Vintage Richmond filmed in 1975 by Thames Television If you would like to license a clip from this video please e mail: archive@fremantlemedia.com Quote: VT11253
Sobering - or consoling - to think that all those young people, whose eternal youth was guaranteed in their own minds at the moment of filming, are now, like me, in their 60s or 70s..
@Hitogokochi Back in 1975 house prices and rents would have been a hell of a lot cheaper there even taking into account inflation. Over the past 40 years house prices and rents in Britain especially in the southeast have absolutely skyrocketed.
Great film. Used to work in Richmond and also remember the skating rink and the discos. Richmond Park has also been such a big part of my life. Better times, if only I had realised it at the time. Thanks for posting the film.
I started work at Sainsburies in 1967 when l was 15, l have also worked in the three cinemas there, my roots go back 150 years, but sadly l made the mistake of moving my family away in 1986.I still miss the area so much,although l have dozens of photos ,its lovely to see these videos
Amazing coincidence, firstly to come across the clip then to be in it- just. My brother in red vest and me in purple trousers walking across the bridge. Unfortunately our dress sense hasn’t improved! Although the food: Pizzaland, Mr Jiffy, The Golden Egg, Crusts, the take away Fish & Chips next to Wimpy, Lyons Tea House........has thankfully
Hi Mark, my wife is the 5 year old girl in pink with bunches in her hair to the right of the Telepnone box at 1m:48sec. She lived at the Cafe in Paved Court in the background.
When I first discovered this lovely part of London in 1993 I fell in love with it was so tranquil it is still the same in appearance but far more busier and less friendly than it was
I used to go go out with a girl from Richmond back in the 70s. We used to go to the Three Pigeons pub down by the river on a summer's evening and sit and watch the boats sailing by. Walking in Richmond Park was always a joy, stopping for a picnic and just enjoying life. Thanks for posting this trip down memory lane.
@@paullambert6287 Ha Ha, YES! 5, Sheen Park but only for about a year. I then left home to go to college in Bristol and my parents moved to Oxford but I was born on Richmond Hill and spent my early life in St Margarets! Do I know you??
Old stomping ground. Loved seeing THE LASS OF RICHMOND HILL. Great pub. I'm now in Florida. Nothing to compare. If I could afford it I'd move back tomorrow.
Thanks for the memories. One of my stomping grounds plus I rode horses when I was a kid so that was lovely to see. Richmond, Twickenham, Barnes were where we lived.
...you are right to an extent. Yes, with regards to shopping. It used to be a very good place to go shopping, but is now a shadow of what it once was. Even 20 years ago (in the early Noughies) it had plenty going for it as a shopping destination. But a combination of the 2008 financial crash, subsequent forced austerity, high rents (which hit everything from the department store to all the small shops), the preference for shopping online, and the recent pandemic. Richmond has taken a big hit. It's changed completely as a result, and save for getting something from Boots, or going to Waitrose...I wouldn't go there to shop. It's easier to shop online, and if I need to go somewhere decent I'll go to Kingston. Though ironically even in pre-online shopping days, I would have gone to Kingston more often despite Richmond once being good for shopping. But on the flip side - as far as bars, cafes, and restaurants are concerned....it's never been better. The arrival of an 'Ivy' cafe has raised the game in Richmond. And there's now a plethora of pubs and bars, varied cafes, and some nice restaurants. A stark contrast from the 80's and 90's when it had few decent restaurants, no bars, and about one or two cafes. It was full of fast food outlets at one point (late 80's/early 90's). Am glad alot of these have gone now and been replaced with bars and cafes. So shopping wise Richmond has gone from 👍 to 👎; but for choice of food and drink it's vastly better now than it's ever been. It's grown up and is no longer full of burger places, and kebab shops.
"Golden Egg" @0.26. I used to love that place - my first job in the early 1980s was in Stratford (East London) and we used to go there for lunch. Beautiful Eggs and Chips! What happened to them? - bring back the Golden Egg restaurants!
funny. me and me brother and some friends used to do the same thing at the LONDON APPRENTICE Isleworth in the mid 70s. I was no older than 10!-If that happened today they would have taken us away from our parents! GOOD TIMES.
I was a student in the early 90s at Strawberry Hill in nearby Twickenham. I used to enjoy walking around Richmond at weekends. I met Roger Waters from Pink Floyd there one time too - just by the bridge going in to Richmond town.
Wowww… I live here in Richmond upon Thames and I have always wondered what it looked like in this time. In 1972 my father was born and in the same year our favourite musician (John martyn) played a show in the church on Richmond hill. I have always wondered what my area looked like at the time he played that show, and when my dad was a baby.
Me and my mate from Hammersmith used to go fishing there .as kids. Just by the train bridge . And if it go to hot we would go swimming in the Thames. Think. Great free times
Great stuff - I lived in Richmond in the 1990s and my first son was born there. Very fond memories of the place, particularly the character pubs on warm summers evenings. We nearly bought a house there in 96 but decided against it as prices were cheaper elsewhere. Big mistake!
I grew up in North Sheen, just outside Richmond, this has brought back a lot of memories. I would have been 8 when this was made. Used to take the ferry across to Marble Hill Park, lovely to see that on film.
Great to see. I was born in 1972 in Twickenham, went to junior school at Darrel Road primary (Mortlake border) and lived in and around the area for years. My Dad bought a terraced house in The Alberts (off Richmond Hill) in the 80s for not too much money and lived there until he passed away in 2016. Let’s just say it had gone up in value a bit over 30 odd years :) ridiculous, really. But yeah, I love these old films of ultra-familiar places! So interesting to see what shops used to be what and which ones I remember. “Pizzaland”. Brilliant. It was also one of the early Pizza Express restaurants after that.
I lived and went to school in Richmond - Gainsborough Comprehensive - now long gone. We lived on Kew Road. It was around the time of this Video. After I left school I used to frequent L'Auberge, now a Nando's..... How times have changed.
It's very noticeable that the areas by the river seem not to have changed a bit but the shops are unrecognisable. I think Sainsbury's is the only one left (not sure it's in the same place but obviously the signage has totally changed). The brown grass in Richmond Park could have been this summer!
The Lass O' Richmond Hill is still there, as is the Roebuck on the terrace. The Marlborough Arms is still there. The Red Cow on Sheen Road is still there, as is the White Horse ( abit up from it, in the backstreets). On the Green, both the Cricketers, and the Prince's Head are still there. So is the Waterman's Arms in Water Lane. And the famous White Cross is still there as well. The Britannia is still there (down one of those passages to the Green). The Orange Tree is still there, as is The Sun (opposite the Courts). The pubs that have gone include The Black Horse (on Sheen Road, just on the Manor Rd junction). There was a small pub once at the bottom of Kings Road (off Sheen Road, on the corner), but this went about 15 years ago. The Black Horse went about 20 years ago. Both are now private residences. There was also a small pub just along from the Orange Tree, called The Duke of York. This went about 20 years ago. Changed its name to The Spinning Wheel in the mid 90's but closed for good around 2001 or 02. The Bull & Bush (opposite the railway station) went years ago. It became Edward's Wine Bar for a time but is now something else (not a pub or bar). So most of the pubs in Richmond are still there even in 2021! In this respect, Richmond is very lucky. Finally that tiny little pub a short way up Richmond Hill (The Victoria) is also still there. The one that is the size of a Living room! I think most of the pubs are still there because Richmond is a popular tourist spot (hopefully after Covid again). All these pubs owe their continued existence to the fact people still come to Richmond from.all.ovrr the world. One thing that has changed is that Richmond isn't the great place for shopping that it once was. Quite a few empty shops over the last few years. Principally down to online shopping. Oh, and all the Banks are disappearing one by one - again because many now bank online. The thing that will never go is 'that' view of the 'bend in the river'. Priceless. Classic English view. Never ever tire of it.
The signalman at Strawberry Hill Crossing let me pull the signal levers when I was about five years old as he was a friend of my aunt. My uncle worked for BEA at Heathrow and once a year he would take a car load of lads from the street to visit the BEA planes parked up at Heathrow hangers when they were in for maintenance.
That Thames production image at the end I havent seen in years and years. And how nice was Richmond back then. I'm from Epsom so any videos you have of that area or sutton or cheam or Kingston in the 80s or 90s please do let me know if there are any I would love to see.
Oh my goodness....the Wimpy bar..used to go there with my friends from school sometimes. Wasn't Richmond EMPTY then! {I rented a flat on Richmond Hill after leaving home but so expensive. Beautiful [place to live though.
Ah.!!!!...Great memories...the best school.st Edward the confessor...the best disco...cheeky Pete's...the best pub...the castle...the VERY best place in London (ish.. Surrey)
Wow,,, This was the year as a ten year old kid I stayed in Twickenham,,,Richmond so magical,,,,,,long summers no worries,,Moving ice creams,,,Look In,,,,my fave shop was in Twickers called June's or Dunnes where I'd get my comics,,,,, McArthurs American burgers,,,,we would go in Mum's then new Ford Escort,,,,,,,,,,I miss those places and times,,,,,,but cherish the memories,,,,,,,,
He's a Russian bot, not an actual Englishman. We're not like that. And if he actually did any research before posting this nonsense he'd have discovered that Richmond is very wealthy and incredibly white and middle class.
Same here - recently bought a 1 bed flat (all I could afford with a hefty mortgage) in St Margaret's - just on the other side of Twickenham bridge. I love it around here.❤❤
Nice to see the riverside how it was at 1:34. Not that there is anything wrong with it now, but a new development went in in the late 80's and I couldn't remember how it was before.
mick jagger lived on richmond hill and keith richards lived in the coach house attached to "the wick" house on richmond hill which belonged to pete townsend after townsend bought it from sir john mills. in the next life i want to live in richmond
@@vincentdeguard4726 ...and Wrights dept. store (behind the camera at 2:50). My first Saturday job. In the basement selling new-fangled Tefal frying pans. Cooking pancakes with no oil!
...no, they were consigned to the council-estates and adventure playgrounds, the good, well-to-do of Richmond wouldn't want the riff-raff blighting there lovely town
I so love Richmond. It's so expensive but it's one of the few safe neighbourhoods in London and it's expensive man. Really expensive. Shop wise surprised if the Dickins and Jones now House of Fraser will remain open for long. Somehow cannot see Richmond people wanting to buy tacky Sports Direct goods. Most of the main stream shops are gone as it's becoming a super posh area. If I had the money I would move there love it !
@@JohnTaylor-pe5gf I wish but I very much doubt it John. And I'm on the shelf these days. I take my fate well - my motto is what will be will be. At least I survived Covid19 and did my bit unlike Mr Cummings.
I’ve known Richmond since the early 70’s and anyone you says it was better back then is fooling themselves. The only real negative now compared to then is an increase in crime (which applies to the entire country) though overall it’s still a very safe area to live in.
Agree. The riverside back then looked a real mess. It was re-designed in the late 80's; and it's a testament to the people who live in Richmond that the riverside still looks as great now, as it did when it was re-opened back in 1988. But on the whole Richmond in 1975 looks very similar to Richmond 2020. Covid, and the Internet haven't managed to kill off high street shops - people are still going in them. Richmond is still a buzzy place, full of character. Just as it's always been.
I've lived in Richmond for the last 12 years and it is nicer than other parts of London, but even in my time here it has taken a turn for the worse. There seems a deliberate agenda to import diversity into the area starting with the shop staff and social housing.
