was born in Coseley now live in New Zealand, if you have a black country friend you have the best mate forever
Thats why you left is it?
Definitely 1000% true.
I lived in the Black Country in the 70s. The towns were poor but I’ve never met nicer people.
Lived in a pub in Dudley back in the late 60 and early 70's and have photos of my mom & dad with Harry Harrison behind the bar. It was a fantastic place and time to live.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇬🇧 THESE ARE GREAT GREAT PEOPLE ...... THE BACKBONE OF GB 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
BRILLIANT DOCUMENTERY
That took me back years. My nan and grandad were from Lower Gornal and my mom was born there. I went to school in Sedgley. Thanks for posting this video
Now that's what you call a community!
What a marvellous little program ! The presenter is charming - never patronising - and is interested in people - did she have a good career in Television?
With an attitude like that, I doubt it!
yes she did , lasted through the 70 /80s im sure , im from midlands she was on tv locally
I grew up in industrial West of Scotland so the Black Country has always fascinated me.
Thanks for this ATV documentary. Gornal seems suspended in time, a better time too.
Pay a visit mate. It ay much to look at, no greenery, but it's friendly.
@@dperson9212 what you mean no Greenery? The country side starts less than half a mile away from Lower Gornal
@@brainimp that's the edge of the Black Country mate, as you'll well know, heading out towards Himley.
I lived in Bilston for 15 years and miss the Black Country and most importantly it’s people and humour !!
I worked in the high street .lovely place X
@@Sunshine123x its not now sadly
I'm from Guns Village, West Bromwich and now live in Newcastle, let's just say it's a challenge communicating!!!
Ay it
This is absolutely brilliant. Thanks so much for uploading.
Well Ste dunno where you found this but it's bloody great. More people need to see this.
As a Black Country native that has lived in Canada for the last 45 years, people still look at my husband and say what did she say. Lol
Ya can tek the girl out of the Black Country but ya cor tek the Black Country out of the girl 👍🇬🇧❤️
I know the story well. My dad lived in Gornal went to Red Hall school. Joined the navy at 17 and moved to Northern Ireland, then to Canada. My wife never did understand what he said.
Been living in denmark for 30 years and still get folk asking me wife what did he say , was born behind the bar of the Horses head in Horsely heath , still miss living me old house sadly long gone in Bilston , ow am ya ?
@@koalameat9523 Bostin, tarra rabbit.
Loved this .Sue Jay was utterly charming.
This needs more views/likes
That great old traditional Black Country song "Swanee River "😊
My dad lived up the Salt Wells he was bread and born in Cradley Heath. I am so proud to have been the son of a black countryman.
Miss this community spirit so much worked at Bulmers Cider Pensnett with Gornal guys fantastic earthy people xxx
Where exactly in pensnett?
Community dinner and entertainment was a joy to watch!
i was born a few miles away in a place called tipton, and i saw and spoke with folks like these as a kid in the 70s 80s very few true dialect around any more same as my old area ocker hill and toll end,all gone now
Doe yo mean ocker bonk ?
Near the crown and cushion and the three ossshoes.
Tip’n-on-Cut, famous place.
The great Harry Harrison a true Staffordshire man, we love him
Thanks so much posting this! I think the first bit is by dewsbury and prouds cranes, near where the boat pub was on havacre lane. Grew up round here!
Ay
Brilliant grub , pasta , and noodles wouldn't count with this stuff. God bless you all
This is gold. What have we become?
I lived in Bilston in 1988, my landlady had a suit of armour in the hall.
yes this is gold same sentiments here
@@davewright8206🚬🤠
The last era of causing mischief as a kid, then getting a whack round the ear off your neighbour ....But you didn't dare tell your Mum or Dad, cos you'd get your arse tanned.
The Black Country today isn't the same as when that programme was made, the community spirit has mostly died away with the old un's, the youngsters today only care about themselves.
Their loss not ours
Thank god it’s not like past cringe thank the lord I wasn’t dragged up there 😂
You don't know what you've got until it has gone :(.
Good family entertainment. All lost now. Instead just watching it on this bloody laptop!
Nice one for posting this
Love my gornal. Never want to leave only in my box. ❤
Hello and thanks for watching this video
legendary video bro 😎
Bostin. In gratitude. Thank You.
You don't hear those old music hall songs much any more. The generation that went through the war becoming few in number.
8:09 and 22:38 a wonderfull authentic accent.
Born and bred in the black country worked in the black country factories repairing forklifts for forty years great people great video teks yo back med me lof God bless them all proper proud British people ❤👍🦊
I also too want a president that rips hot baking trays out of the oven with bare fingers! That's a true president!
What was the actual year of this documentary, judging by the length of the blokes hair I would say early 70s . I remember days like this down our social club I’m from a East Midlands town just the same as this just a different accent 👍🇬🇧
Yep, same in Melton Mowbray and the surrounding villages.
Ir3member going with my dad to Layla carpet near to the Rosemary cinema . We stopped a local to ask directions. 10 minutes later we left him, having understood not a word !
The days when local news and progs was for local folk
The athletic club ground has touch of Barnstonworth FC about it 🙂
I lived in Sedgley when I was young. My dad and his father were doctors in Gornal in the 60’s.
We got more canals thun Venice but yow dow wanna goo on a gondola tu Bloxwich
bloxwich ay in the BC
Really interesting to see the similarities with this and working men’s clubs in other towns. Interestingly the same time that this was filmed, up north they had the Twisted Wheel and Wigan Casino. You can see why the youth of the day migrated to Northern Soul. Taking nothing away of course from their parents idea of what constituted a good night out.
The first guy sounds almost dutch
Which makes sense, because both Dutch and English stem from anglo-Saxon languages.
Black Country is the oldest dialect in England
@@MarkLaw-xy9vfaye up lad
Germans can mostly understand old English too, for the same reason
And here the thing it was on ATV which is Black Country for ITV 😂
My Gran grew up in Smethwick during the war,storys of the bombings etc seemed horrendous
Very nice but if you go there today don`t expect any of this.
Is it much different?
Lot of foreigners?
poetry was top notch
That was ace me mate just sent me this were from Dudley 👍🏻
Notice the two Italian ladies at the start of the this amazing video.
great place to live and sound folks
better than now
@@seansands424what’s it like now? Let me guess, darker?
Black Country an’ prahd on it. Learnt to drive around Gornal when that was the local test centre, and I still use the homebrew shop on Zoar Street.
Great day's and real people
In 50 years time, the youth of today will see 2023 as 'the good old days'......It happens every generation.
Lived 1 mile away in Sedgley for 5 years went to shool there for a year coming from Leckie Walsall having knocked about and brought up knowing Smethwick, Tipton and Great Bridge. Gornal was like a foreign language, not many speak it now - Innit.
A true Gornal will know this "I hate you", in conversation normal speak then go off "and they be hanging the pig on the wall and watching the band go by" awesome so were the women saw a few of as a teenager.
I was born in smethwick, brasshouse lane at the top you walk into Halfords lane which is the smethwick end of the Hawthorns, I now live in new Zealand,came home in 2007 I hardly recognized the town
As most of the industries having been shut down and the dirty great duel carriage way replacing what was once a continuous row of shops houses and pubs. And of course the Pakistani chavs declaring smethwick was their Manor.
@@geoffadams5537 Me old man worked night shifts at the Birmid
A couple of miles down the road yowm in lye the famous Chinese restaurant 😊
Absolutely brilliant the England I grew up in
when exactly was this made?
1969 I believe.
I love Dudley food it the best in black country
The end credits are disturbing…
All the old uns av gone now 😢
My home town
❤ it
it does make me sad . you can mock all you like but thats real england in the old days , change the accent and food and it would appear all over the country they look happy too
That’s why we say ‘ the good old days ‘ these politicians have destroyed it unfortunately
I still live in Gornal
You are right. Human ability to adapt to harsh conditions in order to survive let's those who run our lives get away with murder. But working class resiliance keeps our humaninity alive and thriving. These people are truly the salt of the earth.
I used to werk with a bloke from Gornal years ago.
🤯🤯 Never knew The Black Country spoke of Lug Oils too! Thought that was just a Yorkshire thing!
Reckon this was 1975 , gornal was a time capsule, this was about 50 years ago,
Loved the champion toper at 15.00
Wer's the bread for wiping up ya plate
By ‘eck, they enjoyed a good night out in those days, didn’t they?
Sue Jay , happy days 👍🏻😎
I feel like a pint of Bathams now
Subtitles am crap
had to use subtitles much of the time 😀
😂 me too
Camel toe at the beginning was appreciated.
Naughty man... 😀
The good old days
Born and bred black country man here, it ay wor it was nar. I now live in South Wales but visit family when I can. Ya wo brek a black country bloke.
I’ve only emigrated at far as Kiddlyminster. Any road up, yo con tek the mon aht’un the Black Country but yo cor tek the Black Country aht’un the mon.
The Black Country is in Birmingham?
Dudley area .. It’s still an amazing place with shit loads of Great Pubs
No, it’s an area (lots of small towns and villages) to the West of Birmingham…now integrated into the city, unfortunately. Black Country folk don’t much like being called Brummies!
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No...!!!!!
I was born in the black country of nottingham i now live in alpha centuri
My uncle tommy edwards
legend bro 😎
I’m lower gornal born and bread
Pig on the wall.
Love it.
Gornal was always known as Gods country, but not out of any ecclesiastical reason, more blasphemous.
Because every other word they spoke was God this and God that, like a cockney would say fuk this and fak that. It was used as a swear word but it stuck and got used without the cursing but as part of everyday language.
There's also other Gornal culture which I think we should steer away from but having a sister who was also a social worker would know about.
11:00 👍🏻
Ow Bist
That be Dawley speak Jockey!
@@kramregnomnori7624 It's commonly used in the Black Country too actually.
It means how are you
Laughing, I thought it would be Delta Blues in southern USA.
Dont get in a drinking contest with those guys, lol. I wonder what it looks like in 2023?
Mogadishu probably or maybe Calcutta 😂
Superb 😂😂😂
10:34 ED SHERAN
Put the pig on the wall aer kid
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