Old street scenes thread

Brighton circa early 1980s. They were using these Atlanteans all the way up to the mid '90s and I remember riding on them a lot as a kid. They all went when the Brighton Corporation vanished and Brighton & Hove Buses became the sole bus company down here. I remember quite vividly the brown vinyl seats some of these still had, the smell of those mixed with the belching diesel engines is an olfactory delight completely lacking in modern bus transport!

This street still looks more or less exactly the same today, which is nice

October 28, 2011

1960s/70s Essex

Edit: Just noticed the Austin 1100 in the second pic. The reg no is almost identical to my dads old 1100 which was APK 267B which he owned around 1972.

IIRC, they are surrey registrations, my Dad had his when we lived in North London and this pic was taken in Basildon Essex.

What are the chances of that, huh!!

3,564 · October 29, 2011

1.3k · October 29, 2011

I do like these old picture threads. You just want to dive into the picture don't you and have a gander about!

Not the 1930s ones so much but deffo the sixties onwards.

Tayne, as an Autoshite stalwart, I'm disappointed you don't recognise a 604 when you see one. I'm wondering if there should be some sort of 'shite' exam before people are allowed on here?

15,450 · October 29, 2011

But I did recognise it.

If you cover the front lights in that picture the body looks a bit like an early Audi 100 and if you look at the front lights alone they look a bit like an NSU Ro80.

And they sold how many 604s over here?

Actually that exam might not be such a bad idea...

November 13, 2011

I found these on the net they are photos from 1968 in Hayes Middlesex.

The ladies of Autoshite

Hold tight the next batch will be of Hayes in 1981.

November 13, 2011

Heres the second batch from Hayes Middlesex in June 1981 (a couple may be Uxbridge or surrounding area)

More from Flickr.

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From Thorne to Beirut & return by Minivan, boat, plane & train. March to August 1972

79 photos over two pages

http://www.flickr.com/photos/loose_grip ... 704195616/

Dunkirk France 22nd August 1972 by loose_grip_99, on Flickr

Esslingen Germany April 1972 by loose_grip_99, on Flickr

Also, another chap has put up his father's photos (940 pictures over 13 pages). Timescale or location isn't really given but I've worked out western Canada from the 50s to the 90s.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markfaviel ... 076743838/

Rover & The Amazon by Mark Faviell Photos, on Flickr

Snow Cat Jasper 1960 by Mark Faviell Photos, on Flickr

Snowy Parking Lot by Mark Faviell Photos, on Flickr

8,936 · December 5, 2011

Vin said:

scooters said:

Tayne said:

Spot the Ami 8 with the roof rack on the photo with the bumperless red MG!!

Good Flickr find Tayne

Love the B reg BX. 127 Fiorino parked behind the Panda is giving me the horn. Even in partially hidden sate.

This could be on park like a cunt. Just look at the Mini & Mazda 'parked' on the Keep Clear markings

126,730 · December 5, 2011

Chester:

1940s?

4.8k · December 5, 2011

my dad loved driving those MCW's, they were a world away from the Routemasters that London Transport used from Fulwell garage in the 80's!

4,082 · May 13, 2015

Shame a lot of the pics in this thread are now dead.

Picked this one up on the 'Old photos of London and the East End' Facebook group.

Forest Gate Maternity Hospital, 1985. Forest Gate Hospital had been an industrial school from 1854 to 1906, and in 1908 became a branch workhouse of Poplar union. In 1911 it was bought by West Ham union which reopened it in 1913 as a workhouse infirmary. By 1930 it had 500 beds for maternity, mental, and chronic sick cases. An extension with 200 beds was added in 1931. The hospital suffered bomb damage in 1940. New maternity wards were built in 1950. The principal building still retains its mid-Victorian institutional appearance. It is a brick range, 15 bays long and three storeys high, with round-headed windows to the ground floor and the central bay raised to form a low tower.

Looks like someone was doing well for themselves with their nice new XR3i, but the rest of the visitors were suffering the stink of petrol and exhaust fumes in their hopeless old rubbish.

6,465 · May 13, 2015

3,058 · May 13, 2015

On 13/05/2015 at 08:37, jonny69 said:
Shame a lot of the pics in this thread are now dead.

Picked this one up on the 'Old photos of London and the East End' Facebook group.

Forest Gate Maternity Hospital, 1985. Forest Gate Hospital had been an industrial school from 1854 to 1906, and in 1908 became a branch workhouse of Poplar union. In 1911 it was bought by West Ham union which reopened it in 1913 as a workhouse infirmary. By 1930 it had 500 beds for maternity, mental, and chronic sick cases. An extension with 200 beds was added in 1931. The hospital suffered bomb damage in 1940. New maternity wards were built in 1950. The principal building still retains its mid-Victorian institutional appearance. It is a brick range, 15 bays long and three storeys high, with round-headed windows to the ground floor and the central bay raised to form a low tower.

Looks like someone was doing well for themselves with their nice new XR3i, but the rest of the visitors were suffering the stink of petrol and exhaust fumes in their hopeless old rubbish.

My old mum used to work in Forest Gate maternity hospital in the sixties.

I used to go and meet her straight from school sometimes, when I was at Maryland Point juniors.

3,058 · May 13, 2015

This is the Stratford, London I remember:

I grew up around this area.

Anybody else here a cock a knees?

4,082 · May 13, 2015

South of the river here, but it's how I remember it too. Run down old works and lots of abandoned landfill. Docklands used to look like that too.

3,058 · May 13, 2015

Loads more pictures here jonny:

http://newhamstory.com/image

Norf of the river, but you'll get the idea.

I'm 62 in July, and there's loads of stuff I've forgotten, but my East End days will always be with me.

My favourite play area was Temple Mills railway sidings. Bloody dangerous or what!!!

I was born in Mile End hospital and lived in Stratford until I was fifteen.

Definitely wouldn't go back there now.

I sometimes wish I could wire my head up and print photos from my memory.

Where I lived in Temple Mills Lane was one huge bomb site. A young boys' dream playground.

Anyway, less of my nostalgia and back to the thread......

8,134 · May 13, 2015

Kidsserschmitt owner" post="197275" timestamp="1289305012"]kerrs coaches arbroath by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr kingsway hadleigh essex 1940s by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr

With all the crap they eat its no wonder kids are getting so enormous.

18,875 · May 13, 2015

Very worthy thread rescus...I love these old shots, 1950s Britain in particular.

8,929 · May 13, 2015

Loads and loads and indeed loads of such pics of Glasgow and surrounding areas here

http://urbanglasgow.co.uk/index.php

31,984 · April 24, 2018

Thread revival time, I found a website that has photos of my birth town, Colchester all taken over a 24 hour period in 1986, there's many old car photos that I thought I'd share on here, this is the link if anyone wants a look. http://www.colchester24.org/index_1986.php

13,354 · April 24, 2018

Very much the time I remember Colchester. Love the B&W Laurel taxi shot (also a white one in the next photo down).

13,354 · April 24, 2018

Just seen another Laurel, looks like they were popular in Colchester.

This shot means something to me. In the very early '80s on a shopping trip to Colchester I got bought the Matchbox Superfast Corvette (maroon with white stripes, still have it). I remember getting it out of the pack before I'd got home and letting it run down the slope in that covered pedestrian walkway across the road from Keddies.

Some of those photos make 1986 seem like a very long time ago. A memorable year to me as it's when I left school and started work.

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