When buskers were buskers ...no big amps and miles taking up the whole street
@RubberPlant1966
Ай бұрын
Brilliant video
@AllanGildea
2 ай бұрын
Very well made film.
@johncully4699
4 ай бұрын
This is how great and strong we are, all the troubles going on. Meanwhile still lived. Don't loose this, this is ours. Protestant and Catholic, ❤
@Karmaisreal629
4 ай бұрын
Good times.
@Packyboy
9 ай бұрын
you can take the man out of Belfast but never Belfast out of the man, I’m always thankful for that. Always be my hometown.👏👏👏🎼🎼🎼
@kevonslims7269
9 ай бұрын
So it wasn’t all bombing’s shooting’s and kidnappings?
@Whh1978
11 ай бұрын
My favourite city. Lovely people and just a great feeling being there.
@aalexjohna
Жыл бұрын
Where's the explosions and dead bodies strewn over the road? I wanna look at them! I want to see the anguish and the bigotry!
@johnshooter4763
Жыл бұрын
Where was all of this done, I was 4 most of 87. Wonder if I knew anyone coming out of shorts or h and w?
@Mercuryrules
Жыл бұрын
Harry Halls and Just Books were two favourite haunts, back in my teens.
@JohnMcMahon.
Жыл бұрын
Great little piece of social history here John. I’m assuming you’re the same John Campbell from the credits that did the camera work and editing. If so, can you remember what date in 87 this was filmed or was it over several days?
@richardscovell6620
Жыл бұрын
Priceless , great to see the old town...many thanks
@aalexjohna
Жыл бұрын
The Irish sold their daughter's virginity to British soldiers for 5lbs of spuds.
@GaryGSF
Жыл бұрын
An excellent video bringing back some great memories.
@FRM101
Жыл бұрын
27:34 I feel like these boys probably got a second look before popping on public transpo that day.
@FRM101
Жыл бұрын
Surreal to watch such normalcy while knowing with such certainy how much violence was still to come.
@OlafProt
Жыл бұрын
What a great wee film. Even when i moved here in 2002, Belfast still looked pretty much like this. It was so individual, independent, interesting. Now its just a generic uk/Ireland shopping zone. 5:53 the Gram Shop!!! Golden Discs too. HMV came and destroyed all these shops. Then went out of business. The Welcome Chinese on Stranmillis (still there i think!). U2 at the Kings Hall!! The Beaten Docket. Ah bollocks Belfast sold its soul for an Apple Store and 12 Starbucks. Who is the featured sculptor? City Airport (Harbour Airport) was amazing back then. And again even 2000-2 it was so informal. Just wander into arrival to meet parents.
@timjohnson6802
Жыл бұрын
Oh yes! I was there. Graduated in 1982 with HND in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Council of National Academic Awards (abolished in 1989). A really good course and practically biased. I was part of the Christian Union and remember SkyRider coming to play.
@PhilCouling
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant! I graduated in 1982, so these pictures are VERY familiar! Not many people had cameras around campus in those days, so photos are scarce. MANY THANKS!
@juniorrobinson4678
Жыл бұрын
Great stuff, I was there that year too when they had the ford rs200 in the days when ford had their own room and it was the Ulster motor show not the Belfast motor show
@stephenstewart9846
Жыл бұрын
Magic ! Brought back so many memories.
@michaelmcateer1156
Жыл бұрын
Lovely. Brings back memories.
@pd1883
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this ☺️. Remember seeing the VW Corrado there in metallic green years back when it came out and fell for it.
@lindarobinson4153
Жыл бұрын
Interesting to see Belfast back in the day..
@Toni-xm4ww
Жыл бұрын
Maybe I have mistake but seems to me that ladies were much slimer than in 2005 when I was there
@rahuldahoob4513
Жыл бұрын
Even fatter in 2022
@Paul-TrophySE
Жыл бұрын
U2 at the Kings Hall. The Joshua Tree tour. What a night that was.
@stuartmorton8111
Жыл бұрын
the guy blowing the condom of his head, humors remained!
@davidprice6994
Жыл бұрын
I remember the 2-tone tour October 1979 when the Specials and Madness and the Selester performed inside the Hutton Hall brilliant gig but loads of violence in the middle of the Selester set. still got my poster from the concert.
@donnasmyth45
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic. Lavery's back entry, sitting on the kegs ❤
@johnlavery6116
Жыл бұрын
Ah ! Laverys still the best.
@michaelstephen819
Жыл бұрын
This is so much better than all that biased shite about the 'troubles' - Belfast was so much more than that.
@trickydicky5545
2 жыл бұрын
Did security forces take the day off when he was there?
@ccbloom9350
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing how times have changed
@binflynn1
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic to see writing my book and researching some stuff came across this brilliant just brilliant
@blacksheepdetecting
2 жыл бұрын
Used to play in the old swimming pool and the airplane back in the 99s when it was the polytechnic.
@wbm3085
2 жыл бұрын
Everything so much less cluttered from this era
@peterholland5831
2 жыл бұрын
This took me back, DJ'ing for the Hall of Residence association Fancy Dress party. Great times.
@Batsinthebelltower
2 жыл бұрын
Great to see the original belfast town again , i forgot how good an atmosphere it had , the artist drawing on the ground, all the busker bands , the original cornmarket bandstand and all the various stalls .... town really isnt the same today they should have kept cornmarket and not closed all the stalls , knocked down too many old beautiful buildings too
@afloat5418
2 жыл бұрын
Oh yes, the good atmosphere of The Troubles
@ciartdsfa4899
Жыл бұрын
@@afloat5418 yep it's hard to believe that you can achieve a level of peace and your political class can make an absolute mess of the city, during the troubles you only had to worry about a sectarian beating at night if you waited on the bus etc these days it's swarming with drug addicts who don't think twice about street robbery, used to be a very rare occasion that sort of crime occurred. The place stinks, has dereliction and grime everywhere and there's next to nowhere to park a car so I'm going to try and avoid going back into it unless I really have to. Hard to believe this city centre was more appealing during the troubles 🤦🤣
@afloat5418
Жыл бұрын
@@ciartdsfa4899 a sectarian beating? Thousands of people died, and more injured. People had their homes destroyed and each loss was felt throughout the community. Are you saying you’d rather live in a time where soldiers swarmed the streets?
@ciartdsfa4899
Жыл бұрын
@@afloat5418 obviously not every aspect but in general the town centre when we were going into it was ropeyish at times but it wasn't street robbery like nowadays l, you knew where and who to avoid and there was loads more shopping choice too back then, the place is a mess these days , just my humble opinion btw 👍
@aliciasledge7556
2 жыл бұрын
Very nostalgic. I was there 81-84.
@johngoddard2222
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. I enjoyed four years (76-80) studying Industrial Engineering. A great course that was recognised as a UK leader at that time. I did not live on campus but many of my fellow students did and enjoy the halls and we all visited the Union bar for a pie and a pint at lunch time. Highlights included the Bayfordbury to Hatfield Pram race, German study tours and The Police performing for Rock goes to college on the BBC.
@gophermodels5718
3 жыл бұрын
Great trip down memory lane. I was at the Altered Images performance, we were dragged out of the student bar and told it was free as no one turned up. If I remember correctly a few weeks before Happy Birthday charted!
@marksandsmith6778
Жыл бұрын
I was there too with my girl friend . Notice the space. I almost met Claire Grogan
@Magin1985
3 жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/uXqAy3iEfp6Lm4I Mica Drive and my old Primary school St.Pauls
@davidbrebner4871
3 жыл бұрын
Yeh ... that's fantastic to see.
@johnhalley974
3 жыл бұрын
Didn’t I help with filming this…I can’t remember…I think I did.
@susanthehappyelf
3 жыл бұрын
This is good stuff: thanks for putting it up, John. I was thinking of snipping some of the pics from the video, but wondered if you would make the originals available. And have you any more? There is a general lack of photos from that era.
@christopher9727
3 жыл бұрын
John 3.16-21
@mikehauch3149
3 жыл бұрын
Much rather be dead now and live back then
@Karmaisreal629
2 жыл бұрын
They were good times and good people.
@jackiecampbell7903
3 жыл бұрын
Just lovely!
@nickshires9537
3 жыл бұрын
Hi all, I am writing a film that for plot reasons is largely set in Belfast in the early 80's. Is there anyone out there that may be able to help me with some pointers? Renumeration upon commisioned output and full mentions in credits etc. Thanks and regards to all! [email protected]
@daveferguson935
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading this. The footage of the pubs refreshed my alcohol damaged memory!
@belfastcommunity7710
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work.!! I loved it so so much!!!many thanks!!!!
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