Barnsley - a portrait of the town and its people - part 1

[stingfan1000]

Love to know the actual year this was filmed...Born and raised there but left about 30 yrs ago - Uni/work - I visit occasionally.. Cesspit?! Far from it. I've lived all over the UK and (my) home town is still one of the friendliest places I know - even though I get a few weird looks in the stands at Oakwell with my southern accent! Love the market, the stalls, the banter..fab! Not keen on Alhambra. I remember the market in the film, and the fair that replaced it in summer? Nice memories (:

[TheEx3rgj]

ee caki bun lad aye.chucki egg.

[egabeva1]

I was a member of Barnsley Cine Club in the 1950s/60s and remember Tony Harrison and Brian Haigh very well. I know Tony is no longer with us, but what about Brain. Anybody got any news of him? Bill Edgar.

[scaredycatohmigod]

After leaving Barnsley 35 years ago I always come back at least once a year, i am Barnsley in my blood, i feel so sad that the only mention of Barnsley on Utube seems to be football related. it's an amazing place to belong to. LOVED to see this vid, really made me remember how Barnsley was and is.

[Ollfie]

I reckon this 6 min shot was taken originally in about 1961..... after Dotty Hyman had won silver in 1960 Rome Olympics. Class... and what about the railway bridge over Eldon St into Court House Station.

[MrMikels12]

blame yourselfs for your own demise i live here but am from Leeds which as suffered in past years but we pick ourselfs up and start again not sulk about and ruin it all,just look at the town center

[bfcricky]

If people from sheffield think barnsley is a shit hole their place is wonderful then they must either walk around with thier eyes shut or just be completely retarded because sheffield is one of the biggest shit holes on the globe.

[AdaMzMuFFiN]

most people thing Barnsley is a bad place, but its the fact that they have never heard of it before or been here, we are all friendly people : )

[AdaMzMuFFiN]

the white building in the middle at around 3:04-3:05 was mcdonalds last year but is now halifax in town centre

[timicruz77]

northerners luv graavey..

[philrocks57]

this teks mi back a bit

[MrNumNutsx]

Y comment if your gunna talk shit ? Barnsley is Brill

[cdwordsworth26]

yeah its true, not like wakefield.

[bpoolbell]

lived in barnsley all me life...been all over this country...n i can safely say this town as the freindliest most darn t earth people than anywhere in england......

[TheFlubbs]

Blame goverment for not duin owt bwt it!!!

Barnsley Born 'n' Barnsley Bred!! xxx

[rightmoment]

Barnsley people have the town they deserve. - a cesspit. They have no respect or interest in their own history or culture. The whole centre of Barnsley was smashed to pieces in the 1970s - nobody in Barnsley cared. They are now going to repeat the process - and again nobody in Barnsley cares. They have no proper pride in its history, its present or its future. Barnsley has been destroyed by Barnsley residents. A town for the scum underclass!

[kprice1990]

and where are you from... i recon its cuz we dont complain like u , fat cunt... i love barnsley n i love way i speak, act , are,.. u my freind are a fuckin soft bastard n no bout frum sheff .. or sum packi fucked hole..

[JMarkwell]

rightmoment, you're right. Though I'd just like to say you're speaking about the majority of the people here. There's still a minority of good people such as myself. I can't wait to get out.

[samrobbo2]

Wow, what a great piece of stereotyping.

[suicideisk]

just wanting to say...

wht ur saying is right, but only applies to the majority..alot of people i know tho, understand barnsleys gone to shit.

personally im getting the fuck outta here after colledge

[jamieeatwell1]

Really, im from Barnsley and there is nothing wrong with Barnsley

[Animefreaknintendo64]

hey im from barnsley and i care what goes on and what happens (granted people mistake me for a londoner) but there are still some good people in this shit hole!! yeh i admit its a shit hole i cant wait to move !!

[kprice1990]

i would want to live thr, least its citizens r english not packis, uu redds !!

[pme96]

Go fuck your family you inbred white trash cunt rash. Northern monkeys in their white trash slums. Ps I am English its streaks of spunk like you fuck this country up. Die slowly

[kprice1990]

BMP.. bye bye

[minimaster1993]

barnsley fukin rules !!!!!

[rightmoment]

Fascinating film of a time when Barnsley people were proud, law abiding and decent. The town is now a cesspit.

[Dryfanny]

What a shit hole who would want to live there.

[scaredweepel]

lol xD

[britneywannabe]

Gos it looks nowt like that na dus it

[Dangebri896294]

Fantastic Video Footage, I can just about remember the town form those days.

Is there a DVD out anywhere of this footage ? Would love a copy.

[yorkshireminer]

there's a video called Bygone Barnsley which includes this and some older footage as well from the 1930s. Not sure if it's on DVD.

[tonymontana1974]

Great video im from wakefield my mums from barnsley i remember going to barnsley market when i was about 5 ( we moved when i was 6 ). As for the below comments i agree that the council have taken barnsley from a individual nice looking town into a industrial town just like any other.

[redrob67]

I wonder if Barnsley had as many drunken slappers back then?

I don't live in Barnsley, it's just that I used to work in a pub in Blackpool and had the pleasure of 'serving' many a refined and demure Barnsley lass over the years.

[evileyecheese]

I have nothing in common with the town now and its a shame.

the council need to realise that not all of us are sheep and believe the pr marketing bulshit , they are idiots and its time for us to tell them

[evileyecheese]

im sure barnsley used to be a nice place, but its more like a sham now. the council have ruined it with greedy delusions of grandeur all of these pretentious buildings that will be springing up have nothing to do with improving the town for its people, that part is a carefully prepared lie taking advantage of peoples good nature.

[Cascadia07]

Define and identify "pretentious buildings"... if buildings like the new council offices, the new college site, the capital business park at dodworth, the new transport interchange, the ongoing development of the Manvers area and the series of new apartment buildings currently being built bring down unemployment, provide a better education resource, attract commercial business thereby resulting in more job opportunities and stimulate the local economy...well I call that progress not pretence!

[evileyecheese]

hmmm none of the above is entirely true is it. if anyone thinks the "redevelopment" of Barnsley has anything at all to do with helping people they are sorely mistaken.

[evileyecheese]

lets talk about greed for a moment! yes that is what you previously described not progress!

My old chums at Barnsley council shaping there town into a utopian vision of the future. I put it to you that our council has no place for the avarage people of Barnsley instead they want to change its image, and as a result people are left feeling alienated by the climate of change. change is not enevitable its an excuse !

[evileyecheese]

your going to have to try harder to make me look stupid. simply regurgatating tripe that your employers have told you is a schoolboy error

c-

nothing personal

[Cascadia07]

1. I'm not trying to make you look stupid

2. Lol you seem to think I work or have worked for the council.

3. Everything in my previous comment is true - Unemployment has been brought down in Barnsley due in part to new business moving into new unoccupied buildings. Education has been improved through the new college sites. Housing has been /will be made slightly more affordable by the new apartment buildings.

[Cascadia07]

4. Sorry it's not regurgitated tripe it's fact and I can back it up with sources and figures. 5. I think your a bit paranoid and afraid of change....nothing personal :P

6. I'm also guessing you used to work for the council but you got sacked and are now bitter about it? Near the mark?

7. In your opinion WHY do the council want to improve the town's image?

[evileyecheese]

ok we agree to disagree, facts and figures are one thing, real social change is another. ive never worked for the council and I didnt say they wanted to improve its image I said they wanted to change it. To improve it implies that there is somthing wrong with it, for me what you are describing is motvated by greed, you cannot change my mind.

but at least you have decent taste in music

[annalovesmusicals]

god its so weird to see how it used to look compared to how it looks now

Market Hill for example, its all shops and pubs and banks going up the left side

weiiiiiiiiiiiiird

[Josherrz]

lololol.

[Birchybaby]

i love barnsley but the chavs need a right good kickin up the arse!

N dont get me started on this polish business LOL

[GraysonGirl]

Dude, come up above the alambra shopping centre one day. non-chavs hang about up there ^^

[Birchybaby]

na man....just chill in the room...is full of emo fucks but still... lol

[MateuszW1990]

From Barnsley College XD

[Sovvolf]

Same here man Scitech.

[critcal]

chavs destroyed barnsley and will destory the world if tehre nto killed quick its a bad disease

[russsmiff1]

Sounds remarkably like David Dickinson but I don't think he has any connection with Barnsley, does he ?

[georgesimmons61]

bloody hell barnsley looks really nice here, thanks to all the chavs who made it what it is today

[soboooored]

HAHA i love the music at the begining lolll

most of my dads family are in barnsley lol

id love to go to england one day =]

yorkshire accents are the best haha x]

[Katosno1]

Lived in Barnsley for 14 years Great place Bestest neighbours in the world Beryl and Alan, Upper Sheffield Road. Legends !!!!!

[lifeslittleoutcast]

theres only druggies and kebab/drug dealers there now,

[foolinlove88]

ahh-thats to bad. Why do things seem to change for the worst? take care

[lifeslittleoutcast]

what has happened in my town since our industries were stolen from us is nothing short of moral decay,it really is sad,the people want the town to thrive again but bogus parties like the bnp are giving false promises of a return to prosperity and safety,it's heartbreaking to see our people buying the lies and false hope. the bnp is a corrupt political party.

[fishethedish]

Good place to shop, good place to visit and one of the best Libraries in the North of England.

[M0NSIEURchi]

Google Street View were ahead of their time there. Didn't notice any sponsored ads, though.

Fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

[dannnytheman123]

barnsley no soft mining town no more is it

[sillysausage118]

nice 1

[patlyons]

great! where is this from ? is there a dvd i can buy???

ta

[yorkshireminer]

It's part of a DVD called 'Bygone Barnsley' which also includes some great home video footage from the same period. It might be on eBay

[patlyons]

nice one!

[pikenut]

Wonderful to see Barnsley as a thriving town, its sad to see what its become.

[glenponder]

Something for everyone! bananas by the bunch!

[GFantastic]

Many thanks for this - it's all very interesting even if the commentary is dreadful.  Dorothy Hyman looking at cups indeed.

[leonio10]

fantastic!!