HAPPY BIRTHDAY BASILDON!!
It's been a long time since a much younger Stan moved down to Basildon.. 60 years in fact.
Yep.. 1949 it was when Stan, his Mum and brother Sid moved out of their prefa...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BASILDON!!
It's been a long time since a much younger Stan moved down to Basildon.. 60 years in fact.
Yep.. 1949 it was when Stan, his Mum and brother Sid moved out of their prefab in East London and took up residence in the new town. Very pleased they were too.
And now.. 60 years later in Basildon's diamond anniversary year we find diamond geezer Stan pondering on his years "Out in the Sticks".
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When I was younger, still ad me air East End falling down. Then the Queen decreed, Let there be Basildon! It came flat packed.. Didnt take long
House in Long Riding, garden and trees Couldnt ask for more A pint and a fight with me mates on a Sunday Down The Commodore
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oooo (SPOKEN) And then.. the population exploded in Nappy Valley yeah nuffin else to do mate.. Town just grew and grew (ah ah ah ah ah) And though it seems absurd Kinda grows on you .. (SPOKEN) ere wot do you mean like fungus?
Closed down me factory, pubs are shut too Robins long since gone Once upon a time youd see Depeche play live Moyet, Pinkees ..er ..Scott out of Five
Tough on me pension, gardens all weeds Rozzers at me door. Basildons Sixty a little bit shifty But eres to Sixty more!
Every Summer Gloucester Park for Basfest If the weathers nice..Which it never is Town has really changed Grandchildren on the thieve Woolworths down the drain
Come the Olympics, well do us proud, Make things nice and new, Try the local dish, theres choice to amaze The Beer will keep you running for days.
Mother and Chavvy, its got some form But I love it, thats for sure So Happy Birthday, Basildon New Town And eres to Sixty more!
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Sadly what architects saw as visionary back then seems to of aged considerably.
Great vid stan
I still like the first one best.
The trouble with architects.. invariably they dont LIVE in the places they design.
Legend has it that places like Craylands and Five Links (Alcatraz) won awards at the beginning.
Thanks for watching :)