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Ah..nice.short but sweet.thanks for this m8.bom shanka.dick cubitt xx

Wow! She waved at Queen Victoria and MET Prince Edward. :)

The people who made London, despite what Sadiq would have people believe. This is priceless , never let the past be forgotten

My great grandmother lost 3 children out of 7..all were one of each set of the twins she had .having 3 sets of twins back then was very dangerous ...she lived to be 93 . And my grandmother lived from 1916 to 2011

What grade did your brother get and is your mother still around? If so, is your mother around the same age as your grandmother by the time of her death?

The person interviewing this incredible, intelligent woman is really abrupt. I can't believe she was not filmed but not sure when the interview was recorded. Love the Cockney " orf 😂 just like our beloved Queen Elizabeth .

This is so special. What a delight to hear. 🥰

Thank you for uploading this 👍🏻

This is precious ❤️Ada ❤️x

Thank You for sharing. My grandmother was born in Lunenburg County, VIctoria , Virginia USA I, am a decendent of the British Royal Colonies. My family tree connects me to many famous roots of UK. London many generations back. :)

Marvelous. My great grandmother was born in 1883. Alas even though I did see her, dressed in longish black clothes, sitting in a corner on our Christmas visits, I don't recall ever hearing her speak. I was about 7 when she died. Big mystery about her until I uncovered the reason doing an ancestry search. We knew her as Auntie Ena, even though it didn't make sense that throughout her life she lived with her 'neice'. She never married and the neice was actually her daughter. Fancy having to keep such a secret for so long. What a burden.

What a life! The cultural, political and fashion changes this lady saw is incredible!

Now instead of teaching abcs like she was taught..they teach sex ed, how to think politically and teach transgender stuff and have drag queen clubs….

This is marvellous. She talks just like my Gt Aunt Clare who was born about that time !

Thank you for sharing this with us Wilf, such a valuable piece of history!! What a fantastic woman, thank you for your story Ava I hope you're resting peacefully

Oh how lovely to hear this

Has the Nederlands moved ? Thought the only coast line they had is the North Sea .

This is so great to hear someone who has lived in a time of Victoria to see still be around for her great great granddaughter’s reign Elizabeth ii

There’s not much on UA-cam that’ll keep me listening for 40 minutes. Absolutely fascinating. Because I know most of the streets she talks of it really brought it to life. Thanks.

My mother's sister, Ada, was born in 1888! So much is still so relevant - even to the women using the barrow to collect coal from Euston and giving 'a telling-off' to the lazy men watching them. And still, now in 2022, the government can't manage to keep us heated.

What an AMAZING LADY 💗 LOVED THAT PRAYERS BE WITH YOU MY BEAUTIFUL GODBLESS XX

Her memories are such an important part of world history and especially for your family. A true Londoner. She saw four Monarchs on the English throne. Queen Victoria, King George VI, King George VII and Queen Elizabeth II. I love this.

Really dont like the lady asking the questions, sounds very strict and cold.

Such a joy to hear Ada's voice and the fascinating insight into the world in which my grandparents lived. My grandmother told me (over 50 years ago)that school was a penny a week, so I was delighted when Ada's recollection confirmed this. My grandparents were from Chelsea, but the way Ada pronounced, yes, reminded me so much of Grandma. A beautiful post, thank you for sharing it.

I love this! Did you know her? I recreate historical clothing. I would love to see her sewing.

Her little brother who died was called Albert Leonard Guy , probably known as Bertie, also her son was John William. I have been looking into this amazing ladies life a little .She speaks so lovely for someone that experienced many sorrows

Oh my goodness what this lady had to do. She didn't need to be in the army she was a real trooper as was every Female of her generation Gawd Bless Ya Darling. Even though you are no longer around us 🪦🪦🪦🪦🪦🪦😒😒😒😒😒😒✝✝✝✝✝✝ Rest in Peace 💕💕💕💕💕💕

So interesting. Thanks for posting it.

Thanks for sharing this fascinating recording ! 🙏🙏🙏🙏..... Full of love and extremely dignified. Better than a hundred books ❤️

Want to know a secret? After you have learned to read, write well, mastered basic math, fully understand how your government works and learned general world history, you don't need to keep going to school. A person with an average IQ can do this by the end of the 8th grade - age 13 to 14. Of course, if you want to be a doctor, lawyer, engineer or another profession along those lines, you need to continue. Nobody needs to go to school until they are in their late 20's - this is a sham. This lady was educated!

Fascinating how a lot of the london accent has stayed the same but off used to be pronounced orf.

Love listening to the love from Ireland 🇮🇪

vaccine straight out of a sheep? what is that about?

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this. Absolutely brilliant. I felt I could touch the history she recalled. God bless you Mrs. Kent. Though UA-cam has made you immortal, may you rest in peace.

I'm only 25 but I remember my great grandparent's. I had the same accent as them; a Lancashire, Manc accent. I feel privileged to have a regional accent that is instantly regoniseable and standout

Could you please tell me her maiden name? I'm an amateur genealogist and would love to build her tree.

Thanks so much for posting this! Amazing!!!!

Fascinating recording. This lady can remember more details and names etc from her long years than I have forgotten about mine and I'm half her age!

Wilf- this is amazing --I keep listening to it anf I am looking up the old stresst and busineses in old London maps. How does Ada remember what she had to buy (39:35) when her sister came in to visit 64 years earlier?!!!! It is amazing. What a memory. Wilf-- You know that the flats at Herbrand street are still there right? and they look just the same.

Funny how she glowingly refers to the POW as "stout...." !! Back then poor people were skinny, and if you made something of yourself or were rich you were probably stout i.e overweight!!! Funny how times change--now it is usually poor people who are fat.

Imagine being 94 and talking and remembering so clearly about the past.

It’s fascinating that she was naming all the monarchs in power during her lifetime and then said “queen Elizabeth our queen now” which shows how long the queen has been in charge that a Victorian woman born in the 19th century referred to her and the queen STILL is in charge

fecking hell, god bless her. always seems a world or universe away from us, but to have it documented is beyond belief. let's not forget who went before us so that we could have a comfy life.

Wonderful. How fortunate we are. To actually hear the voice of a Victorian. Thank you for sharing.

This is so interesting and valuable.. a pity that her accent is very strong and unfortunately the subtitles seem not to understand her either 😃 they just say nonsenses

You can hear how proud she is of her father. Being in the same job for 52 years, with evidence of his work still being there and him having bought the house she lives in 💗🌵

4:30 Just checked out some old photos of those columns and pillars to which is referring. Beautiful and grand. I cannot believe they tore that down (on purpose) to build a modern monstrosity, made of tin and spit. There ought to be laws against bad taste.

Love you so much salt of the earth ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Shows me how children were trained to serve.

Sounds just like my nan. You don't hear the old London accent anymore.