Old Dumfries - Tour from the 1980s - Alex Wilson 

I'm from Merseyside and me and my mate were passing through Dumfries in the early 80s we ended staying for days friendliest people I have ever met my favourite pub was on the river nith called the joker best jukebox ever!

Myles bar , Shapers , Corner Cupboard , Pioli's Wm. Lows , The County hotel , Squinty Midsteeple ! , Hepworth's , Woolie's , Unionist rooms , Monty's Bar , Woolgrowers , Great memories , Thanks for this Alex Wilson . Thinking ahead -- " A Lore Burne " .

Thanks - my wife and I have visited Dumfries many times over the years it is amazing to see such a timeless yet beautiful town where so much is so recognizable in this video 30 odd years ago as it is now, this really is so rare. Kind regards from Oldham in Lancashire

I was born in the 2000s so it's nice to see what my home use to look like

wow. !!! been so nostalgic lately. My twin trisha got me on to the site of photos of old Dumfries and came across this by chance. I lived next door from you where the film ended. If I remember you were very much in to music. I was there from 1979 till 1982.

This is how I best remember Dumfries. Great video, took me right back to the 80s. It was great when you could drive around the town. Thank you!

I used to live in Dumfries in the 60's this brings back memories, it's a shame the quality is so poor.

Fantastic video takes me back to when I was a kid walking throughout the town :-)

changing the high street so people cant drive up/down it probably killed the town! what a video! dumfries seems so much better back then, the layout and the businesses! a better lap as well hardy har har har! cheers alex! get the tvs out the back of the shop ken! storage on brewery st!

Great stuff, it was wonderful reliving the town as it used to be. Thanks so much.

Very interesting video . Interesting to see how things have changed . Well done for posting .

like this - should do the same tour now to see how much things have changed :)

Proud to be a Doonhamer!

Wow. I wasnt born until 1987 and I can hardly recognise or remember half this stuff. Ive been told about places like Wm Lows being at burns statue and that Ive been in there but I cant remember it. This is amazing to watch. Nice to see when the high street wasnt padestrianised, Wish it was still like that. Think it would attract more people now. Also like the dual carrageway was longer up the sands wasnt expecting that! Or turning right on english street going back onto the high street. THANKS!

what a fantastic video takes me straight back there i worked in the bingo at the regal then i was probably in there at work shouting the numbers wish i was back there now

Ha as he went to drive up nith place and I was like you cant go up there .....!

Aw ace takes me back! many thanks

Brilliant but just a shame even the top of the range camcorder was poor. Would have been fab to see the actual shop names etc and I wonder what was on at the Cinema

great post,thank you!

Joanie again. Trisha says all changed since the film. Will visit after the new year, including 36 Castledykes rd. Been 8 years now so expect a difference. Don't know if you still live there but fond memories of places like the Lyver, Swannies taxies, Binns, Oultons, White Hart (worked there), Fuscos, Picolo's (best ice cream), So many places. What was the best pub on Irish St for music ? In Aberdeen now. Came for a year in 1988 and been here since. Lots to catch up with !!!

Really interesting!!

Ha! lots of memories thanks a lot!

8.32 best chippie ever !

Just like yesterday:) Ah use tae live in loreburn street when ah was wee. Ah can still mind it before they tore doon the auld buildings.

This is ma toon

I knew a guy from Annan called Alex Wilson in the 80’s. Boy racer. Crashed his car into the bridge.

Canny believe it!!!! w

JESUS :O

Great video watched it a couple of times now love to see how different Dumfries now looks. To who ever has put this video on RU-vid I would like to ask your permission to use the video for a little idea a have? If you could let me know by replying here or via email at DockParkDumfries@gmail.com Thanks

how come St Joes was misses at the beginning, lol

Yea they ruined Dumfries by making it one way now theyre trying to do it with Castle Douglas 😮

One way system ruined dumfries!

Fascinating gem of a video. The good old days. So sad to see what Conservative policy and heroin have done to the town I love. Place is full of bookies, jakey’s, junkies, neds and plastic gangsters now. If Dumfries is going to be saved it will mean Scotland breaking away from the ruinous Union and the social destruction caused by the Conservative Party. Sa’or Alba Gu Bràth. Thig ar latha.

terrible music