Romsey in the 1950's

[John Cornforth]

Hi

I was recently reminded of this collection of amateur colour films from the 1950s.  Plenty of pre-war cars whizzing about, especially in the first few minutes.  How many can you spot ?  Is that a parked Nippy at about 1:40 ? The setting is my local town of Romsey, and most of the buildings still look pretty much the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7yIUbcXoOA

[Ivor Hawkins]

Looks like a Nippy to me John! What a wonderful film, I shall relax and check out the whole thing later, but just the first couple of minutes are fascinating.

[Nick Salmon]

Marvellous bit of nostalgia-making footage, with Sevens making many appearances. Sadly, the England shown in the film has long-since disappeared...

[Peter Sweeney]

Green big 7 too