A drive around Aden circa 1960

[ASMAYEMEN1]

OMG !

This is Aden in yemen ?

Beautiful

so nice .. I love Yemen :)

[jimbojamesIV]

I wonder if in 1957 you knew how evil BP was, and, if so, did you block that out so as not to make you wonder if you were part of that evil?

I apologize if this comes off as insensitive, but I'm really just interested to know if people understand how awful they were even in 1957 or did people think that what they were doing was good?

[shiodax]

interesting video, i remember a programme in the 80s called End of Empire and Aden was featured. i notice that the traffic these days now drives on the Right.

[ADEN1961]

It was a shock to come back to England and have to cope with the winter of 1962

Having lived in Crater that was so vibrant and later in Khormaksar nothing could have prepared me for Brookville Norfolk.This video is When I was there .I remember a car accident. An Adenese guy was knocked down on the main Road,We were walking home and saw it my Mum spotted Jimmy the local Indian Chemist who stopped and put he injured man in theCar and took him to Hospital

[ADEN1961]

I half expect to see Our car yes I was there in 1960 and yes compared to our return to England Aden did seem Hot and very modern especially Maallah Straight

[ADEN1961]

Aden was very prosperous look at the Roads cars and blocks of houses. unheard of in many towns at this period The shops were full of goods and even the locals were well off our Houseboy had a radio , for a 13 year old Adenese boy this was a real luxury other boys in Yemen could not have. It was 1960 even some parts pf London were not as wealthy and just as delapidated

[andrewockenden]

We left you a refinery; bunkering station; international airport; good hospitals, several prosperous townships; an administration/infrastructure to ensure continuing prosperity; domestic water supply and sewerage system, better than most other neighbouring states enjoyed; our dead, murdered by terrorists during the struggle for independence which most Adenis did not want. We left offering friendship; with great respect for those who had supported us and a prayer for all.

What happened after?

[kingrapid]

Why did da british leave Aden???

cos whenever i go on holiday from london to Aden (yemen)...I always stay in ma'alla and little aden...cos it reminds me of places like kent, sussex etc...

this mustve been taken after da insurgency...nevertheless respect for the video...would love to c more...

[rantbox21]

in fact it looks pretty much the same as it did in 1992 but with less cars!!

[rantbox21]

What a great video... I lived in Aden in 1992-93 and I have great memories of it.

The people were warm and hospitable, true Arabs... thanks for sharing.

[workgrave]

5* fine stuff!

[alsakkaf42]

Enjoyed to watch this video show of Aden in 1960.I live in Little Aden now as my post before retirement in 2001 was Refinery Manager.

Jaffer Al-Sakkaf

[haxxan33]

i think this is a great video. my family are from aden. and my dad is always talking about the old days. and how great aden was under the british. we live in england. and i think its great that somehow, somewhere down the line we have something in common. according to my dad, aden was one of the best cities in the world at that time. and i personally think that was because of the british influence at the time. so, thank you for this video.

[taabrsen]

what a sweet look back 50 years ago. and toward the end, the two men playing, the sweetness of their spirit shining out to us over the years. thank you.

[zaffaran]

I am an Adeni Jew who left Aden in June 1967 during the six days war and came to London.We lived in Crater and my school was Selim Jewish School and then I went

to St.Joseph High School.We had shop in Zaffaran Road opposite Greek Bakery and we use to sell fishing nets,hooks,etc,.

I would like to visit Aden one day

[fantazooma]

thanks for the memories. I lived on Maala straight with my family 1958-1963. happiest years of my life.

[g7vak]

Thanks for sharing this - I grew up in Aden 1958-ish. Went to School in Khormaksar and lived in Ma'alla.

[FBCCine]

Apologies to farisaden - I deleted your comment in error - the comment was "Thanks for this wonderful video. It has a very important historical value. But it shock me. What did the Bristish do for Aden along all those years. Aden looked to me as if one of the medival ages villages. I was born well after the date of this footage and my father used to tell Aden was very well and properous modern city. It did not see that in the video."

[FBCCine]

I intended to "reply" (not "remove") that this is an interesting comment. However, you could also drive around some parts of England in 1960 and find it hard to find any signs of modern progress.

[norabatty22]

my time in Aden as a young child in the 50's was very happy. I'll never forget the wonderful local people we knew.

[rageh3]

hi iam now sating in aden my fath working in rfn

[MHADMAKHI]

Thanks for taking me down memory lane. I left Aden 41 years ago but have returned there frequently. There are a few changes here and there but overall looks still the same.

[adeni4ever]

thanks a lot my dear for uploading this video about my lovely city Aden. i was not born yet when the british were there but i heard wonderful stories about them from my dad.

[ArchieLindsay]

Spent 1951-52 in Aden as father was at RAF Khormaksar. Happy memories, thank you very much for sharing your film with us

[rageh3]

iam noe sting in little aden my fath working there

[Ozzie07]

it hasn't changed one bit! :-)

[Simon35118635]

This is the first time a saw what Aden was like at the time of my birth in 1960. I salute you for taking this video sharing this truely rare video and if it wasn't for people like you, we would never have seen what life was like then.

Thank you and as they say in Aden "Shukran"

[Yemenjapan]

beautiful

[Michaelxxx1936]

What a super video. Thank you. I served with the RAF,at steamer Point, during 1967. I remember the families all returning to the UK as the troubles increased. For the first time you have shown me how happy the families of British serving men were in earlier times. Aden must have been a really nice posting then. Folk were obviously very safe and moved around quite freely. Fantastic viewing.

[faisal7alawi]

Hello we thank you so very much for uploading these treasure videos of aden and i was woundering if it was possible of you to send the full version of the video.

Thank you

[FBCCine]

Many thanks for your kind comment. Everything is in fact here except for private family sequences we would not want to upload. Everything likely to be of wider interest is here. Also the quality is probably about as good as we can get it, the main constraint being that the originals were on 8mm cine film, not good to start with, which were copied to VHS some years ago, and VHS deteriorates.

[FBCCine]

Copy of a recent email: I have had the chance to watch the fabulous film of 1960 Aden. I was born in Aden forty six years ago (the age of this film). I have emailed my brother to play the film for my mother, he did and it made her cry. My Understanding is that Fred and Dorothy were your parents. May Allah bless their souls, accept them, and grant them his mercy.

[samirka22]

Thats so interesting! Im just comparing now,and then..not so different actually.. :))

[omerawy]

عــــــــدن الجميلة ...

هل لنا غيرها ...؟؟؟

وإن شاااء الله نرجع لها في أقرب وقت...

[FBCCine]

The translation is:

The beautiful Aden ...

Do we have other than???

We hope from God to comeback again to it as soon as possible...

[omerawy]

Thanks man for the translation :) .