06:55 Melvin waiting for the bus. He was a local throughout my childhood. Also lovely to see the town centre full of shops, and no Turkish barbers or pound shops
The waterfront was a complete joke back then. Renovation to what we know now didn't really start officially until around 2005. That massive R W Paul silo was completely demolished; it used to stand on the cut-through between the Old Customs House and Wiff-Waff that takes you out towards where the Premier Inn now is. I've seen old photos from the 1970s where the whole lot flooded. You could see Coprolite Street was just crappy industrial buildings back then, nowadays it's very nice flats.
The town was a much better place then - its gone downhill hugely with Eastern European shops and hairdressers. Ipswich isnt a safe place to be anymore. Once upon a time we had decent shops that had been trading for many many years - Grimwades, Debenhans, Croydons, Martin & Newby etc. Just look at the horrible mess the town has allowed to become.
It's the same now throughout the land. If it's not the currys it's the Eastern Eurpoeans. You can't win. The woke governments have given us away and sold us down the river and now nearly all our towns are like shanty towns.
20 years isn't really a long time in town life. Looks much the same in most parts. Thankfully you don't get many of those arrogant stupid god preachers in the town Square these days. Its a nice good town over all with a fabulous history and fine buildings
It's a shit hole... no investment... chucked up flats all over the place, they have allowed a very historical town to go to down the pan. I moved away 2 years ago, I prefer Bury st Edmund's.
50 years ago when I was 19, I lived in the princess hotel ( guest house ) by the railway station and used to drink in the farmers arms by the football ground and the falcon in the centre of town , are they still there
English hairdressers: Nah mate, can't fit yer in, come back tomorrow perhaps (gives a "there's the door" look). Romanian hairdressers (same number of customers): "Yes of course, we won't be a minute, please take a seat. (Calls: "Sorin! Customer for you!").
Man talks about death. Me: 2000 is a time for optimism and an empty canvas. Also me: 2020 is also a time for optimism and an empty canvas. Hmmmm that didn't turn out well.
Bet you are proud of your veiled racist remark. Ipswich has been welcoming people from across the globe since the last century. The town is an example of how peacefully we all live together happily. I would be even happier if people like you didn't live in the town with your narrow racist views...you are just an empty headed Troll it appears..as per usual racists and haters have no profile or content here. They hide away which says it all
@@JackSmith-kp2vs yes to small minded racists like yourself maybe. Do you try to connect with people. Maybe its not white exclusive enough for you? Decent folks from other cultures add to a society. British history has always been multicultural from the Napolionic wars. What ruins any society is tiny minded racists...with their hatred.
Tobacco advertising wasn't banned in print media until 2003 and those cigarette vending machines survived up to 2008 or so. I remember buying my first ever cigarettes out of a machine. 20 B&H Gold that cost me about £6.50, I was drunk and had been curious about smoking. Didn't know much about cigarettes at all, but recognised the B&H brand and they were actually very nice.
A planning application have relatively recently been submitted to Ipswich Borough Council, by Hope Church, to actually convert the former Ipswich Odeon multiplex cinema into an evangelical church.
The Odeon closed in 2003. If you squinted enough you could _just_ spot the outline of the lettering showing what films were on at the time it closed. Terminator 3 was one of them.
Funny feeling I might have seen my ex in this clip! There's a younger girl who looks like, well, a younger version of my ex who was born and bred in Ipswich (even though I wasn't). Might ask her sometime.
Wow ipswich docks looked like a shithole back then Lol thank god it has changed and other then that ipswich has not changed that much just more betting shops and poundlands around LOL