Thankyou for posting this. Cheered me up remembering when Bridgend used to be a busy place, that was of course before they let the muppets at the council cock up/close all the roads off so no-one can be arsed to go there any more...........

This is how I remember Bridgend as it was when I left in 1990. Planning madness has turned the place into a ghost town. When I worked on the Glamorgan Gazette in the 70s the town had real friendly feel to the centre. When I walked through it on return last year there was nothing, no life no feeling. If anyone wants to know how to tear the guts out of a town, take a trip to Bridgend. What a terrible shame.

Its crazy thinking how vintage everything looks from 1992 to 2024. Even the busses look old!

what brilliant little film - a real step back in time.

Thank you for the video. It's surprising how we adapt to the new changes in the town centre and forget what it used to be like. Brought back loads of memories.

This is great, I was only one when this was filmed so it's nice to see the town as it was before I can remember, cheers :-)

I grew up on the bottom of Park street, 1976 to 1992. I used to walk under that train bridge by the DIY store most days to see my Grandparents. I remember when National Welsh went under, because they would not allow the old station to be used, Brewers and Bustler buses used to fill every nook and cranny! Especially where you got caught up near the York! I moved away in my 20's and return only to see family so I've not seen much of the town centre for the last 20 years. I'm told I would not recognise it anymore, and not for good reason 🤔😥But one day I will return and walk some of the old paths, just for nostalgia. It was so nice to have this ride along with great commentary! Thanks 😁

The town of my younger days. Certainly brings the memories back. Bridgend is all ugliness and beauty mixed together, like any large town, and I miss the place a lot.

what a videothis brings bck lots and lots of memories its quite sad to watch all the changes are great but thats what bridgend is about in this video thanks for the memories its great to watch and wot a bridge

Cant believe thats bridgend. Sad to see what it used to be compared to now. It looks really pretty in this.

Can't believe the changes..the bridge is a lot bigger...now a bigger road directly under it...bus station changed 3 times since then. This was 9 years before I was born too..

its mental seeing this video knowing how bridgend looks now... used to be so much better :/

I was seven fond memories how its changed, not for the better.

u cant even drive through bridgend town like that no more

Great. And fantastic commentary too. I bet that young un turned out to be a tv presenter or a DJ ? 👌👍🙏

i remember a lot about bridgend, especially the coffee house near the bus station! its crazy to think that the road under the railway bridge is much wider now!

Thank god somone had the forsight to video Bridgend before the council really fucked it up

Wow look how clear it is!!

would be great to see an updated one now 10 years on :)

Best part of Bridgend is the people. Really really miss you guys....want to move down ASAP

Great video, Great memories, Great posting, Going from Park St to Town centre I wanted that bus to get out of the way! Anyway, This video captures all the good old days of Bridgend, Embassy Bridge, Bus Station, Wasons! Coity Road Bridge - And I remember that yellow Range Rover by Spar in Coity Road, Don't think it ever went out anywhere!

wow i live in bridgend and its weird to see how different it looked back then...

hallo ! my name is sabine i came from germany ! i am surching from adrian hibbet he live in brigend and is Trainer from a hockey team ! we was in holiday in Bulgarien i want to see him again please help me !!! thank you

It's mad to see how much Bridgend has changed.

Thats brilliant! Wow Town has changed so much..and u forget what it was like...It was so much easier to get around town then...you should show this to the people in the council and show them what they've done to town and how they've screwed it up!

Great To See Bridgend Of Old

Bridgend KZfaq Gold!

wow thats wat it looked like 2 years before i was born!

Bridgend is so different now!!

OMG, this has changed

i was one!!!! and they are actually aloud to drive through the square by the post office!!!

Hopefully the bus parking problem has been fixed :-)

Great stuff, back then .Pedestrianized now.

Hyuurs the Cenotaph :)

I hardly recognise my hometown... although I am 21 so I would only have been 2 when you filmed this. When did it all start changing? I dont mean for it to be pedestrianised, but when did the job center get built and the train bridge road change.... dont ever remember it looking like that.

That is one depressing video! I'd hate to live there, looks like Postman Pats home town.

omg it looks so different lol u cant even drive down there nw

My teacher in the background?

it was an amazing place to grow up, and i'm talking less than a decade ago. shame theres so many kids hanging around the streets taking drugs and carrying knives. you walk around town and see twelve year olds pregnant and swigging special vat, its sick.

Brilliant video, I moved from Cardiff to Bridgend aprox 4 years ago so I did never see what Bridgend looked like then, look how dated all the cars look lol and the 'phone number on the sign was 0222 instead of 02920 Cardiff code as it is nowadays. Please check out my video of a crazy squirrel filmed in Pen Y Fai recently titled: bridgend spiderman video

when u could actually drive through..

My dad made this video

at 36seconds you can't drive through there anymore! haha

20 years on i mean lol

Bridgend was much better then, it's a complete dump now

I prefer the pedestrianisation.