At 11:07 you are facing a red brick block of flats, that land used to be occupied with Mt Pleasant Church back in 1970. A tall church with a huge spire. I used to attend Sunday School there back in 1962. Hastings, it's all changed for the worst since the late 1950's.. Next to Elphinstone Road where I lived (Number 144) it used to be called The Boss or the Pilot Field. next to that were rhubarb fields, behind the Boss was St Helens woods (which in those days really was a wood) And all around there were fields with cattle and sheep. I was born in Beaconsfield Road in 1954 when we had coal delivered to each house, we also had rag and bone men with horse and carts. In the late 1950's life was so much simpler then. Milk bottles at the doorstep, no processed foods, nothing in plastic, milk at school, fresh bread, butter.. We played on the pavements till 9:00 pm and we didn't lock doors. I remember when it snowed at Christmas Eve in 1963 and we had 4 feet of snow at the front door.. Hastings stopped that Christmas the same as the rest of the UK.. Thanks for posting.
@justinhughes6522
5 ай бұрын
I was 8 in the video, born and bred in Hastings. Remember the town very well in 87. So many happy memories, wonder what me and my family were doing at the time of this recording? Life seemed simpler then and so much more fun, take me back, i hate the way things are now. Gameleys and Woollies, me and twin brothers favourite shops, toys toys toys😂. Great video
@davidfellows1650
5 ай бұрын
I would have been 6 years old, and was also born in Hastings. I think you're right - life was much simpler back then.
@alzeNL
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading this video - born an Hastonian, lived there for the first 18 years of my life, it was interesting to see parts of Hastings not usually seen. I can remember many of the 'new' buildings in this video being built (esp those next to the very old ancient church near the ridge) and the ?Dawn & Dorset? washing factory that used to service all the local big hotels with fresh linen,etc. The family talk was very nice as well, as already commented below, the language and tone is very nice to hear. I hope all in the video are still well. Kind Regards, Al.ze.
@matthew0605
Жыл бұрын
What a delight !!!. How lovely to see Hastings and St Leonards in 1987, its late October and just a few weeks after the great storm hit the southeast, me and my parents were about to move to France and were in Tunbridge Wells within a week of this being filmed , my sister and her family had just moved to Emmanuel Road shortly before and little did I know that after living in France for about 9 years I moved to Hastings myself in 1997 just before commencement of demolition of the cricket ground in Queens Road. What memories, I've now lived in Hastings and St Leonards for 26 years and you passed my current flat at Marina on the way to West Hill Road MF I .Thank you so much for sharing . Glad the kids are good and my sister is Joanne too !! .
@alanwhite6730
5 ай бұрын
I was born in Hastings in 1962 and still live there. I also have been living in the same house since I was 2 years old, another 4 months time and I will have lived in the same house for the past 60 years 🥴
@moretimeneeded56
Ай бұрын
One month to go then you can say you’ve lived in the same house for over 60 years 👍
@alanwhite6730
Ай бұрын
@@moretimeneeded56 🥰
@jaysmith270
2 жыл бұрын
2 years after this was filmed i was born on bembrook road and lived there till i was seven, i do miss the good old days life was so much more fun and alot more respect, those were the days you could leave your front door open
@MsBuggeroff
Жыл бұрын
There's a film on Netflix called I USED TO BE FAMOUSE and there are a couple of tiny bits which are filmed in Benbrook Road.
@jaysmith270
Жыл бұрын
@@MsBuggeroff yes ive seen that lol they are filming on the grass on the hill at the bottem of the hill you got a park and some woods' when i was 6 i used to ride a motorbike along there with my friend and his uncle he was my naubour lol
@tbnztube
5 күн бұрын
Classic! 22:24 I went to see the production of Button Moon at the White Rock Theatre! "We're off to Button Moon, we'll follow Mr Spooooon!"
@sonyheadhunter
Жыл бұрын
So nice to see. I was 10 then. Gamleys was like a paradise... I couldn't quite make out what was on at the cinema that day?!?.. such a treat finding these old films on YT.
@technicalscience
Жыл бұрын
I was born here in '84, so weird seeing you drive through the centre - I remember it being like that, but for most of my life it's been pedestrianised. Great video!
@paulkerry5583
Ай бұрын
Hurricane year! My home ❤
@benlovemusicuk
2 жыл бұрын
No way you drove past 2 houses I grew up in, mount pleasant and 25 white fryers road! I’ve lived in Birmingham for 15 years now, but happy memories of Hastings.
@mumdadson9244
2 жыл бұрын
Is there anything you remember about whitefriars road that you can tell me? Many thanks
@alzeNL
2 жыл бұрын
25 ? 13:09 - i was in 23 when this was shot, amazing footage :)
@mattip8528
4 жыл бұрын
Is it me peoples voices were posher and sweet in the 80s
@MrMarcy76
8 ай бұрын
Yes it seems like that, but in London it was pretty rough and ready. 1987 seemed quieter.
@Zoebakerolive
5 ай бұрын
Yes there was no bruv and fam! 😂
@1disturbedjunglist
2 ай бұрын
If only this could be enhanced into 4k. I would of been 4! Born in Farley Bank. Moved to Park Cresent when i was about 3. Not far from the Ridge where you was driving.
@jc.9
3 жыл бұрын
it’s so weird how quickly i recognise the roads
@Mickey-qq3dg
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you filmed it Brings back so many memories
@brelouum
3 ай бұрын
wow while you were doing this i was nothingness and my sister was 4
@karasea1021
6 ай бұрын
I can't believe I haven't come across this before. We were house hunting in 1987, 3 bed semis were hot potatoes. It was a rush to get back to the estate agents, pen in hand, if you found one you liked. Luckily we found ours and moved in during August of that year. (Very close to the areas you covered.) THank you for the memories.
@brucedanton3669
Жыл бұрын
Thank you there for this of course!
@pilldolan9918
3 жыл бұрын
Back when you could get a nice four bedroom house for under 100k, like that big one they pointed out.
@MrMarcy76
5 ай бұрын
Wages were a lot les back then.
@gemspotting6252
8 ай бұрын
Mk1 fiesta - recognise that dashboard anywhere!
@Joliverwhite
3 ай бұрын
Wow this is incredible
@Rowly64
6 ай бұрын
Left out of Chanctonbury Drive onto Grange Road... my old Stamping ground. Lived at 10 Ranmore Close from 1975 - 1983 when I left home and rented a flat in Pevensey Road... happy memories!
@TheCritterhead
5 жыл бұрын
So close to our house but not quite ! Ravine close , imagine seeing family on here !
@MM0SDK
5 жыл бұрын
i was 9 when this was taken, living in Silverhill, Hastings.
@michaelandrews3251
3 жыл бұрын
St Leonard’s on sea
@bingbongs9929
6 жыл бұрын
great footage (memories), i was 5 at the time. you drove past my road ha
@amitpatel3071
5 жыл бұрын
yeh same i was 5 at the time, and lived just near warrior square
@NJGHNJGH
3 жыл бұрын
@@amitpatel3071 I was 7 and lived just off Filsham Road - turn right at 26 mins!
@MrMarcy76
8 ай бұрын
I remember Christmas 1987 being very sunny and warm, but I was in London at the time.
@SuperTed19021
3 жыл бұрын
The world (especially Britain) seemed a lot more emptier and quieter then. PS: What was showing at the Cannon Cinema in Hastings at the time?
@MrMarcy76
8 ай бұрын
You had 2 billon less people on the planet back then.
@tdharmer
4 жыл бұрын
The one bit i really wanted to see was missed out. I work at TK MAXX which was MFI
@myal9455
Жыл бұрын
No litter, no fly-tipping... how times have changed!!! :-(
@EdiDrums
5 ай бұрын
No recycilng bins. No pedestrianised streets. How times have changed.
@josho1994
6 ай бұрын
I had no idea that you could drive up Wellington Place all the way up to the roundabout!
@MrMarcy76
8 ай бұрын
Rick Astley was in charts during this period.
@paulbb27
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting seeing the town centre driving down Castle street & bottom half of queens road! & going up west hill road seeing them old houses that have now been demolished. Let’s hope the mfi building that u mentioned gets demolished with the other houses , awful position for a commercial unit ..
@debrahitchman416
5 жыл бұрын
A load of things have changed
@MarkPMus
2 жыл бұрын
Whoever was gurgling in the back, will God willing be in their mid 30's nowadays!
@derekredwards
2 жыл бұрын
Good guess he is 36 😂
@rosswilson9712
3 жыл бұрын
I was 7 shame i didnt see my house
@davidbooth3285
4 жыл бұрын
If I heard the car conversation right? They seemed to think that Hastings becomes St Leonard’s to the west of the pier! The separation is at the Grand Hotel where Burdens Arch used to be!
@Afroleon90
3 жыл бұрын
They're correct, to the west of the Pier is St Leonards.
@tomsmith9208
5 жыл бұрын
Ahhh, I thought they were going to along the main front towards rock’anore but they never, would have loved two have seen that
@jamielee5143
4 жыл бұрын
Oh and the billboard in queens road does not rotate anymore
@amitpatel3071
5 жыл бұрын
before the pedestrain 18:56
@marklockwood1084
2 жыл бұрын
I was 16 and at work that year no woke no internet no blm please can i go back
@j-skullz
2 жыл бұрын
Why do boomers have to make everything about them and their fucking politics, no one cares. Go back then we won't miss you
@MrMarcy76
8 ай бұрын
No blm, because none of them were born yet. They all appeared in the late 2000s.
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