Stourbridge in the 80's

1980s random footage of Stourbridge town centre, are you there, or a friend or relative? who's the punk sat outside Woolworths? Let us know at info@stourbridge.co.uk and we will publish your comments. Special thanks to Chris Armfield who took the original video.

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People & Blogs

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• Stourbridge
• town centre
• shoppers
• 1980s
• ryemarket

[Cradleypete]

That Punk is 1 "Mickie Hill" used to hang out with him in the 80s..that was our fave place just outside woolies... He always had he "rastablasta" with him playing punk and his famous "RAT" which he kept in his inside pocket.. God them were the days...... now its either a knife or gun in the inside pocket....

[stourglassboy]

@Cradleypete Yes, a few people recognised him and Mick got in touch as well a while ago.

[23tobymontgomery]

looks much more lively back then

[stourglassboy]

Well it did because we did'nt have Merry Hiil then - you can build more shopping centres but there are only so many shoppers.

[jbomber32]

this is amazing. i am out in cairo on business and was having a nostalgic moment about me 'ome town of stour. I went to king edwards with the blonde girl looking surprised earlier on and also saw hellfire club at the town hall. That was from 1983 to 1985 so the guesses on the years seem abouy right. thanks v much for the memories, means a lot, cheers

[juliehen1]

the girl with the short blonde hair 1min 12 secs eating sweets or sumat out of a bag i think is an old mate of mine keeley little. think its definitely her.

[McL0vable]

It's so weird looking at how lively it was back then! I've lived in Stourbridge since I was born and it's nothing like that now...So many shops out of business/derelict

[OXLEYCRUSHER]

Not an illegal immigrant in sight!!

[UnboxGaming]

Holy shit. This is realy what it look'd like back then? Ow wow. I'm 15, so I only ever grew up in the town as it is now.

This is amazing.

[FinnTheSharpshooter]

and to think, that place is now dead, my dad "Quinn Bytheway" remembers half of the people he sees here, and thats where me and my friends go to dance and blast music these days :)

[BENNYHAWKINS1000]

Yeah Micky Hill, saved the rat from experimentation lab. Went to Holly Hall school. Have not seen him for years. He would be about 46 now.

[frenchie23666]

@tonimusher 1985 for me, sadly i don't have much memory of stourbridge back then, makes you think where the past 20+ has gone. i'd go back too the 80's tommorow and do it all again.

[tonimusher]

wow I was born in 1987 and I remember a few things from this video that were still there when I was a bit older, and that wine shop on the corner is still there, hasnt changed one bit haha x

[we66y357]

yeh thats micky hill the punk i knew him well back in the day lol - great memories