If you liked this video, watch the complete Birmingham Abandoned Series videos: 1-6 here: kzread.info/head/PLafbZIGW-pBT7lJL4KoiM8ntqTSQfBl1d

Cleanest the City has ever looked

@bangtrash2053

4 жыл бұрын

Literally.

@morndew272

4 жыл бұрын

lmao

@spsppspsspsp8348

4 жыл бұрын

sanjay j ffs ur the saddest twat alive i swear to god, every single video with Birmingham in the title, ur always there.

@fujivillan

3 жыл бұрын

Dan Tayler I know! You can get these people sometimes! #Brumhaters. (Silly, sad people)

Only Birmingham city Centre is like that the rest of Birmingham is continuing to ignore the lockdown

@user-qg1jb8rw8e

4 жыл бұрын

Not all that different here in Luton beds. But ak glad I'm no longer in London where I grew up and have been told horrible stories aswell as robberies and such. These are frightening times and just hope all start working as one community here in the UK, continents, world, we would work far better united than as individual nations🤞🙏

@ssnapzz1673

4 жыл бұрын

TIL Tol yeah I thought bullring was open

@agentninja3815

4 жыл бұрын

Government are LYING Say NO to any vaccination Bring the 5G towers down!

@marcussparticus8380

4 жыл бұрын

Fake News. This was taken just after sunrise at 6am in the morning. Plenty of people are in the city centre by 9am, not as many as usual granted but certainly not as empty as this fake news imply. Therfore the City is not abandoned it is just quite for that time of morning.

@starkiller258

4 жыл бұрын

@@agentninja3815 The Matrix is real

These films will go down in history, remember when......

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌

I bloody love this. Was going to ask why you weren’t at home but it’s probably more dangerous to go to the supermarket than film this!! I’m so pleased that someone has documented this so beautifully ✨✨✨

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Katie for your kind words. Stay safe!

@ShabzVlogs

4 жыл бұрын

One exercise a day 😂😂😂

@user-po3vs1co7p

4 жыл бұрын

True lol

I've really wanted to go in to the city and take some pictures, but there is too much of a health risk to me. However, you have succeeding in creating one of the most powerful videos I've seen of recent. It's truly incredible. Thank you.

Wow sometimes we don’t realise how beautiful our city of Birmingham is until we watch magnificent videos like this

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Eddie, I know right, Birmingham is a nice vibrant city it doesn't get enough credit.

@see6052

4 жыл бұрын

Gotta laugh at you jealous small town hicks lol

@sk8life2141

4 жыл бұрын

Dude probably you never went outside of UK 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Birmingham it's a shit hole

@see6052

4 жыл бұрын

@@sk8life2141 well I've lived in London, Ireland, california, stayed longterm working in wankchester, and all over the UK for work. ... yep.... Brum is definitely the only big city worth living in

@sk8life2141

4 жыл бұрын

@@see6052 ehhhhh ???? what ? sorry ? bro i lived in italy where architecture is the best in the world , and brum is really ugly , the city centre is allways under construction with mixed old and new it look super super ugly , and first off all when you go outside the city centre it all looks the same , same brick looking houses everywhere , and it looks like country side so ugly and plus and this pakistani communitys making the city look like super super dirty i lived 5 years in birmingham i think i have seen more then you think

This is an incredible Birmingham ... Congratulations Sparky, your footage it will last forever as a proof of an Impossible Birmingham. An Empty Birmingham ... Unbelievable and sad.

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words, it's mad isn't it, still can't believe its all happening. Stay safe.

@robertlee9712

4 жыл бұрын

So true i live next to the sea life centre its a ghost town scary but needed

How lovely really as we never see our beautiful city so quiet and empty. Glad to see no one around but also enjoy seeing places as you would never normally do so. Thank you.

I'm from Brum - this is spine chilling Watch it each day to remind ourselves to keep complacency at bay

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Gary O'Malley I’m glad you liked the video Gary.

All that is missing is the walking dead theme

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

I tried to find something similar i can use, it has a walking dead-esque theme, but not for long enough, like a mixture between walking dead and game of thrones lol!

@liamjones5883

4 жыл бұрын

Got to say it, fantastic job👏👍

@prt01

4 жыл бұрын

I think the walking dead theme would work if b'ham was crowded with people

@lindalaw9616

4 жыл бұрын

I love the music with it, it fits so very well, building up the tension, then stops at the darkness and the loneliness of the area but not in the music, brilliant work 😉

@BeastOfTheBarrel

4 жыл бұрын

Or the peaky blinders theme tune

That's awesome. I've walked through many of these streets and have always enjoyed a buzzing Birmingham. So, this is post apocalyptic. Fantastic video. Mark

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Wye Explorer thank you! Appreciate it. Yeah so deserted. There’s just a few people now, walking about most of its dead. I haven’t been for the last 4 days tho so I guess it’s proper empty now. Hope your staying safe.

@WyeExplorer

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sparkycjones A pleasure mate. Yeah it's super odd this virus. Let's hope we get through it - we will. You to stay well..

Not so much Birmingham abandoned as Birmingham staying home, spending time with family instead of Birmingham spending 8 hours a day strriving to make some other bugger rich. This is good.

@spsppspsspsp8348

4 жыл бұрын

sanjay j ay Sanjay I seen ur comments in another Birmingham video

@SF-jf3xv

4 жыл бұрын

@sanjay j you're nothing special

@brummistaan4398

4 жыл бұрын

I'm still working (key worker) Brum is home.

@britopia1341

4 жыл бұрын

Skiamakhos 8 hrs? Lol. That’d be nice.

@spsppspsspsp8348

4 жыл бұрын

sanjay j what bcuz I’m interested in Birmingham?

Reminded me of 28 Days Later. Nicely done Sparky Jones.

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You need some serious recognition for this video! Amazing job! makes me sad what’s happened to normal life! Proud brumi ❤️

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for your kind comments.

Out city know as home. Stand tall Birmingham. Love to you all. Amazing video brother :)

Makes me appreciate my home city, love Brum.

Wow I never see like this Birmingham. Great job. All best for you

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Ali Qureshi thank you Ali. Hope your well and staying safe during these uncertain times.

This is surreal. I have so often wandered through these streets with my camera, crowded with people, I wish they would move out of the way to let me take a picture. And now seeing them so bare and empty I just want the people back.

@Sparkycjones

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry I never noticed your comment before there were so many comments on the video they got missed. But thanks so much for commenting. It’s great to see the people back but I also really liked it empty haha. Hope you’ve been getting more shots now 😀

Awesome job Sparky, very eerie 😳

Bro this is insane! I've never seen Birmingham looking more dystopian! Those transitions as well were so smooth, new sub here!

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Nathan Tomas thanks mate appreciate it. It looks so deserted doesn’t it. Hope your staying safe under quarantine, hopefully we’ll all be back out soon. See you on the other side 👍

@nathantomas

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sparkycjones Yes it really looks crazy, like something from a film! Yeah man, make sure you stay safe bro, shouldn't be too much longer!

I've never seen my home city so abandoned it kind of makes you realise what life really means when your everyday reality is taken away from you in the blink of an eye 😔

Absolutely brilliant! Awesome footage and editing, with such perfect music. I've never seen my home city looking so... peaceful.

Wow amazing. Moved to Blackpool nearly five years ago and this actually made me a bit homesick x

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Tina Billings aww Tina, glad you enjoyed it though! It’s an ever changing city, every time I go there something is new. Hope your safe and well

Love it.... Birmingham Rocks

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, appreciate it!

Awesome Sparky, i love my city and it's people and this makes me love it and more proud of it than before. Well done fella

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Steve Proctor thanks so much steve. Hope your ok under isolation. Take care and stay safe during these uncertain time. #proudbrummie

Thankyou so much for doing this. I was actually moved to tears watching this for some reason. So proud of my city x

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Brenda Davis-Bates aww Brenda, thanks so much - it’s comments like this that keep me going! I really appreciate your kinds words

This is thoughtfully and masterfully put together! It's hauntingly beautiful - yet frightening...

@andrewhall2096

4 жыл бұрын

I agree

Really enjoyed this, was awesome makes me love my city even more, you got some fantastic footage and editing here! Subscribed:)

Lived in Birmingham all my life,45 years and I've never seen anything like it,fantastic video. Come to Erdington and do one.

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks RW, lovely comment. What's it like round Erdington, is it dead?

@richardmurphy4459

4 жыл бұрын

Always was mate.

@thecure4470

4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the film 28 days later, very scary. Hopefully we will see people on the streets again and not take each other for granted!

@rw6391

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sparkycjones A ghost town sparky,Frightening Times. Stay safe x

@jacobfryervlogs

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sparkycjones thers more people about in erdington than birmincham haha

This is stunning! The more you watch the more it sets in. Doesn’t help that i live here 😅

Love from Dorset , I miss my cousin there from West 🇧🇩 Brom i love how u got this footage while the city is completely empty

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

JKRFaM-K-MaN FogaFahim thanks my friend.

My dear Birmingham we want yo see ur streets n roads alive and happening soon. Thanx for making this video we will never forget this.... 🙏🙏🙏

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Naureen's Kitchen thank you Naureen. 🙏

I really hope these two videos get more showing, it's surreal and utterly unreal, almost unsettling. Beautifully done!

wow...this is just mesmerising...you have somehow managed to collapse the space between history and reality...compliments and thanks

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I appreciate it, stay safe during these uncertain times.

Love your video Sparky shows Birmingham at its best for the worst of reasons

I miss the city so much, I was here a few ago for a couple of months and it’s just amazing to see this! Great stuff

Yo why can’t it be like this when I walk to school

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Yosuru Shi Lol! 🤣

Bloody amazing! Thanks! The city should adopt this for their branding!

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

brumplum thanks so much. That would be nice 👍

Beautiful. It's amazing to be able to take a step back and see the beauty of our city. It's such a shame it's such a sad time to experience this.

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

and thank you, I do appreciate it.

@AnneStone

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sparkycjones I've shared your video on my blog today.

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Anne Stone Sweet thank you Anne. ❤️

Thank you for capturing this, great video!

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, appreciate it and thanks for stopping by!

This is amazing! Rest assured I will be sharing this video EVERYWHERE!

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Sinclair Thanks very much for your kind words. I’m thrilled you enjoyed it. I hope you and your family are safe during lockdown. I appreciate you stopping by and showing me your support. Thank you.

Sparky this is BRILLIANT! Love the camera angles and transitions.

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

WeMustSaveEnergy thank you very much for your kind words. Sorry for the late reply.

Great job, Sparky. Proud to be a Brummie, and pleased that you've got so many positive comments! That's an achievement in itself on KZread 👍🏻

@Sparkycjones

2 жыл бұрын

Hey thank you so much. I’m sorry it’s almost two years late I was looking at comments I hadn’t replied to and came across yours. I really appreciate it. I made loads more since then of Bham Abandoned. Hope you liked those Just as much. Thanks for the support.

Gave me goosebumps omg

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

NTK-panda thank you - glad you enjoyed it. 👍

Sparky Jones. What an amazing piece of work. Sharing to my Facebook

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Shukeel C thank you for sharing Shukeel appreciate it :)

so rad mate,i dig it . love the colours

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot i really appreciate it.

This is amazing and beautifully done although quite somber. Well done sparky...defo one of historical importance.

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

MrNiceSafe thank you - I appreciate your kind words

Great video, thanks for sharing! Subscribed!

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Keiron Cheesbrough thanks Keiron, glad you liked it and thanks for the sub. 🙏

Wow beautiful! This video really shows how far Birmingham has come as a city over the past few years! Proud Brummie✌🏼🥰😍🙏

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Isobel McMillan thank you, it took me a while to edit this together, loads of unsleepness nights trying to get it right lol! I’m really pleased you like it.

My sister lives and works in the city and has told me how quiet a trip to Tescos off New Street is or Mark's & Spencer. I do love this video because it showcases our beautiful buildings and architecture. Love the diversity when it bounces from the modernization of the library and Brindley place to the earthy grittiness of Digbeth.

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Shazztastic A thank you, I can imagine it’s quiet at the minute that’s why I thought it was fitting to post this during this time - I’m glad you like it.

Brought a tear to my eye for some reason

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Same, when I was editing it, I was like..... oh my days!

@estranoffical1965

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sparkycjones it was very good mate 👍

Loved this video,thank you ❤️

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

S Hussain thanks so much.

Phenomenal content and sound. Incredible angles and shots.

Great video man, I loved the epic edit to this!

Never ever thought I would see this in my life time. Thank you for this amazing post.

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Derek, appreciate it.

Love this - always thought Birmingham was characterised by contrasts and you've captured it beautifully! Also a great way of expressing how much I'm missing "beers... Beers... BEERS"!

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

thank you Hayley, appreciate the comment. Hope you're well.

@hayleyjburgess

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sparkycjones - managing, cheers! You stay safe too xx

Stunning, eerie & captivating all rolled into one. Great job sir

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Karen Hayes thank you very much Karen.

Wow this is an amazing video! We visited Birmingham for the first time at the start of the year, looks very different now we're in lockdown! New subscriber here 😊

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Maysam Adventures thank you very much I appreciate your kind words 😊

Obsessed with this 👏🏼👏🏼 Amazing

Whenever I go out in Birmingham there's still loads of people, so good work getting the footage! Overall, some great shots, editing and brilliantly put together. Well done 👍👏

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

James Round thank you James. I’m not sure what it’s like now but the day I went the other week it was pretty dead and slightly creepy. So is it busy now then? 🤔lol

@jamesround86

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sparkycjones I wouldn't say busy but for a 'lock down' there's a surprising number of people out and about still.

Such beauty.. yet such sadness and fear... how our lives have changed all of us.. all over the world..we are all experiencing this together.. such a beautiful video.. thank you for sharing.. please stay home and stay safe... that you for recording this time in history so beautifully.. all my best to you my friend

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Susie, hope you are well.

Excellent piece of work & good to see Brummies keeping it real

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

So beautiful, I live very near and have never seen it like this🤯great shots and an amazing video♥️

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much appreciate it.

Amazing video. Worked in the city centre for 10 years. Never seen it so quiet as this.

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you I appreciate it.

Brilliant Video, when business were closing I was hoping to get some shots of it being empty. However there was still plenty of people in the city. Great content and video!!

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Michael James Lacey thanks so much Michael. Appreciate you stopping by and leaving a comment

Forget how beautiful the city actually is and often only see the bad bits... Gorgeous filming and music! Loved seeing some of the nooks and crannies I would always have a nose at when walking through town.

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply, thank you very much. I am making another one too :)

Awesome bro nice footage and be safe 👍🏻

This is absolutely amazing!!! Love it

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Christine thank you Christine.

Here is what a ghost town looks like😢 Thank you for sharing this 😀 let's hope this challenging time will bring out the best in us once life returns to what ever normal may be.

Awsome bro just pop in too say hi and great content

This is a brilliant video. Looking forward to looking back and saying 'wow I cant believe it got like that!"

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Richard Taylor thanks for your support Richard.

Fantastic video and awesome music love it but same time makes me sad looking at these places like this. Hopefully we can see that hustle & bustle soon all over the city soon. 🙏

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Fooky Dooky I know what you mean it’s very emotional seeing all the streets empty, I’m sure we’ll see normality return to normal - until then stay safe and thank you for commenting and stopping by.

An amazing important documentary Sparky.

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

John James thank you John , I hope we can all look back on this in years to come and remember this piece of history!

@paulinequirke5855

4 жыл бұрын

Its not a documentary

Nicely done mate 👌🏼🔥

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Itz Si thanks so much 😀

Though i'm not a Brummie (i'm from Coventry), all my family members are and i love this City. The people, the buildings, the history. From the industrial revolution to the war effort.....god bless us all in the next chapter!!

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌

This video undoubtedly amazing up there with the very best only a true character can come up with this art form you have done very well i shell share this to my fb group Birmingham is so beautiful with no people lol but jokes aside i ❤Birmingham

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much I really appreciate it :D your kind words mean alot.

Really good Sparky, (you got a narrowboat in there too) :)

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Had to just for you both lol! thank you.

@nickyrivernene5921

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sparkycjones thank you :) boats are on lockdown from today, no moving the boats anymore but they can stay where they are moored without time limits. x

amazing cinematography and capturing this crazy time

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Mirkes thank you Michael. Appreciate it.

Such beautiful work. 🌹💙🙏#NoFear

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Appreciate it.

Really good video.Hats off to you.So many sights.

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thank youuu

Quite right too! Keep up the good work Brum.

So beautiful video mate!👌🏻 Well done! I wanted to get out and shoot something similar but obviously, I didn’t..😑

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Appreciate it. Oh damn. Hopefully when they relax stuff might be able to get something 👍

Amazing! Epic music to go with it too.

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

gorav karir thank you, appreciate your kind words 😁

Chilling, just like a movie. Cool video 👍

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Great capture here, your story is well told 👍🏼

@Sparkycjones

3 жыл бұрын

LewisJJC thank you very much really appreciate it 😀

Absolutely fantastic! :) Have never seen the city so calm and peaceful. Perfect music, and I love the shot of the sunset over the railways. :)

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for stopping by. I hope your well and stay safe my friend.

Great video Sparky ;-)

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

WOAH. this is amazing. bham is literally like my 2nd home.. its crazy to see!

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Grace Devizio thank you Grace.

Someones having fun while everyones in quarantine 😂😂

Great job mate !!!

Great video! I love the featured Chiltern Railways Class 168 trains. I am a massive fan of Chiltern Railways trains.

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

This is a great video ! Amazing work and excellent background music choice . You’ve inspired me so much that I’ve also created my KZread channel & have made a video about Birmingham :) keep it up ! 🤟🤟

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Sikander Malik thank you for your kind words. I’ll check out your video 🙏

Very nice work. Such a beautiful city.

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

JD Knight7 thank you very much

Hello Brummies. ☝️😷👍

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

king kong kahn helllloooo!

Never seen Birmingham like it, it's usually rammed and busy everywhere, if it was like this every day on a normal day then I'd love it

@faridaaali6170

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

I don't have content from Birmingham. This is great footage.

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much :D

Absolutely amazing,great presention❤

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Appreciate it

It's like the day the earth stood still...

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

I know :(

Just came across this video liked it dropped u a subscription,keep it up

@Sparkycjones

4 жыл бұрын

thanks, sorry for the late reply, hope you're well.