Very depressing how many industries closed in Britain

What has happened to my beautiful country of my childhood?

I bought a Kenwood Chef in London in 1980 and took it to the Antipodes.I’ve still got it and will never give it away.

OMG! I've never wanted to 'go home' more.
I've been sitting here watching footage of London in the 60's and 70's where my family were snug and warm in front of the fire just 2.5 miles away. My heart breaks.

I used to work at the Pyrex factory in Sunderland,happy days.

My mum still has her Kenwood mixer from the seventies and it still works and she still makes cakes from it. Truly well built British engineering.

Happy days when Great Britain made fantastic quality products and they were made here can remember my parents having a hoover and pyrex dishes the days we were all proud to be British 😊😊

My late grandfather's Wolf Cub is still going strong.

Happy memories. Thank you.

The AI clips are really nicely done. The cracks in the kitchen counter at 2:05 are a great detail. That's just how they were.

You reminded me of so many things , integral part  of my  lovely past I am still busy lamenting

And most still call a vacuum cleaner a 'Hoover '

Gosh, what this video tells me is that my mum was busy! 😮

Free trade only works well when no other country is industrialised. After that you need protectionism - a ban on foreign ownership and barriers to entry to home markets.

I actually did a gig with my band at the Hoover factory in Wales way before it closed down!

I have a singer, made in 1942, works like a dream.

I still have a Wolf Heavy drill that was my (deceased) grandfather's and passed down to me. Must be at least 40 years old by now.
Countless plastic cordless drills have come and gone over the years, but when the going gets tough, that Wolf drill will still try it's absolute best to break your wrist if the bit jams in the workpiece.
One hell of a drill that I'll never part with, no matter how much money is offered. I've had many a laugh watching someone unfamiliar with it run away in terror at it's sheer power.

Oh my days...this is my childhood!!! We had the Hoover (still call it that); swan vestas; the Kenwood Mixer, we had that; also the Pyrex dishes (I've still got one, inherited 🥹;); Wilkinson Sword were prevalent in our family bathroom, because of our dad;  I had one of those sewing machines. It was a beautiful absolutely stunning piece of my furniture for many years. Inherited from a wonderful Auntie who was a tailoress 🤗❤️ Alas, it is no longer here; we had a Hotpoint Diamond and it had to go into our lobby/hallway as our kitchen was far too small to accommodate 😊; My Dad was an electrician and he had a Wolf Cub Drill;
We had a Kenwood Chef Mixer in the early 70's - it was HUGE!!!
We had a Prestige Pressure Cooker back on the day that came with compartments 😮! I bought one 2 years ago, used only once 😂;
My eldest brother (1 of 8 kids) bought a Dansette when the 1st came out - each and every sibling down the line inherited it - twas a proper 'all-in-one' music centre #FondestMemories🤗❤️.

Thanks for bringing back memories and nostalgie - literally took me back to certain moments in my life. I'm remembering the people who were there 🥹❤️

What doesn’t get mentioned is that some manufacturers moved production overseas for the cheaper labour and with that lesser quality.

I used a wolf drill at work about 15 years ago, no clutch, when that thing snags you break your wrist!