When I Was a Boy in Dagenham
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
- An ex-Dagenham resident born a few months after the end of the World War II returns to his birthplace nearly 60 years later and reminisces about his boyhood on the Becontree estate. When you're done why not also take a look at Brian Hawkins's ebook 'When I Was a Boy in Dagenham' at www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0... ?
Amazing video Brian. The way you put it together, brilliant ! I'm 77 , been living here in Cornwall since 1982. But such memories of my life back in Dagenham. I moved to Cornwall for a better life Brian, and it has been a good life. But since I've hit my 70's my memory goes back more and more to my Essex days. But of course you can't go back, but it does remain in your head, happy times,
I was born in Dagenham in 1958…..my Dad started making Cine films in 1962. I still have them and it’s amazing to see how things have changed.
Great vid - Id love to spend an hour with you over a beer- I lived just off Cannington road in Rowney Road- went to the new build school, was born at Upney and did what “”Dagenites “ do for the first 20 years of my life
Here’s to you!
Cheers!!
Wow.... Respect. I was born in Ilford but went to Bishop Ward school from 1979 - 1985.
This is a great video. I lived in hedgemans Road with my nan and grandad Peggy and Frank from 1982 to 1995
Lovely film. Thanks for sharing with us.
Well put together and very enjoyable!
Thanks for the compliment. Pleased you enjoyed it.
Thank you so much Brian for this little gem of a video. As a former Dagenham boy myself I can’t believe I’ve only just found it. I am a little younger than you but I am familiar with many of the references from film and music. The commentary on your early life was hilarious. I look forward to watching the rest of your videos.
great memories my grandparents lived in ilchester road i also went to godwin school and also i lived in ingrave house castle green then onto sheldon road
We lived in a Banjo in Rugby Road
This beautiful! Im a orignally a Corringham boy! Born 1986 in Colchester move to Corringham in 1989 went to Herd Lane infant and junior School. Respect you Sir!
Thanks so much for the video, really enjoyed it!
So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for writing.
my nan and grandad was from dagenham , they lived in Beverly road 83 i think (with their 6 kids , my auntie and uncle lived the top end of hedge mans road near the shops , I was also attended godmans school in 1987 for a year.
Very well presented video. I certainly appreciate the Christmas singalong to Jack White's band!
This is superb.
I live in Dagenham and found this film very interesting. I still think it a great pace to live although much more racially mixed.
And is that a bad thing..?
@@life_seeker6102 No I'd say it is a good thing.
Great video... Thanks.
They have built a new housing estate where a lot of the hospital used to be.
Emergency ward10 that takes me back love ❤️ your video
How lovely to read about Wykeham green had forgotten about that we lived in Clementhorpe Road our house had a little green in front where we used to play I went to Dawson junior school and then onto Bifrons secondary in 76 now and we moved to the West Country when we got married in 1967 went back to visit a few times but so sad to see what it’s like now so good to read everyone’s comments 💋 xx
Great post this, cheers!
That was very interesting. Thanks for posting it.
Are you going to make a second video, starting where this one leaves off?
I too lived on Lullington Rd. 1944 - 1964. We lived at 73 nearer the Hedgsmans Rd end. Went back in 2011 and was horrified at how all the neatly tended front gardens had been concreted over to accomodate cars. Alslo went to Finneymore infants and juniors. Then on to Goresbrook which has now been demolished
Terry Thomas You’ve said everything I always wanted to but couldn’t-
Born and raised there, I loved the place, , ,
Just give it back to the people it was built for.
I raise a glass to you
I lived in Lullington Road, 1950-54. Dagenham is now unrecognisable. A nice place ruined
Went to convent school gorsebrook road does any one remember the fight between a girl from the convent and a girl from gorsebrook school they brought the traffic to a standstill in the late sixties Eileen
Jo Richardson is still a school, it relocated to castle green down gale street, near becontree station, it is massive now!!
Thanks for the info. The footage of the old Jo Richardson school site was shot in 2007. It seems that Roding Primary School now occupies that site, which was where my secondary school stood in the 1960s.
Dagenham used to be great. Born there. Would not go back. Not a place I'd bring up a family. Shame. Even eastbrook school. Gone.
Not the Dagenham I knew in the 60s and 70s, like everywhere all changed, such a shame no sense of heritage left, grew up in Stevens Road remember the beacon youth club Becontree avenue, left in the 80s and left Ilford in 2004, visited in 2006 seeing friends walked down old places only ghosts left
i miss not knowing everyone it was a good place to grow up in even though i would never to school
That's how I remember dagenham. My grand parents lived on neasham road opposite the library . I think it's some sort of doctors now tho
I was half expecting my uncle Alf (Bigden) to be in that as I know he also played for Jack at some point.
Good to see the old area. Sadly, my other uncle was the video man and he had tons of video of me and my family which has got passed on and maybe doesn't even exist now which is a real shame. He's gone now as are his siblings and for reasons I will never know, I'm not on speaking terms with his kids so, that's that. Families eh?
Loved the film, must have been good fun to make.
What brilliant memories. That would have been my dream job too
I was born in Barking Hospital in 1950. My grandparents lived in Upney Lane. Unfortunately neither Dagenham or Barking are as nice as they were.
Interesting video
Nice memory
You'ed cry to walk if you went around there now.
I live in Dagenham :D
My man and grandad lived down water beach house next to alley that you cut threw to get to clemenenthorpe I remember when mayesbrook got knocked down was a teenagers paradise 😂 spent my child years over Wykeham green climbing big willow and little willow there not gone now and council have filled green with shrubs that look posh
Loved reading about your memories sound the same as mine 😅
When was this in
Dagenham has changed 4 the worst, is there a solution..... when rush green hospital went, that was nail in coffin, all those yellow fields down great cullings where houses are now, such a shame.
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Islam has now taken Dagenham.