Late 1960s or very early 1970s London
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2022
- It turns out my dad (Anwarul Khan) can't remember shooting this footage. He may have done because he lived in Islington at the time, but it's possible he received an additional film from the developer in error.
This was my time in London. Mini skirts, fine cars you could identify, slim people and no tattoos.
you're missing the lack of hundreds of thousands of piss-taking immigrants!
My time in London too worked in the West End.
Lots of drinking , plenty of pub brawls , casual racism, very macho. Men were men and gays bullied mercilessly .
I'm pretty sure London has bigger issues than tattoos these days!
Gawd, I wish I could go back to those days and just walk around to take it all back in.
Awesome footage. For me, it's profound to think that none of the people on this film would have had the foggiest idea that this visual capture of their daily lives on a random day in the 70s would, in 50 years' time, be broadcast for anybody in the world to watch on pocketable telephones with inbuilt televisions that give the user instant access to any film, book, music or information they could ever want... and Tiktok.
In the 1960s I was having dinner with two computer scientists. One said that by the year 2,000 some homes and most businesses would have a computer. The other thought that was ridiculous, computers took up whole rooms and needed a lot of power so only large companies and government would have them. Now the phone in everyone's pocket is more powerful a computer than anything either of them dreamed possible.
@@Ballinalower Remember the computers in years gone by? Massive items the size of fridges, taking up a lot of space and they could do only mathematical work. Today's computers can work out anything from how to sort out a simple mathematical query to how to build the latest, safest space rocket.
I was 18 then, how many people remember getting off those bus platforms before they stopped, and jumped on as it pulled away. Love the music track.
Look at what London and England have become since...... Ouchhh!!!
it's a piss hole now and like a 3rd world country now.
@@davegalea6689 sad to say but true!!! All part of the plan!!! Cheers anyway!!! Happy New year hopefully!!!
England became more advanced! ❤️
@@proudbangladeshi99 advanced in importing dangerous, dirty, uncivilised cultures and of course the religion of unpeaceful evil that kills and rapes English kids. Should never have been brought over. Send them back.
@@joshlevy3480 your british lords killed overs millions in 200 years here in South Asia, made cruel laws, looted 45 trillion dollar assets! We never called you uncivilized!
WOW - this takes me right back to my childhood... the fashion, the cars and the grainy, slighty out-of-focus film. Brilliant. Never let anyone tell you that the 70s was the decade that taste forgot. It was great.
Thanks for taking the time to film these everyday scenes of a way of life that has almost disappeared, their history rewritten and reinterpreted by academics and modern day educators.
I was 11 at the start and 20 at the end of the 70s. So a massive decade for me personally from a child to an adult, so many memories.
It looks like the 60s to me though mid to late.
I was 8yrs old at the end of the 70s. But I remember the decade very well, even flashes of memories of streets from the early 70s.
@@steffanhoffmann8937 You could be right!
Beautiful place with lots of memories before half the world arrived .
I live in central London and it is a fucking shit hole now. In the last 10 years it has got so much worse
@@mikemccaine4229 yeah, I know what you mean Mick. I live in a suburb of Birmingham as a white person where I’m not supposed to go. If I don’t get beaten up through walking there I am asked what am I doing there the place is called Sparkbrook it’s like a fucking war zone I am a stranger in my own country.
@@petemullen842 This country is fucked mate. I don't care about political correctness, I am 51 years of age and I have seen this country turn to shit in front of my eyes. All the politicians that let immigrants come here and live for free and get money for doing fuck all, don't live in the shit parts of the country. that's the bottom line
@@mikemccaine4229 everybody thinks the same, but the gutless bastards are too scared to say anything we have to watch what we say otherwise we get cut off things like this. I have the same view as you and many of the millions of people do. I am 70now I was in the Falklands conflict Northern Ireland before then my father fought in the Second World War seen lots of action in the Middle East and for what to let these fuckers hard face Stoneface cunts, just walk into a country and take it. and all the do-gooders letting it happen.
@@petemullen842 I hear you, but the RUclips comment section is actually a lot less precious than Facebook and twitter etc. I have said some right cheeky stuff here and got away with it, but Facebook? forget it!
Absolutely wonderful , brings back sweet memories of a London now lost for good , look at those people on bikes , cycling in the road , and not the pavements like now
yea the London I loved ❤️
it's not London , England anymore. very sad.
What a lovely place once upon a time...
I feel happy for what WAS and more than sad for what IS/ is to come. Thank you for posting.
I was 6 in 1970.
@-Legion- I fear the changes to come will be far worse than the social changes from the times you mention until fairly recently.
What's in the pipeline for every one, not just the UK doesn't bear dwelling on.
1970s era was awesome. Beatles, Cliff Richard, ABBA and of course London.
Beatles ? they were finished in 1969
Radio stations in my country played Beatles and Elvis Presley songs regularly up to 1975. Iconic bands like Beatles can never be 'finished'.
@@jahno7154 Yet are still the biggest selling Band in The UK @ 2020:)
@@Isleofskye You don't say ! 🎅🎅🎅
@@jahno7154 No. lol
I do not mean they are still the biggest Group and biggest selling Singles and Albums artists of all time BUT IN 2020 they sold more records in The UK than any other Group,which is extraordinary since they disbanded 50 years ago:)
I used to love the Routemaster.
Excellent footage. I always like it when someone from a foreign background appreciates (and in this case captured or restored actual footage!) forgotten aspects of Britain such as old sitcoms, movies, cars, motorcycles. Thank you.
Great old film. The first shot I believe was Old Street and the people boarding the bus was filmed in Upper St, Islington. Thanks for posting.
Pure, unadulterated nostalgia. A wonderful video
Queuing at the free foot clinic. Today it would be free food clinic. I remember riding my bike through traffic like those kids. No road training or Highway Code. I was knocked off plenty of times, I don’t know how I’ve lived this long.
The film poster on rear of the bus (above conductors head) at 1:16 is for 'The Graduate' at The Pavilion which ran August 7th 1968 to Jan 1st 1969 The horizontal line in the middle of the circle is Mrs Robinson's leg and the red lettering underneath is 'The Graduate'. The same poster is on the RH side of the bus at 0:22. I have a clear photo of this poster on another bus and it is 100% confirmed. This poster also says the film will be (is?) playing at The New Victoria Odeon which is in Bradford!
Leave it out sherlock
i was gonna take a stab at 1967
I was 18, just arrived from Scotland, my sister recommended I see “The Graduate.” First film I ever saw with a mature, adult theme.
ghosted again cuz ...
60's and 70's will always be the best. Everything was better in them days like Music , football , food , drink , sweets , TV , people , England , etc
It’s good to be nostalgic.
I would've been a little toddler when this was filmed My earliest memories of the 70s was the long hot summer of 76 aged 4. Apart from great television music and lovely cars the 70s was hard because we were very poor I never saw a colour TV until 1980
Same, we got colour about 82...........NW4........Blessings and Happy Christmas
@@f.dmcintyre4666 WOW 1982 🎅🎅🎅
Nice, I have boxes of 8mm films ca. 1960's from all over Europe. Your post here may motivate me to digitize them and post them for others to see. Thanks
Class ! The seventys were the best years!
Yes, Its mostly Islington. Its starts off at the Old Street roundabout however (completely redeveloped now), then City Road and a leap to the Angel. At that famous cross roads, the camera ponders thereabouts, before then looking North along Islington High Street, but forking left into Liverpool Road, and another quick turn left into Chapel Market for fruit and veg, which still exists today. Then the camera doubles back to the corner of Liverpool Road again, first panning and then heading North for the row of shops ahead in Upper Street, where the shoe shop was, but is not now. The low brick building across the road on the east side is the fantastic old tram shed. At least part of it is now an Amazon fresh, whatever that is. The camera hangs around at the bus stop for destinations to Highbury Corner and Hackney, and beyond, before it continues looking North to where those trees are, which is the ancient green space called Islington Green. After that the film becomes almost too overexposed, but I can see that the camera has crossed the road, then looks South to the Angel again, and then the camera mysteriously oggles a lady in an office. The end.............!
Before dinghy trash washed up on the shores. Greetings from a Brit residing in the USA.
Before dirty, uneducated chavs arrived in my country (USA) , thinking it was still a colony.
........another immigrant oblivious to the irony.
@@michaelkenny8540 lol… Crazy, right..
I think it’s about 1970 as the fruit &veg stall shows the old money. Love the now classic vehicles. I was 10. Great video.
1968
Unrepeatable days of English working class life and culture. Thanks for sharing this.
This so mirrors my childhood during the 60's and 70's.
All those classic cars !
The Angel, Islington. I went through here on the bus to school during the sixties and worked as a TV Engineer in a workshop that was previously an old cinema in the seventies. Chapel Street Market appears at 1:26.
There's still a tv repair shop around that area on the no. 38 bus route.......It's a dead trade now surely ??? Bless.........
London. Didn't that used to be in England?
Londonistan is the new name.
yes , not anymore. very sad
Hey whitey get out of east end and thuk if home to Essex
Lovely memories of our own people going about our lovely lives with a few crimes taking place, then fast forward to today and how crimes have changed with the people we have here now. Stabbings and killings galore and not a lot being done to prevent it. Our parents would not believe what is happening today. It's a total disgrace. London is a terrible place now!
Remember, 'diversity is our strength', SUPPOSEDLY!.
The murder rate in the UK doubled in the 1960s. Despite all the guff being posted here you are far safer today than you were 1960-1975. The murder rate in still declining from its 1960/70s peak. You are quite simply wrong.
"our own people", Iol… You say this while a guy with a surname of 'Khan' posts the nostalgic vid. derp.
Britain 🇬🇧 no guns no stabbings no grooming gangs no Drugs why did it go so so wrong
The murder rate in the UK was pretty stable until the huge leap (it doubled) in.......The 1960s!!!!!. Since then it has dropped back a lot. That means your misty-eyed longing for the less violent 1960s is just plain wrong.
Wonderful...
No trans, no illegal criminals, bliss.
Brilliant footage 👍
I'm a 71 model........I can remember vividly folks queuing at bus stops but it died off circa 1980....It was such a good thing............Blessings...........
Ouch. 50 years ago already.
I used sell a newspaper on the London streets back in the late 1970s. I was still a child at the time.
Evening News?
Child labour?
What is lovely video! So much has changed, yet also remain. One of many things I'm glad there aren't of, is electric scooters! 😬
Many thanks for sharing this, and very best wishes to you, and the Khan family. Your Dad was so lucky to have a camera back then!
At the latest it's September 1968...there's an RT bus on the 38A bus route to Loughton...the route was withdrawn in September 1968.
A poster for The Pavilion showing 'The Graduate' at 0:22 & 1:16 dates it to August 7th 1968-Jan 1969
@@michaelkenny8540 What a good pair of detectives we'd make...that makes it between August 7th and September 7th 1968...London Transport withdrew route 38A on the 7/9/68...just got to narrow it down to which day now😂
May as well be 200 years ago up to the unrecognisable dump London is today
It has some good things, the buses actually come on time these days..........Bless.......
We have diversity, what more could you want?
A 38 RT bus from Leyton Garage must be filmed around the Hackney Clapton areas
Angel, Islington..and Old Street
For a moment @0:15 I thought that might have been Leabridge Roundabout pointing toward Lower Clapton, then in the next clip I saw the 243 bus.. But it does seem like this is an Islington centric vid.
A good chunk of that was in Islington, still just about recognisable.
There is a Bristol RE coach turning south at the Old Street Roundabout . would that be one of the United Counties (ex Birch) services from Rushden given the DP livery ?
Shame what happened- London used to be nice
Beautiful
Low crime then not now
Lower crime, sure but not "low crime." Crime was rampant in the 70s, especially compared to the previous decades.
1970s the start of britains downward spiral hasnt gotten any better lets be honest
or your spelling.
No stupid cycle lanes and speed bumps in them glorious days, bliss!!!!
And now lunatics run London.
what's wrong with cycle lanes?
52sec is Islington high street n1 now the angel station entrance. Upto 4mins is angel chapel market. Went to school near here. I was about 8 So many changes since my childhood.
This looks more like the early 70's. Anytime between 1970 and 1974? Fascinating footage!
its summer 1968
@@michaelkenny8540 ...hmm, ok. Even though the title is '1970's London'!? 🤔
@@robtyman4281'The Graduate' film poster at 1:16 is a 100% accurate way of dating a photo. The film ran for a known time period and any date outside that window is incorrect. Even without the poster the shop prices are in pre-decimal money which came in Feb 15 1971.
@@michaelkenny8540 ....ah, but how do you know it was for the actual film starring Dustin Hoffman?? ....it could easily have been a stage production based on the film.
Maybe you should contact the guy who uploaded this film - not being sarcastic here but genuine. It's his cinefilm. If he's put '1970's London' I would imagine he knows it's from the 70's but can't remember the exact year.
@@robtyman4281 It is the film poster that shows Dustin Hoffmann standing behind Mrs Robinson's outstretched leg. It is an iconic image and I am surprised you do not recognise it.
the part of the film where people are waiting at the bus stop is upper street in Islington. Not far from Angel underground station.
People did have gentler facial features back then didn't they? They broad faces, wide eyes, small upturned noses, nice straight teeth etc all WITHOUT requiring surgery. Nowadays most people have narrow faces, big bony noses and crooked teeth. I think it has something to do with babies drinking formula out of the bottle. Back then most were breastfed so there faces developed nicely!!!
That is a very interesting comment..............They could do a study on it............
Wrong music for the archive. Try replacing library music with general street sounds.
Old street station, Old street, the Angel Upper Street & Chapel market C.1971
Wow, great stuff
Now look at the state of London
My old lovely London look at it now.
When nearly everything meant something. That period was not just the best but Britain had the biggest chance to put things right for the future such as:
* recovering the economy
* providing voluntary work for people with less confidence in work
* warning the younger generations about the future
* more encouragement of healthy eating
* patience.
London was okay in the early 70's, but forget it now - I would rather live in a traditional town like Chillingbourne.
There is no such town as Chillingbourne, it was invented for the 1944 film A Canterbury Tale.
London is a 3rd world country now.
I love the music , who is the artist , and can I buy it , what is it called , sounds like it was recorded in the seventies
Such a stylish time
The free foot clinic seems to have alot of fans lol.
Light and airy back then.
Great times before Khan fcked it
Yes, blame the current mayor for London's downward spiral from the 70s till now, that makes sense.
Blame Khan for neo Liberal policies from the 1970s, you muppet !
nice history of London captured in 1970s # i remember London seen in late 80s when i was a kid #
👍 Nice One
Nice one Cyril........Nice one son..............Bless...........
Love it memories what part of London ?
Stripey Bus Timetable displays and long head street lights, you could see at night then
Nice film. Good to see the old cars and buses and the people who seem decently dressed and not walking around gazing at phones.
There is a collection of photos of Edwardian street scenes on the net where a lot of the young women are walking but holding and reading a book in front of them. They are in identical positions as the people now walking holding phones it that position. Nothing ever really changes.
This was filmed right at the beginning of my life. I think London was generally a very enjoyable place in the 70s and 80s when I grew up there. However crime and poverty was worse then (despite the common perception). One thing that always fascinates me is how some things completely change while others do so very little in London. Still a great place. Better in many ways but to me it has lost a bit of its originality. It seems much more like a bland global city vs what it was then. More a place people come to to make money rather than a cohesive community in its own right.
Crime was worse in the 70's 80's?
I can't remember young people stabbing eachother everyday.
No go areas with drug dealers all over the place, and i brought up in Bermondsey.
Born & raised East ham, 30 years of happy memories, but the dark clouds loomed over us with the smells that accompanied them. Sold up took family to California 1979. London no longer an English city.
Complains about London no longer being an English city then becomes an immigrant himself in another country - the irony
@@dmdm7690 Still consider North America as a colony of England, old boy ! END.
@@bernie2108
Says a lot about your mindset ....
Now California is becoming Hispanic. Enjoy. Prepare for the future by learning Spanish.
@@dmdm7690 How very ironic indeed 😂
Awesome footage, but a great shame about the 90s or 2000s tube playing over it.
Things have improved since then.
Are you sure this is the 70s?
The surroundings look late 60s.
I didn't see one vehicle from the 70s.
Also the fruit and vegetables were priced in pre-decimalisation; and so were the shoes.
(Decimalisation was in 1971)
happy time!!
I don't know if it's late 60s or early 70s but it's definitely 20 past 1.
Wel the free foot clinic looked popular !
Must be where Rolf Harris got his extra leg...............
......and not a machete in sight!
THATS WHEN ENGLAND WAS GREAT
AND......ENGLISH .🤩
And that's where they were really from.
yeah , it's become a 3rd world country now
Yep.that.38.bus.took.me.to.the.angel.many.
Slow this down
I am pretty sure this was 60s, not 70s footage. The mini skirts (the main focus of the cameraman) were from that era, and the older ladies had much less trendy clothing. Also the quality of the film wasn't great. Sometimes you can see film ads on the buses that would pin the date down better, but I can't spot anything obvious on first viewing.
Posters at 0:22 and 1:16 for The Pavilion run of 'The Graduate' from August 7th 1968-Jan 1 1969. The side advert with the fish advising to avoid 'the rushes' also dates it to 1968. There is a very clear photo of the same Graduate poster on a bus on this same Islington street in 1968 on Flicker.
Mini-skirts were still very popular up to the mid 1970s. Maxis/midis came in 1970 but they never completely took over. Flares ruled the roost afterwards. Hot Pants were very briefly popular in 1970.
A wonderful time, but we were not aware men could have babies and what a disgusting, racist horrible people we were. Now we are educated, we know. 🤮🤡🤮🤡🤮🤡. Shame on us all for coming to this.
Bring back the GLC?
RED KEN!
When at school in Tooting in '63 our teacher used to rant to us about losing the LCC to the GLC, happy days.
@@essexboy5520 red Kens a wanker
@@GSB.out. 🤣 I thought he was fantastic as a youngster. Went to support the GLC on Londons South Bank, back in the mid 80s along with all the indie bands of the day. But as youngsters wernt we all left wing?
No machete fights? This must be before it became Londonistan.
No fattys
True dat
Dad it's gone to.tge dogs
Some of the comments on here are crazy, seemingly oblivious to the uploader being of Asian descent. Also black people are present in the first second of the vid showing London has obviously been home to many migrants for centuries. Many seem to long for a time that had a Summer of Love yet spout so much hate.
mine too this when the world was in a better place now its all messed up
Nobody gawping at a phone as they walk along!!!!
Very few foreigners. So refreshing to see.
Looks boring
Lol, filmed by a foreigner tho!
@Success System Narrow minded people tend not to notice such things.
Now only 27% of Londoners have English as their first language whereas it was over 98% when I was born there. That "27%" includes 2nd/3rd/4th Generation families of Caribbean descent)...
Quite a contrast as I never heard a foreign language on a London street until I was around 17 years old and 2 years ago my Jamaican Girlfriend went window shopping for an hour in the bust streets of Whitechapel/Aldgate in East London,after an interview there,and never heard a single word of English spoken
@@Isleofskye At one time you would have heard nothing but Yiddish spoken there, but their descendants have moved to more upmarket suburbs. The Sylhetis will move on in their turn.
My guess: 1967/1968.
if you read the comments then you will find the date has been established.
Awful quality. And that´s what I like it. It has a special charm, as if it were a film made from a spy camera.
Early 70's, No ladies head scarves on show, in the 60's, most of the young ladies, and old alike, wore them,
I have been to London in the 1960s and the 1970s it is unrecognisable now we used to go to the covent garden to sell good's, the cockney people were a good laugh, they are almost extinct in London now the rymeing slang as gone, init, is the street talk now, the culture of London has gone, I don't visit anymore we have lost the city,
This is a journey into pantyhose !
Tights dear boy. None of that transatlantic doublespeak needed.
Where is the progress in a way? Everything, the cars, the music, the clothes, yep the women lol , they were all better then.