“My Dad Always Told Me ....... by phil_sandford

“My Dad Always Told Me .......

That it was a bl**dy long way up that hill”

This is Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset. It was used in the 70s and 80s here in the UK as the location for a set of Hovis Bread advertisements; set in the 1930s, a kid with a big old delivery bicycle pushing said bike up the hill with, what sounded to me, a Yorkshire accent narrating what it was like in the old days (what you could buy for a couple of English Shillings and still have change). I always thought it was set in Yorkshire. Well, the advert probably was, but the location was always here in Dorset.

I’ve spent much of the day at Blandford Garrison in Dorset and hoped that I would have the opportunity if I left early enough to call in at Shaftesbury to photograph Gold Hill. I set my camera up in the flat this morning with a lens that I wanted; got it all packed in my camera bag and set off to work. Arrived 20 minutes ago at Shaftesbury, went into the boot of my car to get my camera bag and it was not there; hence today’s photograph is shot on my iPhone

Thank you for your views, comments and favs on yesterday’s offering. Much appreciated.
Totally iconic shot
April 11th, 2019  
Love it! I thought it was up't North. I'm sure the narrator was a Geordie!
April 11th, 2019  
Love those wonky houses!
April 11th, 2019  
great shot and story - lucky the phone cameras are pretty darn good these days!
April 11th, 2019  
Great shot
April 11th, 2019  
It really is steep! Beautiful old thatched houses! fav
April 11th, 2019  
Brilliant, brought back memories I used to love the Hovis advert. I always thought it was filmed in Yorkshire too. fav
April 11th, 2019  
Wow! That is a steep street!!
April 11th, 2019  
I immediately thought of the Hovis advert -- I used it love it ! but like Babs thought it was filmed up north !! Great pov and shot - and a fav for the memory !
April 12th, 2019  
Very quaint though
April 12th, 2019  
Oh, this is wonderful.
April 12th, 2019  
Your dad described it well! Lovely pov to capture so much of it.
April 12th, 2019  
Beautiful cottages, but, OH that hill.
April 12th, 2019  
Lol, that's so familiar - I lived in North Dorset for years, went to sixth form in Blandford Forum, lived in one of nearby towns and worked in Shaftesbury for a while.
April 12th, 2019  
@mave it was a northern accent in the narration, I have no idea why they didn't use the local Dorset burr @beryl - this was local to me growing up, so I always knew it was filmed here. It's carnival country too or used to be, so I've known it for ever as the Shaftesbury carnival went along the top of this road
April 12th, 2019  
Great shot
April 12th, 2019  
Lovely shot. First thought was of the "Hovis" advertisements from days gone by. :-)
April 12th, 2019  
Lovely shot - 'Eee me dad was a grand baker.....' Not that I am showing my age. Fav!
April 12th, 2019  
Beautiful scene and light.
April 12th, 2019  
Lovely village scene. Reminds me of Doc Martin’s village.
April 13th, 2019  
A wonderful shot.
April 13th, 2019  
Beautiful scene and light. Fav
April 13th, 2019  
wonderful POV and view
April 13th, 2019  
Excellent shot. Who needs cameras?
April 13th, 2019  
Could be a nice postcard- just wonderful
April 19th, 2019  
Just seen this in the Top Twenty, congratulations. I remember the advert well. It's quite enduring in musical terms as well; most people would now remember the slow movement of Dvorak's 9th Symphony as "the music from the Hovis ad".
April 19th, 2019  
huge congrats on making the TT with this :)
April 19th, 2019  
Congratulations for making the Top Twenty with this
April 19th, 2019  
Well done on TT.
April 20th, 2019  
Congratulations of this image making it to the Top Twenty for the week! Very deserving! FAV!
April 25th, 2019  
Gorgeous shot, Congrats on TT
April 26th, 2019  
@30pics4jackiesdiamond @mave @fbailey @koalagardens @elisasaeter @maggiemae @onewing @gilbertwood @beryl @777margo @lynne5477 @milaniet @happysnaps @shannejw @momamo @kipper1951 @mandygravil @sunnygirl @shutterbug49 @haskar @pusspup @lynnz @chimfa @samae @peadar @skipt07 @bizziebeeme Thank you all for your views, favs, comments for getting this snap with my iPhone to the TP, PP and Ross' Top Twenty. As @chimfa said, 'who needs cameras?' Thanks all.
April 26th, 2019  
Congratulations on TT
I so love this image
April 27th, 2019  
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