Maryport 1979 vs 2011

A video revisiting some of the locations featured in Denis Mitchell's 1979 documentary about the Cumbrian town of Maryport.

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Entertainment

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• Maryport
• 1979
• 2011
• Denis
• Mitchell

[maryportfc]

looked a lot more miserable in 79 than it does today

[BritNostalgia]

@maryportfc I think it was a bit more miserable in '79 than it is today, but it should be noted that the 1979 film was actually shot during the winter of 1978, which would make it look gloomy, plus it was shot on film and the stuff I did was on a HD camera.

[numberyanbitch]

this is gr8..but dont do maryport down its a great place to live, where, still to this day ppl look out for their friends and pop in on their neighbors and smile at each other on the street or say gooday to ppl we barely know...we have it good compared ta uther places..nivvermind' as me granda ust ta say lol i cudnt imagine liven anywhere els!

[BritNostalgia]

@numberyanbitch I suppose it isn't really all that bad. Just wish it had a bit more going for it jobs-wise, etc..

[1488bill]

Wonderful that you are keeping your town's history alive - thanks for also posting the full '79 documentary, fascinating stuff from Mitchell --

[BritNostalgia]

@1488bill Thanks very much.

[maryportfc]

@BritNostalgia Good point. I can actually remember the filming of the documentary, and the fella being obsessed with the Black Dogs (a Maryport teenage biker gang). I left Maryport in 1987 and do think that the town has lost a lot of its old rugged charm. I always took pride in its dock full of silt and its coal wash etc, it remained as a testament to its industrial heritage. Now it just like they have tried to 'ponsify' the town with european money.

[BritNostalgia]

@1488bill Gee thanks! I just wish it felt like Heaven living here! Still, I suppose it could be a lot worse!

[1488bill]

This is heaven ...

[graemeh2009]

@BritNostalgia That is true.