Driving around Fenham in the 1980s

A compilation of video clips of Fenham and surrounds from the early to mid1980s.
Includes:- Fenham Hall Drive, Cedar Road, Hadrian Road, Bolbec Road, Newminster Road, Two Ball Lonnen, West Road.

[theholygoat]

Never take this video down, as mundane as it might of seemed at the time, it's pure magic . Thankyou .

[radds]

Great to see this . Love the scene of the West Road compared to the filthy mess it is today. ..

[johnhogg]

So many fantastic memories of growing up in Fenham. Streets are so quiet unlike now. Take me back anyday!👌

[stewmason]

A miss the yellow busses. And it's nice to remember the roads with no bumps

[jean]

I just love watching this all my memories of back then, I miss those days, its changed for the worst, people not the same now, enough said wish we could bring good old days back, good memories.

[TheHyperbeau]

Just found this and thank you so much. As you drive up the West road at the beginning past the Denton, I know it’s a Sunday morning because my White Triumph Stag WLX135S, is beside my Father in Laws Volvo 265 GLE estate outside our baker Williams Pies next door to the Fox and Hounds.

[Supposedlyimrightwingnow]

This is fantastic! An 80s view of the area I grew up in in the 90s. Thank you for your video.

[anii]

Wow the streets were so clean back then..

[ObsoleteOddity]

I lived in Fenham as a child in the late 70s

[ruwn]

God fox and hounds, used to drink there 1991 when lived down west road. Memories. ThAnks.

[antonylaws]

This just appeared on my suggested videos thingy in August 2021. I got really excited when you drove past the Alfa Romeo Alfetta at 2:31 because it was the same colour as my dad's 1978 GTV. Plus... I used to live in Fenham in the 1990s. :)

[joemaccabe]

Fantastic videos! It's like going back in time, fascinating seeing Fenham back in the 80s. I lived just off Fenham Hall Drive then on Two Ball Lonnen (was hoping you would drive past my house, but not quite lol) Thanks for sharing!!

[mikeb]

Fantastic memories! I lived (when I was a student) at St Mary's College on Fenham Hall Drive in the early 1980's.. Fond memories also of Arnold Ogilvies Fish & Chip shop. We used to to call in occasionally after a night out for 'chip flavoured grease!' :-)

[pakman]

Wow I remember these days. great video
The first dash cam

[SnakePlisskin.]

A wish it was like that now...love your channel mate keep up the great work !

[shadow-Sun]

Fabulous time capsule film , I recognise many of those streets and buildings . Love these type of uploads a real living history . Thanks for the effort of uploading this many more people than have commented or given the thumbs up have enjoyed it I'm sure of that .

[MrGuvEuroman]

Ahh now I see how we could play in the streets!
There was a quarter of the blooming cars compared to now!

[lisachrister]

have these days gone.

Little traffic and part of that is all speed bumps.

[PSYCHICLJLULUSCOPE]

Eee I lived in the Nurses home on west road in the 80’s as worked at the General hospital, Happy Memories So safe ! Wouldn’t even walk down there now ! So Dangerous !

[amx]

Filmed from two different cars, one of them is a Volvo 345 & he mentions it at the end of the video, the Volvo has windscreen wipers for a left hand drive car, obviously it was too expensive to alter them for a better right hand drive build. Halfway through the video the cars windscreen wipers are in the more usual right hand drive configuration & the later it swaps back to the Volvo 345.