Shite in your town, in ye olden times.

[Tamworthbay]

Kebabland! Awesome name for a takeaway

[Spottedlaurel]

One taken from the family album of the town where I grew up and first worked at:

 

Market Hill, Sudbury, Suffolk mid-late 1980s by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

One of my Flickr contacts (who has a fantastic collection of old images) recently found an earlier view: https://flic.kr/p/2c6AUu3

 

In 1989 I moved to Ipswich:

 

1982 Datsun Sunny 1.3DX (B11), Ipswich 1992 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

1971 Opel Manta A 1.9SR Rallye by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Just the other day I stumbled across some great shots in this article: https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/past-pictures-of-ipswich-over-last-100-years-1-5918640

 

Including this one, taken very close by with my old house somewhere on the right:

 

 

I reckon that would be my old place with the fire hydrant sign on it:

 

 

More good Ipswich stuff in this one: https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ipswich-without-traffic-50-years-ago-1-5692979

 

[Uncle Jimmy]

That Manta A is Fab M8.

[Tenmil Socket]

 

That pic is delightfully litter free!

[Spottedlaurel]

What a fantastic early 70s period pic SpottedLaurel. I wonder where these kids are now.

Is that a Raleigh Chipper? ( not Chopper, smaller, and no gears)

 

Or maybe a Tomahawk? That's what I had, bought secondhand at the old Ranelagh Road Cycle Warehouse, which was just a few minutes from where this photo was taken (even though we didn't live in Ipswich at the time).

[Cavcraft]

Or maybe a Tomahawk? That's what I had, bought secondhand at the old Ranelagh Road Cycle Warehouse, which was just a few minutes from where this photo was taken (even though we didn't live in Ipswich at the time).

 

Yeah, I think you're right looks more Tomahawk.

[sheffcortinacentre]

Front wheel is to big for a tomahawk had a purple one

[loserone]

Yeah, not sure it's a tomahawk, mine had a rod operated front brake.

 

Yes, I know I'm 15 years too young to have had one, it was a hand-me-down.

[mercrocker]

Raleigh Chipper

[JeeExEll]

When Tomahawk was mentioned I had to check it out. Had forgotten all about them.

[AnthonyG]

I love the Ford pick-up in the circa 1959 pic. Looks home made, and not too happy at the back. I doubt it survived it’s first MoT, which I guess would have around a year or so after the time of the pic (newest vehicles look to be the A40 and the A55 Farina).

[Spottedlaurel]

Another interesting nostalgia article in the local paper: https://www.eadt.co.uk/ea-life/nostalgia-gallery-of-crown-street-ipswich-1-5932499

 

 

Anything unusual here, or just typical grey porridge?

 

 

Early-mid '60s Mopar of some sort on the right?

 

I have an old ad scanned-in for the garage:

 

W. J. Coe Ltd, Ipswich Standard/Triumph ad 1960 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

[Dannyk]

Some more off my local bookface page

1963/1964 weird seeing my street as a  field (was built 1974)

 

1970s

 

 

 

 

This isn't local but thought someone might like it

[RayMK]

Another interesting nostalgia article in the local paper: https://www.eadt.co.uk/ea-life/nostalgia-gallery-of-crown-street-ipswich-1-5932499

 

 

Anything unusual here, or just typical grey porridge?

 

Early-mid '60s Mopar of some sort on the right?

 

I have an old ad scanned-in for the garage:

 

 

W. J. Coe Ltd, Ipswich Standard/Triumph ad 1960 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Interesting, even if it is mostly porridge.  I looked hard but could not see anything foreign.  The Ford Pilot (V8) on the left may have attracted an admiring glance from the people there, as would the pale Vauxhall driving towards the camera.  The Mayflower may have received glances and mixed comments.  I like the Minx parked with its back end roughly in line with the old Ford exiting (or looking for a space!), mainly because Dad had one in 1959ish when they were only about five years old. 

[face]

First two are Southampton in the 70s and Tamworth 70s if it counts rest i don’t know

 

Any idea what football ground that is?

 

Looks like Celtic versus Hearts and judging by the size of that stand, I presume Celtic Park.

[mercrocker]

Another interesting nostalgia article in the local paper: https://www.eadt.co.uk/ea-life/nostalgia-gallery-of-crown-street-ipswich-1-5932499

 

 

 

Anything unusual here, or just typical grey porridge?

 

 

That A30 in the foreground is an AS3 variant - from the first year of production.   All later cars had a revised fuel tank arrangement with a filler on the rear panel.    Not so unusual then but relatively uncommon nowadays....

[mercrocker]

Queensway, Southampton, c.1962.   One of the two Mobil garages survives as a Texaco, the other is now a Halfords.   Most of the buildings on these two pictures are still structurally there (except the factory and steel stock-holders) but of course now surrounded by god-awful student accommodation, etc.  

 

 

 

 

 

[lesapandre]

That A30 in the foreground is an AS3 variant - from the first year of production.   All later cars had a revised fuel tank arrangement with a filler on the rear panel.    Not so unusual then but relatively uncommon nowadays....

Revised dash too - the original had a round central speedo...some other bits and pieces changed too. Never seen one in the metal. The dash was David Baches first job - he was then at BMC

[lesapandre]

Can't remember the last time I had an attendant fill my car. Much more common in rural Spain though. 

[chaseracer]

I think FPB7 had an AS3 A30, many moons ago.

[mercrocker]

Can't remember the last time I had an attendant fill my car. Much more common in rural Spain though. 

 

Place where I get my MoTs done still has attended pumps.  No self-service allowed!

[inconsistant]

 

Took this in Aberdeen in about 93-94 when I lived up there. It looks really grim but there's some quality chod right there.

[Tenmil Socket]

Some more off my local bookface page

1963/1964 weird seeing my street as a  field (was built 1974)

 

1970s

 

 

 

 

This isn't local but thought someone might like it

 

That pic with the XR2 in is Corporation Street in St.Helens I think...

[Conan]

 

This is exactly what Murray Head sang about. One shite in Bangkok.

[Dannyk]

That pic with the XR2 in is Corporation Street in St.Helens I think...

It could be, i don't recognise it and a few people commented on the bookface post asking where it was

[martc]

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This is exactly what Murray Head sang about. One shite in Bangkok.

 

More than one shite in Bangkok.

[Uncle Jimmy]

Can't remember the last time I had an attendant fill my car. Much more common in rural Spain though.

 

There's one in Dorset I know of, at least there was last autumn. Has the cable you drive over that operates a bell in the shed that the attendant sits in too.

[face]

Brooklands Garage just outside Saffron Walden still fill for you.

[Cavcraft]

 

Probably taken from (by) the Eastgate clock on the city walls, thought to be circa early 1960s. The view now won't be much different, except it's one way now heading away from the picture.

[Cavcraft]

Circa 1940, the old market entrance (to left of town hall, where the cars are parked) has long since gone. Whichever planner/s had it removed and replaced by the bloody horrible thing there now deserve to have a fe sleepless nights.

 

 

 

 

Further to the left in this picture (not visible in it) was the first Halfords in town.