Born in Scunthorpe and just moved back, breaks my heart to see the town centre now, it used to be a thriving shopping area, greedy councils and the decline of the steelworks hasn’t helped, but there’s also a lot of local apathy towards the area. The museum is a nice surprise though especially given its size.
@user-ev6eg3hv6i 10 years ago s Nunthorpe had an exciting town centre with shops for all tastes people a tally came there and enjoyed it. Now it's just become a centre for vape shops barbers and .mobile pho e repairs utter desolation
Live about a minute from where you parked in Central Park. Not a lot going on in the town anymore, used to be alright 15- 20 years ago, the foundry etc was great when it first opened but the council has kept the rent for shops pretty high so over time more and more businesses have closed down. The town does have some half decent areas but unless you're from there, not really worth the visit!
@@SamandCatsAdventures it still has some charm but yeah, shame really. We visit your end quite a lot though, still a stones throw away from plenty of thriving places!
@@blakeyonthebuses The book is set in Scunthorpe and the surrounding area, Scunthorpe only being described as a steel town on the Lincolnshire Wolds.. Non of the location names in the book are real, except Doncaster, but with a little knowledge you can work out where they are, the last scene in the book is set in the old tile/brickworks in Barton. In one of the other books, Jack Carter's Law, set in London he picks up a girl and he comments on her accent. She says that she is from Grimsby, to which he replies that he is from Scunthorpe and that he thought he could smell fish. Ted Lewis grew in Barton but worked part time in a betting shop in Scunthorpe.
@@blakeyonthebuses yes it was, the book was called "Jack's Return Home" and in the book it states that it was set in Scunthorpe (however in the film it's setting was changed to Newcastle) and originally was set/based around the steelworkers cottages just off of Queen Street up near the old Holloway bus depot, and it was those cottages that the Manchester born author, Ted Lewis, loved, aswell as the town of Scunthorpe itself. He originally lived in Scunthorpe for a while when first coming to the area, before moving to Barton. And although living in Barton he made almost daily trips to Scunthorpe as it was his local town. When the book was turned in to the screenplay, Get Carter, it was originally going to be filmed in Scunthorpe, but the movie producers wanted it to be set in a big city because they didn't think anyone would go see a movie based in a medium sized town that was unheard of by most people, so the location was changed to Newcastle. However, the relatively recent Broadway performed, and touring, stage show, did for part of its run, have the play set back in Scunthorpe. It also performed the show in Scunthorpe, and in Barton, for one off performances in honour of Ted Lewis. He also goes deeper in to Jack's past in Scunthorpe in the second book that is set in London, where the character talks about growing up here. In the third book of the trilogy, the location is set within a Spanish villa with jack playing bodyguard to an italian-american mobster.
I am from Scunny, but left 20 years ago to live in Florida. Its a shame to see the old place so run down. Scunny was always a bit lawless, which is why I left... I was always having trouble with my neighbours, who hated the fact I tended to keep to myself and never joined in with them... I was glad to leave, and now enjoy my life in United States... I took out American citizenship, (kept my UK Citizenship too)... Hope never to the damned place ever again.....
I have lived across the railway from the town centre for 30 years, and aside from a trip to Specsavers every two years, I never go into town anymore. It's a filthy disgusting shadow of it's former self.
Normally locals get quite defensive of their home town but this seems to be a common theme with Scunthorpe. So sad to hear the Town is heading this way. What do you think are the issues and what can be done to sort it out?
Very high rents, very high council charges, no incentives. The council are more interested in vanity projects than actually doing something for the town. If you walked down Frodingham road you would see some other problems but if I said them I would get banned from TH-cam.
Born in Scunthorpe and just moved back, breaks my heart to see the town centre now, it used to be a thriving shopping area, greedy councils and the decline of the steelworks hasn’t helped, but there’s also a lot of local apathy towards the area. The museum is a nice surprise though especially given its size.
There were some wonderful displays at the museum
Grew up there and left years ago. No looking back!
never forget your roots though
I live in Scunthorpe and the town centre is now a shadow of it's former self
Retail parks and online shopping have killed it off
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@@SamandCatsAdventures honestly you should have seen it 20 years ago, totally different
@@itsmephil2255 it was just as bad.
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You should have turned right at top of high street and walked down Froddingham Rd to see exactly what scunny is turning into
Why what is down there?
@@SamandCatsAdventures Frodistan and druggies is all you need to know.
Exactly my man. It's freaking dangerous!
Thanks guys, thanks god I didn’t go there then 😰
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My Birthplace is Scunthorpe and I can say with a degree of certainty that it is the sh1te hole of the universe. If you ever leave you never go back .
It's a dump.
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Live about a minute from where you parked in Central Park. Not a lot going on in the town anymore, used to be alright 15- 20 years ago, the foundry etc was great when it first opened but the council has kept the rent for shops pretty high so over time more and more businesses have closed down. The town does have some half decent areas but unless you're from there, not really worth the visit!
Sad that so many towns in the uk are heading the same way 😏
@@SamandCatsAdventures it still has some charm but yeah, shame really. We visit your end quite a lot though, still a stones throw away from plenty of thriving places!
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I think the book of " Get Carter" was meant to be set there
Thats interesting, never heard that before 👍🏼
No, the author lived just outside. Barton I think?
@@blakeyonthebuses The book is set in Scunthorpe and the surrounding area, Scunthorpe only being described as a steel town on the Lincolnshire Wolds.. Non of the location names in the book are real, except Doncaster, but with a little knowledge you can work out where they are, the last scene in the book is set in the old tile/brickworks in Barton. In one of the other books, Jack Carter's Law, set in London he picks up a girl and he comments on her accent. She says that she is from Grimsby, to which he replies that he is from Scunthorpe and that he thought he could smell fish. Ted Lewis grew in Barton but worked part time in a betting shop in Scunthorpe.
Wow some great knowledge there, amazing history of Scunthorpe thanks for your contribution.
@@blakeyonthebuses yes it was, the book was called "Jack's Return Home" and in the book it states that it was set in Scunthorpe (however in the film it's setting was changed to Newcastle) and originally was set/based around the steelworkers cottages just off of Queen Street up near the old Holloway bus depot, and it was those cottages that the Manchester born author, Ted Lewis, loved, aswell as the town of Scunthorpe itself. He originally lived in Scunthorpe for a while when first coming to the area, before moving to Barton. And although living in Barton he made almost daily trips to Scunthorpe as it was his local town.
When the book was turned in to the screenplay, Get Carter, it was originally going to be filmed in Scunthorpe, but the movie producers wanted it to be set in a big city because they didn't think anyone would go see a movie based in a medium sized town that was unheard of by most people, so the location was changed to Newcastle. However, the relatively recent Broadway performed, and touring, stage show, did for part of its run, have the play set back in Scunthorpe. It also performed the show in Scunthorpe, and in Barton, for one off performances in honour of Ted Lewis.
He also goes deeper in to Jack's past in Scunthorpe in the second book that is set in London, where the character talks about growing up here. In the third book of the trilogy, the location is set within a Spanish villa with jack playing bodyguard to an italian-american mobster.
Heard recently that the Steelworks loses about £1 million a day
Blimey nothing survives that do they 😟
@@SamandCatsAdventures Chinese owned for several years now you'd think they'd know what they were doing
I am from Scunny, but left 20 years ago to live in Florida. Its a shame to see the old place so run down. Scunny was always a bit lawless, which is why I left... I was always having trouble with my neighbours, who hated the fact I tended to keep to myself and never joined in with them... I was glad to leave, and now enjoy my life in United States... I took out American citizenship, (kept my UK Citizenship too)... Hope never to the damned place ever again.....
Its certainly seems a place you either love or hate it. Pleased you found your happy place 👍🏼
Sunny Scunny
not always so sunny scunny lol
Sadly this is like many towns in the UK, the high streets are dying.
very true and sad, online shopping and delivery companies are thriving though, people no longer need to leave the house other than work these days
I have lived across the railway from the town centre for 30 years, and aside from a trip to Specsavers every two years, I never go into town anymore. It's a filthy disgusting shadow of it's former self.
Normally locals get quite defensive of their home town but this seems to be a common theme with Scunthorpe. So sad to hear the Town is heading this way. What do you think are the issues and what can be done to sort it out?
Very high rents, very high council charges, no incentives. The council are more interested in vanity projects than actually doing something for the town. If you walked down Frodingham road you would see some other problems but if I said them I would get banned from TH-cam.
Someone else mentioned Frodingham Road
Bet you wont go back ,
Not for shopping haha, but the park and museum were ok 👌🏼
Nope ... giving Scunthorpe a miss
theres some good in there lol
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