I remember watching Total Recall at that cinema in the days.

@rizmahd

29 күн бұрын

Gosh me too, sometime in 1990, I think. Was a great little cinema

I was born on the gascoigne estate in 75. Moved to dagenham in 83, chadwell heath in 91 then Sydney in 97. Visits back to these places make me sad, such fond memories but now it looks terrible and so uninviting

@Roamingree

Ай бұрын

I'm glad u made the move in 97, my regret is I never moved when I had the chance. It breaks my heart to see what London has become.

that market looks better than romford, KB was my ground too 2008-2011. Miss seeing you in the office brother, you're looking well.

@Roamingree

Ай бұрын

@@Donkjnr bruva I proppa miss the clowns but not the circus 🤣 . Even Romford is gone down the pan.

@joline2730

Ай бұрын

​@@Roamingree thanks for this vid - I left and moved oop norf in 2010, and it's so sad to see the state of London and the suburbs as they are now. At 9:50 - thats Not a church, that is Barking ABBEY ... used to be my playground 😢 fond memories.

@Roamingree

Ай бұрын

@joline2730 yeah I remember the Abbey but couldn't find any old signs stating or mentioning the Abbey part.

You got it all in London! one is free to buy crap and not so much crap stuff, one has a choice!

@Roamingree

18 күн бұрын

@tonivaripati5951 Looool yes, that's why I always say, London for me is home and the best city in the world.

I had relatives in a road by the old Westbury pub and mum used to come from Manor Park to Tescos in Barking for triple Green Shield stamps. One day during a train strike we walked all the way, that was in the late 6o's. Think the Westbury has gone? We used to come over for the Barking Carnival every year which finished in Barking Park. Good times when I was a kid. Does it still have that chemical smell?

@Roamingree

7 күн бұрын

Thanks for a great memory and comment. Westbury has gone, in its place, more flats of course. God I remember the Green Shield stamp, everybody would collect em, such simpler times. Barking and East Ham Carnival were great, nothing like that exists now. The area around the market smelt like crap 💩.

@ohyeah2816

7 күн бұрын

@@Roamingree that’s a shame but it’s similar in a lot of towns, at least the community is supportive. Hopefully in the next few years things will turn around. I was told the chemical smell came from the large chemical factory on the Thames? Maybe not there now. When I was a little kid I used to hear a dog barking when we visited (London was a lot quieter than it is now!) and I thought that’s how Barking got its name. One thing I have found out more recently is that Barking was home to the largest fishing fleet in the UK and brought catches from as far as Iceland during the 19th century. Railways and ice production killed that off and a lot of the people moved to Hull. In those days fishermen just disappeared, tragic.

@Roamingree

7 күн бұрын

@ohyeah2816 yes real shame, the factories are all closed. All along the Thames. Huge plastic factories in Silvertown to the Tate and Lye plant. I remember going to visit the Tate and Lye factory on a school trip and getting loads of sweets and drinks 🤣. Apparently a small plant is still in Silvertown. I really hope these towns make a return.

i used to live in east ham and ould go up to my aunts house at the robin hood pub and used to stop at barking and go to the wimpy at the stn

@Roamingree

Ай бұрын

@ShellyShelly-fw8si OMG I completely forgot about the Wimpy. Use to love sitting inside to eat, best days

@joline2730

Ай бұрын

​@@Roamingree my boyfriend used to work in that Wimpy 🤪

Looking at the prices the stuff for sale has to be utter tat but have to say you couldnt expect anything else . Worked in Ilford/Barking many years ago and really enjoyed it but have to be honest while we in the North East are seeing the UK deteriorate and we have plenty bad areas ourselves I am still glad to live up here because it looks awful down there.

@Roamingree

Ай бұрын

@jmw-qt2ih you're lucky to have made the move. As much I love London even I'm looking at making the move out of London. It really has become a cesspit.

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@Roamingree

29 күн бұрын

@karimedinburgh Thank you for your kinds words, massive love and respect

Imagine the first thing you see coming out of the station is a Coral then a minute down the road there is another amongst all the other betting shops Fun challenge for viewers is how many can you spot

@Roamingree

Ай бұрын

@NeedMoarRage yes sadly too many and in prominent positions on the high street.

Third world Barking,

@Roamingree

Ай бұрын

Honestly I've seen some better third world cities than parts of London. Breaks my heart as London is my best city in the world

To think we had a M&S, Sainsbury's and many good shops and went completely downhill with the closure of Woolworths. Used to love the old arcade in the 70's , Tam tams selling ribbons, patches etc. Saying that, the fruit stall outside the station is really very good and Seafayrer chippy is still there so not all is lost!

@Roamingree

4 күн бұрын

@pipfield1901 yes some great places gone but I always hope London will get better. I remember the arcade, nice local independent shops, Annie's Cafe, I think and the fruit stall in the corner. Thanks for the comment 👍

WELOME TO CALCUTTAITS NOT ENGLAND

@Roamingree

Ай бұрын

Surprising how far down the pan London has gone.

@puffymuffin9064

Ай бұрын

​@@Roamingreenot just London the whole of country

Good god what the hell has happened to Barking

@Roamingree

15 күн бұрын

@kevin39632 Honestly mate, I couldn't believe it myself.

Good old Barking back in the days when it had every shop fancy shops, skills shops, everything, who remembers the food court in vicarage field and now it's got nothing, and now it's full of rubbish generic fast foods outlets, betting shops, barbers and coffee shops same old rubbish nothing good I'm worried about the future i believe by 2050 it could end up like the middle east if not worst looking war turn and boarded up the government know how bad things are getting but they brush the problems under the carpet, criminals love the UK and the police are powerless half the time, you talk about the changes that's happened just imagine the next 20 years mate we all be moving to another country looking for a visa !!!!

@Roamingree

9 күн бұрын

@@deano_bites Thanks for the comment. As I said I remember when Vicarage Fields opened, it was suppose to target shoppers who would regularly go to Ilford or West End, sadly all that's gone. It was a dire dirty place now. I really worry about the grandkids now. I can't see London getting any better and like you said may be time to look for a move abroad.