World's Oldest Clothes - Hidden Museums - Bloomsbury Walking Tour - London

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  • Опубліковано 27 кві 2019
  • Do you want to see the world's oldest garment of clothing? The Tarkhan dress! It's amazing, 5000 years old! In this London walking tour of Bloomsbury around the London University there are many hidden museums and lovely things to see as well as beautiful squares.
    Woburn Walk is Regency from about 1822 with Listed buildings.
    Tucked away in a corner so not to disturb wealthy residents.
    W.B Yeats held meetings here every Monday attended by Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot and John Masefield. Masefield said it was the most interesting sitting room in London!!
    Yeats was described by locals as "The toff what lived in the buildings"
    Tavistock Square where Charles Dickens lived and wrote Tale of Two Cities, Hard Times, Little Dorrit, Bleak House. It was his last residence in London.
    *Also on July 7th 2005 London bombings killed 13 people.
    Gordon Square is a nice serene garden which features in The Mummy returns.
    The Petrie Museum is where you will find thousands of Egyptian exhibits and the oldest garment, and just around the corner lies the Grant Museum where you can see a dodo and 67000 exhibits, including other extinct species.
    Senate House
    Senate House was used by Orwell as the inspiration for the Ministry of Truth (as the propaganda dept was based in there during the War)
    UCL also is home to the remains of Jeremy Bentham from the 18th and 19th Century. He was a Social reformer and founder of Utilitarianism.
    * Right and wrong is measured by the greatest happiness for the greatest number
    Bedford Square
    The Russel Family who were the Dukes of Bedford owned a lot of land in Bloomsbury
    Many late 18th Century middle class houses remain here and are the most well preserved Georgian Houses in London.
    Bloomsbury Square was developed by the Earl of Southampton in the 1660s.
    Bedford house occupied north side but was later demolished when it became less fashionable.
    In 1694 a 23 year old scot, John Law killed Edward Beau Wilson in a duel but he escaped his cell and became controller of Finances of France under Louis XV
    Look out for the houses on the south side by John Nash
    The Museum Tavern was probably The Alpha Inn in The Blue Carbuncle as Arthur Conan Doyle drank here and even describes its location. Karl Marx also drank here.
    Sicilian Ave was built in 1910 with grade II listed lamp posts with cherubs on them and beautiful buildings.
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  • @Joolzguides
    @Joolzguides  5 років тому +57

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    Thanks everyone....one of these days I'll be a star!!!!!!!

    • @philiplettley
      @philiplettley 5 років тому +4

      Next time I'm in London, I'll contact you, for a day tour. Sadly won't be in the near future

    • @quillclock
      @quillclock 5 років тому +2

      nice chops bro

    • @salmankhan-fk2qc
      @salmankhan-fk2qc 5 років тому +1

      Good...lej...spek...mantal....pagol....wll....

    • @salmankhan-fk2qc
      @salmankhan-fk2qc 5 років тому +1

      Good..u...spek....lonch...wll..
      No...good...spek...lonch..
      Bad...spek..

    • @salmankhan-fk2qc
      @salmankhan-fk2qc 5 років тому +1

      Good...spek...fand...m....
      Betesh.
      ...wll...good...ead...pon...
      Good...lej...spek....wll....u....liek..

  • @TheFever77
    @TheFever77 5 років тому +305

    Somebody give this man his own TV show, he is phenomenal at what he does.

    • @capuano3d
      @capuano3d 5 років тому +8

      He really puts love in it

    • @c0rmster
      @c0rmster 5 років тому +10

      He’s great but fuck tv

    • @c0rmster
      @c0rmster 5 років тому +1

      @zach morris It's that show where you never got to bang Kelly in the end, remember?

    • @kathleenhorner9296
      @kathleenhorner9296 4 роки тому +6

      BBC are you watching? Give this man his own show!

    • @whi5tler_1337
      @whi5tler_1337 4 роки тому +2

      *THANKZ JULES MUM*

  • @emmameade1864
    @emmameade1864 5 років тому +61

    My dad and I watched this video today and smiled. We visited London last weekend and this is the last pub we stopped in after visiting the mummies in the British Museum, our farewell drink before making our way back to the airport. Small world...

  • @beverleyarscott8589
    @beverleyarscott8589 5 років тому +48

    Excellent tour, this is from an ancient Londoner who loves our history and London well done.

    • @user-nq7yx7dg1w
      @user-nq7yx7dg1w 3 роки тому

      Not only Londoners love London. The concept that London - or any other place in the world , at that- belongs just to the people born there , that really is ANCIENT. London ows its prosperity to everyone's work and efforts, and love & care, and that includes of non- Londoners. British made fortunes, as still does today thanks to all the countries and peoples it colonized Stay safe. 😚😷😷

  • @Lefemme2
    @Lefemme2 4 роки тому +6

    The city of London owes you an award for being a wonderful travel ambassador! UK Holiday 2021, Thank You Joolzy

  • @richardweaver9682
    @richardweaver9682 4 роки тому +8

    Southern California here and first time seeing a video of yours. I like the idea of looking at the smaller points of interest in major cities so great idea here! The smaller museums are really interesting and it's fun to see parts of a large city that are not all traffic and crowds.

  • @msrose4051
    @msrose4051 4 роки тому +33

    glad I found this. as an American, its lovely to have a guided tour of London.

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay 4 роки тому

      Im 78 and never been there---except via this transportation. which is the next bst thing

    • @Renxo761
      @Renxo761 42 хвилини тому

      I hope you visit some day ​@@MrDaiseymay

  • @llchapman1234
    @llchapman1234 5 років тому +12

    I always get excited when I see another Joolz Guide video posted. It's really lovely to see how he loves London like an old friend.

  • @davidregan8152
    @davidregan8152 5 років тому +7

    The Best person on youtube for information and history of London, and I thought I knew London!!

  • @kimivogel2092
    @kimivogel2092 5 років тому +15

    I'm looking forward to your videos! You show us such interesting places, things, houses and people. Greetings from Germany

  • @marshhen
    @marshhen 5 років тому +16

    Yay you did Bloomsbury thank you thank you so much Julian. It means so much to me as I cannot travel there myself. What a fantastic channel. I enjoy every video.

  • @joechip733
    @joechip733 5 років тому +20

    Another great video! I'd love to see you creating a video series about London Unis in your channel: their history, famous alumni, facts about their buildings and their previous use, etc. London Unis are part of what makes this city great and I believe it will be very interesting. Cheers!

  • @kdean9537
    @kdean9537 5 років тому +12

    Love and enjoy all your videos, but this one, for some reason, I found very informative and entertaining, you seem to have covered alot! As usual your commentary is really well done! 💖 Thank you Julian...take care!

  • @2Sugarbears
    @2Sugarbears 5 років тому +7

    That was fascinating. That little museum on Mallet Place was a wonder. Thanks so much.

  • @luciatheron1621
    @luciatheron1621 4 роки тому +8

    Do drone on, I love it. Makes me miss London, fabulous city...

  • @oscarrincon7366
    @oscarrincon7366 3 роки тому +2

    I really love the content of this channel, it has also made me improve my listening comprehension. Listening to authentic British people really makes a difference.

  • @andypoopoo16
    @andypoopoo16 5 років тому +3

    Another brilliantly interesting video from the best. I love seeing and hearing about all the little hidden gems of London. Thank you.

  • @Alchemist37
    @Alchemist37 5 років тому +5

    We went to London for the first time last year and the museum circuit in Kensington was the highlight of our trip. Simply incredible. We're going to have to come back and see all these other ones you've shown us today :) THX !

  • @Davysitter
    @Davysitter 5 років тому +25

    Love all your vids and congrats on your new career as Wolverine!

  • @judithbateson6353
    @judithbateson6353 5 років тому +5

    Strewth Joolz, that was one of your best! I'm staying in Bloomsbury this weekend so I'll be rambling round those places. There are so many hidden gems in Bloomsbury, you could do loads of vids there. Thanks shedloads.

  • @Albanwinter
    @Albanwinter 3 роки тому +3

    "Daisy, Daisy give me your answer true..." One of the songs my Grandma taught me. Dang it, now my eyes are leaking. *sigh*.

  • @jillylloyd3527
    @jillylloyd3527 4 роки тому

    So glad I chanced upon this! Fantastic can’t wait to see more of your fabby work x

  • @BritishBriggsy
    @BritishBriggsy 5 років тому +23

    Brilliant as usual so far! Keep it up - Can't wait to visit some of these magnificent museum for myself! :D

  • @kdisley
    @kdisley 4 роки тому +4

    Whenever I hear the song _"Daisy Bell"_ (Harry Dacre, 1892), I always hear it in the 'voice' of the IBM 704...
    The *IBM 704* was a very early example (in 1962) of a computer capable of voice synthesis, and the song _"Daisy Bell"_ was used to demonstrate that it could not only talk, but sing! Present at this demonstration was a science-fiction writer you nay have heard of named *Arthur C. Clarke,* and this marvel of the transistor age stayed with him until he was writing a screenplay for a pretty-successful film with a chap named *Stanley Kubrick.*
    This is why the computer HAL sings _"Daisy Bell"_ in its last moments in the movie *"2001: A Space Odyssey"* when Dave Bowman unplugs his core computer chips - it represents HAL's memory being disassembled to the point where it can only remember the earliest remnants of its programming, the software being built upon the legacy of that powerful IBM 704 computer Clarke had seen demonstrated.
    I believe there are some UA-cam clips of the actual IBM 704 voice synthesis demonstration floating about if you search for them... if anything it actually sounds even more eerie than HAL's "death" in the movie!

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay 4 роки тому +1

      EXCELLENT INFORMATION, THANK YOU.

  • @atbailey
    @atbailey 5 років тому +4

    Raised the bar yet again, my good friend. Excellent work.

  • @ultrakoichi
    @ultrakoichi 5 років тому +6

    Great place to hang around, loved the museums and Georgian buildings!

  • @darladoxstater8528
    @darladoxstater8528 5 років тому +5

    I had the good fortune to meet Douglas Adams in 1982, at the World Science Fiction convention in Chicago.

  • @cannett8966
    @cannett8966 5 років тому +9

    Hi Joolz. Looking good with the chops. C from the little haunted cottage in Ireland 🍀🍀🍀👻👻👻

  • @DoubleDeckerAnton
    @DoubleDeckerAnton 5 років тому +3

    Another extraordinary video on London...!!! 👍🔝
    Fantastic stuff Jules...!!! 😀

  • @eastcoastartist
    @eastcoastartist 4 роки тому +3

    I really want to visit this Egypt museum!!!

  • @golddalekwho5944
    @golddalekwho5944 5 років тому +1

    One of your best IMO.
    Thank you very much ....

  • @Torso
    @Torso 5 років тому +1

    Great video! I used to work in the building just across the street from Tavistock Square...it's a nice part of town!

  • @kathleenhorner9296
    @kathleenhorner9296 4 роки тому +3

    That was maahvelously eccentric tour and you do it so well!!

  • @katerinak4164
    @katerinak4164 5 років тому +2

    Your videos are great! Thank you for taking us to all these interesting places!

  • @VictoriaPichel
    @VictoriaPichel 5 років тому +4

    I enjoyed this very much! Especially considering I walked around that area, going from russell square station to the british museum. Which I couldn't find (took me some time to figure out google maps, haha) so I asked, twice, a couple of policemen on the streets, and none of them knew where the museum was. Interesting. Eventually I found it but I got in from the back entrance. Don't remember going through much security controls. Not even a queue. Oh, 2015, how naive we were... Gorgeous area of London and very informative video! Need to go see that Woburn walk. Looks beautiful! Thanks, Jools! Have a great week.

  • @charlotteclair5183
    @charlotteclair5183 4 роки тому

    Great show! Lovely banter and info, videography wonderful, song lilting: I love it🍀

  • @louisea.sanfacon4323
    @louisea.sanfacon4323 5 років тому +1

    Wonderful video again, very nice walk, great museums, and I love the fact that you use your dady's hat.

  • @str8balla0
    @str8balla0 5 років тому

    My first work experience in high school year 10 was selling paintings in a small gallery on Woburn Walk, Thank you for the nostalgia.

  • @intalinde9645
    @intalinde9645 26 днів тому

    Really fascinating atmosphere....🌞🌞🌞

  • @fabriceduchenne7237
    @fabriceduchenne7237 5 років тому +3

    Thanks ! I'm French & I Love LONDON - U.K

    • @scarletpimpernelagain9124
      @scarletpimpernelagain9124 4 роки тому

      fabrice duchenne I always thought Anglophiles in France were a myth! 😉❤️🌹✌🏻🇬🇧

  • @robertofinali2495
    @robertofinali2495 5 років тому

    Thank you SO much for the guided tour! I am moving to London next month to work at UCL and now, after seeing this video, I am really looking forward to immersing myself in this charming area of London!

  • @ThatOldBiddy
    @ThatOldBiddy 5 років тому +4

    Very much enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing. :D

  • @k.jamescarters9557
    @k.jamescarters9557 4 роки тому

    Great video as always. This is one of my fav areas of London. I would also stick the wellcome collection over by Euston in here too as it’s free and also excellent

  • @cliffevans7661
    @cliffevans7661 4 роки тому

    My family and my self are from the Midlands and love visiting London as often as we can and since finding joolz guides have learnt so much I'm working my way through each video this man should have his own TV series it's compulsive watching

  • @robinjones6999
    @robinjones6999 5 років тому +1

    Another belter mate. Oooo Ive got to get to that museum of moles! etc. All the best and Cheers

  • @elizahughes9399
    @elizahughes9399 4 роки тому

    Julian Im new to your channel. Your positivity and joy in the city you love is keeping my spirits up! Its a glimpse of life as it was before this madness happened. Thank you for this and all your other films, when I feel low I just dip into your tours and its enough to keep me going. x

  • @kathleenbuxton6944
    @kathleenbuxton6944 4 роки тому +1

    I’ve just found you site and want to say thank you for a very entertaining and interesting show ...X

  • @hermionegardener3796
    @hermionegardener3796 9 місяців тому

    omg, the Museum tavern, that was my first pub when I first visited back in 1985! Cheers!

  • @achilliaroberso9366
    @achilliaroberso9366 5 років тому +1

    New subscriber, love historical collection, awesome video, thanks for sharing.

  • @pagla0306
    @pagla0306 5 років тому

    What a wonderful and educating via fun video. Your Pip Pip Tally ho is such a remarkable opening line. Many thanks for presenting many jewels of London. People may living in the area but has no time for this rich history. Thanks Julian. You have ipened my eyes.

  • @timdaugherty5921
    @timdaugherty5921 5 років тому +1

    Love the chops there!!! I will be there in a month!!

  • @1jimmy534
    @1jimmy534 4 роки тому +2

    These videos are so lovely. Especially at the moment when we cannot visit all the fascinating places.

  • @towrnghrybear
    @towrnghrybear 4 роки тому +1

    Enjoyed the View Joolz.....tall, cute, and HAIRY!!! WOOF!

  • @adiemuller9486
    @adiemuller9486 4 роки тому +3

    "Wot the Dickens" is such a great cafe name!

  • @michaelbradym7893
    @michaelbradym7893 5 років тому +3

    Great one again Joolz!

  • @magnumpratchett123
    @magnumpratchett123 5 років тому

    This is fantastic, Thank You.

  • @CherryBerry48
    @CherryBerry48 5 років тому +1

    your vlog tours get fascinating by the moment!!

  • @oldskertonion
    @oldskertonion 5 років тому +3

    Always very interesting passed another 20 mins on!

  • @pepe2000ful
    @pepe2000ful Рік тому

    Absolutely brilliant!!

  • @berylfairchild591
    @berylfairchild591 4 роки тому

    great videos jooles, so interesting,love london ! thanks, beryl

  • @EricaNernie
    @EricaNernie 5 років тому +1

    So enjoyable. Thank you.

  • @pepe2000ful
    @pepe2000ful Рік тому

    Lord have mercy we love you!!! Excellent work!!!

  • @ajl8198
    @ajl8198 4 роки тому

    Thanks you’re awesome!!
    Very enjoyable : )

  • @christinesaxton7340
    @christinesaxton7340 5 років тому

    I discovered these videos by accident really. I was reading about London's water gates and one click leads to another and I saw these. I was born in London, moved away then went back and lived there for about 20 years. I did a couple of the walks, including a Charles Dickens one and visited quite alot of places but I could kick myself now for not appreciating and taking more time to look at the lesser known historical parts of London. Joolz said he had 150 of these videos...so must crack on! They are brilliant by the way!

  • @beckyo489
    @beckyo489 5 років тому +1

    Your on a roll. Keep up the great work.

  • @EliteXtasy
    @EliteXtasy 5 років тому +2

    This was quite an aesthetically-pleasing video.

    • @ryanessex7978
      @ryanessex7978 5 років тому

      Do you mean architecture or the Mutton chops ? Lol.

  • @user-ud7zl2yt3f
    @user-ud7zl2yt3f 7 місяців тому

    Amazing amazing

  • @DJ-mr6um
    @DJ-mr6um Рік тому +1

    I'm praying to get into UCL (I'm a mature student) so I've been unconsciously watching videos about the area. I can't tell you how much I screamed when you started playing Daisy Daisy. ITS A SIGN FROM THE UNIVERSE.
    (my name is Daisy by the way 😅)

  • @cjtramm8
    @cjtramm8 4 роки тому

    I love hearing to just chatting. Beautiful walks

  • @cdamiano100
    @cdamiano100 5 років тому

    What a pleasant surprise. I had lunch and a pint or two at the Museum Tavern last summer while I was in London. Didn’t know of its historical significance until now thanks to you. Thank you for another enjoyable video.

  • @Michaelbos
    @Michaelbos 3 роки тому

    Love watching you. You have a Great personality, you are serious and respectful when you should be and then add humor to other things and at certain times when needed. And love the songs you add.

  • @MissMellyVee
    @MissMellyVee 5 років тому +1

    Wonderful information as per usual, thanks Julian :)

  • @inessamaria2428
    @inessamaria2428 5 років тому +2

    I went to the musem, and then I checked the pub. Best combination ever.

    • @Joolzguides
      @Joolzguides  5 років тому +1

      Great! SOunds like a nice day

  • @pepeferry
    @pepeferry 4 роки тому

    I love your videos, I learn a lot with them and find new place out of the main guides. Regards from Spain

  • @DivnaJDavidovic
    @DivnaJDavidovic 4 роки тому +1

    Great video...I love the song - Daisy !

  • @film22xi
    @film22xi 4 роки тому

    Brilliant as always!

  • @margaretpepper3550
    @margaretpepper3550 3 роки тому

    My friend & I were regular visitors to the Museum Tavern, brilliant pub!!

  • @racheldelgado277
    @racheldelgado277 4 роки тому +1

    So enjoying your videos, and the music too.

  • @qqqqcccc5937
    @qqqqcccc5937 5 років тому +1

    Thanks, I really enjoyed this video.

  • @wandasusanbrown300
    @wandasusanbrown300 Рік тому

    Thk you so much for your videos. I Love your laughs, jokes, songs, and all the info. you share. It has been years since I was all over London. I long to return.

  • @DrBrazell
    @DrBrazell 5 років тому +2

    Another great vid!

  • @johnalex7078
    @johnalex7078 4 роки тому

    Very educational once again Joolz. Picked up alot from that. Cant wait for this horrible period to end and Bloomsbury will be one of the first places I will explore. Thanks

  • @piersmettrick
    @piersmettrick 5 років тому +1

    Hi Joolz Thank you for your Videos, as i can't walk well but would have loved to book a tour with you so your videos give me a great insight into London thanks again

  • @starcrib
    @starcrib 4 роки тому

    really enjoyed your time....thanks for the tour: a bostonian across the pond. !

  • @peteringram7690
    @peteringram7690 5 років тому +2

    A terrific video! Thank you sir. I appreciated the Sherlock Holmes reference, good stuff!

  • @thepearlatelier4256
    @thepearlatelier4256 4 роки тому +1

    oh my gosh incredible, better than any tv programmes. You live and breath this. I hope someday i can get to be as good as you are at what you do via youtube. How lucky i am to stumble into your channel.

  • @Tourist1967
    @Tourist1967 2 роки тому

    Nice. Worked close to Tavistock Square many years ago. Bloomsbury is a lovely part of the city.

  • @CathyBrodie1
    @CathyBrodie1 3 роки тому +1

    Fantastic video, so many gems in this one! Those 2 small museums are definitely going to be on my list to visit when COVID eventually ends. For now, overseas travel is just a faraway dream for we Aussies, sigh.

  • @ShugAveri
    @ShugAveri 4 роки тому +3

    I've been to that pub! good memories!

  • @davidbutler4363
    @davidbutler4363 3 роки тому

    Brilliant thanks 😁👍👏👏👏

  • @TheMDJ2000
    @TheMDJ2000 4 роки тому

    Fascinating video - thanks very much! I wish I had access to something like this the last time I was in London - sadly that was pre-internet...

  • @rlund651
    @rlund651 5 років тому +2

    Another great post

  • @Sue474
    @Sue474 5 років тому

    Lovely to see this area again and a very interesting video, so thank you. I lived in Bourne and Hollingsworth's hostel, Warwickshire House on Gower Street in the early 1970's when I was still in my teens. I would have to be a millionaire to afford to live in Bloomsbury these days.

  • @veldawells2839
    @veldawells2839 4 роки тому

    You're amazingly knowledgeable. Very entertaining and captivating. You'd make a superb presenter, delivering historical London stories. Great advertising for places of great interest. Thank you. Enjoyed.

  • @lionelmerbles9375
    @lionelmerbles9375 8 місяців тому

    Sea Fever! A classic! “The flung spray and the blown spume”

  • @johnbarnes888
    @johnbarnes888 5 років тому

    Nice to see some smaller London museums there to compliment the big ones. It also struck me as to how many open square spaces there are in the City.

  • @maaxpoower9037
    @maaxpoower9037 5 років тому +1

    Excellent, Julian.

  • @steven2212
    @steven2212 4 роки тому +14

    Love London, so much history packed into a relatively small space. You all must work together and rid your great city of the criminals who like to stab and assault.

    • @russelldobbins8893
      @russelldobbins8893 4 роки тому +3

      @@LiftOffLife The London Mayor has no control over policing. Policing in the UK is a Home Office issue, in other words the responsibility of the UK government. You should know this but I guess the truth doesn't suit your agenda.

    • @ramblingrob4693
      @ramblingrob4693 4 роки тому +1

      @@LiftOffLife I agree

    • @ramblingrob4693
      @ramblingrob4693 4 роки тому +1

      @@russelldobbins8893 BS

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 4 роки тому +5

      Russell - tsk tsk. You underestimate the power of the mayor. Sadiq has been absolute horseshit compared to the last few mayors - surely you can see that. If you were correct then Sadiq wouldn't keep making promises. He'd just say 'its not my problem I don't control the police'

    • @plhebel1
      @plhebel1 4 роки тому +2

      history is write,, We'll this land was giving to some Abby from Edward the Confessor,,, Whole smokes, thats going back a few years or centuries,,,, and more than a few!!! Love that kinda stuff.

  • @mariellenerder7863
    @mariellenerder7863 5 років тому

    Oh for sure going there! Another great vid :)

  • @professormike822
    @professormike822 4 роки тому

    Hey we love you across the pond I love your channel and learn a lot appreciate all you do