Fantastic! Can’t imagine how many times I’ve walked past it from New Inn to grifithstown and went there several times doing my fire fighter badge in scouts 😀
Thanks so much for uploading this film. It's a little gem. I used to walk down this road from Griff to play football at the Polo Grounds in New Inn in the 1980s. How wonderful to see it without Girlings!!! I even showed it to my brother who commented on how the red paint actually is RED paint. Brilliant. Pooler am byth!
Hi, I am the current Station Commander at New Inn Fire Station, would you mind if I was to take a copy and capture some stills from for the footage to display in the station ? Thanks Stuart
I know this is a bit later but by all means do so - the video belongs to the station anyway having been rescued from a clear-out at the stores when it was located there, cheers, Nic
i noticed there is NO Welsh Flag , did the fire station have their own brass band too. looks great, even shows the coal gas factory nextdoor which ive never seen as it working as come 1969north sea gas took over.lets see more film like this , this film should be at pontypool museum i think.
@@paulmatthews2870 Monmouthshire was always an unequivocal part of Wales both culturally and politically. For administrative purposes only, the assize circuit was appended to that of the English judiciary. Monmouthshire as a single entity became Gwent in 1974 before subsequently splitting into five authorities. Cymru am byth!
Fantastic! Can’t imagine how many times I’ve walked past it from New Inn to grifithstown and went there several times doing my fire fighter badge in scouts 😀
Thanks so much for uploading this film. It's a little gem. I used to walk down this road from Griff to play football at the Polo Grounds in New Inn in the 1980s. How wonderful to see it without Girlings!!! I even showed it to my brother who commented on how the red paint actually is RED paint. Brilliant. Pooler am byth!
strange to see my house just built never saw the gas works running as moved here in 78 not much change though.except the council works is not there
Hi, I am the current Station Commander at New Inn Fire Station, would you mind if I was to take a copy and capture some stills from for the footage to display in the station ? Thanks Stuart
I know this is a bit later but by all means do so - the video belongs to the station anyway having been rescued from a clear-out at the stores when it was located there, cheers, Nic
i noticed there is NO Welsh Flag , did the fire station have their own brass band too. looks great, even shows the coal gas factory nextdoor which ive never seen as it working as come 1969north sea gas took over.lets see more film like this , this film should be at pontypool museum i think.
Monmouthshire was not in Wales when this film was shot. In 1974 Monmouthshire (original county) was moved into Wales - sad day
Welsh flag on the front of applance bays at 2.04 mins.
@@paulmatthews2870 Monmouthshire was always an unequivocal part of Wales both culturally and politically. For administrative purposes only, the assize circuit was appended to that of the English judiciary. Monmouthshire as a single entity became Gwent in 1974 before subsequently splitting into five authorities. Cymru am byth!
The video came from a skip!