Newton Aycliffe Town Centre c1970

Newton Aycliffe town centre, Shafto Way and Neville Parade shopping area in the 1970s.

[@paulbyrne2445]

Wow...a pre-decimal Newton Aycliffe. Back when there were beautiful flower beds everywhere ...loads of useful shops and the road running up through the town center. Sad to see what it's become.

[@Ash-ky8jo]

Lovely to see the shop fronts with no PVC in sight, lots of nice wooden frames and doors.

[@APOLLO118]

wow, brings back memories, was that the Avenue school aswell ? I went to it from 1976.

[@paulbyrne2445]

Haha...I started Woodham Comp the same year.

[@stormbringerseven8288]

I left that shit school in 1981. Bugger.

[@davewheeler7679]

I started the Avenue in 1975 or 76

[@tonybussey8763]

Wentons where my dad bought all our furniture when we got our first council house at honister

[@leewainwright7083]

That place was like a maze to my little self. Wasn't there a lot of bare wooden flooring upstairs in that shop?

[@tonybussey8763]

+Lee Wainwright what's up Lee?

[@leewainwright7083]

+Tony Bussey Is that THE Tony Bussey? What a way to find you.

[@tonybussey8763]

+Lee Wainwright yes sir it is indeed

[@leewainwright7083]

Hello again squire.

[@stormbringerseven8288]

It was better than this vid suggests.