A lovely bit of social history, thank you so much for posting it. Sad to think that possibly some of those scouts may well have become victims of the second world war.
They still had the 140 bus and the travellers rest. Fascinating peice of film. If any of these kids are alive today they would be in their 80s now. All the adults in the film would be brown bread. I am surprised there were so many cars.
Kenton looked like a lovely area back then. :/
Ryan199403 4 weeks ago
@Ryan199403 Hi Ryan, yes still going strong!
srekauq 4 weeks ago
A lovely bit of social history, thank you so much for posting it. Sad to think that possibly some of those scouts may well have become victims of the second world war.
eh44 1 month ago
My brother (78) is the little boy who takes a message from my mother on the phone. The travellers' rest was call the rest hotel then.
srekauq 8 months ago
@srekauq Do you know any of the roads filmed. I can see the Kenton road. I lived in streatfield road .
kevphillips02 8 months ago
@kevphillips02 Only the one named in the description. Also 13 Radstock Avenue was the base for operation.
srekauq 8 months ago
@srekauq
you don't mind me asking is he still alive to this day? and does he live in kenton still?
Ryan199403 4 weeks ago
They still had the 140 bus and the travellers rest. Fascinating peice of film. If any of these kids are alive today they would be in their 80s now. All the adults in the film would be brown bread. I am surprised there were so many cars.
kevphillips02 8 months ago
Yes and Priestmead School where I went as a 5 year old.
JustFilmUK 8 months ago
funny how life keeps evolving . People come and go. Here today gone tomorrow. I was here you was not now you are now im not.
Kenton library still the same as now.
kevphillips02 8 months ago
The elf n safety lot would have a field day lol
paul1962uk 1 year ago
Eye-opening video, thanks for uploading it.
2ndGoringStreatley 1 year ago