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Fascinating videos of towns/cities over the years.

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MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 19 Jun 2017 11:57

Well worth a look.


https://en-gb.facebook.com/Timetravelimages/

:-D :-D :-D :-D

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 19 Jun 2017 13:00

Fascinating!!!
Winchester pics were taken from the viewpoint on St Giles' Hill - just up from where I live :-D

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Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 19 Jun 2017 13:20

Mesmerizing!

Thanks for sharing Mr Magoo.

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"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 19 Jun 2017 13:23

It's great, isn't it Prickles - I've just over an hour watching :-D :-D

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Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 19 Jun 2017 13:29

I have just watched Southampton's Royal Pier.

It's where i used to dance round my handbag. :-D

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"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 19 Jun 2017 14:11

Did You??!!
I used to dance round my handbag at Top Rank :-D :-D

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Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 19 Jun 2017 14:20

Me too!! :-D

Did you go to the Top Rank ice rink opposite?

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maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 19 Jun 2017 14:32

Occasionally.
I was much better at ice skating when 3 sheets to the wind :-D
This would have been early 70's :-D

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Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Caroline

Caroline Report 19 Jun 2017 14:40

Wonder if you both danced there at the same time and wanted the same fella :-D :-D

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 19 Jun 2017 14:47

If we did.........i bet i got the fella!

:-D :-D :-D

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"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 19 Jun 2017 14:52

Memo from the management........

Could Prickles and Maggie collect their handbags because they causing problems on the dance floor.

Thank you.

:-D :-D :-D :-D

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 19 Jun 2017 15:05

:-D :-D :-D :-D

I didn't bother fighting for the fella's - they fought for me!!! :-D :-D :-D

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Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 19 Jun 2017 15:23

Those were the days!

;-) :-D

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maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 19 Jun 2017 15:34

:-D :-D :-D
For the past 29 years they've been promising to replace the ice rink. :-(

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Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Caroline

Caroline Report 19 Jun 2017 16:43

Where would they put it though Maggie not many spaces left big enough..

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 19 Jun 2017 16:50

The old Pirelli site, the old Ford site.
As they're talking of pulling down the Bargate Centre - there's another place.
They've missed loads of opportunities.
Could have put one on West Quay Road, while they were building all those nasty industrial looking shops/casino's/cinemas.

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Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 19 Jun 2017 16:56

I agree Maggie........it was a crying shame when they closed down the ice rink.

Do you remember the Lido?

No matter how warm the weather, the water was always bleddy freezing!

:-D

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Caroline

Caroline Report 19 Jun 2017 20:38

The Lido was awfully cold...isn't the Pirelli site already taken up now...Ford site a bit too much out of town but better than nothing

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 19 Jun 2017 20:46

Never went to the Lido.
My mum did, though, when she was a child.

Bargate Centre's right in the middle of town :-D

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Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Caroline

Caroline Report 19 Jun 2017 20:47

Bargate a good idea .

Lido cold and hard concrete :-D