Thankyou so much - My lovely mum took us there every year as Kids - I wish she was still here, and I wish those days never ended

@stevenjones5277

2 ай бұрын

Same here, it was our safe Haven Luckily my mothers parents and brother lived near the town hall where we stayed for our 2 weeks of heaven

My Norfolk Grandad used to take me on that roller coaster when I was about 5; I absolutely loved it - and the Water Chute and the Snails. So sad when they got rid of the mountains and painted the roller coaster plain blue.

I had many holidays in get Yarmouth as child and adult , some of the best days ever

The Scenic Railway was painted by my Dad - Ted Wadbrook - and he retouched it every year until he died in 1982. The owners of the Pleasure Beach kept it up for several years after my Dad died, but had to eventually repaint it due to weathering. So nice to see it in this video, brings back many memories.

@Marty2011uk

5 жыл бұрын

Interesting story, I live in Great Yarmouth and I've been on the coaster a few times when I was younger. I heard they are extending the Pleasure Beach at the coaster end. Seeing that little boat magically floating in Joyland, haven't seen that in Years, it's like going back in time. At least they are doing something with the Water Works finally.

@richardsandwell2285

4 жыл бұрын

I was very saddened when they painted over that beautiful scenery on the rollercoaster with that hideous American red white and blue with stars. He died the same year has my Grandad, and we were actually staying at Scratby near Great Yarmouth when my grandad died and we had to go home, I was 11 at the time.

@martinporter4980

4 жыл бұрын

I always loved seeing images of the original Scenic Railways with their mountainous/bridge scenery. The only one I saw in reality was Barry Island’s former Scenic whilst staying at Butlin’s in 1972 if memory serves me correct. I’ve read it was the sister model to Great Yarmouth’s but wasn’t operating that year as had storm damage the previous year apparently. Shame I didn’t visit Yarmouth until 1986 so your Dad’s great work wasn’t displayed then.

@HoppyTheRobot

4 жыл бұрын

I went to Yarmouth during my youth in 1976. When I went back again in the 90s I couldn't believe what they had done to the scenic railway. The original artwork was absolutely magnificent. To overpaint it with that plain red/white/blue scheme was nothing short of vandalism. I've tried to find colour photos of the original art, but this is the only one I've found so far.

@theshowman8478

4 жыл бұрын

@@HoppyTheRobot There are other photos of Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/32335433@N07/ I am building a website which will include my own personal photos of the scenic railway. When completed, will post the URL in these comments.

Many happy childhood memories spent here on family holidays thank you

I loved this place so much back in the day we always stayed at Mrs Greens Corner House 54 Apsley Road. Loved all the shows and the circus saw so many great entertainers like Morecambe and Wise, Tommy Cooper and many many more. I went there every summer for over 30 years

This is how I remember Gt Yarmouth from my childhood in the mid 70’s. Returned in the 80’s and it still held the charm that comes across in this film. Went about 2 years ago with my wife and I was very excited about going for a weekend break here. Much of what you see in the film has disappeared or is a rusting ruin such as what is left of the Pleasure Beach. We still had a good time there but most of the laughs and entertainment came from the pubs and bars that remain. Such a shame that so many seaside towns end up a former shadow of themselves due to lack of visitors and funds. I’m so glad I was a child of the 70’s and experienced the magic of a holiday in this country when things were indeed ‘Great’ . Loved watching this film 👍🏻

Great memories in holiday with my family .was so nice to see the Giant at the pleasure beach that brought so much memories back as my handicap brother loved watching him .Thanks for great vid 👍🏻

@mrsspanner14

3 жыл бұрын

And the Witch that used to go round on her broomstick!

Spent many hours there with mum and dad in the 70s

I've lived here since 2011 and the part with the kids playing in the sand made me smile ☺

@clivegetliff1293

3 жыл бұрын

Look at it now

@autumn5852

29 күн бұрын

@@clivegetliff1293👍🏽 it’s still a great place for a holiday isn’t it, my cousin and his family are there now 😍

Simply a Magical place back in the day, as a kid it was paradise.The wax works was hilarious. Now sadly ruined by neglect, poverty and strange Europeans. But it still holds a warm place in my heart forever. This video is of amazing quality, thank you very much for the upload :)

@richardsandwell2285

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe if a no-deal Brexit gets through, our Herring trade could be booming again, those Kippers on Regent Street were the best in the world.

@RonD84

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely mate im far from Racist but its definitely gone down hill as soon as they let hundreds of foreign people from all over Europe settle there who don't work, suddenly the heart and sole of the seaside town dies and your general locals diminish, i hate to think of what it will ve like in a hundred years completely unrecognisable 😞

@raidwipe

3 жыл бұрын

@@RonD84 ah yes, the foreigners who are both taking all our jobs while also scrounging off the benefits system :D

@matthewbrownridge4370

2 жыл бұрын

@@raidwipe no not taking jobs just scroungers like are own scroungers but I must admit I absolutely luv the plentiful of Eastern European shops in the backstreets beautiful.

Wow, fantastic quality footage for 1974, must have been an expensive camera 🎥

What a lovely film. Again, like so many people commenting on here, i enjoyed so many nice memories of holidays as a child here in the late 70s and early 80s. I still take my children back there for a couple of nights every October half term to enjoy the Hippodrome Circus and the Pleasure Beach. Its amazing really because so little has changed, yet so much has changed too. Good luck to Great Yarmouth and its residents for the future.

What a fantastic nostalgia trip this excellent video is. Great work thanks so much for sharing and its great to see a lot hasn't really changed that much.

Amazing how little it's really changed in nearly 50 years!

Love the video is great look back and remember as went there in1974 when I was 8 with grandparents

@xlsmoo

4 жыл бұрын

gary Roberts Your old

@violetmartha916

3 жыл бұрын

We're not old, we're "retro" 😉 I have happy memories of caravan holidays there with my family in the 70's 💘

@sucklefuckerhardwick7901

3 жыл бұрын

@@xlsmoo Learn to spell first before trying to insult someone else

Great film. I still have the merivale model village booklet somewhere, circa 1972 lol

I remember the double ferris wheel at the pleasure beach.

This brings back some memories. You could have great holidays in Yarmouth in the 1970s.We saw Freddie Starr and Mike and Bernie Winters at the Britannia Theatre the year this was made. If you were lucky you'd see some of the acts on the Pier and chat to them. The tickets were £2/£3 at the most, in those days (£25 to £40 now). Kids could see a show with their pocket money. Some of the shows might not have been very good but I wouldn't bother going nowadays.

I can remember these caravans no running water use to have to fetch water from a water hole in between the caravans always use to be faraway and the little gas lanterns in the caravans Great Times thanks for posting happy days

@lindsaywright9295

Жыл бұрын

and dont forget the 'slop bucket'

Gt Yarmouth as I remeber it best Seeing The Giant at the Pleasure Beach which was my mother's favourite (both gone now) made me cry,

@chrisevans4006

23 күн бұрын

Yes. With the witch flying around him and the club raising and falling

That was a really great video...loved it..the good old days..just as I remember it..well done...

Such a shame gt yarmouth is in the state it's in now. Sea front is improving but 2 streets back its a right mess with drunks, rubbish in the streets & gardens, unkempt properties. The town center is dieing on its feet with so many shops closed down. The pristine golden beach in front of the south denes caravan park is now completely covered by grassy dunes and the caravan site is a wasteland. Such a shame as it was once a major holiday destination but is going downhill fast 😢.

Thank you for posting this

The year i was born I have always gone to yarmoumth for my holidays still go now with my family

If you filmed kids making sandcastles and playing on the beach today you would get arrested, strange times we live in.

@dianabrown1409

4 жыл бұрын

not really

@oddsandwindsocks5905

4 жыл бұрын

Worlds gone to far PC

@underneonloneliness2

3 жыл бұрын

Worlds gone crazy is such a short space of time. Everyone likes to be a victim or blame everyone else instead of taking responsibility. Too much health and safety and too much political correctness which is bad for society.

@autumn5852

29 күн бұрын

lol, that’s not true

Great video

In 2021 that orange border is still there around the britana pier!

I used to go regularly as a child . Yes a lot has changed but I still had a good time when I went down for a week in July

❤️ great channel ❤️

when we used to visit Yarmouth my dad used to park down the side streets..lol..not nowadays!

The year I left school (Fakenham) and started at Art School - Great Yarmouth College of Art & Design

Impressive paint job on the roller coaster back then! Britannia Pier and Joyland still look pretty similar from the outside, but I think the seafront looks nicer now than it did then.

Why does everything look so clean an tidy then? I see no litter and the roads and pavements look to be in great condition

@danw1374

9 ай бұрын

People took more pride in where they lived back then.

Mam, dad and myself was at at Yarmouth in 72 and 74.Maybe it was the week or the day when you were filming.

0:36. I still have nightmares about that giant.

At 4:57, there's a seven year old version of me, looking at the camera!!!! I'm famous!

@autumn5852

29 күн бұрын

What do you mean by a ‘seven year old version of you’? Do you mean you looked like that when you were a kid?

Are you sure this is 1974 ? Seems as though it could be 2004 !!

@underneonloneliness2

4 жыл бұрын

No in 2004 the roller coaster looks the same as today. The cars are the biggest giveaway that it's 70's though.

@debbiecclark6538

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely 70s, alpine scene on the roller coaster, the giant still there, sea under the Pier, bingo and cinema at the Empire, the ark at Joyland,and my auntie's hotel on Princes Rd , such wonderful days, Gt Yarmouth truly was great then ,

Soooo quiet! Foreign holiday attractions. More cars polluting the air causing weak sunshine and cloud. Never mind, things are changing. GT. Yarmouth will become 'great' again very soon

@leylannfitzgerald8473

3 жыл бұрын

Not to talk about the depression rates...

All those children on the beach are pensioners now

@LoadingGames.

3 жыл бұрын

Wait I'm wrong... They are more likely in their 50s

@CollaroRC54

2 жыл бұрын

The kids on the film looked about 5/6 years of age as I was in 1974 so would put them about mid 50’s now

@dannycrotch5188

Жыл бұрын

@@CollaroRC54 In 74 I was 8 years old and I am not a pensioner just yet.

That large rollercoaster has been there around 100 years and has been repainted multiple times, now it stands an American theme bearing the American Flag. Pretty cool

@keeleydount8366

Жыл бұрын

It's looks terrible now and lost that sparkle 😢

Great Yarmouth in its heyday, before low cost continental holidays were available and attainable for all. I notice several things, firstly people in general are far better dressed and have much more pride in their appearance, both men and women. They're also slimmer, as slim as the East Asians are today in fact, whereas today you would not be able to go there without seeing elephant like humans waddling the streets. Back then people would have ate much more meat, cooked in animal fat rather than vegetable oils, much less processed foods, there wouldn't be ready meals, frozen pizza bunged in the oven, it would be more home cooked. They're far fewer cars despite the fact that it was thriving then, rather than now. That would be down to two main reasons, reduced car ownership and reduced population, I can presume without looking that we would have been under 50m people in 1974, now we are hitting almost 70m and of course that is not from English people having more babies. The streets are cleaner, the buildings are maintained far better with nice paintwork, all that has sadly been lost with modern Britain and the seaside towns illustrate most fittingly how far Britain has demised as a nation in the span of 50 short years.