God that takes me back. That section of street where Brassington's is, is where all the buses used to come flying down. The "Turner's" bus stop was by Brassington's, and the PMT stop was at the corner...I used to get my bus to St. Joe's from there.
Your camera is brilliant. It's made a dump look quite tidy . I stopped using Hanley a few years ago . Too many monkey dusters . Loved the place when I was young . It was a better place before The Potteries Shopping Centre was built . Well filmed though 👍
So sad to see a nice thriving town centre all but deserted. The area shown in first 5 minutes used to be covered in market stalls, now just one plants man. You could hardly walk along along these streets for the crowds. Pedestrianisation has gone too far - no traffic at all might make the streets safer for walking but completely kills access
Back in the 60s, as a young boy, Hanley was my playground most Saturdays. 2d on the bus from Bentilee and you had a whole world of shops and cafes etc. Most of the landmark shops seem to be closed, Webberley's in Percy Street, Sherwin's music shop opposite The Stones outdoor market and , of course ,Lewis's Dept Store with it's Fire and Ice sculpture. If memory serves, The Reginald Mitchell pub is in the old meat market, where my girlfriend's mum used to work. I know that we must have progress, but it is quite sad to see a vibrant town so soulless now.
Acres upon acres of block-paved pedestrian-only, nearly deserted areas of the city centre. I recall driving through these same places many years ago, dropping off friends and family members. Now, disabled people and those with limited mobility are effectively excluded from these areas. Sad.... :(
@@didsthecat1503 Wow, you know nothing? Blair changed all the related laws, resulting in a quadrupling of net annual immigration. Once you have people here they then invite their entire families.
@@didsthecat1503 Go look at a population graph, it surged in 1997 and then levelled out in 2010. Think about that when you try and buy or rent a house....
My God Hanley. If this had been the 1970's you would barely have had room for the camera. This place would have been buzzing. Almost shoulder to shoulder with shoppers especially on Saturdays.
That's pretty sad to see. Middle of the afternoon and the place is dead. 30 years ago the town would have been buzzing with people. Now it's just locals, on their way to the many betting shops, Vape shops and second hand goods chains like CEX. The council has a lot to answer for in the way they have contributed to this. A serious lack of planning and foresight. The pavements may be nice. But just look at the state of most of the buildings. The shop facades. The ridiculous traffic routes around the town. The high cost or inaccessible parking. No wonder it's deserted.
No need to walk on high street today, as you can buy online and most the time will be cheaper. All those shops which exists before now replaced by Amazon and other major brands. Owner of Amazon, Jeff Bezos is second richest man on the planet. Some of his cash, comes from your city.
I mean I wouldn’t called it deserted. There’s clearly people walking around. Like the person above said, people rarely go to high streets anymore due to online shopping. Plus we’re in a global pandemic.
Ya bang on right. Who wants to go shopping up hanley when you get harresed by druggies and homeless beggers. Hanley is just a shit hole. Half the shops are either closed down or boarded up. No wonder there's not many people about. If this was the seventies or eighties the town would be buzzin.
You are so right! I can remember Hanley of old. It used to be teeming with people going into real shops and department stores. I can still remember the traffic on Lichfield street and riding my motorbike up Hope street where I used to leave it. It was all planned long ago, I wonder if they like what they have done?
Interesting. Changed a bit no doubt since my family lived there - but then, that was 180 years ago 🙂. My ggg grandfather was a solicitor in Hanley from about 1820-1840.
Hello! May I ask what kind of camera are you using? It looks so good! The resolution is outstanding! The sound is quite clear too.. I suppose, it should be a bodycam, isn't it? It shouldn't be something that someone easily recognized, i think..? Would you please share it? Any Amazon affiliate link would be ok too! I need to find a new hobby, and I see your travelling adventure is very interesting!
Cidade. Natal de Sir Stanley Mathews que jogou futebol profissionalmente ate aos 50 anos, simplesmente um dos maiores fenômenos futebolistico de todos os tempos indiscutívelmente, GÊNIO. Nesta cidade tem uma estátua d Mathews,de bronze de tamanho natural
You can see it on the left of the screen at about 4.19 . Unfortunately, it's not quite life size, I don't know why. I think some locals feel it's too small.
Evidentemente a cidade sem sombra de dúvidas, tem locais lindíssimos. Logicamente não foge do interesse pela cidade em razão de Mathews,meu grande ídolo no futebol, juntamente com ; MARADONA
@@Claire90409 ZIDANE, Crwiff e Paul Gasgoine. Tomei conhecimento que o conjunto Van Haley fez um grande show ns cidade de Hanley. Conhecer a cidade de Hanley, está nos meus planos, entretanto, por viver num país (Brasil), cuja a moeda não tem valor algum. Acontece que não obstante, sem sombra de dúvidas,sera juntar dinheiro para viajar até a ENGLAND, sendo então, VISITAR Hanley,em especial, tirar uma foto ao lado da estátua de Mathews
@@Claire90409 Interessante! No vídeo parece ser tamanho natural. Simplesmente brilhante a ideia de prestar homenagem a Mathews ,bem no centro de Hanley
Cidade Natal de Sir Stanley Mathews que jogou futebol profissionalmente ate aos 50 anos de vida. Foi um dos maiores fenômenos futebolistico de todos os tempos indiscutívelmente gênio. Existe uma estátua de bronze de tamanho natural de Mathews
Hanley is a building site old unused building coming down replaced by new ones, it has taken a Conservative council to take action where the loved Labour council have left the entire city to fall into ruin. Hopefully in a few years time there will be more places for people to work so they can spend there hard earned money in the city, encouraging firms to invest in Stoke with new shops. The Smithfield development is coming on with the new buildings full of new employers and homes for people. Cant wait for the Etruscan Square, the city has been neglected enough.
If parking was easy, and free....maybe the pedestrian center would be full ? Council take note , build free parking near the center and get people in to regenerate Hanley ? They don't come as it is expensive ! Yes have busses also ! I moved from Stoke in the 80s, live in Texas. Parking easy and free here. The Key is to get people to drive in (TO YOUR PEDESTRIAN CENTER) , park with no cost, They use cars today, not PMT buses as in the past ! Build easy free parking access to a better CENTER ! All I see is paving stones and no parking ! Your strategy so far isn't working !
Beautiful clean haven’t seen this for years well done Stoke
Try living here
@@brentsingleton8649 ikr
Too rough now in Hanley now a days
First time I’ve seen Hanley in probably 20 years. So sad what it’s become.
God that takes me back. That section of street where Brassington's is, is where all the buses used to come flying down. The "Turner's" bus stop was by Brassington's, and the PMT stop was at the corner...I used to get my bus to St. Joe's from there.
Your camera is brilliant. It's made a dump look quite tidy . I stopped using Hanley a few years ago . Too many monkey dusters . Loved the place when I was young . It was a better place before The Potteries Shopping Centre was built . Well filmed though 👍
Thank you
That is because it is tidy
@@milels6917 last time I went it was a dump like the rest of Stoke .
Thank you for this! As someone who grew up in Hanley it was certainly interesting to see it’s changes
The old building are still I remember when I was 6 now 80+
Fantastic video mate looks nice place in Stoke-On-Trent nice 👍🏻
Thank you
So sad to see a nice thriving town centre all but deserted. The area shown in first 5 minutes used to be covered in market stalls, now just one plants man. You could hardly walk along along these streets for the crowds. Pedestrianisation has gone too far - no traffic at all might make the streets safer for walking but completely kills access
Back in the 60s, as a young boy, Hanley was my playground most Saturdays. 2d on the bus from Bentilee and you had a whole world of shops and cafes etc. Most of the landmark shops seem to be closed, Webberley's in Percy Street, Sherwin's music shop opposite The Stones outdoor market and , of course ,Lewis's Dept Store with it's Fire and Ice sculpture. If memory serves, The Reginald Mitchell pub is in the old meat market, where my girlfriend's mum used to work. I know that we must have progress, but it is quite sad to see a vibrant town so soulless now.
l loved Hanley also, l think Brassington`s shoe shop is one of the last landmarks left. I used to love Bratt n Dykes.
Acres upon acres of block-paved pedestrian-only, nearly deserted areas of the city centre. I recall driving through these same places many years ago, dropping off friends and family members. Now, disabled people and those with limited mobility are effectively excluded from these areas. Sad.... :(
thanks for uploading looks nice. I live in tha states, in michigan
What a dump it is now, even the book store is a betting shop. All fast food and vape shops. Thanks Blair
Wtf are you talking about the tories have been in power since 2010
@@didsthecat1503 Wow, you know nothing? Blair changed all the related laws, resulting in a quadrupling of net annual immigration. Once you have people here they then invite their entire families.
@@didsthecat1503 Go look at a population graph, it surged in 1997 and then levelled out in 2010. Think about that when you try and buy or rent a house....
@@didsthecat1503 three quarters of the non-UK born population resides in the West Midlands, enjoy the squalor, it's the new normal
Nice Walk
Next year I am going to visit that town
My God Hanley. If this had been the 1970's you would barely have had room for the camera. This place would have been buzzing. Almost shoulder to shoulder with shoppers especially on Saturdays.
That's pretty sad to see. Middle of the afternoon and the place is dead. 30 years ago the town would have been buzzing with people. Now it's just locals, on their way to the many betting shops, Vape shops and second hand goods chains like CEX. The council has a lot to answer for in the way they have contributed to this. A serious lack of planning and foresight. The pavements may be nice. But just look at the state of most of the buildings. The shop facades. The ridiculous traffic routes around the town. The high cost or inaccessible parking. No wonder it's deserted.
No need to walk on high street today, as you can buy online and most the time will be cheaper. All those shops which exists before now replaced by Amazon and other major brands. Owner of Amazon, Jeff Bezos is second richest man on the planet. Some of his cash, comes from your city.
I mean I wouldn’t called it deserted. There’s clearly people walking around. Like the person above said, people rarely go to high streets anymore due to online shopping. Plus we’re in a global pandemic.
Ya bang on right. Who wants to go shopping up hanley when you get harresed by druggies and homeless beggers. Hanley is just a shit hole. Half the shops are either closed down or boarded up. No wonder there's not many people about. If this was the seventies or eighties the town would be buzzin.
You are so right! I can remember Hanley of old. It used to be teeming with people going into real shops and department stores. I can still remember the traffic on Lichfield street and riding my motorbike up Hope street where I used to leave it. It was all planned long ago, I wonder if they like what they have done?
Thanks a lot. Stoke seems to be improving significantly.
Hanley has always looked like that?
If you mean by becoming a ghost town its improving.
Dump .
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Your camera is brilliant. It's made a dump look quite tidy .
Hanley used to be such a dump. It’s really so much better these days! Shame we are in a pandemic and people are scared to go out and enjoy themselves
Finally some decent people. I agreed the city is bad but if it’s improving, I’m happy.
Interesting. Changed a bit no doubt since my family lived there - but then, that was 180 years ago 🙂. My ggg grandfather was a solicitor in Hanley from about 1820-1840.
Wow
Hello!
May I ask what kind of camera are you using?
It looks so good! The resolution is outstanding!
The sound is quite clear too..
I suppose, it should be a bodycam, isn't it?
It shouldn't be something that someone easily recognized, i think..?
Would you please share it? Any Amazon affiliate link would be ok too!
I need to find a new hobby, and I see your travelling adventure is very interesting!
Hi, Gopro9
@@ADTravel thank you!
thanks for sharing this beautiful place ❤
NICEEEE
Nobody about, must be prayer call.
thank you. I will be moving to Hanley next week and i did not see a Barclays bank. is there one in Hanley do you know. thanks
Yeah there is
Yes a massive one at top of Town road
Ben Brereton Stoke 🇬🇧❤️🇨🇱🏴❤️🇨🇱
Cidade. Natal de Sir Stanley Mathews que jogou futebol profissionalmente ate aos 50 anos, simplesmente um dos maiores fenômenos futebolistico de todos os tempos indiscutívelmente, GÊNIO. Nesta cidade tem uma estátua d Mathews,de bronze de tamanho natural
You can see it on the left of the screen at about 4.19 . Unfortunately, it's not quite life size, I don't know why. I think some locals feel it's too small.
Evidentemente a cidade sem sombra de dúvidas, tem locais lindíssimos. Logicamente não foge do interesse pela cidade em razão de Mathews,meu grande ídolo no futebol, juntamente com ; MARADONA
@@Claire90409 ZIDANE, Crwiff e Paul Gasgoine. Tomei conhecimento que o conjunto Van Haley fez um grande show ns cidade de Hanley. Conhecer a cidade de Hanley, está nos meus planos, entretanto, por viver num país (Brasil), cuja a moeda não tem valor algum. Acontece que não obstante, sem sombra de dúvidas,sera juntar dinheiro para viajar até a ENGLAND, sendo então, VISITAR Hanley,em especial, tirar uma foto ao lado da estátua de Mathews
@@Claire90409 Interessante! No vídeo parece ser tamanho natural. Simplesmente brilhante a ideia de prestar homenagem a Mathews ,bem no centro de Hanley
Cidade Natal de Sir Stanley Mathews que jogou futebol profissionalmente ate aos 50 anos de vida. Foi um dos maiores fenômenos futebolistico de todos os tempos indiscutívelmente gênio. Existe uma estátua de bronze de tamanho natural de Mathews
How empty Hanley looking it was always so busy Yet what a wonderful job pedestrianised Love it
It’s a city centre
The potteriees
I bet it was a good area one time
It was. The loss of the major industries in the 1980s ruined the city.
#fact
Oh how I miss the face nappy days, it was so easy to see who the thick s***s were. 🙂
Its a total dump now and needs closing down.
Is port vale in Stoke ?
yes
Yes, but in Burslem. This is Hanley, the city centre.
@@Claire90409 A city centre with no railway station
The City Centre station was closed in 1966, the Stoke upon Trent one is about 1.5 miles away.@@john111257
Hanley is a building site old unused building coming down replaced by new ones, it has taken a Conservative council to take action where the loved Labour council have left the entire city to fall into ruin. Hopefully in a few years time there will be more places for people to work so they can spend there hard earned money in the city, encouraging firms to invest in Stoke with new shops. The Smithfield development is coming on with the new buildings full of new employers and homes for people. Cant wait for the Etruscan Square, the city has been neglected enough.
Ow
An abandoned town compared to what it once was. Really sad.
If parking was easy, and free....maybe the pedestrian center would be full ? Council take note , build free parking near the center and get people in to regenerate Hanley ?
They don't come as it is expensive !
Yes have busses also !
I moved from Stoke in the 80s, live in Texas. Parking easy and free here. The Key is to get people to drive in (TO YOUR PEDESTRIAN CENTER) , park with no cost, They use cars today, not PMT buses as in the past !
Build easy free parking access to a better CENTER ! All I see is paving stones and no parking !
Your strategy so far isn't working !
Definitely wouldn't recommend anyone to live here but I guess it could be worse? 🤷♂️
C this is what
Stoke council litter pickers don’t work afternoons
The last time I went to Hanley was in 1968
So ur lyin
Not worth a visit anymore
A boring hanley