ROTHERHAM Town Centre at Christmas
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- Опубликовано: 14 дек 2022
- Rotherham is a town near Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. We have a walk around the town centre to see what's here and what it's like. I filmed this Rotherham walk on a very cold winters day just before Christmas.
It is located in the valley of the River Don and has a population of around 109,000 people. Rotherham is known for its industrial heritage, particularly in the steel and coal industries, and is home to several major employers. The town also has a number of cultural and recreational amenities, including museums, galleries, parks, and sports facilities.
Rotherham has a range of cultural and recreational amenities, including several museums and galleries, such as Clifton Park Museum and the Magna Science Adventure Centre. The town also has several parks and open spaces, including Rotherham Central Park and Clifton Park, which offer opportunities for outdoor recreation and relaxation. Rotherham is also home to several sports clubs and facilities, including Rotherham United Football Club and the New York Stadium, where the team plays its home matches.
In addition to its industrial heritage and cultural attractions, Rotherham is also known for its vibrant shopping and dining scene. The town has a number of high street retailers and independent shops, as well as cafes, bars, and restaurants that offer a range of cuisines. Rotherham is well-connected by road and rail, with easy access to major cities such as Sheffield, Leeds, and Nottingham.
Rotherham Minster, also known as All Saints Church, is a parish church in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building and a prominent landmark in the town. The church is believed to have been founded in the late 7th or early 8th century, making it one of the oldest churches in the country.
So what do you think of Rotherham Town Centre? Let me know in the comments!
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I love watching these everyday. Learning so much and the architecture is amazing. That cathedral is breathtaking. Thanks from Australia.
Our pleasure! Thanks Rowan!
It's actually a Minster,
Its beautiful yes.
Very nice and busy place and the river and the sun was shining and some places were very quiet but like you said the big shopping centre are taking over the little shops away
Rotherham has a number of nice buildings but it is sad to see it so slow in mid December.
Thank you for sharing. Greetings from Hawaii. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Thank you too - have a great one!
Im from Rotherham, youve actually made it look nicer than it is, well done😀
ha ha thanks Michael!
Hope you're well
@@GimbalWalkTV yeah I am, hope you are too?
@@MichaelKhan1979 Yeah good! Just trying to get filming as many places as possible in these cold winter days! 🤣
Have a great week mate
Neil I was genuinely shocked after watching this. It's so sad to see a town centre so empty in the middle of December, it really is a sign of the times I suppose🙁
Yes sad to see this town so empty!
I've been before and it was 'ok' but not packed
Now it just seems finished
It urgently needs rapid help I think Darren
Tomorrow's video is a bit more upbeat 👍🏻
xmas market looked epic 😂 town centre is where we keep all the bag heads then go shopping up sheff 😃
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I used to go to Rotherham a lot in the 60-70's, my Auntie had a hotel on Westgate, back then it was a busy place and so nice, I think Meadowhall has taken lots of business from many town centre's in the region, plus Amazon keeps people at home, its a trend we see over in the states, our malls are slowly going downhill, one near me totally closed, we are losing something we will never get back, Big old shops are going away just the same as in the UK.
Think town Centres urgenly need to become residential to stay relevant now
Hi I frequented Westgate a lot in the 60s ,what was the hotel called?
@@philanthropist1241 It was the Station Hotel, its now a healthcare training centre.
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Thanks for that. Westgate was great for pubs in the 60s , plenty of choice when popping out from the " Twist Club, Sheffield Rd Baths" I thing only 2 now function as pubs , The Cutlers and The Feathers
@@philanthropist1241 Thanks for the reply, sadly that's the trend in the UK, I hate to see the small locals close, It changes social life, pubs were never about the booze for me, it was always the people, a good story, a friendly face and a laugh.
Its soul destroying seeing Rotherham centre today. The 50s and 60s was its peak, bustling , thriving. Its not just Meadowhall thats caused the problem, coal mines and steelworks started to disappear from the 70s onwards and poor council decisions on planning have all helped in the decline of the town. The miners and steelworkers worked and played hard and spent money in the town , all gone now. PS. I think the bank was a Lloyds branch
Thanks Phil
Fully agree with everything you say there too
Lynn here again on Hubby's phone 😏, the building on your right with the red door and light colored boards , used to be Riley's Coaches we used to go on many a Day trip with them in the seventies 😊, that was their booking office, Oh Thanks for the memories, Take Care x and Merry Christmas ⛄🎄
The art work on the wall in that little alley took my breath away! I enjoyed walking along the town center with you. Thanks. 🌹
You are so welcome!
I was brought up in Rotherham in the 40’s and 50’s really enjoyed this video seeing all the changes in remembered places.
Very Sad to see that even at the Time of Christmas 🎄 it is not filled with love and fun . People are not seen having a walk at the City Center. Hope a Miracle happens and the Glory is back . 👍
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Just passed rotherham 2 Days Ago!!! Love it keep it up! ☺
Thank you Julie
I used to live here over 30 years ago before I moved to Australia, it was a vibrant town even though Meadowhall was built. Heaven knows what’s happened, it looks like a scene from ‘The Apocalypse’ it’s very sad.
I have no idea how you would attract people back…..Another large shopping mall perhaps ?…..Who knows ? Jobs for the town and catchment area would be a good starting point.
Thank you for the walk round video, hope you’ve warmed up a bit.
My, it did look cold that day Neil. Thanks for bringing me back to my old stopping grounds whilst living in a small village in Rotherham. I've spent many a Saturday running to the market to get bits and bobs. And of course trips to the Interchange or rail station to places much grander! I've notice a few shops have closed and a few l've never seen before. Hoping it won't decline anymore and people return once again! Cheers! :)
My pleasure!
Think since parkgate has expanded, the town centre has died. Go there on a weekend and it's empty and half of the shops are closed.
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I grew up in a village in Rotherham and during the early 90s, Rotherham was so busy, such a shame it’s so quiet and barely any of the bigger brands shops around to persuade people to visit. Parkgate isn’t far from the town centre and that’s where everyone is
Lynn here on Hubby's phone mines playing up 😏, Hi , wish I'd known you were coming to Rotherham , it's my home town , it's not what it used to be , in n the seventies when I was young it was a lovely town , me and my late Mum used to go shopping there every Saturday 😊, and you could get everything you needed , now I think meadowhalls took over , the One Below you passed used to be M&S and next door was Woolworths, my mum worked at Woolworths in the seventies, happy times , Thank You for your visit 🤗
Great video, loved the Art Work it's beautiful, so sad the town looks empty especially in December, I only live 10 mile away but never been, I may think about going when the weather is better, I was nervous watching you walk on the ice n I'm like you I fall alot 😀 🤣 Great Video thanks for sharing Xxx 🎄🎅🦌
Thanks Karen!
I'm terrible on Ice 🤣
It looks like you filmed this during the worst of lockdown. Unbelieveable. I was thinking maybe it was filmed at like half 7 in the morning or something but no. The clock showed around mid-day! And everywhere is shut. Such a shame, you'd think December would get the streets busy anywhere.
I filmed busier places during lockdown than this - very sad to see it so dead
It's a shame there isn't more Rotherham people supporting their town centre. Meadowhall is just down the road which must be seeing lots of custom from the towns population. Hopefully the local people will rally round, there needs to be more footfall or else many of these shops will close. Rotherham minster looks fantastic. Thanks for another excellent video.
Agree with you - this town centre needs help rapidly
Being from Rotherham I can explain why nobody comes here anymore. Unfortunately it is true meadowhall is only down the road and we have parkgate too which is a big retail centre. Therefore we don't need to go into town. The biggest reason is that the town centre is now associated with people begging for money and wherever you go in town you feel like you're always watching over your shoulder. Its a shame because I'd like to say I'm proud of where I was born but after the last so many years of 'grooming' and the way the town is, I can't say I am.
Love my town, even in the state it's in. At 8:23 theres a statue of queen victoria on top of the building just off centre of screen you can just see it here.
22:49 The bank building you asked about, used to be Lloyds Bank.
Unless we see Rotherham cleared of rowdies and other undesirables, this town will never flourish. Decent people have been forced out of Rotherham. We shop elsewhere. Meadowhall, Parkgate etc.
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Was this early in morning
The market traders always work so very hard in all weathers. They are wonderful.
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I certainly hope that your videos are seen in years to come ... let's hope so. We all love to see cine-film from Victorian times, so I hope these will be as fascinating.
The filming was just as good with a telephone, to my untrained eye, than an expensive camera. So why bother buying expensive stuff ?? My favourite building was the jewellers, with the big clock, the frontage was very intricate, and lovely, someone's very hard work, skills you don't see now. 😒
Oxford is trying to bring in the "15 minute" cities but this town has already declined so much, I think they may have to pay people to go "in" to town . . .
THANKS for the trip, keep em coming Mr Walk ‼️✔💯👍🚶
Thanks Jo!
Well done neil on such a cold & frosty morning, our sad town looked rather nice in parts but alas its had its day. The 60s was its hey day with the Mod Club, the Twist Club & boutiques .... now its a ghost town, so sad !
Yeah it's not the best now is it. Sad times.
Hopefully it can get help soon
I really recommend ice grippers for your shoes when it's icy, I use mine every winter. There's a brand called Yaktrax which are good or unbranded cheaper ones on amazon and ebay.
I've never been to Rotherham but I'm looking at areas to buy a house. I considered Rotherham but it looks pretty depressing. I currently live in Sheffield which is nice, and my home town, its just a challenge to afford it here after the house prices rose. Thanks for showing us around.
Great film Neil, thank you for sharing. I only visit the town centre when I need my van servicing (at Masborough) so I tend to hang around around there to kill some time for half a day maybe twice a year. Different times of the year too and it's always dead (when you can hear the echo of peoples chatter then you know what I mean!). I'm sorry to say what a sad state affairs things have gradually become. If it's a nice day I tend to sit in Clifton Park (Cenotaph Gardens) to get away from the centre (it's probably busier there to be fair). It's been a perfect storm which began brewing since the 80's. Several factors to blame for its demise. I like to remain optimistic but how can a town like Rotherham possibly recover?
Definitely the Nat West - I used to use the ATM to refill the wallet on 100's of nights out over the years. I must say, I've never noticed the blue plaque behind the old jewellers where the artwork is - I'll look into that. Keep up the great work!
Born there not bad
Hey neil looked like a ghost town has been like this few years now ..... Great video still ..... Any chance you can video Barnsley please 😊💯
Watch this space (e.g. tomorrow!) 🤣
I live seven miles away from Rotherham in a ex coal mining village called maltby. This was our biggest local shopping hub as a child my parents brought me here in thr 80's early 90's. The place was was thriving all day everyday. Sad to see it look so empty now. The same is happening all through most towns in the UK
Interested to see- I’m from maltby too. But moved away 4 years ago to Texas United States. I haven’t been back there for 4 years and plan to make this year the year I visit. I miss Yorkshire, good day to ya
The bank was natwest, also you missed a whole other section out like the inside and outside market
Great film, the Minster, Chapel on the Bridge, a traditional indoor, out market (and I come from Sheffield to Rotherham fishing in the Don, it's better) if you want to see busy and where the people of Rotherham are, go to Parkgate Retail World, the roads leading to it will be jam packed, Rawmarsh Hill for example, will be queuing from Warren Vale, you will struggle to cross a road it's so busy. And that's a normal weekend, let alone the run up to Christmas. In fact, I hardly see any one walking about anywhere, just really busy dual carriageways, cars zooming to retail parks. Please do a film at Parkgate, you'll be surprised, don't take the expensive camera, take the iPhone again, just in case you get run over! 🤣
It was the Nat West Bank at the top end of Corporation Street
Thanks David!
There is not a lot now in rotherham now. The big tesco caused a lot of the small shops to go plus Parkgate retail park
. It won't recover now rotherham town has gone I'm afraid
What a state our town is in now 😢
All our own people sat homeless with no help while foreigners get everything makes my blood boil
music hall star SANDY POWELL was from rotherham , " can you hear me mother ? "
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You missed out the busy indoor and larger outdoor markets, that is where you would have found more customers. You did the same on your last video so giving a false impression. There is a massive town centre Tesco that gets packed just across the road from the markets. The one you showed is like an overflow. Rotherham also has a large out of town retail world that is also packed out. True most of the High Street is getting derelict, more town centre easier parking would be my preferred way to get people back in the town centre. I have lived here all my life but tend to shop out of town with easier parking.
That old pub is very haunted. They won’t use the third floor because of it. If you ask at the bar they are happy to show you upstairs. My friend did this a couple of days ago and a voice told him to get out. The woman showing him around had her head scratched. He later went to the toilet on the second floor and someone was knocking on the door so he opened it and he was completely alone. Well worth another visit.
You missed out on the Indoor Market where units are open 6 days a week which serve a variety of products from clothing, accessories to fruit and veg
Thank you my friend - whereabouts is it?
Will film it next time
@@GimbalWalkTV the building is right next-door to Halifax bank
On the subject of seeing your videos in years to come - I've just watched a film called "Morning in the Streets 1958" on the Elvis Kline channel. It just popped up, go watch it, I think you will love the history before your very eyes !!
Oooh thank you - that sounds right up my street Jo!
The bank was NatWest my old bank 👍
Beautiful filming, its the second one me and my partner have watched of Rotherham. We live, work and own a business in Rotherham Town centre. You caught our building beautiful 😍 We have been operating for 10 years, its not all Doom and gloom.
Reminds me of the first part of the film, 28 days later.
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Go down to Parkgate shopping complex and it will be packed as there plenty of parking for free. Rotherham council have killed the town centre with there parking charges and they wast millions redesigning the bus station every few years. It has a lovely indoor and outdoor market but the council have to follow the trend and have street markets leaving the existing market stalls to rot
Yeh parkgate is BUSY isn;t it!
@@GimbalWalkTV parkgate has helped the supermarkets to kill Rotherham town centre, I am 67 years old and have seen the demise of our town. Very sad indeed😢
Bank was Natwest
It's such a shame Rotherham used to be packed around Christmas it's so quite know as there's nothing hear.
Fair
Bank was natwest
Thanks John!
Great building that too
The bank was the national Westminster bank
Left around 30yrs ago for USA. Its such a sad place. Back in 70s 80s it was vibrant exciting place, loads of shops anc people.
This is now A ghost town. It appears there is no reason to be there
When we all shop at Amazon and soulless out of town Malls our High streets die, I was in Stockport recently and the old part of town was buzzing with bars and restaurants but the shopping area was dead, same in Bolton, these mail order companies don't create jobs they replace good jobs in places like Debenhams with zero hours and timed on the loo insecure jobs.
The kids better be careful
You should have come during the afternoon it gets pretty lively not the quiet scene you posted I lived in the town all my life
I thought it was the afternoon when filmed this one
I live in Sheffield, and have never been to Rotherham
National Westminster bank. Corporation street
very sad to rotherham like this it used to be a busy and thriving town , now its like a ghost town,
No expenses spared for the Christmas decorations.....
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@Gimball Walk. You ask for comments. First check out this RUclips video. Rotherham then and now. You will find a lot of answers there. As for the future I believe that towns will be just like the surrounding estates - souless. If the councils had any sense they would limit the business rates and tie it to the profits of the particular business. Shops could then reduce their prices. Councils will not do that. Rotherham is a glaring example of how the managers of a town look after their own positions and salaries before looking after the people who make the place thrive. So the police and social workers cover up crime and the council joins in with the corruption. The serious child abuse that those in authority covered up and the fact that they still have not been dismissed indicates that the commercial side will collapse. Then you have to add to that situation the fact that the government supported by the so-called opposition allowed big pharma to make huge profits from a disease no worse than the yearly flu that many died in previous years. They lie to us and give us money to passify us, but now the people cannot afford to shop because they are taxing us and spending our money to support Ukraine's corrupt regime. The lies about Russia are fed to us each day. Most people do not know of the two Minsk agreements where we promised not to build NATO bases in Ukraine. We were not told how Zelinski with our support attacked the Russian speaking citizens of Ukraine. So Rotherham is just one example of this county's decline. You might be surprised to learn that I blame the people in the video that I first described. They allowed the evil to thrive and the present day people do the same. Those in charge should be in prison. but they thrive by enslaving you. Wake up!
Rotherham town centre is dead, lot of closed shops mostly since Primark closed,hopefully with the new investments will come back to life.
And now, since Wilko closed.
what happened to all the overhead and lampost street decorations, minister decorations and call that a bloody tree......the town centre aside from decorations is a disaster.. Town is empty as no buses it seems either nor any car parking in town.
Shit hole..... I live here. X
Agree with other comments eerie like even worse than a Sunday that's why not pressing like button 👎
Yeah very eerie
This video shows why I and most people I know never set foot in town. Unless I go to the football or need the bank\opticians, there is no reason to go. All the shops and bars have shut. It's depressing and bleak af! The only people there are dodgy druggys & pickpockets from Eastwood. It's took 8 years for them to start work on that cinema complex. By the time it's built there will be nothing else left! This gives a bad image of Rotherham as there are actually some nice parts, such as Wickersley which is full of upmarket bars and restaurants. And is where people go for a night out now. Rotherham council and Meadowhall being 2 miles away ruined a once decent town centre. It's never coming back.
Yes definitely in need of urgent and significant help to improve
I live in Rotherham don't bother visiting it's a terrible town with shops closed down if it wasant for the fact I was born here I would not send a dog to live here.it used to be brilliant but not any more
It looks as bad as it is
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