CLYDEBANK 1975 V1.mpg
April 1st, 2010 | by admin |
Clydebank 1975. This is a film I made in 1975 using Super 8 cine film. Clydebank was going through many changes then. Heavy industry was on the decline. The shipyards and the Singer Sewing Machine factory was struggling. There was a new shopping centre coming and the main road tenements were being demolished to make way for the expressway. This lets you see Clydebank as it was in 1975.
htpp://www.myclydebankphotos.co.uk
Music is Autumn Boy by htpp://www.danosong.com
Duration : 0:8:32
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23 Responses to “CLYDEBANK 1975 V1.mpg”
By myclydebankphotos on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
Yes, after 79, a …
Yes, after 79, a lot of the old Clydebank was pulled down. It’s not the same place now.
By rantsbyprobz on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
I was there last …
I was there last summer and this looks nothing like it does now. Last time I was there was 79 and it looked like this..
By myclydebankphotos on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
You are right. I …
You are right. I still miss the old shopping streets of Dumbarton Road, Glasgow Road, Alexander Street and Kilbowie Road. I had a few drinks in the Seven Seas when I was a young lad. My dad worked in the yards and I still remember fondly, as a wee boy, when he took me into the yard at the weekend for a guided tour. He had a big bundle of keys that got him in everywhere. The town has lost its magic. Thanks for looking in.
By BigBadGeetarDave on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
Fantastic. I would …
Fantastic. I would have been around 10 when this as shot. My grandfather used to work in the Seven Seas before Singers. My dad, and most of my family worked there, if not the yards. I suppose the town is better off now than then, but when we see the demise of Dumbarton Road, Glasgow Road, Alexander Street, Kilbowie Road, the yards, the pubs and shops, it tugs at the strings a little. Thanks for posting. And your site is fantastic.
By myclydebankphotos on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
The houses were new …
The houses were new at the time. They had just been built
By ECOSSE11215 on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
Thank you for that. …
Thank you for that. the houses look brand new.
By myclydebankphotos on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
The street is North …
The street is North Bank Place which runs parallel with Glasgow Road near Our Holy redeemers Church.
By myclydebankphotos on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
I will be putting …
I will be putting old maps from the 40s and 50s on the site soon and you will be able to see all the original streets.
By ECOSSE11215 on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
what street is that …
what street is that at 1.09?
By spencerst on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
well done i wasnt …
well done i wasnt even born wen that was made i reconised a few places but all they tennements just looks the same to me would hav been great to know what area and what streets .. i liked the look of the old canal looking towards whitecrook where the chippy boat is very strange just look at it now wat a difrence
By gjjackson1968 on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
Good On Ye SIR! I …
Good On Ye SIR! I was 7 years old and lived in a room and kitchen in Dalmuir when this video was made. What an absolute gem of a film!
By BensCoolVideos on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
Fantastic video. …
Fantastic video. The closest thing we’ll get to a time machine !
By myclydebankphotos on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
It was a long time …
It was a long time ago but I must have realised Clydebank was changing and should record some of it. I did it in the late 70s with my 35mm photographs also. Never imagined it would all end up on the internet.
By ALBACELTS on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
what inspired you …
what inspired you to do this back then? what where you thinking…. hats off its brilliant.
By davesr25 on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
nice song to go …
nice song to go with this,I live in clydebank and seeing that just takes it for me.
ty for posting
By myclydebankphotos on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
I have lived in …
I have lived in Whitecrook for over 30 years. Great idea of yours to capture Clydebank or anywhere for that matter for future generations to see. Everybody should do it. Thanks for looking in on my website.
By richyrangers on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
i was not even born …
i was not even born in 1975 and only know clydebank as it is now and that was a shock to the system now am a local cabbie and i am thinkin of hookin up a cam (well moblie phone cam) to capture my own vids so ppl of the furture can see changes when we’re all gone guessin from the footage ur a whitecrook man looked at ur web page too good stuff too
By smcguire1888 on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
thanks for posting …
thanks for posting this video mate good to watch but hard to think that after more than 30 years have past and its still not got any better
By bl00tered on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
Thanks for posting …
Thanks for posting this. Brings back memories of my childhood in Clydebank
By myclydebankphotos on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
Thank you. I never …
Thank you. I never thought that 34 years later, people would be watching it on the internet.
By countrytoff on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
fantastic video, I …
fantastic video, I was only 9 at the time but it brings back a lot of memories. I agree that it looked a bit gloomy but I think thats just a sign of the times
By myclydebankphotos on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
Yes, it does look …
Yes, it does look gloomy watching the film but it didn’t seem like that at the time. I hope you were a bit older than 11 when you were drinking in the pubs. lol. Cheers to you too
By 4guitarguy on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply
spooky i was living …
spooky i was living in and around clydebank in 1975 i would have been 11years old and the memories came flooding back. thanks for posting this it seems so dark and gloomy on the film but i can remember drinking in a few of those pubs my father even managed a few of them sad to think there gone but not forgotten cheers!!!!!!!