So much change, so fascinating lives once lived, wish we could go back to pre industrial times, i lived on island for few years, grandad from Millwall, windmills
I'm sure its a great place for those growing up there now, just different. London has always been a place of rapid change and adaptation to the modern world otherwise it will fail. Its not going to stand still for sentimental people who think their particular "era" should be preserved forever in aspic.
Feeling nostalgic over the passing of your era is not the same as wanting it to stay the same forever. I think what he’s trying to say is that progress doesn’t necessarily have to erode the character/history of a place, London is a brilliant example of a thrusting modern city where perhaps a third of a foot is kept firmly in the past. There can be such thing as considerate development that doesn’t pull communities apart and change what was good about somewhere in the first place. De-industrializing England did unfathomable damage to countless places across the nation and it really didn’t have to be done that way. Though the isle of dogs is improving I still wouldn’t want to live there - and I’m from Tottenham!
i was born in 1983. I lived near west india dock road for 15 years best years of my life as a kid i saw the development of canary wharf. i think they finnished the building around 1990 the early part of development and still carries on today.
I come from poplar but lived in stewart Street in the 80s for year's there's no communities there long gone most people that live on the I.O.D don't even come from East London.
There will always be new people in any area, but l feel l understand what our friend is trying to say. My Grandfather's people came from Devon to help build ships that required rivets, a skill that wasn't available in the area. They fell in love with the island and stayed. My Grandmother's Father was from Norway. He stayed for a similar reason. My Grandfather did not see himself as anything other than an islander, but his lineage did not really go back far at all. My Grandmother was exactly of the same mindset, but again she was only, at best, 2nd generation.
in actual fact,the true working class that built the prosperity for that old witches cronies were completely abandoned by the council,LDC and government,so that is a ridiculous comment to make I am afraid.
Very interesting, I was born on the Island.
Fascinating details on the Isle of Dogs.
A very different place, these days...
It's nice to know London isn't flooding any worse now than it did nearly a thousand years ago.
Nice to see this time capsule. Many thanks to the IHP all those years ago. I remember some of the individuals involved in it's making. Thank you.
So much change, so fascinating lives once lived, wish we could go back to pre industrial times, i lived on island for few years, grandad from Millwall, windmills
I loved to be able to watch this for free at home. Very informative London history
I worked at LENANTONS in the 1970s/80s lovely people and lovely times on the IOD
I believe my dad worked at lenantons too around that time.
Excellent
Thanks for this and the other vids. Hope to see more :)
The island was a great place to grow up in 60s 70s .RIP one more place in London to lose its history
I'm sure its a great place for those growing up there now, just different. London has always been a place of rapid change and adaptation to the modern world otherwise it will fail. Its not going to stand still for sentimental people who think their particular "era" should be preserved forever in aspic.
Feeling nostalgic over the passing of your era is not the same as wanting it to stay the same forever. I think what he’s trying to say is that progress doesn’t necessarily have to erode the character/history of a place, London is a brilliant example of a thrusting modern city where perhaps a third of a foot is kept firmly in the past. There can be such thing as considerate development that doesn’t pull communities apart and change what was good about somewhere in the first place. De-industrializing England did unfathomable damage to countless places across the nation and it really didn’t have to be done that way. Though the isle of dogs is improving I still wouldn’t want to live there - and I’m from Tottenham!
i was born in 1983. I lived near west india dock road for 15 years best years of my life as a kid i saw the development of canary wharf. i think they finnished the building around 1990 the early part of development and still carries on today.
I love the movie, "THE ISLE OF DOGS".
"Many people are out of work..." I know that experience.
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I come from poplar but lived in stewart Street in the 80s for year's there's no communities there long gone most people that live on the I.O.D don't even come from East London.
Neither did most of the others that grew up there previously
Lol Whatever mate
There will always be new people in any area, but l feel l understand what our friend is trying to say. My Grandfather's people came from Devon to help build ships that required rivets, a skill that wasn't available in the area. They fell in love with the island and stayed. My Grandmother's Father was from Norway. He stayed for a similar reason. My Grandfather did not see himself as anything other than an islander, but his lineage did not really go back far at all. My Grandmother was exactly of the same mindset, but again she was only, at best, 2nd generation.
I'd be more inclined to think it's just a doctored cockney version of (Isle of docks)
the sound effects
Now how it looks it’s much bettee
no,it is soulless and characterless,and only for the poshos
Just London called progress a dock yard working class moved on
This could have been a lot better if you hadn't added those awful noises all the time.
These people ended up seeing their property prices, employment levels and wages multiple many times overs. LDC worked! Thatchers forgotten legacy.
in actual fact,the true working class that built the prosperity for that old witches cronies were completely abandoned by the council,LDC and government,so that is a ridiculous comment to make I am afraid.