You guys should rerun the same route with the camera in the car (where possible) that you filmed for the 1985 video. Now that would be fascinating. Keep up the good work.
That music makes Bedford sound a lot more menacing than it actually is. Wait, actually, no it doesn't. Thanks for this video though. I love these old clips you've put together; like stepping back in time. Kudos!
Back when people were normal, great upload perfect soundtrack brings a lump to my throat . I'm 45 now and lived in Bedford then..... with modern technology i often think we have lost more than we have gained.
Sorry the camerawork is so poor. This footage was to test the 'panning' on a camcorder I had aquired to film football matches and was not meant to be published. I have put this on YT for local interest.
I enjoyed watching this and comparing how it looks today on Google maps. I lived 8 miles from Bedford in the 1960's but I'm near Vancouver BC now. I never go to Vancouver but I still visit Bedford when I can.
Great video, not much changed really except the death of the High Street shops, it always was poor provincial town which all of the sudden found itself as UK's distribution centre surrounded by warehousing of all sorts. Great video, and music reflecting the character of the town. ;-)
Thanks for sharing . I could tell you so many crazy stories about Bedford . In the early 60's Peacocks Auctions used to be on the one way system between the Crown court and the Police statuon opposite the rowing club entrance . There was a fish and chip shop on the corner of Western st and Commercial Road run by an old Italian . If you ordered Cod roe and chips he would look at you to gauge how hungry you were before he cut the slice of roe . I first went there in 1965 - 66 . Winkles nightclub in the '90's , the Bear public house ( sadly one of the twin girls that frequented the pub then was later murdered by her ' boyfriend ' down by the river ) . Crazy , crazy times .
Can't believe the differences since I last saw it in the '60's. I visited in 98 but there have been many changes. Good to see Marks and Spencers is still going!!
Other than the odd crazy drunk or weirdo Bedford was an ok place to exist as you can see here. Fast forward 27 years and it’s become something very, very different. Foreign gangs rule the streets and hideous crime prevails. Haven’t we done well..?
@@bobnice3044 nah he is a black guy with dreads I don't think he has tattoos but he is crazy he used to live on ampthill road near the hospital idk if he still does tho
Stfu about multi cultural ism, no one asked your ancestors to take over Africa and south east Asia but hey ho asians are all over uk and you can do nothing about it ahahahahahahahaha
😂😂 Agreed. That's why I escaped to Australia when I was 20 in 1992. Definitely full of nutters, although some of us are now wrecking havoc overseas......
The music was composed and recorded by me in the 1980's but was never published. It's working title was 'Roman Soldiers'. You are welcome to download it and use it if you wish, but I would appreciate an acknowledgement to 'Emerton321' where appropriate.
You guys should rerun the same route with the camera in the car (where possible) that you filmed for the 1985 video. Now that would be fascinating. Keep up the good work.
Bloody hell it actually looks like England! Amazing what 22 years can do
Bet it's all Africans & East European now.... BRITAIN is a Shithole cesspit.
@@neilbillybob3065 shut up u skin head
@@neilbillybob3065 yes because of idiots like you
Agree. Its gone downhill because of immigration, and its so sad
It’s not the town it once was.
That music makes Bedford sound a lot more menacing than it actually is. Wait, actually, no it doesn't.
Thanks for this video though. I love these old clips you've put together; like stepping back in time. Kudos!
Really important historic record. Well worth watching.
Back when people were normal, great upload perfect soundtrack brings a lump to my throat . I'm 45 now and lived in Bedford then..... with modern technology i often think we have lost more than we have gained.
Sorry the camerawork is so poor. This footage was to test the 'panning' on a camcorder I had aquired to film football matches and was not meant to be published. I have put this on YT for local interest.
Doesn't explain the choice of sadistic music!!! Lol
Please do a modern rerun of the 1985 video in the car!
It was so nice in bedford back then lol
I enjoyed watching this and comparing how it looks today on Google maps. I lived 8 miles from Bedford in the 1960's but I'm near Vancouver BC now. I never go to Vancouver but I still visit Bedford when I can.
Bedford looked beautiful in those time now things are turning into trash
The donut lady in this video is still there
She will always be there...always.
She's a legend,she gave me 4 free donuts for happy new year .bless her
Does she give bj’s?
Great video, not much changed really except the death of the High Street shops, it always was poor provincial town which all of the sudden found itself as UK's distribution centre surrounded by warehousing of all sorts. Great video, and music reflecting the character of the town. ;-)
Mad Bob and Ricky are probably still knocking around here 🤣
Omds man got me howling 😂😂
Not sure about Bob but Ricky is definitely still around 😂
@@v.7382Bob is definitely still “directing the traffic” in his hi-viz. Very H&S aware is our Bob.
@@v.7382ricky sung to me the other day he’s a bedford icon
Thanks for sharing . I could tell you so many crazy stories about Bedford . In the early 60's Peacocks Auctions used to be on the one way system between the Crown court and the Police statuon opposite the rowing club entrance . There was a fish and chip shop on the corner of Western st and Commercial Road run by an old Italian . If you ordered Cod roe and chips he would look at you to gauge how hungry you were before he cut the slice of roe . I first went there in 1965 - 66 .
Winkles nightclub in the '90's , the Bear public house ( sadly one of the twin girls that frequented the pub then was later murdered by her ' boyfriend ' down by the river ) .
Crazy , crazy times .
Sounds like there’s a serial killer on the loose with this music 😂
That exactly what I thought 😂
Twiglet There probably is..
it’s bedford there most definitely is
@@johnwheelbarrow7625 .. More like a fruit loop loose
@@johnwheelbarrow7625 Professor Plum, in the Harpur Centre with a baguette
Ah, remember the days when there were two lanes on the High Street?
Ah those where the days. And there was no need for that unnecessary pavement expansion
@@joewatson3386 yeah what's that all about?
Woolworths is now Iceland that colourful shop is now game everything looks so different im going to save this to a playlist it's really cool!
That game is now nothing lol
@@Varenikismetana it's a body shop now haha
Can't believe the differences since I last saw it in the '60's. I visited in 98 but there have been many changes. Good to see Marks and Spencers is still going!!
Not anymore... :-(
This comment hasn’t aged well… 😩
M and S sadly gone now
Looked at lot cleaner.....and still.. Bedford..ish... And still way more independent businesses still operating
Other than the odd crazy drunk or weirdo Bedford was an ok place to exist as you can see here. Fast forward 27 years and it’s become something very, very different. Foreign gangs rule the streets and hideous crime prevails. Haven’t we done well..?
Bedford 2 years before me and my family came to love.
All Bedford is now is construction and closed down shops
What a town it was,
IT was indeed, back in the day
Best year of my life.
The striking thing is just how many people you see in this video compared to now.
You, Sir, missed your calling in the British diplomatic service 😅 .
love the music , a history tour
I actually hated the music....bit like a cheap sci-fi backing.
Unfortunately many people walking around may have passed away by now, as this was 24 years ago (1996). Very sad.
I'm old enough to have known Bedford very well in the 1960's and I'm still above ground!
That's life
A fine town if ever there was one!
Whats with the spooky music
lol
I'll record a new version in 2026
Bedford ah so much memories
Where is mad Ricky ?
Jammy Dodger omg ahahhahaa
Ricky the black guy? He used to live on ampthill road😂
Mad Ricky was the guy with the Tats on his face?
@@bobnice3044 nah he is a black guy with dreads I don't think he has tattoos but he is crazy he used to live on ampthill road near the hospital idk if he still does tho
@@bobnice3044 that was Teardrop (RIP)
All the paving must of been brand new at this time, I remember when it was road I'm only 24
Looks really nice, bet it is a dump today
@Jeremy Fisher LOL hilarious
It is
it absolutely is, all the greenery is gone and all that’s left is a bunch of druggies slumped over.
This seems like it was so long ago but it was only a few years before I started college which doesn’t seem that long ago lol
memories nice
Nostalgia
Before cellpbones, social media
When did it become multicultural? Here it's not so much
Stfu about multi cultural ism, no one asked your ancestors to take over Africa and south east Asia but hey ho asians are all over uk and you can do nothing about it ahahahahahahahaha
It’s a good thing!
@@CallOfPoop1 I'm black you , prick. Was just curious about the changes in diversity over time .
@@Unholygamewinner of course
Bedford has been multicultural since the 40s long before the racist people on here said immigration ruined the town
lol no one had cellphone then..
Of course they did. They were used for calls and texts. No Smartphones then though.
Most of them are dead! Music is great just need the TARDIS to turn up! Great stuff thanks 🙂
terrible place, high crime and full of nutters
I agree I'm from here
Yeah Bedford is full of weirdos
😂😂 Agreed. That's why I escaped to Australia when I was 20 in 1992. Definitely full of nutters, although some of us are now wrecking havoc overseas......
great video but music a bit weird like a horror story
This is bedford when my mum was my age
wow marks and spencer been there that long and i only noticed it 2 year ago lol
What was the date when this was filmed
Great Video. #BedfordRovers.
Look at it now lol, dreg central
Always has been just can't see it in this video
What's with the bloody music!??😂
Like Pakistan now 😂
I haven't been in town for years and really to be honest Bradford isn't the city I would like to go because of the atmosphere there.
That's Bedford not Bradford
You’ve got your beds and your brads mixed up
Bedford
Looks like video will just show some haunting
i was 3 and somewhere
I was -11 somewhere
can you tell me the music soundtrack name ? thank you
The music was composed and recorded by me in the 1980's but was never published. It's working title was 'Roman Soldiers'. You are welcome to download it and use it if you wish, but I would appreciate an acknowledgement to 'Emerton321' where appropriate.
yours ? congratulation. the 80's style is easy to recognize but composition and recording are really hight quality for me . my compliments
Thanks. Wish I still had all the gear; Roland TR909, Roland JX3P and Arp Solina string machine, those were the days!
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What's with the creepy music?