Orpington 1984 video part 2- Driving around Orpington-Perry Hall Rd to Chelsfield Lane
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- This is a continuation of the previous video, (Perry Hall Rd, Carlton Parade, Sevenoaks Way, St Mary Cray, Chelsfield Lane). More available including Orpington High Street
I quite like the cars, especially the bubble car going past Derry Downs.
5:28 The pale blue Transit van carries the words 'Sandy Jones & the Honeys', advertising the girls' band that she ran a little before this time. This year - 1984 - I joined her trio as keyboard player, and we gigged for years all over London and the south east. We got together and married, settling in Strood, though often visiting her parents' house here. She passed in 2010, and is much missed by me and our two lovely children. Thank you for this video.
Thanks for this, saw a more recent one on YT and cannot believe the changes especially Cray Avenue areas, certainly some classic cars here. Well done on this.
Great video, growing loup on the Cray estate and Orpington in the 80s and 90s, I can remember all these old buildings and factory's.
Great video thanks for posting, @ 2.36 you drive passed my purple mark 1 ford escort with white strip haha.,
I used to have a red escort mark one with white strips, air horns and twinkly lights behind the radiator
Fascinating video as I've known the area for years. I always found the city-countryside border at 6.30 to be one of the most sudden changes in landscape - from open fields on one side of the road to tower blocks on the other.
Yes, the "Green Belt" of London. Hopefully the fields on these fringes with remain as fields despite being owned by property companies. Thanks for your comments.
My ex husband now passed away worked at Tip Top Bakeries when we first met in the early 1970's happy and nostalgic memories,also I lived in Station Road at two seperate places in the same road,your film took me back thank you
I remember visiting Tip Top bakeries in the 70s when I worked in the Job Centre. I loved the smell of the bread. We got some free samples, probably very frounded upon these days but hey that was the 70's very different from today.
Yes, I noticed in the video the Tip Top still has the loaf on the top of the tower, gone now I understand.
Glad you like it. We borrowed a video camera, it was huge, and I thought it would be a good idea to just drive around and video the local area as it would be interesting in years to come. I put the tape away and didn't really look at it. We were mainly filming the workings of the M25 junction at Pole Hill. I've still got more but it's mainly just driving around lanes and Orpington.
Really interesting stuff, thanks! If you get a chance, would be great to see the Polhill footage you mention.
So glad you did!
Videos like this are absolute GOLD!
Be great to see more of Orpington High Street if you have it.
Nice bubble car
Hi John and everyone! As an Orpington resident for nearly 30 years I found this really interesting... I decided to do a modern version of the same route.. taken in May 2019....search TH-cam for Orpington 2019 SMARTY65... hope you enjoy!
Hi there, I watched your video, excellent, its interesting how its changed since my original. Thanks for doing that. I must try to put some more on. I've got one bit which includes the High Street.
Brings back some memories
You can see the Jip Jop bakery Tower! (that's what we thought it said with that strange font)
I used to live there
Anyone know when the tower blocks in Cray were painted cream, they were grey until then ? Both demolished in 2012
Sorry Dave, I don't know. I've been away from the area since 86. Hopefully someone else might know. Thanks for your comment, John
who remember those roundabout buses
Is the first road Perry hall road
It is indeed.
What was that yellow car in front at 4:59
That's a 1960's Heinkel Bubble Car.
@@aakinboy5773 Thanks
I live in st pauls cray
Not much changed besides the cars.
The way he went he must be an Uber driver.