I'm at UEA in 2021. Thanks for this great content!

Brilliant! Thanks so much for posting. Captain Americas and Head in the Clouds are both entirely unchanged!

Robins Records, spent many an hour listening to music there, Half my LPs were bought there.

Oh thanks for that. I was ten at the time, wonderful music, I can also remember the beautiful floral roundabouts ,1970s the best times💗

Eye opening and hilarious, thanks very much

A lot of great memories of my teenage days in Norwich in 1974. Nice to see Robins records on Pottergate getting a look in, that was a great shop to buy albums from, and a leap of faith for him moving from a stall on the market into that shop. Fond memories of the downstairs cafe at Just Johns as well, you could hang out all day in that place, and we sometimes did. Macs cafe on Thorpe Road was run by The McCarthys, Pat and his brother Levi and their mum. Levi was a local legend around the city, Norwich's hard man, he was a doorman at the legendary Orford Cellar for a time as well. There are a few stories and comments about Levi on the net if your interested. I know Pat McCarthy dies a good few years back and I believe Levi McCarthy died of a hear attack in 2002. The cafe was the go to place for not only taxi drivers but for anyone who was up all night. A bewildering array of folks would pass through those doors. Remember this was the main road to Gt Yarmouth as well, this is all pre bypass. I'm guessing it was Levi McCarthy the commentator was referring to when he said the owner had just come out after a stretch. Nice to see a shot of the Shrub house as well at the top of Duke Street (Now St Andrews Tavern) Note the two way traffic on Duke street as well. And a shot of the Morning Star on Pottergate which became the Brown Derby a few years after this video, and is now called the Birdcage. The people sat at the table in Captain Americas at 6:08 seconds are a band that use to play around Norwich at places like the Boars Head on the corner of Surrey Street, and a few years later at the Festival House, they were called Route 66. Remember the Jacquard club as well, that was a great club to go after the pubs shut, late drinking was a luxury in those times. Amusing listening to the commentator refer to it as Maudlin street, Norwich folks call it Mag-da-len Street. Amazing that as someone else mentioned here Captain Americas and Head in the Clouds on Pottergate remain intact and pretty much the same as they ever were. I know the chap at 16:27 being interviewed but cannot for the life of me remember his name, I have friends still who have better memories for these things than me so will ask around. Thanks for digitising this and making it available, there is precious little footage of Norwich in this era, and especially seen from a student perspective. Hope the pubs version sees the light of day. Regards.

@NR23derek

5 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, Route 66 - a staple at the Festival House. I thought the guy interviewed at 16.27 might have been Levi?

@db_23

5 жыл бұрын

@@NR23derek - Hi Derek, My gut reaction was that the guy interviewed at 16:27 was Pat McCarthy. I remember Pat from 74 and it does look like him. I never recall seeing Levi during this period, as the commentator said he was "away" at the time maybe. I did know Levi later on though, late 70s to mid 80s when he had long hair and travelled around on a coach a lot of the time, Levi was always bigger and thicker set than Pat. Could be wrong but my monies on it being Pat, as also he did have american cars as he mentioned in the interview. Levi's god daughter posted a few comments on a thread to which i'll leave a link below, she left an email address as well, but the thread is 10 yrs old by the looks of it. Might be worth contacting incase she has not seen your video, and also she may be able to confirm who it is. www.flickr.com/photos/thorpehamlet/285883416 Also, if you remember the Festival House days there are a couple of photos of staff and one of the bands that played there during the mid 80s on my website here... digitalbroadland.co.uk/bikers/ Once again thanks for posting the video.

Wonderfully wobbly and wonky!

That young boys accent .... brilliant

@NR23derek

2 жыл бұрын

His name is Michael Durrant, known as Odey - according to Amy Cann in the comments below.

The blonde kid in the cafe talking about the pinball machines is my uncle 🤣

@seanhancockphotofilm8960

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@NR23derek

2 жыл бұрын

Has he seen this?

I was two years old when this was made. Love to see stuff like this. You don't hear youngsters with a Norfolk dialect like that lad in the cafe anymore.

@Andyjzr

2 жыл бұрын

You do on Canary Call.

I went to UEA in 1977, and remember Nexus from that time, along with the student newspaper Phoenix. Great memories, thanks for posting.

The old guy with hat & glasses on the market is the late billy seaman, he nad an identical twin bob on the stall opposite, they fell out and never spoke to each other for over 30 years.

5:00 I love this bit

Thank you. I was at UEA 74/77 and really enjoyed seeing the old haunts.... Capt. Americas, Robins Records and Macs cafe. So glad to see my old mate Robbie at the station

@NR23derek

3 жыл бұрын

You were there the year after me, 73/76. See also the "Great coypu hoax" video!

Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing...

Fascinating video! 3 years before I was born.

Wonderful! Love the band in the Jacquard! (I agree re 1974: Hot Chocolate's 'Emma' was released that year, playing in one of disco scenes).

@chrish970

6 жыл бұрын

The Jacquard club owned by the Cooper bros ,they had great bands play there & Albert Cooper still plays with his Blues band in Norwich to this day ...

Hilarious and some great memories- thanks for that

Fantastic stuff please please find some more ,this brings back so many memories of Norwich from my childhood , Norwich pubs would be a great one to view if it was ever made or has survived ? thanks again for posting

@NR23derek

6 жыл бұрын

I don't have that one, sorry. The rest of the tape is very UEA centric, apart from "The Great Copu Hoax", coming soon I hope :)

many happy days spent at Just Johns

1974, the year I moved to Norwich aged 13, and mde it my home town, no matter where I live....

@davegoldsmith4020

2 жыл бұрын

1974 July 13th the day I got married in Norwich, Mushy peas on the market for breakfast.

Footage of folk doing the " bump " to Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes - Get Dancing dates this to 1974 as does Stevie Wonder's - Boogie On Reggae Woman also heard in the same clip.

Great.....I was a student at the art school 1971-74 and used to go out to UEA for cultural things before we called it culture! Nice to hear a mention of Black Anna's......such a weird throwback even then!

@NR23derek

4 жыл бұрын

I was at UEA 73-76 and I got to see Black Anna once, she had quite a voice and the place was packed.

@kevinharrison642

4 жыл бұрын

@@NR23derek It was a very strange place, she was of an indeterminate age and had fantastic hair like a spiders web.....it was my introduction to Bessie Smith's music, one time George Melly sang with her, which I now realize was something special!

@davegoldsmith4020

2 жыл бұрын

@@NR23derek My late brother in law used to sing in the jolly butchers as part of the band that supported her, about the same time. still think of those times

"The pub in the market is open to 4pm". Gasp ! What ?! :O

@NR23derek

5 жыл бұрын

Back then pubs shut at 3.00pm (I think). At night pubs shut at 10.30, except in Norwich where it was 11.00

@mistofoles

5 жыл бұрын

I know, I was being facetious.

It’s funny how Norwich has stayed almost the same! apart from the Forum :D

The Garnet Wolsey open til 4pm on Saturdays!

@db_23

5 жыл бұрын

Remember it well, there were only a handful of pubs in the vicinity of the market that were granted an extension to open until 4pm on market days, that was one of them. The Ironmongers Arms which also gets a look in in the video was another, as was the Kings Head at the back of the inns. All other pubs it was a 3pm close until the evening.

That's my Dad at 16:30!!! I feel so proud.. lol

@NR23derek

5 жыл бұрын

Is it Pat?

@imprezabob

5 жыл бұрын

@@NR23derek Pete Narracott

@NR23derek

5 жыл бұрын

@@imprezabob OK, not who I thought. Thanks for putting a name to a face though. Is he still around?

@imprezabob

5 жыл бұрын

@@NR23derek Yes he is still around and in good health.. no longer up to the old tricks!

@NR23derek

5 жыл бұрын

@@imprezabobBe sure to show him this!

56? She looks 70

Hello there, I hope you are well! Since this was UEA during the 1970s, do you have any recollection of a student listening service called "Nightline"? when you were a student?

@NR23derek

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I remember nightline. I never used it myself but I knew several people who did.

Never mind thanks for posting .... one thing who is the chap interviewed in the cafe? he looks very familiar

@NR23derek

6 жыл бұрын

If anyone knows I'd like to know! Also who was the pinball kid?

@amycann7857

2 жыл бұрын

@@NR23derek the pinball kid is my uncle!!! Now known as Odey but real name is Michael Durrant

@NR23derek

2 жыл бұрын

@@amycann7857 Did you show him this video?

I assume the cameraman wasn’t doing a degree in cinematography.

@NR23derek

5 жыл бұрын

Well, he wasn't UEA didn't do such a course back then, if it does now. But more to the point you have to remember the nature of the equipment they were using, which was nothing like the modern camcorder.

@pigknickers2975

4 жыл бұрын

hilarious comment and hilariously wrong-footed reply!

@captainniven

3 жыл бұрын

@@pigknickers2975 more like your comment is wrong footed - have you any idea how crude affordable VT was back then?

Anybody remember Ives Record Shop?

@NR23derek

9 ай бұрын

where was that?

You know what I would really like to know: how far did the student grant go in those days and did the student have to pay rent for the priviledge of sleeping in the campus accomodation?

@NR23derek

Жыл бұрын

The grant covered everything. It was means tested, which meant I didn't get the full whack, but I got most of it and what I got was enough to live frugally but well enough, We did pay rent to live in the residences, but I can't remember how that happened, I suspect it was taken at source. I lived in residences for all the three years, so never had to pay rent to a landlord. Power and heating was included of course. I finished with a small profit from my grant, I think around £30 or so. I should say though that I wasn't the norm and most people I knew went into overdraft, but certain;y nothing like the crushing debt students have these days.

@edmund184

Жыл бұрын

@@NR23derek that's interesting. I have been informed that students at UEA may have to pay as much as £180 a week to live on campus. I'm due to begin an undergraduate course there next month. My enthusiasm has been diminished somewhat.

@edmund184

Жыл бұрын

What gets me is that many academics are left wing (a few are Marxists). You would think they would stand up more for their own students?

@NR23derek

Жыл бұрын

@@edmund184 It's till a good place, but as with so much in this country its founding values have been striped away. Norwich is a great city though, a great place to be a student. Using the inflation calculator £180 a week would have been £20 a weeks in 1973, the rent was probably something around that figure Where you coming from and what you going to study?

@edmund184

Жыл бұрын

@@NR23derek Maidenhead, Berkshire. Reading English.

The bloke who was talking about his past crimes, was that Levi McCarthy?

@NR23derek

4 жыл бұрын

I think it was his brother,

Don't you miss England?

@NR23derek

2 жыл бұрын

Nope, I still live here

@edmund184

Жыл бұрын

@@NR23derek huh, not the England you see above

@NR23derek

Жыл бұрын

@@edmund184 Well, it sort of is in that what we have now grew from what we had then. Norwich is still Norwich basically. Yeah, it's changed, but the Norwich you see in that old video was a very different place to the Norwich of 1940 for example. Living cultures do change and evolve. I won't deny that we've lost some things though, of course we have but we've gained some others as well. For example, it's much easier to get around the city by bike now than it was back in 1973. Back then the all roads were traffic choked, must of the city centre is now traffic free.