Brilliant video mate. Made me laugh that you said that a bloke had spontaneously combusted and left his underpants hahaha 🤣 Great to watch, very sad times though. 👍🏻
What is it with Stoke and the immediate area that it's always p—ing grey 320 days a year? it's like the sun gets stolen at Wolverhampton…lived here for a couple of years now and can never get over how the greyness makes everything seem worse than it is?. Perhaps it even compliments how bad it is in reality…
You ain't wrong . Born and bread in Newcastle and don't like to step foot across the border. Which is Albert Street. Half a mile up Basford bank. One side of the road is newcastle and tother is stoke. All that matters is the black friar is back to a rock pub from a alcoholic bar.
Thought it was a shit hole when I got out of there 20 year ago. Night life was fading fast then. But to see all these businesses gone to shit is sad. Born a chess lad but thank fuck I'm in Lincolnshire
It's a shame what's happening to Newcastle like the tile of video said it used to be the posh place to go…I used to school in Newcastle and have family in Wolstanton Porthill and Bradwell… Great video thanks
Thank you for showing what Newcastle is like today, it shocked me, I heard recently, Clark’s, WH Smith we’re closing, your video showed a lot of the shops I was familiar with closed. The stones used to be vibrant, now in a very sorry state, and the civic offices demolished, very glad to see Wrights still going. Very glad I retired to North Wales from the Civic offices at 60. Hanley and Crewe also look in a sorry state. It’s very sad to see. Just thinking of some of the old names, Pauldons, Henry Whites, Blacks, Marsdons, Brockleys, Brassingtons that are no longer there.
I lived in Castle between 1988 and 2007 (first in the Westlands, then in May Bank), and whenever I go back it seems to get worse every time, with more stuff closed and demolished.
Back in 1989 when I was at school (Sneyd High – I believe it's changed its name several times since I left), we had a class project about how to improve the town centre. My suggestion was to knock it all down and start again. Laughed out of the class, obviously, but it seems I was merely a third of century before my time.
Still, the pubs are ok. I see you resisted popping into The Boat & Horses for a pint of Bass when you went past. 😂
It is a nice place, friendly people, i go to Newcastle quite regular & i'd move there if i had half a chance, it's very much a town from a few decades ago not that i mean it hasn't caught up, it's just like a bygone time we once had
While i agree about the amount of shops closing.you called merrial street depressing and yes it is butyou failed to say that part of it where the empty shops are is to be knocked down and rebuilt.unfortunatly itsthe council to be blamed for how there dpending the money.i believe they are knocking one of the multi story car parks down to be replaced with another costing about 40 million.i wouldlike to know who is going to use them there are not enough people coming into the town to warrent one let alone two.but Newcastle is a nice town despite whats happening .perhaps people think of it as posh because of the Royal charter it was given and its a old market town.but drive around outside the main areas of stoke on trent and there are some lovley areas.its swings and roundabouts.every town .city in the Country has got areas that are run down.and don't forget internet shopping has done a lot towards closing a lot of these shops down.
I'm from 'Castle born n bread. Even went to Keele to do my degree. I moved to London fourteen years ago. Every time I come home, I am very taken aback by what's happened to Newcastle.
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Brilliant video mate. Made me laugh that you said that a bloke had spontaneously combusted and left his underpants hahaha 🤣 Great to watch, very sad times though. 👍🏻
Yes, even the mighty castle is falling.
What is it with Stoke and the immediate area that it's always p—ing grey 320 days a year? it's like the sun gets stolen at Wolverhampton…lived here for a couple of years now and can never get over how the greyness makes everything seem worse than it is?. Perhaps it even compliments how bad it is in reality…
Another great video mate. I look forward to your uploads.
You ain't wrong . Born and bread in Newcastle and don't like to step foot across the border. Which is Albert Street. Half a mile up Basford bank. One side of the road is newcastle and tother is stoke. All that matters is the black friar is back to a rock pub from a alcoholic bar.
Another really good video….very informative …keep up the good work young man
Was there the other week. Another dead town.🤦♂️. Send me your address mate. I'll send you our band's CD. No copyright on that.👍
The internet is to blame and councils with false promises 😢
Looked after failed block flats nr underpass/roundabout few yrs ago opp library etc
Thought it was a shit hole when I got out of there 20 year ago. Night life was fading fast then. But to see all these businesses gone to shit is sad. Born a chess lad but thank fuck I'm in Lincolnshire
It's a shame what's happening to Newcastle like the tile of video said it used to be the posh place to go…I used to school in Newcastle and have family in Wolstanton Porthill and Bradwell… Great video thanks
Thank you for showing what Newcastle is like today, it shocked me, I heard recently, Clark’s, WH Smith we’re closing, your video showed a lot of the shops I was familiar with closed. The stones used to be vibrant, now in a very sorry state, and the civic offices demolished, very glad to see Wrights still going. Very glad I retired to North Wales from the Civic offices at 60. Hanley and Crewe also look in a sorry state. It’s very sad to see. Just thinking of some of the old names, Pauldons, Henry Whites, Blacks, Marsdons, Brockleys, Brassingtons that are no longer there.
Thanks 🙏
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1:29 Was that Lyme Brook?
Nice to see a few open market stalls are still just hanging on by a thread.
Queens gardens still looks ok 🙂
I lived in Castle between 1988 and 2007 (first in the Westlands, then in May Bank), and whenever I go back it seems to get worse every time, with more stuff closed and demolished.
Back in 1989 when I was at school (Sneyd High – I believe it's changed its name several times since I left), we had a class project about how to improve the town centre. My suggestion was to knock it all down and start again. Laughed out of the class, obviously, but it seems I was merely a third of century before my time.
Still, the pubs are ok. I see you resisted popping into The Boat & Horses for a pint of Bass when you went past. 😂
where is everybody
Newcastle used be buzzing and full of showers and now we barely have any shops or pubs left such a shame
Homeless in your own country.
Let's bring in migrants and let taxpayers pay for hotels and food and give them money.
The joys of dispersal accommodation
It is a nice place, friendly people, i go to Newcastle quite regular & i'd move there if i had half a chance, it's very much a town from a few decades ago not that i mean it hasn't caught up, it's just like a bygone time we once had
While i agree about the amount of shops closing.you called merrial street depressing and yes it is butyou failed to say that part of it where the empty shops are is to be knocked down and rebuilt.unfortunatly itsthe council to be blamed for how there dpending the money.i believe they are knocking one of the multi story car parks down to be replaced with another costing about 40 million.i wouldlike to know who is going to use them there are not enough people coming into the town to warrent one let alone two.but Newcastle is a nice town despite whats happening .perhaps people think of it as posh because of the Royal charter it was given and its a old market town.but drive around outside the main areas of stoke on trent and there are some lovley areas.its swings and roundabouts.every town .city in the Country has got areas that are run down.and don't forget internet shopping has done a lot towards closing a lot of these shops down.
I'm from 'Castle born n bread. Even went to Keele to do my degree. I moved to London fourteen years ago. Every time I come home, I am very taken aback by what's happened to Newcastle.
Truth teller. Where are they staying?
not really you tit there everywere in sweden
youve got a good life then