Some memories of this area from the 60s. I went to Whingate Road School from 62 to 68. There used to be a shop called Oxleys on Whingate Junction and shops along the right of Whingate Road, going past the school. Ken's butchers, a chemist, green grocers, a little haberdashery shop and a chemist were there amongst others. We used to buy uncut bread from the bakers across the road. I remember being sent to one of the shops on a Sunday morning for a packet of salt but was told the regulations stated that I had to buy something else too. They weren't allowed to sell salt on it's own on a Sunday! We used to walk down Carcrofts to Town Street.
two years after my first comment and you guessed it its even worse- we now have the joys of romanians walking the streets more pubs shut and town st looks like a recruitment centre for jeremy kyle thank christ i'm moving next year
At 6.51 on the video, going up Tong Road, my Blue Mini parked up outside my old computer shop, Arcadia, excellent spot for a shop, lots of passing traffic, had many many good years of business.
Oh my god. I can barely recognize it! Everyone commenting from 8 years ago talking about how different it was, but now it's 2019 and it's so unbelievably different. I'm actually in shock.
The dreaded school dentist was on Theaker Lane off Town Street, the baby clinic was the building just up the road where I remember seeing a big rocking horse but I was never allowed to play on it.
You can tell the lady car driver isn't from Leeds, from how she mispronounces Wortley. When they pass the single-decker bus before turning left down Armley Town Street & Graham, the passenger, enquires about it's destination. A Scottish motorist once asked me for directions, at the bottom of Tong Road. I couldn't help him until I realised he was mispronouncing the word Wortley.
Armley is rough and its caused by smackheads and people on dole with no goals with their lives. With poor manners, not educated. I would't blame them foreigners Si, majority of them are hardworkers.
a list of shops on armley town st charity shop/polish shop/betting shop/we buy gold/insurance claims. the list could go on but i started weeping-this suburb is just a template for how the rest of the country will end up- emigrate if you can afford it
LOL that bush to the right at .52 seconds me and my friends when about 10-12 used to get drunk and jump in his hedges used to piss him right off it was destroyed in the end lol.
Thanks for posting, good video, nice to see Leeds again albeit changed from how I remember it. Have you put any more of these videos online, I think RUclips may be playing up again.
Thanks for posting! That small school near the beginning is a retraining centre where people that have been out of work for 6 months or longer go. Armley Town Street is more or less the same, the road that goes uphill past the library has speed bumps on it now. Not much change in 14 years, except car models and clothes people wear, plus more traffic on the roads. What was the exact date of this film? i'd like to try and work out where i was!
Some memories of this area from the 60s. I went to Whingate Road School from 62 to 68. There used to be a shop called Oxleys on Whingate Junction and shops along the right of Whingate Road, going past the school. Ken's butchers, a chemist, green grocers, a little haberdashery shop and a chemist were there amongst others. We used to buy uncut bread from the bakers across the road. I remember being sent to one of the shops on a Sunday morning for a packet of salt but was told the regulations stated that I had to buy something else too. They weren't allowed to sell salt on it's own on a Sunday! We used to walk down Carcrofts to Town Street.
two years after my first comment and you guessed it
its even worse- we now have the joys of romanians walking the streets
more pubs shut and town st looks like a recruitment centre for jeremy kyle
thank christ i'm moving next year
England and Leeds of Old, when we we knew who we were. When we was homogeneous.🏴🇬🇧
Very well done : a good historical chronicle.
West Leeds high I went there I was 14 when this was filmed man how time flys
Brings back memories. Lived in this area back in the early 1980s.
Love this video mine nanna life's close to whingate road.
At 6.51 on the video, going up Tong Road, my Blue Mini parked up outside my old computer shop, Arcadia, excellent spot for a shop, lots of passing traffic, had many many good years of business.
Ah yes, I think I might have got my PS1 chipped there, back in the day? Lol
@@kellie5476 yes we used to do lots of console mods, the PS1 mods where very popular
Oh my god. I can barely recognize it! Everyone commenting from 8 years ago talking about how different it was, but now it's 2019 and it's so unbelievably different. I'm actually in shock.
Great trip down memory lane-wish you'd got in West Leeds Boys High where I went in the 70's----Thanks.
And wow there is actually white faces on armley town ST its now immigrant central.
The dreaded school dentist was on Theaker Lane off Town Street, the baby clinic was the building just up the road where I remember seeing a big rocking horse but I was never allowed to play on it.
went to that school early 80s remember sitting on the boat with lads.
When it 1st started the Chinese on lift, hong vang with beautiful
Irish Joe McAvoy , the Bodybuilder/Weighttrainer from Jim's Gym in Woodhouse, lived here, He was well known and respected.
Thanks again.
Be worth doing the same route again 30 years on.
Cheers, it is appreciated.
thanks
You can tell the lady car driver isn't from Leeds, from how she mispronounces Wortley.
When they pass the single-decker bus before turning left down Armley Town Street & Graham, the passenger, enquires about it's destination.
A Scottish motorist once asked me for directions, at the bottom of Tong Road.
I couldn't help him until I realised he was mispronouncing the word Wortley.
Wow I live near town street and I never seen it like that, probably because I was born in 98
All full of polish, Lithuania, Bulgarians now, won't ever be the same
Armley is rough and its caused by smackheads and people on dole with no goals with their lives. With poor manners, not educated. I would't blame them foreigners Si, majority of them are hardworkers.
Lived here for a while in armley , it's got a bad rep but very unfair , I liked living there
a list of shops on armley town st
charity shop/polish shop/betting shop/we buy gold/insurance claims. the list could go on
but i started weeping-this suburb is just a template for how the rest of the country will end up- emigrate if you can afford it
thanks for that, any chance of a lift back now please - i'm lost?!
LOL that bush to the right at .52 seconds me and my friends when about 10-12 used to get drunk and jump in his hedges used to piss him right off it was destroyed in the end lol.
Pretty cool to see how the lamp posts were back then... the same as 2009, aside from Wesley Road!
Theres no need for the inverted commas on feast Thats its proper name in Leeds
That's correct, it sells food etc so a feast it is.
A fair without a Gala if invited to one.
we used to get chases from the people in the knocking shop wen i was a kid
Thanks for posting, good video, nice to see Leeds again albeit changed from how I remember it. Have you put any more of these videos online, I think RUclips may be playing up again.
served my apprentiship at Blakeys boot protectors...anyone fill me in what happened to the place ??
it's probably a fucking mosque now mate
Thanks for posting! That small school near the beginning is a retraining centre where people that have been out of work for 6 months or longer go. Armley Town Street is more or less the same, the road that goes uphill past the library has speed bumps on it now. Not much change in 14 years, except car models and clothes people wear, plus more traffic on the roads.
What was the exact date of this film? i'd like to try and work out where i was!
neil73 lived here early 60s was born Bardon st went who hate them
Yes Neil!! It’s been another 14 years and not much has changed except car models and the clothes people wear 👍🏻
@@greglinski2208 Cheers!
the place is fucking filthy today
2 years on and it is absolutely disgusting!!