Some good photographs. Best viewed slowed down, I found. Most notable for me were the Fine Fare in Forster Square (when it wasn't a square anymore!) Famous for its inclusion in the film Billy Liar along with all the construction around; and the remains of Busby's basement. I was cycling home from work one afternoon and stopped to watch as smoke had started coming out of the windows of the old closed-down store on Manningham Lane. Then the fire engines came and I thought they'd soon have the fire out. As we know it burned to the ground, as did the Royal Standard pub opposite, and around the same time. This coincidence was very timely as it allowed the swift development of the road works that would eventually bring to the city, the beautiful splendour of Ham Strasse - a magnet for so many. Bradford has had many similar strokes of luck, as its old, disused victorian architecture happened to burn down just as the council wanted to replace it with our current, modern, regimented heaps of concrete, steel, glass and asbestos; much of which is now in the process of itself being torn-down.
Wish I'd had the foresight to take photo's of my time growing up in Bradford, so many memories in your photo's, especially the ones taken on Leeds Road, judging by the cars these would have been taken mid to late 1970s.
I grew up in this city we were quite poor but happy as kids, still here now at seventy one years old and i am sorry to say i despair for the future of my grandchildren here, i pray ime wrong but can only see a despairing future for them, and i am helpless to do anything about it, so sad.
Its like a flash back to me, i was born and brought up in Bradford - before i escaped. Seeing the spot were buzbys department store used to be with the yorkshire bank brought back old memories.
The Cemetery pub! My first job was behind there, at lunchtime it was absolutely normal to split times and go for a pint & food with your workmates, no wonder we were happier then.
.50 is the demolition site on Manningham Lane where Debenhams/Busby’s dept store used to be. I left Debenhams in February 1978 and the store remained open for a few months longer. Apparently there was a preservation order on the ornate frontage to the building and it burnt down some time following.
The most noticeable thing is that no cars appear to be parked on the pavement i travel on of these roads daily and you would find it hard to walk unobstructed for Audi's and Golfs.
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The good old days but has changed so much I left Bradford and don't regret .
Same. I lived in Heaton until 1984 then got out of there.
I left for the Highlands of Scotland, but I do miss the good old days before it was over run with crime and drugs.
Some good photographs. Best viewed slowed down, I found.
Most notable for me were the Fine Fare in Forster Square (when it wasn't a square anymore!) Famous for its inclusion in the film Billy Liar along with all the construction around; and the remains of Busby's basement. I was cycling home from work one afternoon and stopped to watch as smoke had started coming out of the windows of the old closed-down store on Manningham Lane. Then the fire engines came and I thought they'd soon have the fire out.
As we know it burned to the ground, as did the Royal Standard pub opposite, and around the same time. This coincidence was very timely as it allowed the swift development of the road works that would eventually bring to the city, the beautiful splendour of Ham Strasse - a magnet for so many.
Bradford has had many similar strokes of luck, as its old, disused victorian architecture happened to burn down just as the council wanted to replace it with our current, modern, regimented heaps of concrete, steel, glass and asbestos; much of which is now in the process of itself being torn-down.
Wish I'd had the foresight to take photo's of my time growing up in Bradford, so many memories in your photo's, especially the ones taken on Leeds Road, judging by the cars these would have been taken mid to late 1970s.
That's exactly it buddy memory after memory glad it brought some good time up for you life goes faster than we think
Better days miss them
I grew up in this city we were quite poor but happy as kids, still here now at seventy one years old and i am sorry to say i despair for the future of my grandchildren here, i pray ime wrong but can only see a despairing future for them, and i am helpless to do anything about it, so sad.
I can remember Forrest motors on Leeds road from when I was a kid good photos taken me back ❤
Good old trip down memory lane arnt the pal
@@The.mememan. yeah I enjoyed it
@@O1NTM3NT will make another vid like this
Its like a flash back to me, i was born and brought up in Bradford - before i escaped. Seeing the spot were buzbys department store used to be with the yorkshire bank brought back old memories.
0.28 MCC. Worked there in 1983.
I left 30 years ago, the best move I made, what used to be a great place to live has now been turned into a 3rd world cesspit
So you moved to a third world cesspit.
Bradford was best and rich city in England check history before 1980
i left in 71 but still go back "home" occasionally mainly for fish cakes lol
It's a lost place now is bradford its a shame and ha ha can't beat a good old fish cake
me, for a pint or so ofTimothy Taylor,s
@@The.mememan. true
@@petercricket i was a Tetley's man, love it so much it gave me diabetes lol
It's a dump now.i remember woman scrubbing their doorsteps on grape Street Allerton when I was a kid.intergration my arse.
What did the men do?
@@happyaslarry5839 worked.
The Cemetery pub! My first job was behind there, at lunchtime it was absolutely normal to split times and go for a pint & food with your workmates, no wonder we were happier then.
.50 is the demolition site on Manningham Lane where Debenhams/Busby’s dept store used to be. I left Debenhams in February 1978 and the store remained open for a few months longer. Apparently there was a preservation order on the ornate frontage to the building and it burnt down some time following.
The place is now an absolute dump, intergration, my ass!
Before integration you had to go to toilet in back yard
The most noticeable thing is that no cars appear to be parked on the pavement i travel on of these roads daily and you would find it hard to walk unobstructed for Audi's and Golfs.
Aye, that and no minerets 😢
Obviously not as bad as it is now but have a look at 28 seconds
C&A sales!
I think this video was taken in mid seventies . I studied there from 1978 to 80 . Long time ah....
In those days, not a black face to be seen. Now, not a white face to be seen.
Loads of white faces in Bradford
What a shame, its filthy and dangerous now
It's a lot cleaner now
@@SajjadKhan-cl3yf How so? Has something changed in the last few years?
It's better now.
That is when Bradford was clean
Not as bad as now.. look closer at 6 seconds
The whole town is now a complete dump and we all know the reason why!
In fact Bradford in last 40 years has got better