SURVIVING SALFORD - THE AFTERLIFE! -
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- IN THIS VIDEO WE EXPLORE THE DERELICT ESTATE OF WHAT ONCE WAS THE GHOST TOWN OF SALFORD. BACK IN 2019 I MADE A VIDEO CALLED "THE FORGOTTEN STREETS OF SALFORD" WHICH GOT A FAIR BIT OF PUBLICITY (CHECK VIDEOS) NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS DID I EVER THINK IT WOULD DO AS WELL AS IT DID. MANY PEOPLE SHARED THE VIDEO, COMMENTED AND IN A ROUND ABOUT WAY IT BROUGHT SOME OF THE OLD RESIDENTS BACK TOGETHER. AFTER THE DEMOLITION OF THE ESTATE I HAVE DECIDED TO GO BACK AND SEE WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE AREA. IT'S REALLY STRANGE WALKED AROUND WHERE ALL THE HOUSES ONCE STOOD, AS THE ATMOSPHERE AND ENERGY IS STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE.
IN THE SECOND SEGMENT OF THE VIDEO WE DELVE INTO THE OLD SCHOOL PUBS OF SALFORD! SADLY THE SALFORD IS BECOMING A BIT OF A GRAVEYARD FOR OLD PUBS AND SOME OF THESE PUBS HOLD HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE! AS WELL AS BEING THE HEARTBEAT OF MANY OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
NOW THIS WOULDN'T BE A SURVIVING SALFORD VIDEO WITHOUT A HIDDEN GEM BEING THROW INTO THE MIX! WE REVIVE THE HISTORY AND REDISCOVER THE REMNANTS OF THE OLD CLIFTON JUNCTION TRAIN STATION THAT HAS LAY ABANDONED AND HIDDEN IN THE WOOD SINCE 1966 ! AS WELL AS REVIVING THE STORY OF A LOCAL HERO, WHOS BRAVERY AND QUICK THINKING AS BEEN FORGOTTEN IN THE CHAPTERS OF THE PAST!
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You are an absolute genius. Love how you bring these places back to life so they can never be forgotten. Great respect as always for the past and how it's shaped the present and future. Fantastic video bro!
That honestly really does mean a lot mate! Thank you so much! I’m buzzing you enjoyed the vid mate! Cheers 👍🏼💯🙏🏼
how is he bringing it back to life theres fuck all there its his generation thats ruined the place
@shaunsdogdog1 You are missing the point! Bringing back to life stories that would've otherwise been forgotten. I'm not on about the infrastructure and state of the economy.
@@TruthSeekerInvestigations That comment wasn't deserved at all, he clearly lacks imagination and appreciation of what DM is trying to do. Im a Mancunion and Im seeing my hometown in a whole new (and old) light thanks to this channel, Im loving it!!
No one that watches your videos can deny that you have a passion for the relics and memories of Salford. You choose your words so carefully and your descriptions of life back in the day are remarkable. The story of James saving all those people's lives should never be forgotten and Clifton Station too and its people like you Ant that passes on all this history. Thank you xxxx
Thank you so much Gaynor! that is such a nice comment! thanks for the continued support! it doesn't go unnoticed ! thank you and take care :)
Something you said about the pubs brought a tear to my eye, the 80 yr olds socialising with the 20 yr olds, that's so powerful and spot on, pubs were a bridge between generation's , families, extended families, neighbours, people who worked locally all coming together under the same roof , where will the old fellas, often widowed go now...its absolutely heart breaking.
Another powerful moment was flashing back to the house which looked like they still lived in , like a 'nanas and grandads house" I remember those painted tire plant pots and hadn't even thought about them since the early 90s!
Salford grandparents always had mint gardens and clean front steps and cleaned the street in front of the house, all the neighbours did, salford was full of colour and amazing old people ❤
Well done Anthony for stoking those memories and remembering old salford the way it used to be. Top draw production as always! 😁💥💯
As a Salford myself, This Video was amazing, Totally world class, you have so much talent my fiend
thank you So much Ian! I really do appreciate it :)
OMG so emotive!!!!! That garden!!!! I grew up in Crumpsall but remember the area you are showing so well. Plus well done, you are so respectful xxxxxxxx
Thank you so much Susan. I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and could relate to it also. Thanks once again👍🏼
Absolutely brilliant DM..such a nostalgic look back in time, the Clifton junction was an absolute peach of a find..Hope it sparks a memory for people who used the station…can’t wait for the next vid..excellent filming, editing and music..🐒🐒
thanks a lot dad and thank for taking the time out to watch and coming along for the journey
I remember in the 60s going to the saturday matinee at the Essoldo cinema next door to the Church Inn, which has finally gone now.
9d or 1 shilling to include a comic and an orange.
My dad travelled from Pendleton station to Clifton junction every day. He worked at the nearby Chloride until he retired.
Clifton Junction was renamed Clifton Station and is still open albeit with a limited service. This happened when the East Lancs railway branch line to Bury closed in 1966. Those platforms you explored served that branch line that went over the 13 arch viaduct near Radcliffe.
My dad was born in Ellor St in the 1930s and went to John St school.
I am a descendant of James O'Connor.
I love the way that you bring these places back to life Anthony. The way you narrate your videos, I feel like I have gone back into the past with you. X
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Our cultural heritage is disappearing fast. Keep up this good work mate.
So so talented. Loved this one. So sad to see so many historic places/pubs/peoples homes being forgotten! Xxxxx
Nee divvies round ere mush! cheers. x
Been waiting for a new upload matey! Chillin now with my feet up giving this a watch 👌 glad to see your back 💪🏻
thanks so much Aimee! buzzing you enjoyed the video :)
Amazing work. DM. made me shed a tear......people's lives and memories. Brilliant work.
aw, cheers mate. glad you could connect with the video. take care John!
A brilliant production. I loved the poem; read with such feeling.
Thanks a lot mate! I really appreciate that
That bit about Engels and Marx is mind blowing
What a wonderful slice of social history. Beautifully and very genuinely articulated. Thank you. With just a little bit of a social histrionic crush! 😊
Haha, thanks so much for watching Kathryn. I really do appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed it! 😁
Absolutely Awesome pal well worth the wait, it’s so sad to see the past dwindling away, it’s like Fred dibnah said it took a lot of men and some hard graft to build it all and we go and knock it down in minutes never to be seen again so sad 😞 nice to have you back 👍 can’t wait for the next one.
Thank you so much Judd! very true! Fred knew what he was on about didn't he. cheers for watching mate
So sad. But you can see this being repeated all over the country, its a travesty when there's a major housing crisis on our hands. You've done a great job in preserving this bit of history. If it doesn't get documented it will be forgotten.
Absolutely brilliant, you took me right back to the 70’s with some of those pictures. Things was built to last and it’s so sad to see them hidden in the depths!!! I truly feel there won’t be many local pubs about in the next 10 years, so many have called last orders for the last time it’s so sad , they was the hearts of many communities 😥 give me a old fashioned pub any day than these modern wine bars. Another fantastic Vlog DM . Thankyou ❤️
haha! me to Diane, I always say I much prefer the old boozers to the swanky new bars of today....I like the smell of an old traditional pub haha. I think it take decades for a pub to smell like a real boozer! thanks for watching :)
@@daftmonkey7296 absolutely, the old pubs have a personality 🤣
The person who said they lived in Marple Street, struck a bell with me. My Grandparent Tom and Clara Ratcliffe live with my G-grandmother Mariah (Grandads mother ) she by the time of their marriage in 1917, had become a Widow, lived in Marple Street. My Dad Tom and his Sister Lillian would live with taking it in turns, months at a time. My Grandparents had relocated to Leeds due to my Grandads job. My Dad had fond memories of Salford, amazingly Mark my Son was a Student at Salford University, are some of high rise flats still Halls of Residence for the Students. He's still mates with Students he met at Salford University, one of them being his Best Man last year at his wedding. Great video 🍻
Just played this again for other half, she shed a tear on those Salford houses that got pulled down. Reminded us of the houses in Salford near Liverpool Street, not sure if they were the same as looked familiar. We’ve not been back there in over 20yrs. She also says your videos are amazing. Thanks again for posting 🙌
In the tradition of Salford realism....like the docks and the Falll cross lane and langworty estate.....fantasstic
Wow, very powerful, nostalgic, surreal. Resonates with so many great towns, villages. Really does make you think back to how communities and places have vanished since WW2. This took me back to me playing on what we called the bombed buildings remnants left from the demolished areas during the war. Fortunately I was born a few years later. Everyone that watches this Vlog will be familiar in a time when the surrealism of the characterised areas you describe, are met with the reality of time and life . We have all lived through these times and contunue to see the communities and industries decline before our eyes and below the ground we walk on daily. You tell the story like visualisations of a dream or maybe a past life? Dm you certainly have a gift of sensitivity and empathy which will take you far. However, keep your feet on the ground that is where your strength is coming from. Very talented young man. XX.
Thank you so much Yvonne! your comment is very kind and thank you so much for taking the time out to watch the video! thanks so much :)
That's a great response to this remarkable vlogumentary. I could relate to so much of what you said, and it reminded me of some of my own experiences over the years.
You have an unusual gift (in one so young) for having a sense of history & evoking the past so vividly. Heck ! You make me nostalgic for a place I've never lived !! Tho I am down the line . Brilliant work !
Thanks so much. That’s a really nice comment! I’m really glad you enjoyed the video. 💯👍🏼
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Many thanks for replying to all me comments. Been binge watching yr vids again (can you tell, lol)
I'm a stone's throw from the moors on t' other side from you.
Look forward to yr future projects. Take care
Very good that m8 well documented it's sad to see the houses back in the day gone forever I remember going in the church inn pub on Pendleton they we,re the days good work hope to see the next video 👍
really sad mate, thanks for watching pal! much appreciated
@@daftmonkey7296 no worries 👍
You've got a real talent mate, can tell it comes from the heart, keep up the great work, i've only just found your vids,totally addicted now
Thank you so much Simon! That really does mean a lot, I’m so glad you’ve found the channel and I hope you enjoy the content 🙏🏼👍🏼🐒
I loved the lost railway half of the film its amazing to think the past is still beneath us everywhere that we walk once had a significance Beyond our time . . You open our minds up with the way that you construct your vids . Blinding vid 😎🤘
Thank's a lot mate! that really does mean a lot, cheers pal!
Amazing, thank you so much, my mother's place and her ancestors and many memories of being kid visiting in 70s x
Brilliantly put together and very moving footage of a lost Salford. Keep filming and recording our proud heritage Anthony. Thank you..
Thank you so much A B 👍🏼
Brilliant! I remember Ellor St and all the surrounding streets before the precinct arrived and you are spot on about it being a proper community back in the day. I hadn't heard the story of James O Connor before, what a hero!. As usual Ant, a real quality video that has so obviously had a lot of research done. It is refreshing to see a presenter like yourself who's heart is really into the history and the people who have gone before. Thanks for the credit at the end mate. If you ever need drone footage again, you know where I am. Regards Les.
Thank you so much mate and thanks for your beautiful drone footage that really compliment the video! It was absolutely perfect of the scene. I’ve also left a link to your channel in the description. Thanks so much again pal! It’s really kind of you to allow me to use it. Keep doing what you do Les👍🏼
I remember Ellor Street, it ran more or less parallel between Marple Street and Broad Street, and had shops like Kemmie Cannon's pet foods, barber Dougie's, The Cake Shop, the Toy Shop and the Hardware and Wood Shop. It was the exciting outdoor world to me 60+ years ago. It was our community. Destroyed by very bad people.
Another absolute quality video mate! Really appreciate the effort you put into to your videos! Please please put up more videos to get the recognition and traction you deserve…amazing mate, amazing.
Thank you so much mate !
Thanks for this video.
Great memories, Lived on rosehill court in the beginning of the 90s and the flat still stands.
Pitty all the house around were demolished.
Many memories
such a shame isn't it Miguel! thanks so much for watching the video mate :)
I had to pause this briefly at 10 minutes ...I became SO emotional and shocked, to see it gone, that garden..gone..i loved my time working in salford as the mental health nurse to the court and i would often visit people on this estate to support them. My main office was located just across from there at the old coroners court...this is so very very sad...its like they are ripping the heart and soul away from good people. Im going to finish watching now but thankyou so much for all your amazing work documenting with such passion..im sad, but so glad your doing this x.
thanks so much Adele, its bitter sweet I suppose watching something like this. its very thought provoking. Glad it brought back some good memories for you. thanks so much for watching :)
Just finished watching…. Brilliant!!!! You hit home on how much things have changed, communities lost and memories fading away. You my friend keep them alive and give history a voice! I grew up in a pub (my nana & grandads) & I miss them days so much, listening to everyone’s stories and singing songs! Times are so different now and it’s really sad 😞 keep smashing it 💪🏻
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! given you grew up in a pub, you will probably understand a lot more what these great places mean when they are demolished. such a shame. thanks once again Aimee!
@@daftmonkey7296 absolutely mate. I remember the smoking ban coming in place and a lot of custom was lost. The pub scene is not the same as it used to be, it used to be thriving with regulars and a lot were elderly. Was a buzzing environment and a lot were like family. Really miss those days. Proper “local” pubs are dying out now and it’s such a shame . On the estate where my family is from, there were at least 9 pubs and a working man’s club. There’s only one now.
@@ShadowHuntersUKTV yeah i remember the smoking ban too. It was around the tile I stared going out and remember my clothes stinking the next day of smoke haha! Unfortunately we live in a snowflake society now and people aren’t what they used to be. Even though I didn’t smoke, I didn’t mind people doing it, after all it is a pub. The vault was where all the smokers would linger haha
A superb film full of very interesting stuff. You've managed to capture something special and you have brought back some great memories for me. It's a real shame that lots of historic places have been left to fade away and it would be awesome if some of them could be brought back to life. You have a natural talent making films and I hope to see more from you soon. Excellent work again.
thank you so much mate, im really glad you can connect with the video and that it revived some memories for yourself. take care Steve!
Another great one! Thank you so much.
Yet another interesting article, it always amazed me how why buildings are raised to the ground but never completely hidden from view !! There is always something left, maybe only a foot high, but it's still there as history
Thanks so much Barbara, I agree. No matter what they do the remnants of the past prevail! ⭐️
It's all just slipping away to make room for the concrete jungle . It's a shame But there's nothing anyone can do . You can't fight progress when there's money exchangeing hands between property developers and Bent councilors. Another golden feather for your cap this one Ant . Brilliant Editing all the way throughout. Your a genius m8 👍
I couldn't agree more mate! fat cats ! that's what they do. such a shame and its throughout the country.
@@daftmonkey7296 the plant pot in the what was garden was an amazing find and that it still just sat there . In a way just watching the destruction around it . #save the plant pot Ant 😂🤣
@@steaminglion4067 haha! I know, I’ll have to go back and get it! 🏃 💨
Just seen a few minutes of this so far but will get back and watch the rest. You're a great documentary maker. Subscribed for more 👍👍
Much appreciated Tony! Thanks so much for the kind words 👍🏼
Great footage brought back a lot of memories 👍🏻
i lived and worked here after being posted to salford crescent where i worked with special branch and the immigration service. im not from here, i just applied when i left the army and because i was attached to the ruc i was able to transfer right over. i liked the area for its historic past and i also liked the local spirit. at the time in the 1990s car crime was rife and it was the whole happy mondays era. i even rented a flat as cover at albion towers. i let people assume i worked as a cleaner. i stayed for a number of years and now im retired in spain.
, what did the special branch have to do with the immigration service?
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Have you found out yet?
Lol
@@pencilme1nno but I would certainly like to know!
Come on don't be a Coward, what was special branch role within the immigration service?
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The same as it was when the OP was attached to the RUC. Counter terrorism.
Nice to see a young man who has a ❤ for local history. Good on you son
thank you so much Peter!
Brilliant, brought back so many memories, thank you.
Cheers Ged! I'm glad it brought back some memories for you :)
Mate… you’ve outdone yourself with this one ☝🏻 superb!
Thanks so much Stevie! That really does mean a lot. Glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏼👍🏼
No problem, means a lot both ways.. your response! Also your interest & documentation of the places we call home, I’m not from Salford but am a Manc through & through.. keep up the fantastic content mate!
@@stevieandrew9008 it’s a pleasure mate and as long as people enjoy them and get something out of them then I will continue to make them. Cheers mate. Take care 👍🏼🙏🏼
An absolutely fantastic video again. I am not from Salford but my 2 boys moved there 3 years ago and they love the city. Your videos, especially the ones on Salford have made my wife and me trace your steps with interest, seeing the sights that we would not have visited without your well documented vlogs. Your passion comes through with abundance, the quality of voice over, film and well timed music is professional. Please keep up the good work and I hope to bump into you (and your dad) one day :)
Thank you so much John, that really has made my day. I’m so glad you enjoy the videos and you are taking an interest in your surrounding. Thank you so much for the kind words and if you do see me, be sure to say hello. Thanks once again and take care mate 👍🏼⭐️
I agree with Streaming Lion! Save the plant pot, give it a second chance !😁👍
Absolutely superb, once again 👏👏
Nice one Stu! Much appreciate mate 👍🏼💯
During the great Salford slum clearance in the 50's and 60's you would go over cobbled streets without houses with the occasional pub standing in forlorn isolation. The pubs were the last to go. In some places there would be houses half demolished and you would see wallpaper and fireplaces and even basins attached to the wall suspended in space. This video reminds me of the feelings that I had at that time. The claim of slum clearance was a lie. Many of the houses were really good and well-maintained by their owners. There was a feeling that graft, corruption and arrogance was what drove the destruction of so many good houses. My original family home was compulsorily purchased at a low price for redevelopment but to-day, refurbished is still standing.
Amazing yet again keep up the great work r kid keep them coming can’t wait for the next one 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Nice one Karl !
Your videos are on another level and you editing is brilliant, thank you and look forward to some more soon
thanks so much mate! really glad you enjoyed the video! I have loads more content lined up for 2023! thanks once again!
They did the same to Stretford and Old Trafford, I worked as a community carer in that area for 34 years, and went to many old people who had their houses compulsory purchased by the council, and we're offered a pittance for them, and they all said they missed the community and friends, very sad 😩😩🖐
That’s exactly what’s happened here too Suzanne. I think many places in the uk have the same situation. It’s terrible, as these are the homes and lives of many good people. Such a same. Thanks so much for watching 👍🏼⭐️
From whitefield a couple of miles away, love seeing content with stories so close to home
@@Danny-cl6mf thanks a lot Danny! Really glad you enjoyed it mate
Another fantastic video, Love the narrative too,good job X
Thank you so much Jules ⭐️
So heart breaking indeed DM but so interesting as well, just bringing things back to life for the forgotten people and families who lived there, so sad indeed😥 well done DM 👍👍
Thanks a lot Shirley. It was great to go and film this one as I knew it would mean a lot to the residents of the past
Fantastic work as ever fella! I remember those times fondly but it saddens me too.
thanks so much mate. I really appreciate it :)
Absolutely enjoyed seeing this video especially about Clifton Junction. I’m a fan off railway history and trains etc so this was lovely too see 🙂
thanks a lot Danny ! thank you very much for watching, im glad you enjoyed it
Another top quality upload, well done sir.
Thanks a lot Kevin! 👍🏼💯
Brilliant Anthony, another great vlog . It’s sad when you see remnants of what once was living breathing communities, personally I think we will go back to this way of life where people gathered together and everyone knew each other and helped each other,it’s what’s missing in our world today. I like to think that time is an illusion and past present and future exist simultaneously how great would that be … …can’t wait for your next vlog xx
thanks so much dotty! really don't know why I have only just saw your comment haha! really glad you enjoyed this video! I have another one coming out tomorrow. :) thanks once again and take care
@@daftmonkey7296 strange things happening lol, I know some of my comments can be pushed back, sometimes I can be controversial but I don’t care I speak truths my truths anyway lol 😝
Brilliant vlog 😊 so interesting. Sad about the lost communities and pubs 😢😢😢.
thanks a lot Chris!
Aw Ant this video honestly made my day! Introducing my boyfriend to your videos and safe to say he’s hooked! Daft Monkey marathon for us tonight❣️
haha! thanks so much Siobhan! love that we enjoyed it and hope your fella does too! take care and thanks once again :)
Amaizing depiction as usual. worth waiting for. I grew up in Salford so this hits home. Well done DM, amazing talent.
Thank you so much mate! I really do appreciate you taking the time out to watch it! take care Lee
Where do I start, all these areas I knew pretty well. House in good nick was a great start. The pubs, been in the church n the Railway. Shame they closed as were the priory and the Maypole in Pendleton.( Maypole was famous for having the highest bar in UK. Being an ex Prestwich lad iI used to spend my childhood down Drinkwater park so remember the 13 Arches very well. Its sad to see the way things are. I'm fearing an increasing concrete jungle. Fantastic video Ant, you should be very proud of this one.
All the best, Slurpy 👍👏👏
Thanks a lot for checking out the video slurpy! I really appreciate it. very sad to see these places wiped out. Never knew about the bar in the mapole! great stuff. thanks once again pal!
Another great video and filming making ant, a lot of hard work went in to this I can see.i was a bit late at catching up with the series as I'm watching now from Tenerife, a timeless classic ... Great work ant 💯👍
Thanks so much mate, that really kind of you. Cheers for taking the time out while your in Tenerife! Hope you are enjoying yourself! Take care pal 👍🏼⭐️
Watched today your are so very respectful young man besides being able to bring videos to grateful people who enjoy lost history thank you ☺️x
That’s really kind of you to say Kristine, thank you so much !
Great video. Edge of my seat once again 👏👏
Salford and/or Manchester is like a modern mix of a slum, and soviet architecture. But, I am always happy to call it home!
Can’t believe wot the shops in Salford are like now? I got out the crescent police station and I was tripping it was like the Trueman show! 😩💯
Absolute quality yet again 👏👏👏👏 thanks
Cheers Leon! thanks for watching mate
👍♥️ Top video pal😎 Now everybody will want a brick mug👍🤣🤣
haha! amazon pal ;) thanks for watching mate!
What a vid absolutely amazing lad did Salford and it’s history some bloody justice!, grew up sorbus close in the 90s me went to Windsor high, great memories. There used to be a train station behind Pendleton church you walked down to literally just a platform named Pendleton train station be awesome to see if it’s still around even in remenants. Also, I’m a paranormal investigator very much into historical places too if you ever want to take some equipment see if we can capture some of the past energies of these amazing places
Thank you so much for watching the video Gina and sharing your memories! And thank you for the invite, I might take you up on it 👍🏼🙏🏼⭐️
Anytime just message if you fancy joining me 👍
Streuth, that took me back. One of my earliest memories was getting lost on Cross Lane market and being looked after by the police until they found me mum. Then walking back to Pendleton Church to get the bus home there were men fighting outside a pub. Me mum saying it was a terrible rough area with houses like the one in the Museum. By her standards Ordsall where she was brought up was quite respectable. So in the Sixties the Victorean terraces of Ellor Street were demolished and the first community was destroyed and shipped off to Little Hulton. The big blocks of flats went up which were traditionally built and still stand the test of time. However in between were the four storey blocks shown in parts of the video. There were made of prefabricated panels and stated to fall apart almost as soon as they were put up. So about fifteen or so years on they were pulled down and another community hit the dust.The came your community of the Eighties and nineties. What is it about the powers that be that can make the same mistake three time in a row. As a final touch living in Pendlebury we sometime got the train to Bury at Clifton Junction. That picture of the long curved platform and the wooden shelter brought back a long lost memory from the depths of my mind
Thanks so much for watching the video David and I’m glad you can make a connection to it. Also thank you for enlightening me on a few things I didn’t know. Great to hear some of your experiences and memories of what was once a good place to live with good people “back in the day”! Cheer mate and take care ⭐️👍🏼
Thanks so much for watching the video David and I’m glad you can make a connection to it. Also thank you for enlightening me on a few things I didn’t know. Great to hear some of your experiences and memories of what was once a good place to live with good people “back in the day”! Cheer mate and take care ⭐️👍🏼
@@daftmonkey7296 BTW When are you and your Dad going to join Martin for a tea party.😊
@@daviddearden6372 haha we already have - 5 go camping ( on martins channel) 😁
Your wordings and meanings on all your vlogs are so spot on my daughter lived in havelock drive on that estate great vlog keep them coming 💜👍
Thanks a lot mate, that’s kind of you to say! Really glad you enjoy the content 👍🏼
Absolute Brilliant video really enjoyed it different part of England I'm from the fens
aw great! im so glad you enjoyed it Laura!
Absolutely brilliant work Anthony! As always, the depth and quality of your research, dialogue and presentation is in a league of it's own. I wonder why the estate featured at the beginning was demolished - as your dad mentioned, the houses themselves were quite solid. The site of the old railway station was haunting to see. Isn't it remarkable how mother nature finds a way to slowly and quietly reclaim the spaces which were borrowed from her, once they have been discarded. Thank you for sharing your talent and work with us Anthony, it is hugely appreciated!
Wow that’s such a great comment Padraic! I personally they was cleanse the area. Trying to push the people of these houses in order to start a fresh and demolish the estate to sell the land to investors. They are doing this to a few parts of Salford and Manchester at the minute. On top of that when the riots that happened a few years ago, many of the rioters came from the estate and I think that was the straw that broke the camels back. Just my opinion.
The station like you said is quite haunting.
There was other stories connected to the station that I left out, that I could have put in the video. Maybe they are for another video down the line.
Thanks once again for the lovely comment mate! I honestly really do appreciate you taking the time out to watch it 👍🏼 take care pal ⭐️
New subscriber 🎉🙌 love ya format and presentation 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much! I really do appreciate the support 🙏🏼I’ve just subbed to you too 👍🏼New content coming soon!
@@daftmonkey7296 I got goosebumps when you was telling the story of James the pointsman, what a hero and what a story. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻
@@LancashireLarks great to hear mate. Yeah, such an inspiring young man and very brave!
Wow wow wow! DM what can I say! That was absolutely Epic. You brought it all to life, all of the Salfords homes now gone but yet still eerily still present with the echoes of the past. It’s astonishing what you do thanks mate
Thanks so much mate! That honestly really does mean the world to me! Really glad you enjoyed the video mate! Massive thank you for taking the time out to watch it! Take care mate 👍🏼
What an amazing video! This video made me so emotional. Your passion about the area and community spirit clearly shows.
I grew up in 80/90s Newcastle and community spirit was exactly the same. It’s sad that it’s all disappearing in front of our eyes.
Well done!
Thanks so much mate and it’s a travesty the way things are going. Places are falling but the wayside. Thanks once again, much appreciated 👍🏼
Just had to subscribe, because we truly need more content such as yours ❤️
Thank you so much mate! Honestly I really do appreciate that. Plenty more videos coming soon! 👍🏼
That train station is amazing! I've spent time in Clifton as well, being from Swinton 😅
Cheers mate, yeah it was a little Gem of a place. Might go back and revisit it one day :) thanks for watching buddy!
Absolutely brilliant Anthony. I always get a feeling of sadness when I see things of the past being destroyed or abandoned.
You're right about the energy that's left behind.. pubs were so important and we see more and more closing, its very sad because we're seeing the past discarded before out eyes.
The station is surreal. I did one last year very similar and you can stand on the platform and see were the station Box was.
Good to see you back pal 👍
thank you so much for sharing your memories with us mick! I really do appreciate it an I can't for the life of me understand how I have only just saw your comment haha! thanks once again mate, new video out tomorrow :)
Dad and ant you’ve brought tears to my. Eyes. ❤ Ian the Bricky bolton
Honestly mate thank you so much for watching the video! 🙏🏼🐒
Brilliant vlog ant.... Lived here donkeys and the change has definitely been for the worse.. no community spirit left ..sad really
thanks so much tracy! thanks for taking the time out to watch it!:)
Brilliant videos mate , just subscribed so cant wait to see more
thank you so much Mark, I really do appreciate that, I hope you enjoy the content and sorry for such a late reply. take care mate :)
Gripping documentary. I was born in Bolton but moved to Salford in my early 20's. My Salford mates call me a refugee, daft sods. Lived in Birley Court, the tower block near the precinct for years, until they tore it down, I had some of the best neighbours I've ever had. The Church Inn was a local pub, your commentary about pubs being part of a community brought a lump to my throat. Still live in Salford, albeit in a fancier place than Birley Court, wouldn't want to live anywhere else. It's addictive. Thanks for a cracking vid.
Thanks so much mate for taking the time out to watch the video. I really do appreciate it and also thanks for sharing your memories too. The people of Salford are cut from a different cloth. Super humble many of them and will always help someone out if they can. I cherish my memories of living here and the pubs are a bit part of it. Such a shame to see them go, they are the backbone of community that’s for sure. Thanks once again mate. I have more Salford videos planned very soon. Take care and thanks again 👍🏼
@DaftMonkey Absolutely brilliant one as always! Love your work I really do. The nostalgic feelings run wild for me while watching them & no way are you being too deep at times...that's passion!...half of these places would still be here & thriving if others had as much passion as you. Great stuff Ant 👌🏻👍🏻👌🏻 xx
that's very true mate! thank you so much for the kind comment!
The money back bottles I remember as a child we would get crates from one pub & sell them to the pub next door 😂 all the pubs bottles in the village were getting shifted back & two 😂😂
Excellent video and tribute to those never to be forgotten Amazing time capsule natured claimed over the forgotton years, it's unbelievable hidden history. I always feel a sadness wen I see old pics of the miners back in the day, they aged rapidly with the hardship of survival I dont think they lived any longer then been in their 60s if that, so sad🙏😇💐 Your work is amazing I hope it will be recognised for the generations still to come, Your work is very much Appreciated and heart felt must touch the souls of many, it does me👌🙂
you've made some great points Mandy! thank you for taking the time out to watch the video :)
great work with this video , as always outstanding history of manchester and lovely filming , , we may call you in to do a little something for us agen sometime ? , Thanks for the great video Daft Monkey .
Cheers guy! Thank so much for watching the video and commenting! Yeah anytime! 👍🏼⭐️
These vids are amazing fella. Keep thinking deep and help keeping the history alive. Great work…Thanks!
That really mean a lot to me mate. Thanks very much 💯
Another brilliant piece of work.xxx
Thank you sooo much Chrissy! x
Great vidieo once again! I love how you have got so much passion for our history, sadley alot of people these days have not. They are the ones missing out! Keep making these interesting vidieos Daft Monkey i love them. All the best Pal.
Great video once again. Brief glimpse of Picton St opposite mocha. Can’t remember where I read it but I’m sure in the late 1800s there was a murder on that street related to one of the scuttler gangs at the time.
that's the one pauline! its on my Scuttlers video. the street where a death occured, thanks so much for watching :)
Great video I grew up round there in Holcombe close went to Clarendon school .It had a great community spirit everyone looked out for each other
Thanks so much! Really glad it brought back some memories for you
Great Video. I lived in Salford luv history
You are a luvly lad luvin these videos
Thank you so much Karen, that’s really kind of you. So glad your enjoying the videos 🙏🏼
Documented from the soul. A great video. Thanks.
I love your videos they always do justice to not just the history of a site but also the people that used to live or work there. Me and my mate go to local areas by looking at old maps and I live for these explorations.
thanks so much mark, hope your explores go well! keep the history alive!
awesome video man, i just wonder why you didn't use the old Salford train station on Broughton road right next to the railway pub you show
Im saving that for a rainy day mate. It’s been on my list for while now. I’ll definitely get round to doing it. Thanks a lot for watching 👍🏼
my sister used to work in the church when george had it years ago, top memories
I was part of the removal of houses,I lived in Rudman street, Salford lads club was were my dad and brother went to,we ended up in little hulton,mum and dad wouldn't tell us anything, I understand now,so sad for everyone that day 😢😢
Been waiting a while for your next production and yet again, NOT disappointed. Absolutely brilliant!! The amount of time to research must have been overwhelming and then to put it all together in a video - truly, you are a genius. Thank you. I'm not from Salford (proud to say I'm tuther side of pennines) but this video had me quite emotional at times and curious. You and dad ought to go back to where the station once was because I'm so sure you'll get some paranormal sounds and voices from the past. Oh kiddo, you need to do this for a living 'cos you're brilliant. Can't wait for the next....... Sharon 💚
Aww thank you so much Sharon! What a lovely comment! I’m so happy that you enjoyed the video! I’m hoping to be back out this weekend filming another interesting subject 👌🏼 thank you once again and take care ⭐️