Grew up in dagenham, went to John Perry school. Lived in western ave. Moved out 1999, been back to watch the might Daggers. Shocked at the place now!!! What a shit hole. Sorry to say but true. Gone down hill very quick.
@@raymondbonington9355 back in the day and depending on where you lived you could short walk to a pub. Pubs were seen as an important part of the social fabric of Dagenham. There were 10 pubs within my local and depending on how far you wanted to walk, you could get to a pub with a 600 meter walk, 1200 meter to 2klm. All up there some 24 pubs in Dagenham and this excludes the Working Men’s, clubs Social clubs etc, of which there were around another 10 in the area. The pubs were large with generally 3 bars, public, saloon and a private bar. Most pubs have gone and those that are left are in decline.
@@DagenhamGilly although I was born and bred in Putney I met my my wife who is from Dagenham and I moved there in 1978 and lived there until 2 years ago and now in Hornchurch, cheers .
During the war, my Dad lived in Downing Rd which backs onto the park so he was right in the action. One time they found an unexploded shell, so they took it over to Marylands (where ASDA is now) and threw rocks at it at a distance, luckily it didn't go off.
wtf you talking about, if you're taking Wards the one side of the road is Alibon the other Heath, Eastbrook is the other side of Rainham Road. But would you like to bestow your knowledge of the area upon me.
@@DagenhamGilly I grew up in beacontree estate my view is unless your from Dagenham village your not Dagenham I may have got it wrong on one aspect but I guess you also think it’s Essex
@@jasonriches1237 I remember when the old village was being knocked down, all those old houses and old shops gone. They built the medium density and high rise flats...so the old character disappeared. I remember walking back from Leys in the summer of the 60's and old Dagenham village was gradually being pulled down.
My world too, 79 years ago, a 'porch' in Hunters Hall Road, neatly clipped 'evers'. Hunters Hall Primary, Eastbrook Secondary, moved to 'banjo' in Pondfield Road, left at 20 years of age to work elsewhere, but fond memories..
My nan & grandad lived in Dagenham (felhurst crescent) he was a driving instructor Eastbrook school of motoring & I spent many happy years coming to visit from birth to (almost) 16
Just found your channel. We moved to Queensland a few years ago but me and my wife grew up and lived in Dagenham for many years. I grew up near Parsloes park and the level of nostalgia we got watching these videos is massive.
Hi mate I live in Adelaide now but been in Australia since 1981 so 43 years. I hope you’re enjoying Queensland where ever you are there…….we were the lucky ones and escaped. Parsloes is a massive park and if you get into the middle of it you need a compass to get out….its also very peaceful over that way. I grew up around Oxlow Lane shops in the 60s and 70s a great time.
The Beacon was my local from when I was 17 to 20, then I left UK for fame and fortune. At lunch times I would get a Pint of Double Diamond and a Scotch Egg. Funny thing is you can go into (Beacon) Tesco's and still get the same, although no Double Diamond, so I have Speckled Hen, Vintage if they have it.
Nice One! I used to work for B Wallis Undertakers opposite your road back in the eighties, was in and out of that shop many many times ( Frank Ambrose used to run the shop )
O, mate, don't know why it took so long to find this, Excellent, love the picks, everyone so good looking especially the Ladies ( I still live here by the way ) 👍
another brill vid ,mmm romford got buss to romford in 70s to skate bording ,also i worked threr as kid,and my son ,went there to the pubs later years late 70s 80s ,,saw jaws, grease etc bort my fist guitar from there ,,,lots of memories ,allso i new som one down your road once carnt rember ha ha ,
Oh my word - my sister Iris & her son Martin Johnson lived a couple of doors up from you in Hunters Hall Road! Such happy memories of visiting them & Oxlow Lane too.
I'm so pleased you remember them. Iris moved to Romford & Martin to Southend. I will forward your video on to them. Btw, our Johnson family lived in Sterry Road, so you've brought back many happy memories for me! Keep up the good work. :)
@@Smudgecat1947 My Dad Tony passed away in 2022 and we found a picture of Martins white van which was on fire..my dad would have taken the picture. I found Martin on FB and sent him the picture.
@@DagenhamGilly - Ah, I'm so sorry to hear about your Dad, bless him. Gad you managed to get in touch with Martin and sent him the photo of his white van on fire! I bet he was well surprised! Take care and keep well. ;o)
Well done, lived as a baby in Ibstock Close flat, then we moved to a house in Blackborne Road. That was knocked down due to the construction of The Mall, Heathway. Then we moved to Marsh Green Road. Witnessed the destruction of a community. We had the deindustrialistion of the town. Lots of government money poured into the town. LBBD borrowed millions from the Treasury Loan Board for redevelopment. LBBD scrapped the Dagenham Town Show, which displayed the best of the borough. Dagenham is a lesson that those in power need to learn from. It is not working!!!
Hi Gilly, I lived in Beacontree Heath from birth in 1952 until 1976. That was also a good place to live with lots of open spaces within easy walking distance, playing in the streets was safe with very little traffic, walking to school, safe youth clubs. My brother in law played football for the Beacon pub team, Beacon Celtic, in the late 60’s at Mayesbrook, Central Park, ,Parsloes, Wanstead etc. I live in Gidea Park but haven’t walked around Dagenham for a few years as it’s so so different now.
Hi Ann..yes on somedays you could not go anywhere in Romford without smelling the brewery..it was the hops that really was pungent. As for May and Bakers that was worse....as lads we heard a rumour that on some nights May and Baker would let chemicals up into the atmosphere and waft over Dagenham, in these chemicals was hormones that they made....this kicked off many fights in the various pubs around the region....its a good bit of folk lore but I dont think its true...lol....DG.
@@DagenhamGilly Hi, lol never heard that as an excuse for a pub fight. I see your Port Lincoln video, did you live in Oz at sometime? I visit WA couple of times a year to see my son, feel Ilucky I've got the best of both worlds x
@@annmccullagh8362 yes iam a Dagenham boy born and bred…1958 to 1980..then moved to Australia..lived in Sydney and now live in Adelaide South Australia. Love Perth though.
I was born in Fir Tree Walk (off Park Drive) in 1949, went to Hunters Hall and Eastbrook, married and lived in Treswell Rd until retiring to North Norfolk in 2005, walking with you on your videos I've seen old school friends houses, our churches, old buildings still standing, I still have friends there but they usually visit me because I'm on the coast but you opened up all lovely memories, keep doing your Vlogs please
Hello Anne, I remember Fir Tree Walk, that would have been a nice quiet place to live back then and probably still is now. I know that the Harris twins lived in FTW, to pretty identical twins and would have been around 8 years younger than yourself at the time. I had friends from School, also HHR and EB that lived in Fell Farm Ave (Ryans), also the Penningtons in Hardie Road, Casey's, Kirby's and Hunters in Bell Farm Ave, Foleys, Clarkes and Edmeads in Highland Ave and many more..all pals from my School days at HHR and Eastbrook. I hope life good in Norfolk..Best wishes DG
Yes I remember it being a small supermarket and Liptons rings a bell. I do recall one hot night in the 60's and we had the windows open in our front bedroom someone smashed the glass window of the supermarket and stole some displayed tins of Salmon - a very pricey commodity in summer time , when I heard the smash I looked out the window and there was a car on the pavement and the tins of salmon was put in the boot and the car roared off. There was no CCTV back then and I can imagine the next day tins of salmon at knockdown prices that fell off the back of a lorry.
This took me back to my childhood; I am from Yorkshire but my farther was brought up just the other side of Goresbrook Park in Tresswell Rd. He moved up to Yorkshire to marry, but all my relatives were from Dagenham. We used to come down every year for a holiday! The highlight being climbing over the concrete garden fence to play in the park. I also remember the Chequers pub and the shops close by, the Army and Navy shop, and there was also a Joke shop selling stuff that children my age just loved. I remember my farther telling me similar stories about going out after an air raid to pick up souvenirs, the most prized being the fins from incendiary shells! Strangely enough I'm coming down on the train next week to just have a wander through the park and check out some old childhood haunts. Thanks for this video, it brought back a number of happy memories.
Thanks Dale..I found it very peaceful over Goresbrook Park as was Parsloes Park..Sadly my Dads Passed Away in May and this video was made when he was still with us and I was paying Homage to both my Mum and Dad.
@@DagenhamGilly I came to Dagenham earlier this week and was doing the same as you in that I too was paying homage to my Dad and extended family who are now no longer with me. A lot has changed around the park, but still holds many memories, the paddling pool has gone, the metal fence around the play area no longer exists and the swings etc are no longer there. After visiting the park I walked towards where the docks were; I had an uncle who used to work at Dagenham Dock, and he would 'smuggle' me with the help of security onto one of the boats to have a look around. It's all changed now as you know, and I couldn't locate the exact area he took me to as it's all new industrial units etc., but I'm guessing I was in the right area....... it's probably 45 years since I've been down that road past Dagenham Dock station, I did eventually find the Thames! All in all I had a good day, and enjoyed reliving old memories. I came across your video by accident, but it was perfect timing for my trip. Kind wishes to you.
You have to pay for a permit, the roads are so narrow if there was parking both sides vehicles could not pass. Hence the pavement parking...not ideal but solves a problem.
After various attempts to include music in this blog, I have finally managed to do this. This is the final edit of my blog and the story of David Bowie, Ian Dury, Romford Brewery and my Barnet.
