Norwich in the 1960s
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2023
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Norwich during the early 1960s
The video was originally shot using a 8mm Cine Camera and digitally converted using a Winait Film Scanner.
The film shows Norwich during the early 1960s, in the spring and winter. There is a part which shows May 1964. Several parts of the City Centre are shown as it was 60 years ago plus the start of the St Stephens Redevelopment. For those who like old cars - there are many featured in this film.
This film should be of interest to those who know Norwich of old and new!
Please comment below how it has changed in the past 60 years.
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Beautiful. Just as I remember it. Clean, safe and full of Norfolk voices. Thank you...
Thank you , I do remember more than I thought. Norwich was known at that time for their beautiful floral roundabouts of which we had to choose the best one and its blossom trees around the Castle hill. Times were harder and colder but they had more warmth in other ways. Now it looks like a concrete jungle.
Thanks for that. A lot of towns and cities are now concrete jungles unfortunately.
It just popped up in my feed and now subscribed, thanks so much, a little before my time as a late baby boomer, mum will love this
A proper trip down memory lane, just as I remember .I moved away in the late sixties but still love coming back to a fine city.Thank you for a lovely reminder of good times.
Thank you for watching and pleased you enjoyed it. Did you ever go to Mousehole? I have a video of people tobogganing down the hill at Mousehole.
Im from Norwich. A lot has changed. I can't remember St Stephen's Street being that narrow and then building work to widen as is today.
Love the cars mk2 Consul Zephyr Zodiacs ,Couple of F type victor and Pa cresta. Thanks for this.
Thank you. So pleased you enjoyed it.
I remember the years of 1978 -79 that I was living in lovely Norwich ...
How did it compare to my video and the present time?
And they're still trying to get St Stephen's right!
Really? 60 years later?
@@capspread They have just spent £6m changing it all again
They will never get it right, in another ten years time they will spend millions more to get it right, and buy that time the whole city will be deserted.
They will never stop "improving" St Stephens
You would think they would spend the money on other places in the city where it is desperately needed.
Thank you for uploading footage of Norwich during the 1960s! Since I wasn't born in that period, being in Norwich recently, in both ways a lot has and hasn't changed! Though, I think that's a good thing because it's a lovely city. Also interesting to see footage of Norwich when UEA was only several months old! :)
Thank you for watching and appreciated the content.
Looks like times were better then, no traffic, less congestion and new building ongoing, thanks for saving these old films Chris so we can enjoy. Cheers
Thank you Pete. This film was the quickest I have done. I have shortened the time it takes to edit the digitised films - which is just as well because I have 100s to do!!
Where did it all go wrong ?
The same could be said of many places.
Great to see those traditional English double deck buses, the town seems to be a little drab/dreary in places. At 4.34 mark was that traffic light aspect change via a rotating lens? Interesting. Loved the what are now "classic" cars, good one Chris.
Norwich (it is the county - City - of Norfolk) did seem very drab in places, but could be because of the redevelopment taking place. I think the "rotating" traffic light you refer to Dave, is an optical illusion - I didn't notice anything like that!
I was amazed at the number of different types of cars there were in the film. So much more interesting than what we see today.
I remember all those places, very well!
Thanks for watching. I guess you also think a lot has changed?
grew up here in the 60,s peaceful place then.not so much these days.busy busy
Amazing video buddy, absolute gold!
Thank you very much.
I was at Norwich Tec' from 1963-65 and walked up St. Stephens St.. every day while it was being rebuilt
So you had a birds eye view of the alterations.
Paradise lost.
Oh,the vehicles! So modern back then 😂, the Austin A30, the Thames van to name but two
I had an Austin A30 in the late 1960s early 1970s. Fairly reliable as well!
I think it looks better now…
Will have to check it out when we next visit Norwich
The problem that most conurbations have had to deal with over the last fifty years is the exponential increase in private car ownership which couldn't have been accurately predicted in any way.
That is very true. In those days, not every house had a car, whereas these days most houses have at least 1 and more cars.
The increase in population not cars is the problem
@@allancrotch2953 Increase in population brings an increase in cars.
Also, with so many adult children still living with their parents for whatever reason, but have their own cars, it means that there is now a higher concentration of cars per given area. 😐
@@simongee8928 Very true with a lot of the extra cars parked on the public highway which doesn't help.
Interesting to note the remaining bomb danger, although it can still be today if you know where to look.
awsome i want cod and chips from Valories
Did Valories do good fish and chips 60 years ago?
Is it my glasses or have they ruined it all from the time of my youth? No, there was much wrong with it but it had humanity!
Such a shame back then it really was a Fine City. Nothing like it is today Norwich city council has got a lot to awnser for Shame on them. Thanks for the video.
That can’t be Norwich, where are all the beggars and dole bludgers , and no one is sleeping rough that I can see, , and no one looks under the influence of anything, can’t be . Still the wanton and wasteful destruction with no respect for heritage does look familiar . Great video anyway 😁
Thank you. The same could be said for most cities in the 1960s.
GREAT vid, remember ALL those places!
Thank you. Always on the lookout for old films.