My great great uncle lived in hurst house (the naked beauty) probably when this was filmed and my dad used to go for Christmas there I never got to go inside because when he died the house was sold
Wow I had my tonsils out in the jubilee hospital in1957 harts and the jubilee closed in the name of progress,I remember going round to the council offices about 1955 to see Winston Churchill on a visit
I moved to Woodford Green in 1960, a few years after this film was shot. I admit that it's a bit difficult to remember certain area but then we lived in Salway Close (just down the hill from Salway Hall) which was possibly closer to South Woodford. I later lived with my daughter in The Roses before moving to Holland in 1979 - our kitchen and bathroom windows overlooked the Churchill statue on the green (*_*)
I remember very well the chucking of sticks high into the branches to catch those spiky green clad mahogany beauties along the Woodford High Road, took me back to a time 65 years ago just about the time this film was made.
Funny I cam across this. It was only yesterday that I walked past Hearts Gated and wondered what looked like in their hey day. Well now I know. Thank you for putting this on.
That cricket pavilion still stands! It’s just had a front facade added to it.. And the Cricketers public house just down the road serves a great pint.. The Woodford high road is still extremely busy though..
A much 'gentler' country then. I can't help thinking the world was a better place then, not perfect, but gentler. I hate what the world has become now in comparison.
It still looks the same now. Except there are houses where harts hospital was Go up there quite often with my dogs and walk past Churchill statue to the church.
Hee hee I was just born '58...I walked up to Avon House School with my sister Laraine and brothers Guy and Struan from Knighton Close to Avon House School up to age 11 then across the Green to Woodford High ...then returned to marry in All saints Church in 1985..funny to see this now...those conkers were humoungous!! xx
Bear in mind this was shot in 1958 when Britain was recovering from the hardships of WW2. Food rationing only ended in 1954. Watching this it seems to me there are very few positives about the modern Britain. Obviously advances in medical science, and perhaps greater choice in what we can purchase but not much else. The people in the film have a strong national identity and faith. Pace of life is slower, the streets are cleaner and safer. In short a better more civilised society. The Churchill statue so proudly unveiled here is subject to regular vandalism. The local hospitals are shut, as increasingly are local police stations. I lived in the Woodford and Loughton area for most of my life, so I know it well. I hate going back there now because it has become so shabby in comparison to what it once was. It is impossible to turn the clock back, but my heart weeps when I watch this to think of what we have lost. Our generation have betrayed our forefathers who sacrificed so much for their country. Our politicians through their incompetence and neglect, and us through our apathy have let it slide into terminal decline.
@@clearlake3492 spot on,shame really cause iam a british asian and i love watching these old clips,came to uk when i was 4yrs old in the early seventies lived not far from woodford.been on holiday a few times and the best part is coming back home,yes wet, cold ,dark,it maybe but its my home.god bless england
