South Bank March 2022
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- South Bank. March 2022. None of the 'Then' pictures belong to me so many thanks to the list of people below, i will fill in the blanks over time.
1- Vince Smith. Facebook site 'slaggy island memories'. 1912.
2- Sue lee. Facebook site 'south bank born & bred'.
3- Dave potter. 'south bank born & bred'.
4- Eric Taylor. From one of his many brilliant books 'a reflection of south bank'.
5- ?
6-Teesside archives/heritage unlocked 'south bank born & bred'.
7- Eric Taylor 'a reflection of south bank'.
8- Eric Taylor 'a reflection of south bank'.
9- Eric Taylor 'a reflection of south bank'.
10- John Sever.
11- Lawrence Windrush. 'south bank born & bred' 1984.
12- Vince Smith. Facebook site 'slaggy island memories' c1900.
13- Anne N John reed 'Slaggy island memories'
14- Teesside archives/heritage unlocked. 'slaggy island memories'.
15- Anne N John reed. 'south bank born & bred'.
16- Paula Miller collection. 'slaggy island memories'.
17- ?
18- Eric Taylor. 'a reflection of south bank'.
19- Dave Potter. 'south bank born & bred'
20- Eric Taylor. 'reflection of south bank'.
21- Eric Taylor. 'a reflection of south bank' 19/3/66.
22- Eric Taylor. 'reflection of south bank'.
23- Eric Taylor. 'a reflection of south bank' 21/3/66.
24- ?
25- John Henderson. 'friends of the teesside 500 group'
26- The Transport library.
27- Crewcastrian on Flickr. 25/1/71.
Eric Taylor's 'living memories of south bank' & 'a reflection of south bank' & 'slaggy island-a look back at south bank' can be purchased from The Guisborough book shop, online and instore.
Middlesbrough Council 10/10 for destroying communities
An excellent video of my home town. It is heart breaking to see Middlesbrough Rd. in this abandoned condition. This was a bustling community of hard working, God fearing and kindly people. All gone.
4:27 Birkbeck’s - they used to rent tellies out - ours was notorious for breaking down - if they sent out Jack, our usual repairman, he could fix the problem in the house itself - once my dad decided that we could have colour, if it broke down (and it often did), if Jack came, he usually fixed it in the house - I think he spent three hours doing it once - if they sent out the work experience lads from their Redcar branch, they would take it in, leave us an old black and white set temporarily - but it would be weeks before we got it back again! This was before the days of Radio Rentals, Visionhire, DER and Granada!
I can only imagine how it must feel for the people who are still around now who lived in Southbank and Grangetown years ago, seeing vast parts of their community just wiped off the map forever, bustling communities and areas of heavy industry replaced by nothing but bare wasteland. It’s been a very sobering experience for me finding these videos and seeing how completely different the area is today compared to years gone by, and to think all the people who walk the streets today with no clue whatsoever as to what has been lost.
Older people must have so many more memories and tales to tell. The change for me is mind blowing so it must be even more for them. Such a shame it all ended up as it has with communities split up and gone forever.
sadly these things happen and have happened all over the country. slum clearance. better standards of living. buildings become not fit for purpose
What's worse the dumpy old houses and shops or the bit of grass with a bird mouth fence after they're pulled down? That music is fable of a failed race by hawkwind
The photo of Heagneys staff stood outside the shop, my mother Margaret Vickers is the second female from the right on the front row, aged 17 years old.
One of my favourite things about making these videos is when people share their own memories and connections to the pictures or location. I do genuinely find it fascinating & interesting and I thank you for watching and commenting. I sometimes struggle getting 'Now' pictures of South Bank high street because the space that the buildings once occupied doesn't seem as big as i thought I remembered it in my late teens early twenties Ive sometimes wasted rare afternoons of free time getting totally the wrong angles. kind regards bvgb921
Fascinating! Many thanks for putting this together, very informative!
A Big Thankyou watching and sorry for the delay in replying.
@madeingrangetown why do you think some building where demolished and some saved
So many memories of growing up in South Bank watching these videos. My whole world was going to St. Peters Church, Napier Street school and Nana's house on Pym Street. Remember going to Mr. Spencers corner shop and getting a few groceries and putting it on the ticket till Dad was paid on Friday! Going shopping with Mam at Jimmy Dents butcher shop, went to same school as Josephine Dent his daughter, Greenups fruit and veg across from the church, Sparks for yummy cream cakes, Griffins on Middlesbrough Rd for fresh fish, Heagneys, Hintons, the Co-op, Uptons for a new bike, so many great years in the 60's and early 70's, and never forget the market on Fridays when it was on the Road the old Post Office was on near Bennetts Corner. Fresh fish from Whitby, "broken biscuits" by the bag, fruit and veg stalls and always a hot cup of tea! It really was a good place to grow up.
Hello Marian. Thankyou for watching an commenting. I really enjoyed reading your memories. I was brought up in Grangetown and my memories of both areas are 1980 onwards so the change taking place was well underway. Older people in my family describe the area as you have just described, when they where bustling little towns, I think it’s probably why I’m fascinated by the world before my time tbh. Once again Thankyou for watching and have a nice day. Kind regards
A simple thumbs up is not enough for this vid it deserves some kind of award
I agree it's people like the gentleman who took the time to make this and many more amazing videos who keep my nostalgia alive
Another great but sad film. One thing puzzling me though about halfway through there was a trolley bus marked up for Ormesby definitely not North Ormesby I didn't realise Ormesby was ever connected to the trollet bus network.
Good morning John and a big Thankyou for watching. I’m not sure why that it is tbh and now I’m curious myself. Probably a good reason but i didn’t think they went that far too
I used to live in Netherfields near Ormesby and one of my earliest memories was walking to Normanby with my mam to get the trolley bus to see my aunt in South Bank and there was definitly nowhere to catch the trolley bus in Ormesby. Very weird.
The trolley buses went a circuitous route in both directions starting and ending at North Ormesby, going via Cargo Fleet, South Bank, then , at the junction of Middlesbrough Road and Normanby Road, they could either go up Normanby Road to the top, work its way up to Eston, then along that busy road as far as Birchington Avenue, all the way to the bottom of Birchington Avenue, along Bolckow Road, past the Lyric bingo (which used to be a cinema before my time), under the bridge, then to South Bank and back to North Ormesby - or, at South Bank , go to Eston via Grangetown and up Whale Hill!
Trolley buses didn't run to Ormesby ever, but Noirth Ormesby was also known as Ormesby, why I have no idea.
I've not lived in the area for over 30 years and it's shocking to see so many buildings demolished and not replaced. It must be even more depressing for those who still live there, seeing their towns erased from the landscape.
Mate I was born here it’s so much different it’s shite now even early 2000s was bad but it was better if u get my jist south bank will never be the same
Mrs H 🇬🇧 .. I want to go back in time even though I suffered some trauma in this era I still had many, Many happy memories... Today isn't like these simple time times where people looked out for one another....!
Hello Michael. Thankyou for watching. I enjoyed reading your posts as I find other peoples memories of those times fascinating given the enormous change that has taken place. Those days certainly had more of a community who looked out for each other
Emigrated to Australia 50 years ago this November, (2023). Very strange to see these pictures. I was a conductor on the TRTB and the United, also a stocktaker at Cargo Fleet at various times in the sixties. No demolition in those days, houses were at a premium. A mate's wife came from Steele Crescent, beautiful home.
Hello Stewart. A big Thankyou for watching an commenting. You have seen a much bigger change than i have as my memories of the area start 1980 onwards so the demolitions & change was already well underway.
Absolutely amazing to see. Thanks
I’m not sure to be honest. Often wondered that myself. Money & ownership probably played some part
Definitely paid to be wiped off the map and replaced with grass heaps or taco bells. Such a shame really Boro so more beautiful back then
Great vid well done
A big Thankyou for watching and cheers for the kind words👍