Look at Wakefield now, a shadow of its former self.

Love the flash back of Wakey market . you could get anything there how things have changed.

I worked on the market, Whizz Kids. In the Ridings, Primark when it opened, HMV over Christmas. Glorious days in the 90's. What a buzz there was, The market was massive, people everywhere! Shell now, I don't even know what Wakefield is anymore!

This is a typical example of what is loosely termed "Progress". In this clip the Ridings Centre is jam packed, and it looks really good, (as it was at the time) Now it is nothing more that a couple of floors with most of the shops closed, in fact most people who go into The Ridings" these day only go in to shop at Morrisons supermarket or M&S. Even with 80% of the old shops no longer open there are STILL more shops than customers. The old Market was fantastic with stalls that covered everything that a normal household would ever need, not we don`t even HAVE a market, just a handfull of temporary stalls in front of the Cathedral and they are only open on Saturdays. It is a crying shame what has become of the old Wakefield, which was one of the best shopping areas in Yorkshire.

i used to go to 10p a pint night at rooftop gardens. absolutley loved it. its very very large with 3 dancefloors and plenty of cosy seating. plenty of lazers which was a brand new thing back then in the 80s. there was always a money off door entry vouchure in the wakefield express paper displayed in the vid at 3:23. it used to be £5 then £1 off with the vouchure to get in. i saw chubby brown live there once. then later on they open the doors into casanovas nightclub. you just go through a door and down a posh spiral staircase

i used to work at roof tops loved every minute of it

Nice video, Especially the bit where they are all queuing up on SUN LANE for the film grease, AAAAA👍😳

Love these videos but I also find them depressing, what has happened to our beautiful towns and cities?

So many childhood memories in these photo’s.I was born at 64 York street now the site of the leisure centre,remember getting warm salted peanuts in a bag in Woolworths,Saturday morning ABC Minors at the cinema,lovely hot roasted chestnuts off the chestnut man under the clock in the bus station,mum working on the biscuit stall on the open market in the 50s.Anyone else remember these?

I remember the old market , it was amazing.😢

My last name is Wakefield and as far as I can tell my family tree goes back to the area for well over 1000 years and across the sea to normandy

Anymore like this? i love looking back,xx

Good stuff although too much "modern" stuff. The "Record Bar" poster (shown about a third way through) was probably done by "Rock Star" Bill Nelson". It has all his hallmarks (I was at art school with him) and he was close, back then, to Ken Heffer, whose business it was. History....