The Gaiety. As a small child growing up in the area, it was my theatre of dreams and instilled in me a lifelong love of big screen magic. And old Mrs. Burns next door did some lush sweeties.
I’m 70 and used to go as a kid early 1960’s to the Vandyck Cinema, Fishponds on a Saturday. To what we called the tanner rush (sixpence). I was an ABC Minor who sang the song with others 😀
We would have been there at the same time! Tanner stalls, 9d circle. Birthday kids up on stage getting free ticket for following week….the boos as the weekly serial started differently to how it ended the week before….debris raining down from the circle onto those below.I’m 70 too …..tanner rush in the morning, buying the green un after the football…happy days
brilliant, love this. filwood cinema is about to be demolished. very sad. used to go to Saturday kids club. we used to sing to the brook bond tea advert with the monkey lol. how I miss my childhood. we didn't have much but we were happy.
The Globe was my favourite, because . . . When I bought my first car, it was an Austin Somerset convertible, and it was very old and used to be kept on a farm. The first time I drove it I pulled the roof down and it was wonderful. Of course, being England, it wasn’t long before it rained so I quickly pulled the canvass roof back up only to find the stitching on both sides, from the back window to the front, had completely come apart and all it did was direct the rain onto the driver and passengers instead of keeping the inside dry. Not having much money, the roof was never properly fixed and leaked perpetually when there was rain - most days. So, having a leaking car roof was the main reason that The Globe, at Lawrence Hill, became my favourite cinema due to the fact that on one side there was a small canopy along the pavement (sidewalk) and, with a little care, I could park most of the car under there while watching a film inside. This way, the car seats were more or less dry when we came out of the cinema. My only hope was that a policeman didn’t come by and catch me for parking on the pavement!
Used to go to the Charlton in Keynsham during the 70's / very early 80's?. There was a huge cobweb dangling for years. You had to lean over to see some parts of the screen
I remember the Brislington Cinema in the 50's, I went in a couple of days after "Rock Around The Clock " had been shown. The teddy boys had ripped out a load of seats, and they were left in a big heap next to the emergency exit!
Thanks for uploading, an excellent documentary which brought back memories (BTW, You might want to throttle back the adverts as it was borderline greedy in that respect)
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The Concorde, Stapleton Road, the ABC ( now the Everyman) Whiteladies Road, and 20th Century Flicks mini-cinemas, Christmas Steps.
I just watched that one. I was born and bred in Bristol, there was loads on there that I had no clue about. I'm 67.
The Gaiety.
As a small child growing up in the area, it was my theatre of dreams and instilled in me a lifelong love of big screen magic.
And old Mrs. Burns next door did some lush sweeties.
My favourite was The Charlton in Keynsham. As we often went to Saturday matinees there in the 1970s.
I remember going to the cinema at Filwood as a child for 5p on a Saturday morning, also going to the Gaiety with my sisters and my cousins happy days.
I did too
it's about to be demolished.
The Gaiety in Knowle , was great to drive up the road to watch movies , miss that place
My favourite was The Charlton in Keynsham. As we often went to Saturday matinees there in the 1970s.
Living in Marlbourough hill behind Bri. We used to.go to the White Ladies cinema Saturday mornings. It was fantastic with my brother 😂
I’m 70 and used to go as a kid early 1960’s to the Vandyck Cinema, Fishponds on a Saturday. To what we called the tanner rush (sixpence). I was an ABC Minor who sang the song with others 😀
Sounds like you have great memories of those days.
We would have been there at the same time! Tanner stalls, 9d circle. Birthday kids up on stage getting free ticket for following week….the boos as the weekly serial started differently to how it ended the week before….debris raining down from the circle onto those below.I’m 70 too …..tanner rush in the morning, buying the green un after the football…happy days
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brilliant, love this. filwood cinema is about to be demolished. very sad. used to go to Saturday kids club. we used to sing to the brook bond tea advert with the monkey lol. how I miss my childhood. we didn't have much but we were happy.
My grandmother was there at the time of the shooting at the Odeon.
The Globe was my favourite, because . . .
When I bought my first car, it was an Austin Somerset convertible, and it was very old and used to be kept on a farm. The first time I drove it I pulled the roof down and it was wonderful. Of course, being England, it wasn’t long before it rained so I quickly pulled the canvass roof back up only to find the stitching on both sides, from the back window to the front, had completely come apart and all it did was direct the rain onto the driver and passengers instead of keeping the inside dry.
Not having much money, the roof was never properly fixed and leaked perpetually when there was rain - most days.
So, having a leaking car roof was the main reason that The Globe, at Lawrence Hill, became my favourite cinema due to the fact that on one side there was a small canopy along the pavement (sidewalk) and, with a little care, I could park most of the car under there while watching a film inside. This way, the car seats were more or less dry when we came out of the cinema. My only hope was that a policeman didn’t come by and catch me for parking on the pavement!
What a great story. Thanks for sharing!
At the end of my road…..I loved the globe
Used to go to the Charlton in Keynsham during the 70's / very early 80's?. There was a huge cobweb dangling for years. You had to lean over to see some parts of the screen
I remember the Brislington Cinema in the 50's, I went in a couple of days after "Rock Around The Clock " had been shown. The teddy boys had ripped out a load of seats, and they were left in a big heap next to the emergency exit!
this be a really great film; well done me babbers
Cheers me dears 👍
Yumes right my luv
Thanks for uploading, an excellent documentary which brought back memories (BTW, You might want to throttle back the adverts as it was borderline greedy in that respect)
This is truly a part of the history!👍🏻visit us friend!💐
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I remember Sat morning pictures as a child in Putney high street London.
1950s Trolly buses then. Jim Smith now in Bristol.
When the film failed we would stamp our feets and whitle untill it started again! J S.
And I remember one of us paying to go in and quietly opening the fire exit and letting the rest of us in for free.@@jimsmith3223
This is so well made! The inner film graduate in me loves it! Is this all archive footage or is it a mixture?
Thank you so much! It’s a mixture of archival film/photos and footage from around the year 2000
@@PPMsTV Oh wow that's really cool, really well used!
Thanks! Glad you liked it
@@PPMsTV my favourite cinema was the kings in old market its a shame that in the last days it resulted in showing sleazy sex films
he worked for my Uncle Cecil Ashford at The Globe, Lawrence Hill
Do you mean Wally?
@@PPMsTV yes
@@peterashford7855 We got to know him well. He was an interesting character with some great stories to tell!
Looks like you are trying to revive Pearl and Dean - 17 adverts??! Really? Shame, spoilt an otherwise interesting video.
I'm not sure what you are referring to. Do you mean you don't like RUclips's ads?
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