I once had a leather school sachel, yes now I remember, it takes me back, back to a far better time and nobody can tell me different because I was there and now it's time for a few scotches to reminise on the great days of my youth.
Nicely put - in 60 years time will people be watching a film from 2018 and saying "ahh..the good old days"? Methinks not - we had our golden era. and I am chuffed we have a nice reflection of it here.
Simon I can't say if the present folk will be watching films of nostalgia many years hense, but what I am sure of is that the quality will be far inferior than that of my youthful past, oh yes that I am sure of, no not sure of, I know positively.
Why cant we make such lovely films like this today without some so called "celebrity" presenting it and crappy background music. The narration was perfect, the Welsh have a way of making anything sound like poetry especially when talking about their own country. Perhaps if we did produce films like this today it might encourage people to again use the railways as a means of getting places?
I remember going to Towyn in north Wales for my first caravan holiday,fifty years ago,with my family. I remember the Church at the cross roads and every time i pass it now ,it brings back happy memories. What great times. It was at Browns camp if I remember.
what a lovely film. the erstwhile days of steam and a dearth of mobile fones. many people all gone now, when I see these nostalgic films I often wonder what happened in their lives and for those alive, where are they now. thank you.
Thank you for your lovely comment. I often wonder of the fate of many of those in this film. The children now in their late sixties and seventies - I wonder what they must make of it all. Thankfully, celluloid has preserved what appears to be a gentler time. Not sure it was, but there is a beauty in nostalgia.
Yes has to be Euston today, but in my youth it was Paddington ,Cambrain Coast all the way to Aberdyfi, Castle loco up front dinning car to Wolverhampton, Break the train for Shrewsbury/Birkenhead. put on a Grange and maybe a Dukedog as well if we came heavy during peak holiday traffic,if so we might have come up behind a King so far. Snow Hill ,Shrewsbury,Welshpool and on to a part we call North Wales,but it is not nor is it mid Wales,and it was not LMS country either despite the oridginal line to Welshpool being LNWR. 11.05 Padfington 4.55 pm Aberdyfi. Can't run that time to 58yrs later!
In 1956 when this was filmed cars and fashions were very different! But the mountains and the valleys could have been filmed yesterday. They were filmed 33 years before I entered this world and they'll still be there long after I've departed.
Nigel K Thomas It looks like it may be one of the productions which was shot on 16 mm Kodachrome Commercial and printed by the Technicolor process, like The Lancashire Coast, for example. But why is the sound so poor on many BTF films? Ok, it’s an Academy mono optical track so it’s not going to be exactly hi-fi, but that’s what the vast majority of feature films had at that time, and they don’t sound that bad.
Euston is the gateway to Wales......................is it? Not if you want to go to Cardiff, Swansea, Pembroke, Merthyr Tydfil, Pontypool, Ebbw Vale, Pontypridd, Abergavenny, Caerphilly, Aberdare, Treorchy, Tonypandy, Abertillery, Llanelli, Llandovery, Port Talbot, Neath, Carmarthen, Haverfordwest, Talybont, Tredegar, Tenby.
Alright. There’s always one sharp-jack! I think they mean Euston is the gateway to North and Mid Wales. It’s Paddington for South and South West Wales!
Very moving, so glad I still live in beautiful Wales.
I once had a leather school sachel, yes now I remember, it takes me back, back to a far better time and nobody can tell me different because I was there and now it's time for a few scotches to reminise on the great days of my youth.
Nicely put - in 60 years time will people be watching a film from 2018 and saying "ahh..the good old days"? Methinks not - we had our golden era. and I am chuffed we have a nice reflection of it here.
Simon I can't say if the present folk will be watching films of nostalgia many years hense, but what I am sure of is that the quality will be far inferior than that of my youthful past, oh yes that I am sure of, no not sure of, I know positively.
What a wonderful film and a reminder of the appalling act of vandalism that was the destruction of the Doric Arch at Euston Station.
Not to mention dumping it in a canal rather that moving it elsewhere.
Why cant we make such lovely films like this today without some so called "celebrity" presenting it and crappy background music. The narration was perfect, the Welsh have a way of making anything sound like poetry especially when talking about their own country. Perhaps if we did produce films like this today it might encourage people to again use the railways as a means of getting places?
My home of 47 years. Now I live thousands of miles away. But i still think of her and smile.
I remember going to Towyn in north Wales for my first caravan holiday,fifty years ago,with my family. I remember the Church at the cross roads and every time i pass it now ,it brings back happy memories. What great times. It was at Browns camp if I remember.
what a lovely film. the erstwhile days of steam and a dearth of mobile fones. many people all gone now, when I see these nostalgic films I often wonder what happened in their lives and for those alive, where are they now. thank you.
Thank you for your lovely comment. I often wonder of the fate of many of those in this film. The children now in their late sixties and seventies - I wonder what they must make of it all. Thankfully, celluloid has preserved what appears to be a gentler time. Not sure it was, but there is a beauty in nostalgia.
Excellent - thanks.
I sincerely hope the Arch is restored.
Utterly charming.
So true - I often wander past where it stood and pay my own little tribute to it. I sincerely hope it will be revived
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Brilliant! I've been looking for this for years - Many thanks for posting it up!
Yes has to be Euston today, but in my youth it was Paddington ,Cambrain Coast all the way to Aberdyfi, Castle loco up front dinning car to Wolverhampton, Break the train for Shrewsbury/Birkenhead. put on a Grange and maybe a Dukedog as well if we came heavy during peak holiday traffic,if so we might have come up behind a King so far. Snow Hill ,Shrewsbury,Welshpool and on to a part we call North Wales,but it is not nor is it mid Wales,and it was not LMS country either despite the oridginal line to Welshpool being LNWR. 11.05 Padfington 4.55 pm Aberdyfi. Can't run that time to 58yrs later!
Thanks Simon - a great piece of history
It's my pleasure Rhys, Every aspect of this film is gorgeous x
it made me cry !
thanks !
dacw naghriad !
It's my pleasure - it's a gorgeous little film
Fantastic. , thanks for posting. Love the Barmouth clips
Was a very quick train journey from Euston to North Wales!
Wonderful video. Thanks for posting!
My pleasure Robert - it's a beautiful isn't it. Wouldn't it be lovely if there was a film unit that made similar films today.
Apart from some glaring continuity errors on the train leaving Euston, all good. Although only a child l remember this wonderful world.
Clough Williams-Ellis fans may well have spotted that some of the "Portmeirion" shots are actually Plas Brondanw!
Very true and well spotted - I dare say they were on the same reel of what was captured that day - albeit 6 miles apart!
Bring back the arch!
In 1956 when this was filmed cars and fashions were very different! But the mountains and the valleys could have been filmed yesterday. They were filmed 33 years before I entered this world and they'll still be there long after I've departed.
+Lee Johnson Portmeirion hasn't changed either! Glad you enjoy x
I am already suffering from Hiraeth and it is not much more than a month since I was last there.
Fantastic film! What year was it shot? I’m guessing late 50s early 60s.
1956 Nigel
Simon Wells Excellent! And great for colour!
Nigel K Thomas
It looks like it may be one of the productions which was shot on 16 mm Kodachrome Commercial and printed by the Technicolor process, like The Lancashire Coast, for example. But why is the sound so poor on many BTF films? Ok, it’s an Academy mono optical track so it’s not going to be exactly hi-fi, but that’s what the vast majority of feature films had at that time, and they don’t sound that bad.
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No. It's just part of my funny reportiate
Thanks again to Mr Anstey. Sentimental codswallop on the whole. And what about Paddington?
What about Paddington? Does it serve North Wales?
@@simonwells61 No Paddington doesn't.
Do you know who is the narrator?
Someone called Meredith Edwards. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meredith_Edwards_(actor)
Euston is the gateway to Wales......................is it?
Not if you want to go to Cardiff, Swansea, Pembroke, Merthyr Tydfil, Pontypool, Ebbw Vale, Pontypridd, Abergavenny, Caerphilly, Aberdare, Treorchy, Tonypandy, Abertillery, Llanelli, Llandovery, Port Talbot, Neath, Carmarthen, Haverfordwest, Talybont, Tredegar, Tenby.
I thought the same ,south wales, north wales ,it's like two places ,but as this video is about north wales it's correct,
Alright. There’s always one sharp-jack! I think they mean Euston is the gateway to North and Mid Wales. It’s Paddington for South and South West Wales!
At the time of this film wasn’t Paddington the London station for mid Wales via Shrewsbury and the Cambrian Railway to Aberystwyth and Pwhelli?