I wish the Chinese takeaway was still open, the Welcome was excellent in its day but unfortunately it closed 20 years ago, if you had gone into the grounds of St Johns church you would have found the famous grave of Molly Leigh the witch of Burslem, her grave is at a completely different angle to all the others, Burslem was once a thriving town with a nice atmosphere and good variety of shops, sadly those days are long gone.
Cheers for the mention my friend 👍you should have let me know you were back down this way I would have taken you to the rough ends of the city you were in the posh end🤣that abuse is everyday in this city with dust heads mate 😔
I grew up in Burslem and it was pretty bad back then, about 20 years ago. It was much better though - the street you parked on had a nice Woolworths, a brilliant little independent toy shop, a sports shop, Blockbuster video and a Boots. Plus, they had a massive market on Tuesdays and Fridays that was always heaving. They might as well flatten it and build social housing, the area badly needs it.
Have to say the UK is far better than Ireland at preserving old buildings. Guaranteed if this was Ireland all those buildings would be knocked for glass monstrosities.
Not just Burslem. Half of the Potteries area is bordering on dereliction and has been for a long time. Head down Newcastle Street towards Middleport and there are buildings down there that have been empty for decades. Sad to see.
What I don’t get so many empty buildings yeah what I don’t understand is to help get homeless if the streets at least do a unit up so they can have warmth at least get them out the cold
Great video man, ivr got some private videos for vloggers to use in a collab if you'd be intrested? Got things like shelton, north staffs hotel etc all. Ready to be used by vloggers like yourselves all I'd ask in return would be to be credited. It's all high quality stuff :)
home is what you make it. ... I don't get any joy out of people rubbishing other peoples homes ..Its not the English way... look at modern history what we put up with after the war we was British and proud people even if we had nothing born 1944 if i got a YO-YO for Christmas i was a lucky lad ..... Ex Nottingham here... do. you get a Joy out of what you do... think of the Children living there
Attended Port Vale Away two years ago & was shocked at how much of a shithole that place is. I’ve done 70 of the 92 league clubs, have seen a lot of run down areas before but Burslem steals the title (so far) by a very long way!
I think you’ll find that Burslem was under Labour council control for many years, certainly all through the 1980’s and 1990’s when they let it go to ruin!
Don't be stupid. Burslem was already half a slum when I attended art school there in 1965. The railways of the 1800's put an end to the canals. The masses of cheap china-wear from China in the 1900's put an end to Wedgewoods & others. Coal mines closed down all over Europe in the 70's - 80's with the advent of oil fired power stations and nuclear. What else did Burslem have but canals, pottery, and coal? To blame these huge worldwide movements on the Tory's (or the Irish, or the Martians) is stupidity of the most stupid kind. If u were educated in the UK, then I'm ashamed of the UK education system.
I wish the Chinese takeaway was still open, the Welcome was excellent in its day but unfortunately it closed 20 years ago, if you had gone into the grounds of St Johns church you would have found the famous grave of Molly Leigh the witch of Burslem, her grave is at a completely different angle to all the others, Burslem was once a thriving town with a nice atmosphere and good variety of shops, sadly those days are long gone.
Sad to see towns end up like this really
The building at 2:40 was the library, it wouldnt look out of place in Venice or Rome, amazing building rotting away.
Cheers for the mention my friend 👍you should have let me know you were back down this way I would have taken you to the rough ends of the city you were in the posh end🤣that abuse is everyday in this city with dust heads mate 😔
I grew up in Burslem and it was pretty bad back then, about 20 years ago. It was much better though - the street you parked on had a nice Woolworths, a brilliant little independent toy shop, a sports shop, Blockbuster video and a Boots. Plus, they had a massive market on Tuesdays and Fridays that was always heaving. They might as well flatten it and build social housing, the area badly needs it.
What’s going on in the U.K.? So many towns are failing
levelling-up!
Awesome video again superb mate keep it up man
Some Lovely buildings, really is a shame
Have to say the UK is far better than Ireland at preserving old buildings. Guaranteed if this was Ireland all those buildings would be knocked for glass monstrosities.
Not just Burslem. Half of the Potteries area is bordering on dereliction and has been for a long time. Head down Newcastle Street towards Middleport and there are buildings down there that have been empty for decades. Sad to see.
People are craving restoration in our towns in stoke o Trent
What I don’t get so many empty buildings yeah what I don’t understand is to help get homeless if the streets at least do a unit up so they can have warmth at least get them out the cold
Great video man, ivr got some private videos for vloggers to use in a collab if you'd be intrested?
Got things like shelton, north staffs hotel etc all. Ready to be used by vloggers like yourselves all I'd ask in return would be to be credited. It's all high quality stuff :)
Lovely buildings this end of the city but have been left to go to shit, dread to see what it looks like in another 20 years 😢
I could weep for whats happened to our country
Such a shame about burslem market I used like going there but burslem has gone right down over the years such shame
home is what you make it. ... I don't get any joy out of people rubbishing other peoples homes ..Its not the English way... look at modern history what we put up with after the war we was British and proud people even if we had nothing born 1944 if i got a YO-YO for Christmas i was a lucky lad ..... Ex Nottingham here... do. you get a Joy out of what you do... think of the Children living there
Burzum
It's getting that way all over the uk if you can afford to get out the uk do in know before its to late
Hard times have hit Stoke on Trent
It's like most places now
Attended Port Vale Away two years ago & was shocked at how much of a shithole that place is.
I’ve done 70 of the 92 league clubs, have seen a lot of run down areas before but Burslem steals the title (so far) by a very long way!
Good place for a leg over😂
What about hanley mark have you featured that at all ?
I did Hanley a while ago, I think I titled the video Stoke on Trent 🙂
It's like the deep south
The same thing happened to both, the jobs in coal mines and steel mills were taken from them and nothing was left but desolation and drug addicts.
Tory government for you
quite!
I think you’ll find that Burslem was under Labour council control for many years,
certainly all through the 1980’s and 1990’s when they let it go to ruin!
Don't be stupid. Burslem was already half a slum when I attended art school there in 1965. The railways of the 1800's put an end to the canals. The masses of cheap china-wear from China in the 1900's put an end to Wedgewoods & others. Coal mines closed down all over Europe in the 70's - 80's with the advent of oil fired power stations and nuclear. What else did Burslem have but canals, pottery, and coal? To blame these huge worldwide movements on the Tory's (or the Irish, or the Martians) is stupidity of the most stupid kind. If u were educated in the UK, then I'm ashamed of the UK education system.
Burslum
Google translate 😅
All part of the wef plan