Thanks for all the nice comments it was a good and bad time of my life to film it I'm glad I done it now so many memories for so many people appreciated! Joe
Worked on the demolition of this site for months.Most of the rubble was taken to various tips around the area.It was sad to see all the personal items and childrens toys etc which were left behind by the families.
from my last comment, when I first moved to Runcorn on a late Friday afternoon in early Sept of 1991 myself and kids went to the shopping city to get our weekly shopping as my then wife was still in hospital in Gobowen recovering from a massive spinal operation to straighten her spine and we moved 3 days before she was discharged so that the move was complete and all the furniture in place, but while we was in the shopping city I heard many people refer Southgate to concrete City as thats all it looked like, and then all the new alterations to the shopping city and then the renaming to Halton Lea
I lived on kestrals view when i was a kid,and used to love playing in the woods and on the parks.seeing those lego houses again and especially those round windows brought back so many memories.
I live on Southgate for 10 years all of the 80's but i cant remember much of my time there at all, it was all a very large blur..thanks for posting the vid..it bought back some memories
I lived in Runcorn when they demolished Southgate est as it was an absolute eyesore those flats or houses with the round widows, who ever the architect was that design those with the stupid round windows must have been pissed at the time, goodness knows what the damn builders must have thought when they saw the plans, I bet they had a right old laugh and had to go and get pissed to get over what they saw, I was still there when they rebuilt the estate and boy what a massive improvement with its own pub and if memory serves me right its own park for the kids and the estate fenced off down one side thats all I remember as I moved away in Dec 2000
It was James stirring he designed them so they remind the residents of living in a boat trusts why the windows are round like portholes it’s cos it was built for people in Liverpool to move there and was meant to remind them /feel more like Liverpool idk
I lived on rosam grove in the three storey green houses anyone remember the hill family Darren, David, Derek, Tommy and sisters lovely family they lived next door to the Geary family and we lived next to John Burke who lived opposite chris Smith haha 😂 great memories we left there in 78 great memories has anyone got any more footage bang it on, love it.
Who else remembers south gate eh?Lmao !We used to hang about there as kids before it got knocked down and yes it was a bit rough but there there were alot of good times there !
I lived in Murdishaw at the time, and we always used to go down to the shopping city and across the famous iron bridge over to Southgate, to skateboard and just to play! As a child it made me feel uneasy and unwelcoming, and I would never go there on my own. Maybe its because it was so angled, dark and colourless that made it look less appealing in comparison to the red bricked windmill hill or the greener murdishaw!
It's been 28 years now since the first started demolishing Southgate. So many great memories living there. I just wish they hadn't of knocked it down it was a lovely area to live in. R.I.P Southgate 😭😭😭
Thanks for all the nice comments it was a good and bad time of my life to film it I'm glad I done it now so many memories for so many people appreciated!
Joe
Do you have any more footage, Joe? Video of Southgate is incredibly rare
Worked on the demolition of this site for months.Most of the rubble was taken to various tips around the area.It was sad to see all the personal items and childrens toys etc which were left behind by the families.
What happend to the cladding I’m not expecting a response after all the message is 12 years old just curious
from my last comment, when I first moved to Runcorn on a late Friday afternoon in early Sept of 1991 myself and kids went to the shopping city to get our weekly shopping as my then wife was still in hospital in Gobowen recovering from a massive spinal operation to straighten her spine and we moved 3 days before she was discharged so that the move was complete and all the furniture in place, but while we was in the shopping city I heard many people refer Southgate to concrete City as thats all it looked like, and then all the new alterations to the shopping city and then the renaming to Halton Lea
My brother had a studio flat there and was a good stop off after a night in the Cherry Tree pub and the lodge chippy. Good times.
I lived on kestrals view when i was a kid,and used to love playing in the woods and on the parks.seeing those lego houses again and especially those round windows brought back so many memories.
Must be 20 years since Southgate was knocked down. Happy days, and lots of great memories of friends and family.
I live on Southgate for 10 years all of the 80's but i cant remember much of my time there at all, it was all a very large blur..thanks for posting the vid..it bought back some memories
I lived in Runcorn when they demolished Southgate est as it was an absolute eyesore those flats or houses with the round widows, who ever the architect was that design those with the stupid round windows must have been pissed at the time, goodness knows what the damn builders must have thought when they saw the plans, I bet they had a right old laugh and had to go and get pissed to get over what they saw, I was still there when they rebuilt the estate and boy what a massive improvement with its own pub and if memory serves me right its own park for the kids and the estate fenced off down one side thats all I remember as I moved away in Dec 2000
It was James stirring he designed them so they remind the residents of living in a boat trusts why the windows are round like portholes it’s cos it was built for people in Liverpool to move there and was meant to remind them /feel more like Liverpool idk
I lived on Kestrels View when i was a kid, i loved it.
TheSisko1 I lived in 183a jester is view around 1980 to 83. Many happy childhood memories
great choice of song by the way - the lyrics are perfect!
Good ole south gate! Many nice memories of that place ( can`t remember her name though lol ) !
if anyones wondering, the song is build by the housemartins. is there any more footage of southgate out there? - this is incredible!
memories memorie ey....
Nice touch mate. It was an ugly place but lots of decent people lived there. Great memories all round.
I lived on rosam grove in the three storey green houses anyone remember the hill family Darren, David, Derek, Tommy and sisters lovely family they lived next door to the Geary family and we lived next to John Burke who lived opposite chris Smith haha 😂 great memories we left there in 78 great memories has anyone got any more footage bang it on, love it.
Who else remembers south gate eh?Lmao !We used to hang about there as kids before it got knocked down and yes it was a bit rough but there there were alot of good times there !
I lived in Murdishaw at the time, and we always used to go down to the shopping city and across the famous iron bridge over to Southgate, to skateboard and just to play! As a child it made me feel uneasy and unwelcoming, and I would never go there on my own. Maybe its because it was so angled, dark and colourless that made it look less appealing in comparison to the red bricked windmill hill or the greener murdishaw!
I have lived in Hallwood Park
It's been 28 years now since the first started demolishing Southgate. So many great memories living there. I just wish they hadn't of knocked it down it was a lovely area to live in. R.I.P Southgate 😭😭😭
Hi my dad Joe Blundell sadly passed away on the 15th of January 2022 age 70 he passed peacefully in his sleep.
R.I.P Dad x
Very sorry to hear of your loss.
@@Bobbins376 Thank you
At 2:17 I live about 10 houses down
its still the same just better houses
No that’s hallwood