Thanks Rob. What an interesting video on Bradford and the beck. And the cherry on top, finding the remaining beck flowing. And such a glorious little beck with it's gorgeous stone walls. Good on the English! Cheers Rob 👍
The same Bradford stone from the Bolton Woods Quarry (which closed in 2016 after 150 years) which built Bradford City Hall and the almost identical Manchester City Hall.
It's a full blown river under Bradford City Hall. You can see multiple images of it on Google. I've even seen a few videos in the past of people walking from the little bit of the Bradford Beck you can see, underground all the way down to the other end of Market Street, and possibly as far as Canal Road. One of them even decided to get out of a man hole on Market Street.
He missed the best bits just like every vlogger who comes to Bradford. Yes, I get that this one was specifically about the Beck, however... He got closer to the main entrance of Sunbridge Wells than 99.99% of vloggers, yet he didn't film the main entrance. The entrance is to the right of the screen at 5:35, which is partly why that foyer is there so people can see from Centenary Square/City Park. The other 3 entrances which vloggers also miss are on the corners of the buildings between Ivegate, Upper Millergate and Sunbridge Road, all within 50 metres of each other. He didn't point out the National Science and Media Museum, The Alhambra, and Bradford Live which are all right next to each other at 3:30 and 4:31. The Northern side of the Odeon which was extended slightly at the back, can be seen on the left of the screen at the 1:22. He didn't point out St George's Hall, which is the oldest concert hall in Europe and can be seen in the distance at 7:34 He didn't visit any of the pubs, bars or nightclubs around Morley Street (where The Alhambra is), Ivegate, or North Parade (aka The Independent Quarter), at the soon to be derelict for shopping top end of the town. Just behind the camera at 8:36 is where Fattorini's of Bradford were based until 2012. They were the people who designed and made the FA Cup which was used from 1911 until 2014, when another company made a replica based on Fattoni's design to replace it. They made many many more pieces of silverware for sports competitions across the world. He didn't point out the Wool Exchange which can partly be seen at 12:09. It contains the best Waterstone's book shop in the UK, because of the architecture of the building. Then there's the other shopping and the entertainment venues in the small city centre, of this 141 square mile city, which has other town centres across the city. However unlike 99.99% of vloggers who also miss those things, he did come with some facts about the city.
Until they demolish The Kikgate Shopping Centre and The Oastler Shopping Centre in the next few years, to build a green city centre park, containing some small apartment, office and shop buildings.
Absolutely fascinating as always! A plague of plaques one might say! Loved learning the origins of all the different words and picturing what the town would have looked like with the watercourse running through it! And how about that Town Hall! Holy Heck! Or should that be Holy Beck! 🤣Thanks!
@@walkaboutwithrob I went home to Toowoomba for two days, just got back. Outside of the motel I stayed in, was a sign. So I did a "Rob" and stopped and read it. The land the motel is on, was the Old Toowoomba Goal, when it closed they called it Austral Hall. And 92 Margaret Street was the Hospital for the Women's Goal. (now a Cafe') Behind #90 is apparently the solitary confinement cell. All I needed was the hat and a camera. LOL It's on the Queens Park and surrounds Historical Walk.
@@KatefromOZ62-e5o *gaol On the ground floor on Bradford City Hall is the Bradford Police Museum, which consists of prison cells and the old court room. Both of them have appeared in many films and TV shows, including just about every other area of the building from the basement up to the second floor (so 4 floors), with one or two random rooms further up... However the prison cells specifically have been used in productions like Peaky Blinders, Emmerdale, and Coronation Street. They've probably been used in most of the other 10+ productions which used the court room too, although I can't remember. Emmerdale use it the most obviously, and are here filming in the court room and prison cells multiple times a year.
The Bradford Beck goes from behind Bradford Live (formerly the Odeon), underneath City Park and City Hall, then down Market Street. I'm not sure where exactly it goes after those locations, but I suspect it goes down Thornton Road on the Eastern side, and Canal Road on the North-Western side.
Why is it that everything in Britain looks like it needs a good going over with a gerni waterblaster ? Or is it that I am spoiled by the newness of construction and brilliance of light here in Queensland ? Cheers !
@dougstubbs9637 I think it's a bit of both. I too am aware of how grubby general public areas look, but with so much moisture in the air and much less sunlight, it allows growth and grime to build up.
City Hall was cleaned and restored in 2016 (along with a year or two before or after), and was featured in The Hairy Builder (2016). Now I've just noticed they've secured government funding to clean it again. Although the statues shouldn't need restoring for another 50+ years according to the people who repaired the statues and other decorative features on the building in 2016. St George's Hall was cleaned and restored in 2016, along with a new layout of the seating. Bradford Live has been cleaned and restored, ready to open when the useless council get a new operator. It has been closed since 2000 when it was the Odeon cinema. The city centre pavements have all been freeze sprayed and cleaned countless times in the last few years. There's many reasons why Bradford is the world's first UNESCO City of Film, and our historical buildings are just one of them.
I watched them take out the last remaining lock gates at Spinkwell lock back in the 90s, my dad had a joinery workshop that was originally a canal building that backed onto the canal. The canal shut for good back in the 20s iirc due to disease and the railways. The City was regressing economically even back then
Brulliant video. I was born and still live in Bradford and its definitely not the city it used to be. Where i live just outside the town I can see the bradford beck
6:09 i can probably shed some light on city park/centenary square. It’s predominantly occupied by homeless & drug abusers mostly. Bradfords a very very sad place to visit now in comparison to what it was like when I went as a child even as a teenager it was always busy and now its just a shadow of its former-self. It lost a lot of shops and pubs during the lockdowns and a lot of them were lost during or shortly after. A lot closed due to the higher lease charges after the council started struggling financially so they hiked the prices of the leases up which led to a lot of closures. That and the broadway being built. Its quite sad really, Bradford’s lost a lot of its heritage and its always blamed on certain people which frankly isn’t true! It was deindustrialised and under funding that caused its downfall!
Stood for standing and sat for sitting are more prevalent in the north and, in particular, in Yorkshire. Many schoolmasters will be familiar with the excuse, “I was too sick for school, so I just stood home.” In this example, stood is used rather than stayed. Grammar is not "correct" it is just an accepted standard from earlier times when there were many different dialects, many with their own grammar. In Yorkshire, many people use the word 'us' rather than 'to me', eg, gi'it us, give it to me.
@Dog-hl7yj I lived in Wilsden from 72 till 84. It's the Goit Stock part. Think it use to be a caravan site back in 70s. I was wondering, (well of course it does), thinking on that Goit comes all the way from Bradford. I wonder how far it does actually go 🫢
Please enlighten us: What was the difference between the couple you told made your video better and the man who you told “filming myself” leaving no doubt you wanted him to stay out of your video and very far away from you?
@MuhammadAl-Qaqa I think you are reading (melodramatically) to much into it viz you are trying to hint at some type of intolerance on my part. But if you want an explanation, here it is: I clearly got in the way of the first couple because I wasn't looking where I was going. They were polite and gracious and I offered a friendly reply in return. They went their way and I went mine. The second person was hanging about and watching me and interrupting as I was trying to talk to the camera. I simply carried on as I needed to get the shot. I hope this answers your enquiry.
@ sorry my apologies but I think your guilty of doing exactly what you are accusing me of. The man in question is somebody I actually also bumped into in Bradford near the broadway whilst my daughter was messing about filming, and he behaved very similarly. I was actually sat with somebody watching your video and this third person pointed out the difference in your reaction. I, myself, actually showed her that your video was edited at places, and the man may well have been a pain in the arse with you just like he was being with us a few days ago. To be fair he seems like he was a little mentally troubled. Thankyou for replying though. I feel honoured. As I’m sure you’ll agree, often the story is totally different to what we assume, and even more often, we are guilty of what we ourselves hate. P.S there’s some racist in your comments that could do with being out straight with reply too. We “Bradfordians” would appreciate that as a contribution From a visitor. As you will have seen we do have a very multiethnic home here in Bradford and most of us are very proud of it. Yes we are very quick to bite racists, be they those “brave” ones who are up front about it ( like we see in these comments section) or the really horrible cowardly ones who pretend otherwise but do everything to harm us and our home. It gets very painful when every time we try to watch something about the history of our city, or the current happenings. In our city, we have to watch and read racists attacking the non white people ( on occasion the other way round too) that plain huge parts to build our city. It gets very painful and lonely for our children, and for us. What becomes somewhat more painful and makes videos unwatchable is , as my pre-teen daughter points out, that the content creators are quick to jump on other comments, but will not put a racist in their place, which only serves to give the impression that the racist comments are welcomed. I’m sure you’re not one of them. All the best, and we’ll keep an eye on your channel for more interesting videos, if the racists allow us.
@@MuhammadAl-Qaqa I am not guilt of anything. Again, you seem to be trying to project a problem or issue onto my video where none exists. You asked me to "enlighten" you which I did by offering a clear, concise and to the point response, but that doesn't seem to satisfy you. It's like you really want there to be a controversy. And for the record, my video is not edited "in places". It is completely edited. Every second of it has been edited. That's how these work, just like tv shows and movies. It is constructed reality. And finally, the comments section is free and open to all. Any comments that are overt and offensive are either challenged or deleted, regardless of who made them, whether they be Indigenous/ First Nations Britons or more recent arrivals. If there is a comment you feel is not welcome, please feel free to reply to that person directly.
@ think you need to read my reply again. Don’t understand what the problem is. You thought I was alluding to something I clarified I wasn’t. Simple. You really seem to be throwing a lot of accusations about me, for a very innocent and simple question. I really don’t understand why you can’t move past that question. BTW I didn’t edit your video you did. So I don’t know what you’ve edited. I merely argued your corner and suggested exactly what you’re saying. What’s the problem? You seem to be defending something that is not under attack. Why? And what is it exactly?
@ I’ll give you the explanation for my original question again, if that will help you: The man in your video whom I asked about was following a few of us about, because my daughter was filming something in Bradford town. I gave him a wide birth and got rid of him just like you did. Pretty much in the same manner. Whilst watching your video today a friend of mine, who was also present when my daughter was filming, pointed out the man in your video was the same man we had encountered. She suggested that I, myself, aswell as the person who filmed this video (you) and probably most others were unfair on the man and were dismissive of him because he looks dishevelled, poorly dressed etc ( not race) and pointed the difference in your video between your reaction to him and the prior couple. I suggested that clearly your video is not one continues unedited video but edited in places so we have no idea exactly what was going on etc. I argued that she was wrong, and that the man just seems a little unhinged and odd, due to which anybody would be careful and steer away. We both disagreed, so I decided to come to your comment section to simply ask you. That’s we do here in Bradford you see, we just ask. And most of the time when others ask us we just smile and answer, or we politely refuse to answer. So yes, I just asked. I can’t pretend, I did regret it, if only because it mean I had to read the horrible racism on your comment, but hey, that’s life, they exist. No idea how you came to the conclusion that you were being accused of something by myself etc. sounded like you felt you were being accused of some racial bias’s? I mean the comment section and your reply to my question was a bit suspect but I didn’t see any reason for you to be accused of racism in your video. So I don’t get why you are so upset? Must be honest, be nice to see you that upset with the horrible racism that was on your comments, but that’s your decision to make not mine, I’d just like to have the freedom to ask a question without being accused of alsorts of craziness. That’s all! I hope that was a little clearer, and we can move on. Thanks.
And most of the City folk wouldn't know what those plaques are. The changing face of Bradford. From wool to curry and the nickname Little Pakistan. Although there are more down near my old home in the SE. Interesting take on the City. Not many would follow the old beck. Hence a lot of the plaques seem to be gone. Lot of industry gone and largely forgotten in these northern towns. Once they built factories that made them rich and employed people. Now they build fountains that cost them money. High unemployment and crime and they are broke. Progress in modern times is such a wonderful thing.
Bradford is majority White contrary to what most people believe. The plaques are still there. Like he said, they've most likely been lifted temporarily while they get rid of the roads, and turn them into pavements. And as I suspected, they have pdf's and leaflets for the Beck trail, just like they do with every other trail in the city such as the sculpture trail, faith trail and the film trails, although I would be a much better source of film and TV information than the City of Film team. Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham etc are much much worse for overall crime.
@@danielgardecki1046 when I moved to Bradford but a couple of years ago, I, having seen all the propaganda, was under impression I wouldn’t see a white person in sight. I soon realise that the very beating heart of Bradford is its brilliant mix of black and white. I spend a lot of time trying to research the history of this great city, as it is the city that my parents are from. I try to ignore all the horribly negative stuff that seems to frequent videos and articles about Bradford, the standard “shithole” “pedophiles” etc etc rubbish. I must say, however, that there is still a lack of readily available content on social media and out the history of Bradford. Some brief history is available but very little in depth material or content. From my own research and understanding of Bradford history and current day Bradford, I’d say that Bradford hides a huge secret that the entire country could benefit from: somehow, historically and today, Bradford seems to give birth to and nurture entrepreneurial spirit and grit like nowhere else. Many talk of the fall of Bradford today, but truth is, though cynics see it as a negative, Bradford is till be propped up and kept alive through the grit, business spirit and hard work of the locals. Small businesses are thriving and keeps this city alive, in the face of poor leadership and greed in the towers of power. It seems that this has always been what Bradford is.
It lost it's soul when Alex Ross-Shaw became the head of the council's regeneration around 20 years ago. Every building or restoration project is always delayed multiple times, and costs way more than predicted. We had a massive hole in the ground for 20+ years until The Broadway opened in 2016. What did they fill The Broadway with? Shops that we already had in the other shopping centres and retail parks of the city centre. That reduced shoppers massively. The Odeon development has been ongoing since it closed in 2000, and is now finally complete. However him and the council has lost the operator who were going to open it this year. The Darley Steet market which is replacing the Kirkgate Shopping Centre and the Oastler Shopping Centre, has been delayed multiple times, like everything else, and is now expected to open in the Spring of 2025. The Interchange (bus and train station) has been closed for most of 2024, after part of the roof in it's underground staff car park roof collapsed. The National Science and Media Museum is finally reopening in January 2025, after delays which were apparently caused by problems installing a new lift. And now he's pedestrianising the 5 main roads in the city centre, so that you'll only be able to drive around the city centre, rather than through it. Not only that, they've added a bus lane, and car sized cycle lanes which no-one uses, causing even more traffic chaos. Then there's the owner of Tokyo Industries, Aaron Mellor. He bought around 5 of the most popular nightclubs, and 2 shop units, on or nearly Morley Street, our main clubbing hotspot, in 2008. Since 2008, those 5 nights he owns, have spent at least 8 years closed. Opening for a year or two before closing again, and repeat. Therefore most of the neighbouring nightclubs and bars were eventually forced to close too in the late 2020s. One of those clubs is now a cafe restaurant. And three of those clubs which occupied the massive building between Morley Street and Little Horton Lane, has been sold to an organisation who are turning it into a church. Today the nightlife is practically dead because of it, with our only real city centre nights on Sackville Street, with one other on Duke Street. Other than that, there's just the small bars on North Parade, the medium sized bars on Ivegate, and Wetherspoons in City Park.
Rob I have to be honest with you…places like Bradford don’t really interest me…please come back and do more of our wonderful city Brisbane, there is sooo much more for you to do here
So the... World's First UNESCO City of Film (2009). UK's Fourth City of Culture (2025). Seven Time Record Winners of the now defunct Curry Capital of Britain. Unofficial Tea Capital of the UK. Former Wool Capital of the World. Birthplace and home of The Brontes. And home to many more things like... Europe's First IMAX. Pictureville - The only place in the world where you can watch Cinerama films. The world's first camera/film/colour film/negative/TV etc in the National Science and Media Museum. St George's Hall - The oldest concert hall in Europe. The Alhambra - The best theatre in the UK. ...Doesn't interest you? In the last year productions like Peaky Blinders, 28 Years Later Part II: The Bone Temple, Gandhi, Giant, The Choral, Virdee, Emmerdale have filmed here, mostly within 0.7 to 2 miles of my house in Little Germany, at Bradford City Hall, and at the now derelict Richard Dunn Sports Centre among other locations. And in the last couple of years Bradford filmed productions like The Witcher: Blood Origin, Emily, The Teacher, The Railway Children Return, The Confessions of Frannie Langton, The Confession, A Bunch of Amateurs, Bloody Mary Returns, A Light Through Coloured Glass, The Brontës: An Irish Tale, Bradford on Duty, Yorkshire Midwives on Call, Happy Valley, Peaky Blinders, Gentleman Jack, Better, The Crown, The Elevator, Tell Me About It, Sky Peals, All Creatures Great and Small, The Long Shadow, Malpractice, The Hunt for Raoul Moat, Boat Story, Bodies, Platform 7, Bank of Dave, Upgraded etc have been released, with more Bradford filmed productions on the way like The Six Triple Eight and Virdee which will be released soon.
The history of Bradford is left wanting, somewhat, without the history of the district around it. Halifax, keighley, especially. The towns around it that make up the Bradford district really bring its history together.
Thanks Rob. What an interesting video on Bradford and the beck. And the cherry on top, finding the remaining beck flowing. And such a glorious little beck with it's gorgeous stone walls. Good on the English! Cheers Rob 👍
The same Bradford stone from the Bolton Woods Quarry (which closed in 2016 after 150 years) which built Bradford City Hall and the almost identical Manchester City Hall.
I found that really interesting Rob and I also liked your one on Huddersfield with the snow. Good job
Here I am sitting at my computer researching my ancestors from Bradford (still, after 45 plus years) and ended up here. Well done Rob. Loved it.
I'm glad that the Bradford Beck still flows. A lot of history in that little creek.
It's a full blown river under Bradford City Hall. You can see multiple images of it on Google.
I've even seen a few videos in the past of people walking from the little bit of the Bradford Beck you can see, underground all the way down to the other end of Market Street, and possibly as far as Canal Road.
One of them even decided to get out of a man hole on Market Street.
The atmosphere is truly amazing. I really enjoyed being able to explore it through the video.😀👍
He missed the best bits just like every vlogger who comes to Bradford.
Yes, I get that this one was specifically about the Beck, however...
He got closer to the main entrance of Sunbridge Wells than 99.99% of vloggers, yet he didn't film the main entrance. The entrance is to the right of the screen at 5:35, which is partly why that foyer is there so people can see from Centenary Square/City Park. The other 3 entrances which vloggers also miss are on the corners of the buildings between Ivegate, Upper Millergate and Sunbridge Road, all within 50 metres of each other.
He didn't point out the National Science and Media Museum, The Alhambra, and Bradford Live which are all right next to each other at 3:30 and 4:31. The Northern side of the Odeon which was extended slightly at the back, can be seen on the left of the screen at the 1:22.
He didn't point out St George's Hall, which is the oldest concert hall in Europe and can be seen in the distance at 7:34
He didn't visit any of the pubs, bars or nightclubs around Morley Street (where The Alhambra is), Ivegate, or North Parade (aka The Independent Quarter), at the soon to be derelict for shopping top end of the town.
Just behind the camera at 8:36 is where Fattorini's of Bradford were based until 2012. They were the people who designed and made the FA Cup which was used from 1911 until 2014, when another company made a replica based on Fattoni's design to replace it. They made many many more pieces of silverware for sports competitions across the world.
He didn't point out the Wool Exchange which can partly be seen at 12:09. It contains the best Waterstone's book shop in the UK, because of the architecture of the building.
Then there's the other shopping and the entertainment venues in the small city centre, of this 141 square mile city, which has other town centres across the city.
However unlike 99.99% of vloggers who also miss those things, he did come with some facts about the city.
That last footage the stonework looked so old where the water ran past it. Nice video.
I wonder how many people walk over those plaques without seeing them! You made Bradford interesting!!😁. Thank you ❤️
another excellent history lesson 🤣 Who knew all that in Bradford.. Thanks Rob fabulous👣👣
My impression of Bradford. So much paving and not a lot of greenery until the very end at the Cathedral. An informative video as always!
Until they demolish The Kikgate Shopping Centre and The Oastler Shopping Centre in the next few years, to build a green city centre park, containing some small apartment, office and shop buildings.
I really enjoy your history you share. Very intresting...
Here’s the Bek 😂 Great video as always! So interesting.
Absolutely fascinating as always! A plague of plaques one might say! Loved learning the origins of all the different words and picturing what the town would have looked like with the watercourse running through it! And how about that Town Hall! Holy Heck! Or should that be Holy Beck! 🤣Thanks!
Good one Rob!
I probably should act like an adult, but you made me laugh all the way through it.
@KatefromOZ62-e5o Thanks! My fav feedback of them all!
@@walkaboutwithrob I went home to Toowoomba for two days, just got back. Outside of the motel I stayed in, was a sign. So I did a "Rob" and stopped and read it. The land the motel is on, was the Old Toowoomba Goal, when it closed they called it Austral Hall. And 92 Margaret Street was the Hospital for the Women's Goal. (now a Cafe') Behind #90 is apparently the solitary confinement cell.
All I needed was the hat and a camera. LOL It's on the Queens Park and surrounds Historical Walk.
@@KatefromOZ62-e5o *gaol
On the ground floor on Bradford City Hall is the Bradford Police Museum, which consists of prison cells and the old court room.
Both of them have appeared in many films and TV shows, including just about every other area of the building from the basement up to the second floor (so 4 floors), with one or two random rooms further up...
However the prison cells specifically have been used in productions like Peaky Blinders, Emmerdale, and Coronation Street.
They've probably been used in most of the other 10+ productions which used the court room too, although I can't remember.
Emmerdale use it the most obviously, and are here filming in the court room and prison cells multiple times a year.
In sunbridge wells they is the cells of the old prison @@danielgardecki1046
I've lived in Bradford all my life and never knew those placks in the floor existed
Intresting content 👏👏
Hilarious episode. ;-)
Cool hat. Flat cap would work too, and black puddin’ in ‘and.
Really interesting!
Very interesting. 👍
The Bradford Beck goes from behind Bradford Live (formerly the Odeon), underneath City Park and City Hall, then down Market Street.
I'm not sure where exactly it goes after those locations, but I suspect it goes down Thornton Road on the Eastern side, and Canal Road on the North-Western side.
It doesn't go under City Hall at all, its path is behind the building housing the Turls Green.
Glad I went to Specsavers as I would have missed it (12:43)
Very interesting .
This story reminds of the Tank Stream in Sydney. Now literally a drain under the city. Thats progress I guess🤷🏼♀️
Brown Muffs was a large posh department store
Why is it that everything in Britain looks like it needs a good going over with a gerni waterblaster ?
Or is it that I am spoiled by the newness of construction
and brilliance of light here in Queensland ? Cheers !
When it rains more days than not things tend to get a layer of "Life". Fungus, bacteria, algae, moss.....
@dougstubbs9637 I think it's a bit of both. I too am aware of how grubby general public areas look, but with so much moisture in the air and much less sunlight, it allows growth and grime to build up.
City Hall was cleaned and restored in 2016 (along with a year or two before or after), and was featured in The Hairy Builder (2016). Now I've just noticed they've secured government funding to clean it again. Although the statues shouldn't need restoring for another 50+ years according to the people who repaired the statues and other decorative features on the building in 2016.
St George's Hall was cleaned and restored in 2016, along with a new layout of the seating.
Bradford Live has been cleaned and restored, ready to open when the useless council get a new operator. It has been closed since 2000 when it was the Odeon cinema.
The city centre pavements have all been freeze sprayed and cleaned countless times in the last few years.
There's many reasons why Bradford is the world's first UNESCO City of Film, and our historical buildings are just one of them.
I watched them take out the last remaining lock gates at Spinkwell lock back in the 90s, my dad had a joinery workshop that was originally a canal building that backed onto the canal. The canal shut for good back in the 20s iirc due to disease and the railways. The City was regressing economically even back then
Brulliant video. I was born and still live in Bradford and its definitely not the city it used to be. Where i live just outside the town I can see the bradford beck
@@davemason2604 thanks mate!
6:09 i can probably shed some light on city park/centenary square. It’s predominantly occupied by homeless & drug abusers mostly. Bradfords a very very sad place to visit now in comparison to what it was like when I went as a child even as a teenager it was always busy and now its just a shadow of its former-self. It lost a lot of shops and pubs during the lockdowns and a lot of them were lost during or shortly after. A lot closed due to the higher lease charges after the council started struggling financially so they hiked the prices of the leases up which led to a lot of closures. That and the broadway being built. Its quite sad really, Bradford’s lost a lot of its heritage and its always blamed on certain people which frankly isn’t true! It was deindustrialised and under funding that caused its downfall!
At least you finally found the water flowing 😅
Can you do a walk in Worcester?
Sure!
Stood for standing and sat for sitting are more prevalent in the north and, in particular, in Yorkshire. Many schoolmasters will be familiar with the excuse, “I was too sick for school, so I just stood home.” In this example, stood is used rather than stayed. Grammar is not "correct" it is just an accepted standard from earlier times when there were many different dialects, many with their own grammar. In Yorkshire, many people use the word 'us' rather than 'to me', eg, gi'it us, give it to me.
So was Harden part of Bradford then as there's a place called or was Goit Stock. What about Beckfoot Grammar School? (The word Beck)?
Harden is still a part of Bradford? It is BD16
@Dog-hl7yj I lived in Wilsden from 72 till 84. It's the Goit Stock part. Think it use to be a caravan site back in 70s. I was wondering, (well of course it does), thinking on that Goit comes all the way from Bradford. I wonder how far it does actually go 🫢
Please enlighten us:
What was the difference between the couple you told made your video better and the man who you told “filming myself” leaving no doubt you wanted him to stay out of your video and very far away from you?
@MuhammadAl-Qaqa I think you are reading (melodramatically) to much into it viz you are trying to hint at some type of intolerance on my part. But if you want an explanation, here it is: I clearly got in the way of the first couple because I wasn't looking where I was going. They were polite and gracious and I offered a friendly reply in return. They went their way and I went mine. The second person was hanging about and watching me and interrupting as I was trying to talk to the camera. I simply carried on as I needed to get the shot. I hope this answers your enquiry.
@ sorry my apologies but I think your guilty of doing exactly what you are accusing me of.
The man in question is somebody I actually also bumped into in Bradford near the broadway whilst my daughter was messing about filming, and he behaved very similarly. I was actually sat with somebody watching your video and this third person pointed out the difference in your reaction. I, myself, actually showed her that your video was edited at places, and the man may well have been a pain in the arse with you just like he was being with us a few days ago. To be fair he seems like he was a little mentally troubled.
Thankyou for replying though. I feel honoured. As I’m sure you’ll agree, often the story is totally different to what we assume, and even more often, we are guilty of what we ourselves hate.
P.S there’s some racist in your comments that could do with being out straight with reply too. We “Bradfordians” would appreciate that as a contribution From a visitor. As you will have seen we do have a very multiethnic home here in Bradford and most of us are very proud of it. Yes we are very quick to bite racists, be they those “brave” ones who are up front about it ( like we see in these comments section) or the really horrible cowardly ones who pretend otherwise but do everything to harm us and our home. It gets very painful when every time we try to watch something about the history of our city, or the current happenings. In our city, we have to watch and read racists attacking the non white people ( on occasion the other way round too) that plain huge parts to build our city. It gets very painful and lonely for our children, and for us. What becomes somewhat more painful and makes videos unwatchable is , as my pre-teen daughter points out, that the content creators are quick to jump on other comments, but will not put a racist in their place, which only serves to give the impression that the racist comments are welcomed. I’m sure you’re not one of them.
All the best, and we’ll keep an eye on your channel for more interesting videos, if the racists allow us.
@@MuhammadAl-Qaqa I am not guilt of anything. Again, you seem to be trying to project a problem or issue onto my video where none exists. You asked me to "enlighten" you which I did by offering a clear, concise and to the point response, but that doesn't seem to satisfy you. It's like you really want there to be a controversy. And for the record, my video is not edited "in places". It is completely edited. Every second of it has been edited. That's how these work, just like tv shows and movies. It is constructed reality. And finally, the comments section is free and open to all. Any comments that are overt and offensive are either challenged or deleted, regardless of who made them, whether they be Indigenous/ First Nations Britons or more recent arrivals. If there is a comment you feel is not welcome, please feel free to reply to that person directly.
@ think you need to read my reply again. Don’t understand what the problem is.
You thought I was alluding to something I clarified I wasn’t. Simple. You really seem to be throwing a lot of accusations about me, for a very innocent and simple question. I really don’t understand why you can’t move past that question.
BTW I didn’t edit your video you did. So I don’t know what you’ve edited. I merely argued your corner and suggested exactly what you’re saying. What’s the problem? You seem to be defending something that is not under attack. Why? And what is it exactly?
@ I’ll give you the explanation for my original question again, if that will help you:
The man in your video whom I asked about was following a few of us about, because my daughter was filming something in Bradford town. I gave him a wide birth and got rid of him just like you did. Pretty much in the same manner.
Whilst watching your video today a friend of mine, who was also present when my daughter was filming, pointed out the man in your video was the same man we had encountered. She suggested that I, myself, aswell as the person who filmed this video (you) and probably most others were unfair on the man and were dismissive of him because he looks dishevelled, poorly dressed etc ( not race) and pointed the difference in your video between your reaction to him and the prior couple. I suggested that clearly your video is not one continues unedited video but edited in places so we have no idea exactly what was going on etc. I argued that she was wrong, and that the man just seems a little unhinged and odd, due to which anybody would be careful and steer away.
We both disagreed, so I decided to come to your comment section to simply ask you. That’s we do here in Bradford you see, we just ask. And most of the time when others ask us we just smile and answer, or we politely refuse to answer. So yes, I just asked.
I can’t pretend, I did regret it, if only because it mean I had to read the horrible racism on your comment, but hey, that’s life, they exist.
No idea how you came to the conclusion that you were being accused of something by myself etc. sounded like you felt you were being accused of some racial bias’s? I mean the comment section and your reply to my question was a bit suspect but I didn’t see any reason for you to be accused of racism in your video. So I don’t get why you are so upset? Must be honest, be nice to see you that upset with the horrible racism that was on your comments, but that’s your decision to make not mine, I’d just like to have the freedom to ask a question without being accused of alsorts of craziness. That’s all!
I hope that was a little clearer, and we can move on. Thanks.
Great video. There is so much history UK history 7th century etc and ours in Oz is like 200 hundred years
You might have to get out of Bradford a ways before you strike Becks that may support some interesting life. Maybe towards Cottingley? 😉
Come back to Brisbane.
100% agree!
Nice walk around Stabford.
according to WW2 records, when the first Luftwaffe pilots flew over Bradford, they looked down and decided some other bombers had beaten them to it
Pleb
@@steve.s6741
An abbreviation of Plebian, therefore you should put a full stop after it, ignoramus.
@@Pyjamarama11 More listed buildings than York. You look a right muppet.
Oh dear
can somebody help @@DamnDealDone find their sense of humour
How much time did you spend researching before making a (probably tax deductible) trip to the UK?
@fishhead1982 I didn't keep a track of the amount of time I spent doing the research. Why, is it of significance?
@walkaboutwithrob general interest? You're a Brisbane-ite doing a bang up job on the background of English towns.
Best curry's in Bradford
lol there's a small handful of good curry houses... rest of them serve cheap shite tailored for the English palate at that..
@@Dog-hl7yj Used to be good a generation ago but as you say just generic mass made stuff served up now.
@looneytune6955 yep and that goes for all the food, pizzas, burgers, chinese, fish & chips, fried chicken and desserts all bought from bookers
Canal ? Cun oath !
And most of the City folk wouldn't know what those plaques are. The changing face of Bradford. From wool to curry and the nickname Little Pakistan. Although there are more down near my old home in the SE. Interesting take on the City. Not many would follow the old beck. Hence a lot of the plaques seem to be gone. Lot of industry gone and largely forgotten in these northern towns. Once they built factories that made them rich and employed people. Now they build fountains that cost them money. High unemployment and crime and they are broke. Progress in modern times is such a wonderful thing.
Bradford is majority White contrary to what most people believe.
The plaques are still there. Like he said, they've most likely been lifted temporarily while they get rid of the roads, and turn them into pavements. And as I suspected, they have pdf's and leaflets for the Beck trail, just like they do with every other trail in the city such as the sculpture trail, faith trail and the film trails, although I would be a much better source of film and TV information than the City of Film team.
Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham etc are much much worse for overall crime.
@@danielgardecki1046 when I moved to Bradford but a couple of years ago, I, having seen all the propaganda, was under impression I wouldn’t see a white person in sight. I soon realise that the very beating heart of Bradford is its brilliant mix of black and white.
I spend a lot of time trying to research the history of this great city, as it is the city that my parents are from. I try to ignore all the horribly negative stuff that seems to frequent videos and articles about Bradford, the standard “shithole” “pedophiles” etc etc rubbish. I must say, however, that there is still a lack of readily available content on social media and out the history of Bradford. Some brief history is available but very little in depth material or content.
From my own research and understanding of Bradford history and current day Bradford, I’d say that Bradford hides a huge secret that the entire country could benefit from: somehow, historically and today, Bradford seems to give birth to and nurture entrepreneurial spirit and grit like nowhere else. Many talk of the fall of Bradford today, but truth is, though cynics see it as a negative, Bradford is till be propped up and kept alive through the grit, business spirit and hard work of the locals. Small businesses are thriving and keeps this city alive, in the face of poor leadership and greed in the towers of power. It seems that this has always been what Bradford is.
too much brutalist and postmodern architecture. city looks like its lost its soul
It lost it's soul when Alex Ross-Shaw became the head of the council's regeneration around 20 years ago.
Every building or restoration project is always delayed multiple times, and costs way more than predicted.
We had a massive hole in the ground for 20+ years until The Broadway opened in 2016.
What did they fill The Broadway with?
Shops that we already had in the other shopping centres and retail parks of the city centre.
That reduced shoppers massively.
The Odeon development has been ongoing since it closed in 2000, and is now finally complete. However him and the council has lost the operator who were going to open it this year.
The Darley Steet market which is replacing the Kirkgate Shopping Centre and the Oastler Shopping Centre, has been delayed multiple times, like everything else, and is now expected to open in the Spring of 2025.
The Interchange (bus and train station) has been closed for most of 2024, after part of the roof in it's underground staff car park roof collapsed.
The National Science and Media Museum is finally reopening in January 2025, after delays which were apparently caused by problems installing a new lift.
And now he's pedestrianising the 5 main roads in the city centre, so that you'll only be able to drive around the city centre, rather than through it. Not only that, they've added a bus lane, and car sized cycle lanes which no-one uses, causing even more traffic chaos.
Then there's the owner of Tokyo Industries, Aaron Mellor.
He bought around 5 of the most popular nightclubs, and 2 shop units, on or nearly Morley Street, our main clubbing hotspot, in 2008.
Since 2008, those 5 nights he owns, have spent at least 8 years closed.
Opening for a year or two before closing again, and repeat.
Therefore most of the neighbouring nightclubs and bars were eventually forced to close too in the late 2020s.
One of those clubs is now a cafe restaurant.
And three of those clubs which occupied the massive building between Morley Street and Little Horton Lane, has been sold to an organisation who are turning it into a church.
Today the nightlife is practically dead because of it, with our only real city centre nights on Sackville Street, with one other on Duke Street. Other than that, there's just the small bars on North Parade, the medium sized bars on Ivegate, and Wetherspoons in City Park.
Looks dirty.
Rob I have to be honest with you…places like Bradford don’t really interest me…please come back and do more of our wonderful city Brisbane, there is sooo much more for you to do here
So the...
World's First UNESCO City of Film (2009).
UK's Fourth City of Culture (2025).
Seven Time Record Winners of the now defunct Curry Capital of Britain.
Unofficial Tea Capital of the UK.
Former Wool Capital of the World.
Birthplace and home of The Brontes.
And home to many more things like...
Europe's First IMAX.
Pictureville - The only place in the world where you can watch Cinerama films.
The world's first camera/film/colour film/negative/TV etc in the National Science and Media Museum.
St George's Hall - The oldest concert hall in Europe.
The Alhambra - The best theatre in the UK.
...Doesn't interest you?
In the last year productions like Peaky Blinders, 28 Years Later Part II: The Bone Temple, Gandhi, Giant, The Choral, Virdee, Emmerdale have filmed here, mostly within 0.7 to 2 miles of my house in Little Germany, at Bradford City Hall, and at the now derelict Richard Dunn Sports Centre among other locations.
And in the last couple of years Bradford filmed productions like The Witcher: Blood Origin, Emily, The Teacher, The Railway Children Return, The Confessions of Frannie Langton, The Confession, A Bunch of Amateurs, Bloody Mary Returns, A Light Through Coloured Glass, The Brontës: An Irish Tale, Bradford on Duty, Yorkshire Midwives on Call, Happy Valley, Peaky Blinders, Gentleman Jack, Better, The Crown, The Elevator, Tell Me About It, Sky Peals, All Creatures Great and Small, The Long Shadow, Malpractice, The Hunt for Raoul Moat, Boat Story, Bodies, Platform 7, Bank of Dave, Upgraded etc have been released, with more Bradford filmed productions on the way like The Six Triple Eight and Virdee which will be released soon.
"Only men in sight in Bradford"? Wouldn't have anything to do with the high Islamic population in the city these days? 🤔
Spot on.
perhaps the fountain triggers the ladies bladders ?
Do you know how ridiculous you sound 😂
@vision-hj8tv open your eyes and use your 20 20 vision
@@AJWRAJWR I do, and like the facts show, Bradford is majority White and always has been.
The history of Bradford is left wanting, somewhat, without the history of the district around it. Halifax, keighley, especially. The towns around it that make up the Bradford district really bring its history together.