Amazing video. Thank God for the people who help make these videos for us all to enjoy a look back at the past. I am a Bury girl. However I had many happy times visiting Bolton with my Mum.
When I see the fountains, it reminds me of their construction in the Mother Care era reconstruction of the Commercial Hotel, and how they featured in the move "The Family Way" long before pedestrian precincts. I've lived in Canada for over 50 years, yet the images of Bolton in it's glory years surpass memories of visit's in recent years.
I have an old video with a lot of these shots on, which I bought on a visit to Bolton in 1992. I always imagine the bloke in the raincoat who appears in so many of them must be the father of the photographer!
I went back to visit my home town of Bolton a few years ago. There used to be plenty of public toilets around the town centre but they'd all been closed down, there wasn't even a public toilet at the bus station. I had to go into pubs or the Octagon to relieve myself. Don't town planners consider public toilets essential any more?
This was why I became a fashion designer. The only 'bought' dress I ever possessed was for the Trinity Sunday Walks...along with every other girl in the school! AND I was never chosen to be a train bearer.. scarred for life.
My Bolton used to be beautiful. Look at it now, it's nothing. Party due to the rececion ten years ago. It is equally the fault of the labour council! Just look at Newport St precinct, it looks like a communist nightmare! Thanks for this beautiful video memory, I shall cherrish it
ah my town! not the drab run down Newport St. the open market full of great stalls lost now. folk go to Bury.then we have a labour council that have ruined our once proud town.why vote for them?
