From the Kinolibrary Archive Film collections. To order the clip clean and high res or to find out more visit www.kinolibrary.... Clip ref DW021901 1990s Walthamstow Market, gritty East London
It has changed a lot. Many stalls went about 10-15 years ago and they have blocked many roads because of the Mini Holland scheme. It makes me wonder how emergency services access those who desperately need it.
I grew up in Ringwood rd during the Eighties and early nineties. Walthamstow is an absolute dump just like all of London. Full of gangs. There's no sense of community anymore. Most of the original Londoners have either passed away or moved to a different area. Most of the pubs have closed. A sign of the times eh?
I remember back in 2000s since I was so little where my mum or my dad went to Walthamstow Market and went inside Selborne Walk Shopping Centre to go shopping. Well things changed now in the present.
@@Zlervo you mean WAS a nice place. I used to walk up and down there as a teen during the evening with my friends. I wouldn't dream of walking the streets as an adult now. Too many scumbags looking for a victim to mug or attack just for the thrill of it!.
Was bourn in Walthamstow in 1956 had a Saturday job in the market the broken biscuit stall if any ones old enough to remember I was about 10 years old. Happy memories for me . 😊😊
Who remembers Erol's Computers opposite Sainsbury's or Rossi's ice cream parlour close to The Chequers pub remember Wendy Burger? Such good memories growing up in Walthamstow during the 80's and 90's
Who members the wimpy? Woolies kwuik save tandy? The Filipino lady n her husband used to have the toy stall with mad water guns and cap guns the comic stall and the badge stall with all types of badges stich on iron on ect. Ah man best days ever . 2020 dustbin
I remember it well mate. Grew up there. My mother worked in Woolies. I used to frequent in Erols Computers on a Saturday morning and play Tetris on the game gameboy that they had there. I worked briefly in Selbourne Walk at a shop called Hillstreet. I think it's a Claire's Accessories now. Happy times but Walthamstow is a shithole now. Full of gangs and crime like all of London.
Boys of rathbone, house of Holland, temples, bunter cafe, the army suplas shop, I can hear my uncle who has now passed away calling out in this video at the biginning, fruit and veg, I moved out 25 years ago but my family still live in the area, saddens me to visit, we had the biggest market in Europe and the biggest dog track in Europe but they were not of cultural importance to the real londoners !
@@carphunter5042so true mate!. I moved to Durham back in 1995 as a 16 year old and it's the best thing that I did. Walthamstow in my eyes is a completely different places. Nearly all the pubs I knew are no more. Ringwood Castle, Lorne Arms, and Coach and Horse just to name a few!
@@lardy70s my nan live in Albert Rd lol, where the lorn arms was, my dad used to drink in there, it's criminal what has been allowed to happen, our culture is being eroded and replaced, I used to love the dogs and the market, both of cultural importance to walthamstow, sadly gone like everything else including all the family's grew up there. Hold onto the memories of those good times my freind !
@@carphunter5042 Hello again mate. Yes it's such a shame. I have a 16 year old daughter and I'm glad she's far away from London. The place I grew up in is sadly no more. The sense of community spirit is non existent. I remember back in the late 80's early 90's, while my mum worked in Woolworths, every Xmas they would have a work's party in store and she would bring me and my younger brother along. We would take our pocket money with us and rummage around the whole store looking at toys and videos. I'll never forget that in 1990, my mum's manager was a lovely fella called Mr Lawrence. He noticed me looking at a Hornby trainset and asked if I wanted it. I replied Yes but said I couldn't afford it. He said santa might bring it to me as long as I'm good and listen to my mum. That Christmas I got my trainset and my brother got a Nintendo Game boy. Years later as an adult, my mum said that Mr Lawrence actually bought those gifts for us. I actually teared up as I only met this nice man once in my life and he had the heart and passion to do such a lovely thing for me and my brother. You wouldn't get that now in today's society and culture. Which business would have an Xmas do in store where you could bring your family along and be treated so nicely?. RIP to such a wonderful era. Take my friend and look after your family.
Grew up there and went to school at South Grove primary school and Kelmscott. Lived in Ringwood rd. My mother still lives there. I had a brief job in Hillstreet, Selbourne Walk. I think it's a Claire's Accessories now. I left in 1995. The Stow's a different place now. Sadly for the wrong reasons.
I've lived in Walthamstow for all my 39 years. I've loved mini holland - it's great to see kids playing in the street and enjoying family time. Parents dropping kids off walking and cycling without dangerous cars around and being able to actually move about the borough quickly on ebikes. Much faster than a car
Walthamstow High Street was the centre of my world throughout the 70's and 80's (and some of the 90's). This was my street, my market, my kingdom. I went away over 20 years ago, when it started becoming a junkyard. Popped back last year to check on the place....... Oh what a shit hole it's become because of pussies in "gangs" of little boys looking up to other little boys. You are just making it a fucked up place for the majority of the decent folk who want to live the one life they have in peace. Is anybody still there from the 70's or 80's?
The only genocide is the gammony race warrior fucks dying off from old age, after contributing nothing to our country for the last 70 years. Go join them, please.