Shite scenes from yesteryear

[Phrancofile]

I'd love to see some period pics of Wyndham Court in Southampton, preferably featuring busy executives in Austin 3-litres and Zodiacs

 

I'd also like to see these. Anyone have any?

[trigger]

Sorry if I'm boring you now! These flat roofed blocks in Kirkstall, Leeds have now been replaced with a bungalow.

 

 

It's amazing how a drop of paint can brighten up a picture.

 

[Tayne]

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[barrett]

Incidentally, if anyone can find any old pics of Brighton I'd love to see them. I've looked half-arsedly before but not had much luck.

This is a nice one from IMCDB though, this is Guildford road right next to the train station. The chippy is still going, and is the best chippy in the whol area if anyone is passing that way and fancies some. the pub further up is the Duke of Norfolk and has a great quiz on Mondays and hot barmaids. Maybe I should get a job with the tourist board?

[trigger]

You've sold me Barrett!, What's the blue car infront of the Escort?

[warren t claim]

You've sold me Barrett!, What's the blue car infront of the Escort?

 

Invicar?

[autofive]

do they sell watneys red barrel in the public bar?

 

if so im in

[Mash]

Thanks for the before and after shots guys, these are ace

[M'coli]

Sorry if I'm boring you now! These flat roofed blocks in Kirkstall, Leeds have now been replaced with a bungalow.

 

The flat-roofed blocks are still there, I had to look because I just couldn't believe that Leeds council would reduce the amount of council tax they could get from a set area of land!

Streetview won't allow the same vantage point however.

[CIH]

found a nice shot of some busshite in manchester;

 

 

not to mention the old C&A

[worldofceri]

Lower East Street, M'bro 1955 (dock strike)

 

It's like Operation Stack '50s style! Just shows there's nothing new. Except nowadays it's usually the French who are on strike.

 

[messerschmitt owner]

Incidentally, if anyone can find any old pics of Brighton I'd love to see them. I've looked half-arsedly before but not had much luck.

This is a nice one from IMCDB though, this is Guildford road right next to the train station. The chippy is still going, and is the best chippy in the whol area if anyone is passing that way and fancies some. the pub further up is the Duke of Norfolk and has a great quiz on Mondays and hot barmaids. Maybe I should get a job with the tourist board?

I have some proper old images of Brighton - want to see them - not much autoshite though!

[barrett]

Yeh I'd love to.... Ideally i'd like to see 60s/70s/80s shots but anything would be nice!

[garycox]

This is a nice one from IMCDB though, this is Guildford road right next to the train station. The chippy is still going, and is the cheapest chippy in the whole area if anyone is passing that way and fancies some

 

EFA etc. It's actually quite shit though IMO. I used to live on the next street so went there quite often. I'm still not far away.

 

the pub further up is the Duke of Norfolk and has a great quiz on Mondays and hot barmaids.

 

Somehow I never went to that pub all the time I lived there. Perhaps I will now...

[Justin Case]

What a great thread, thanks to everyone who has posted.

 

No Walsall tower blocks I'm afraid , everyone was taking photos of the last trolleybuses which finished in 1970 (photographers have asked for acknowledgement)

 

Three from normanfield on the last day:

 

 

 

From David Hillas

[eddyramrod]

You've sold me Barrett!, What's the blue car infront of the Escort?

 

Further to Mr Claim's suggestion: yes, I suspect it is an Invacar, but I seem to remember more than one body style, so were they produced by different makers? IIRC one quite prolific maker was AC, of Cobra fame. They did all seem to be a weedy panda-car blue though...

[Vinylseats]

No Walsall tower blocks I'm afraid...

 

How about this one.

 

 

 

 

All are still standing too.

 

[M'coli]

Is that a trolley bus in that picture?

[Vinylseats]

Yep.

[Lord Sterling]

 

I thought they were the Brierley Hill flats over looking Withymoor Village:

 

Click for bigger image:

[Vinylseats]

The Brierley Hill tower blocks are in more of a line than the Walsall ones which are in a little cluster. Some of them must have great views.

[Vinylseats]

Charlemont Farm estate in West Bromwich

 

[Vinylseats]

Dudley

 

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24112096@N02/4513641615/

[trigger]

Charlemont Farm estate in West Bromwich

 

 

This has changed a bit, the second block of wide flats has now gone and the windows on the shops on the left are now gone as well, I'm sure I'm looking at it right.

 

[Vinylseats]

Yep you've found the right place! The demolished block stood empty from something like 1987-2003!

[Justin Case]

Charlemont Farm estate in West Bromwich

 

 

This has changed a bit, the second block of wide flats has now gone and the windows on the shops on the left are now gone as well, I'm sure I'm looking at it right.

 

Spot on Trigger. One Sunday morning we had just got on the M6 (the blur in the background) and found it closed for no apparent reason. While we were wondering why, that block of flats suddenly disappeared

[Angrydicky]

I still can't get any of the links to this website to work - why?

[keef]

I still can't get any of the links to this website to work - why?

 

http://fields.eca.ac.uk/gis/?cat=92 you mean?

 

It's a University server, so you shouldn't have any problems, what error message do you get?

[messerschmitt owner]

the invacar is a Harper

[Angrydicky]

I still can't get any of the links to this website to work - why?

 

http://fields.eca.ac.uk/gis/?cat=92 you mean?

 

It's a University server, so you shouldn't have any problems, what error message do you get?

 

This one:

 

Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage

 

Most likely causes:

You are not connected to the Internet.

The website is encountering problems.

There might be a typing error in the address.