Old Pictures of Harlow, Essex old photos

[DelJackie]

I went to Burnt Mill Comprehensive until 1968 when we moved to Australia. We lived at 72 Rivermill. I have wonderful memories of playing with my mates down by the river, the fields of poppies down by the river and peering over the little footbridge into the green water of the lock below. Thanks for the memories.

[viewerutube12]

Ahh most of the places I remember well. Moved there in 1966 and left in 1979. I must admit I never did like Harlow much, the concrete jungle, but seeing the old pictures brings back some memories. Sadly not very good ones. My first job was at Thomson Engineering in 1973. I also remember the fire that burnt Woolworth down. I do remember the awful bus service. You never knew when one would turn up.

[windymiller7]

Some fabulous memories here. Thanks for posting :-)

[ryanbanksryan]

2:12 guys got his knob out lol

[rockinmusicman]

I live in the Harlow Mill Lock house 1950 - 1961 went to Fawbert & Barnards & Mark Hall

[TheDIETRy]

i went school in harlow st marks of west essex nice place lived there for 3 years some place call west fileds

[BritainSave]

I lived in Harlow for 9 years but left in 1973. I have never got over that loss. Some people say it is a dump and I know it has its rough side. However, the green spaces, woods and enormous trees, coupled with my happy childhood memories, driven by a passionate interest in nature, make it a unique place in my heart forever. It has changed but these photos remind me how it was, and many places have not changed.

[jereg2]

Some great memories here. I lived in Harlow in the 60's until my family migrated to Australia. Even looks like my old school. Can anyone confirm if the school in 7.43 is Kingsmoor?

[sportmadme]

@jereg2 yes that is Kinsmoor, i went there too and left in 1980, was a great little school

[geffel]

9:05 - I KNEW I wasn't imagining it! I remember the cops would show up at Fawbert and Barnard's and do these road safety demonstrations with toy cars and little roads and zebra crossings. Fantastic.

[geffel]

8:03 - Wasson - I was in the same class as Helen Wasson, daughter of the legendary 'J'.

[crassybopper]

Brilliant!

[matt21870]

Staple-Tye, god iv got some memories of that place!

The photos are great, shame Harlow is looking a bit run down these days.

Harlow where I was brought up, always in my heart!

[craftsbycarolyn]

Great photos - can't recognise loads of places - memory has faded. Left Harlow in the 80s - but spent my childhood there. Would love to know where the really old ones were taken as I have found out that my ancestors were from Harlow too.

Spotted Netteswell - my old school :)

[sportmadme]

0:12 SECONDS IN WHERE IS THAT IN OLD HARLOW, OR IS IT CHURCHGATE ST?

[fcparingdon]

Yeah that used to be the old Staple Tye. Remember walking through there on my wat to St. Lukes school lol!

[hippiemark01]

i first thought that the building at 0.16 was maybe the fire station but it doe look more like the one horsecroft road.

can anyone confirm that the shopping place at 7.03 is the old staple tye before it was flattened and turned into the drive through it is now?

[sportmadme]

@hippiemark01 yes that is the old, and true staple tye the other one is just a imposter!

[Photophoric]

@sportmadme Too true my friend, I used to skate over at the old Staple! I grew up in Longbanks. I'll never forget a poignant piece of graffiti that was sprayed on a wall in the empty/soon to be bulldozed shopping centre. It read "Staple Tye will never die!"

[cratercritter]

Once again I'm reminded of just how much space there was around everything.

[garpstube]

The picture in 0.16 looks very much like the buildings behind us in the Pinnacles Horsecroft road it has the same building layout and design

[garpstube]

Thanks for posting these, that was a time when this town had a town identity and was a community unlike todays I dont give a dam attitude and self-destructive community.

A lot I remember but some just before my time as I noticed some photo's before Harlow New Town :-) ahh the Bird Cage, spent many a weekend staggering out of there LOL

[oraclecomponents]

where is the building at 0:16 i don't know that one

[geffel]

@oraclecomponents

Greaves and Thomas - there's little to no information about Greaves and Thomas on the internet, certainly not in relation to Harlow.