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All the worst amateur cameraman's faults. But helps illustrate how successive Labour councils mucked up Nottingham town centre big time. And this was shot just about when the UK's coal miners were committing suicide, and the town's money was drying up.

City of Robin Hood . Now its Robbing Hoods.

0:31 this still image perfectly encapsulates British town planning and architecture. A beautiful Medieval building (which will be used in all the promotional bumph to celebrate the city) and then vile 1960's prefab asbestos ridden monstrosities next door. Only we British spit on our heritage like this. that house on the left is older than the United States ffs.

Thanks for sharing this. Did 2 years at Clarendon College starting in 1972. This video brought back a lot of good memories.

It’s weird but even though I haven’t lived in the UK for over 30 years, and I haven’t visited my hometown Lincoln since before Covid, this all looks so familiar, as if I was there yesterday. I know things must have changed - they were modernizing the market area last time I was there, and the bus station was all different, but watching this has the effect of making me believe that if I went back it would all still look like this.

I still love my city despite what they've done to it 😢

I was there same year on school trip, happy happy days, great to see it.

I was 3 year's old when this was filmed 🎥 Beautiful Lincoln. Still live here to this day March 2024!

I wonder what happened to the Zyclon roller coaster. I have a vivid memory of seeing it in around 1988 but I'd have been about 4 years old!

Woohoo! I found it!

Wondering if anyone remembers the Snooker club?

When travelling funfairs were proper funfairs, not like they have today, like amusement parks. Back in the day I worked for Pat Collins done 14 seasons with them good old days.😊

All my memories are flooding back. All i need to see in hockley back in the day. Notts today is a shadow of it`s forma self.

Great to see the market square when it was a welcoming communal space a far cry from the faceless baron version we have today 😢

The good old days, when it was diesel fumed, onion filled atmosphere. Never get them days back

The buses looked lovely back then, not plastered in advertising.

Pre Xylophone man

Back in the day before pronouns 😂

And to think just 7 years later I would be stood in slab Square as a 12 year old watching forest players with the European Cup 😁

Before all the rides switched to LED signage, it looked so much better back then.

Thank you for a great trip down memory lane. I went to Clarendon College in the 1970s and have fond memories of the town. We lived in Wollaton near the park. Emigrated in the 80s to the US so its wonderful to see this video. Thank you.

Wow traffic still bad then

Hi, Nottingham City Transport are making a video to celebrate their longest serving drivers retirement(Started in 1974). Would we be able to use some of the bus clips from this video? Will include an on screen credit, and it's to be used on their Facebook page uploaded over the easter weekend. Thanks!

I remember that blue ride at the end of the pier..called the enterprise if i recall..

Blimey, I'd have been 10 months old when this was taken. Fascinating how the city centre and uphill looks largely similar, but the University has now dwarfed the entire Brayford pool area.

Our beautiful city, then some idiot builds an ugly cinema and even uglier University next to the Bradford to spoil it. That classic view of the cathedral gone forever, shame.

A close relative of mine always called this city "The land of the ignorant".

Omg I can't belive some of this dangerous over the top scary rides was out 25 years ago

Very atmospheric. I kept expecting to see a younger version of myself at any time, but it never happened. Nottingham city centre - and most other cities - is just a shadow of what it was like in these days.

Road markings? Yeah, what happened to them?

This video is crying out for a soundtrack of hits from 1986.

Good to see a few buses. Nottingham had their rear engined double deckers fitted with unique bodywork, custom designed to the Corporation's own specification.

I found it! This tape came with a jvc boom box I had in the 1980s.

Young man then, happy and positive, fit as a fiddle, manageable mortgage and a wife and two lovely children. Millions like me. Then along came Tony Blair and the rest is history.

How beautiful the castle looked, back then, unlike now, devoid of trees and shrubs, just grass, grass, and more grass. Sad.

I can remember Nottingham City centre well. I was only about eight years old at the time, living in Bulwell. Me and my mates used to catch the bus (81?) into the city centre and hang around the castle. I also remember Old Market Square with the fountains, Odeon Cinema. I remember going around Victoria Centre and Broadmarsh Shopping centre with my mum. We could never afford to go to Mcdonalds or Wimpy at the time or buy anything from the nice shops, we were living on the breadline and very poor. Despite that, there was some good memories and I worked my way out of the poverty trap we were in.

Hi there, can ITV News Central use this video on-air please with an on-screen credit? Thanks Peter Bearne

Aww that Ronald is so sweet he’s amazing

brilliant video 😎 I was living there from 1984-86 on wood borough rd

When fun fairs was good

Same even after 35 years, all childhood memories

🎵 It’s A Good Time For The Great Taste Of McDonald’s 🎵

remember it all well. does anyone have a film / photo of tug wilson?

We sailed on this ship when about 35 years ago when I was a teenager. Such an interesting ship & the food was absolutely delicious!

Not anymore

Now then, now then young man 👨 😀

Omgg,good ,mr!=)

Pretty footage captured from the air

AW! IT USED TO BE SO GOOD!

Thousand pities that this was done five years after the closure of Victoria Station. A number of commentators had not been thought of until after the station closed. Why you let this priceless asset close beats me. Nottingham's rail communications have been poor ever since, and the only remaining station is poorly sited for the City Centre. Nice to see a picture of Huntingdon Street Bus Station, closed 1972, replaced by a monstrosity full of fumes in the Victoria Centre, which I gather is now closed. The way the planners messed about with the city at this time was incredibly short-sighted, obliterating Arkwright Street altogether, and severing Carrington Street in several places for the Ring Road and Broad Marsh. I could never live in a city whose planners (and Dr Beeching) were hell bent on getting rid of the main railway station.