London's Vauxhall, Nine Elms and the New US Embassy
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- Опубліковано 17 лют 2018
- A Jolly Splendid Walk around Vauxhall and Nine Elms with Joolz
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Joolz Guides goes to find out in this London Walking Tour of Vauxhall.
New American Embassy in Nine Elms
Donald Trump recently said, “The reason I canceled my trip to London is that I am not a big fan of the Obama Administration having sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London for “peanuts,” only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars. Bad deal. Wanted me to cut ribbon-NO!"
The building is surrounded by a moat deep enough to stop a large vehicle while concrete bollards are hidden in hedges. The building itself is encased in 15cm thick bomb proof glass while plastic sails are in place to reduce solar glare.
Nine Elms has for many years been used for industrial purposes, populated by warehouses, scrap yards, garages
Two new London Underground stations to serve the area are also under construction and a pedestrian bridge across the Thames to the north has also been agreed.
There is also a planned Sky Pool in Embassy Gardens so you will be able to swim from one building to another!
Vauxhall Bridge (as seen in Spectre)
Wooden remnants of original bridge 1500 BC
Oldest in situ structure in london
Tyburn and Efra and Thames met here so it was a sacred place and was a spiritual bridge.
Bridge between spiritual and material. God and man.
Link between bridges and the sacred still exists. The pope is called Pontifex Bridge builder.
The new Bridge was built 1811 - first iron bridge across Thames and then rebuilt with bronze statues of women representing Agriculture architecture, pottery Local Government, education Astronomy
Name Vauxhall
King John’s Knight Falkes De Breaute. Acquired land here and built a house called Falkes Hall
1857 - Alex Wilson Vauxhall Car founded in Vauxhall Ironworks
Griffin was Falkes do Breaute family coat of arms
Oval Cricket Ground
Opened in 1845
Used to be like an allotment for the Duchy of Cornwall to grow vegetables and sell them.
Leased it for a cricket ground in 1844
1872 - First England v Scotland Rugby match in England AND first FA cup final between Wanderers and Royal Engineers of Chatham. Wanderers won 1 - 0.
1880 first England v Australia match (WG Grace-152)
1882 - England lost to Aus (first time ever they lost at home)
Journalist wrote obituary in Sporting times.
“In affectionate remembrance of English cricket which died at The Oval 29th August 1882. The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia"
When England played in Australia the Aussies gave us an urn with the ashes of a bail.
Ashes kept in Lords.
Harleyford Road Stretcher Railings
ARP - Air Raid Precautions.
Stretchers made to carry people injured in blitz
600 000 stretcher made out of metal for easy sterilisation in event of gas attack.
Stretcher Railing Society
Spring Gardens
Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens - Opened in 1661
One of London’s finest entertainment venues
Samuel Pepys and Samuel Johnson came here to see fireworks displays, illuminated fountains and concerts.
19th century famous for Balloon ascents
1836 Monck Mason, Charles Green and Robert Holland took off and landed in Germany the next day!
Gardens were so famous - it’s the reason for Russian word for railway.
Russia’s first railways went from St Petersburg to their pleasure gardens at Pavlovsk which were called Vokzal in recognition of these ones in London.
So going to Vokzal became associated with the first ever railways station and they started using the word to refer to any railway station!
Closed in 1859 because - you guessed it- because a haunt for prostitutes.
Vauxhall City Farm also has pigs, geese, chickens and horses.
Opposite is the M.I.6 building as seen in James Bond film SPECTRE where it gets blown up. It is bullet and bomb proof.
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Rough cost of tours? I've clicked around a couple of times on your site. Please just provide per hour if POSSIBLE. Thank you very much you kind sir.
Fun London Guides - Julian McDonnell Films trump was naive abt the location, however the building looks pretty unimpressive for over a billion dollars.
Will definitely arrange something in the next few months.
Just drop me a line and we can figure something out. It all helps with the hit rate for my website (I'm trying to encourage people to go on there. Don't worry, I will reply!)
Well I'm not great at filming and it's still in development. I reckon it will be ok when it's all done and the area was more interesting than I thought. Also battersea is nearby so it's all going to be the up and coming area...but it's certainly not Mayfair!
My wife and I (pensioners) would have loved to take your tours when we were younger but now are working our way through your vids. I think you are the most amazing and entertaining character I have ever come across.
Oh thanks! Please tell the TV companies! I can't believe I'm still struggling along with these youtube videos..I should be on the telly! Glad you enjoy them. They are really to save me doing walks....people can do it from the comfort of their own homes.
I wrote to the BBC saying how good you are and they should put you on TV but they replied saying they do not take programing suggestions from individuals, only program companies. Well at least I tried
That is very kind of you. Who was it exactly you wrote to? Maybe I should write to them directly before they do it without me. I know they will! I never know whom to address!!
I just wrote to the BBC department where you can comment on programsThanks again for your suggestion William.the reply was from.
Kind Regards,Christopher StevensonBBC Enquiries Team
P.S. It’s not possible to reply to this Email.
I don't really know I just went on to their site where you praise/complain about their programs and filled in one of their forms sorry I cannot be more specific.
Your walks and visits are lots of fun! Congratulations, keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing!
These films you make really are very good. I'm amazed that you don't have at least a million subscribers.
After watching this episode I told my Russian colleagues about Vauxhall & they were all amazed because they didn’t know the story!
Fascinating stuff, Julian, as always. I do like the newish modern flats which you aren't so keen on; I'm not so keen on the prices!!! Brunswick House looks beautiful; shame about the backdrop. Very interesting about the stretcher/railings. I don't remember that bridge being so colourful. I once lived not so far from there on Wandsworth Rd, I think it was. Very interesting about the Pleasure Gardens. I now know where the MI6 building is. I loved London for there always being something interesting to look at; so much to see & do, made all the more interesting by your fascinating commentary. Thanks again.
I just came across your vlogs and it brought back memories of my stay in W9 London . I was studying and working from 63-70 and I really loved it . God Bless you . from Malaysia
Great stuff as usual! But you missed a trick, down in Vauxhall there was the old "Kennington Palace" built and occupied by the "Black Prince" , Edward prince of Wales (father of Richard II). I think there is a Black Prince pub around the corner from where the palace used to be and there are a few base remnants of it. There may even be a plaque of some sort ;)
Definately should call it the Borg Cube.
Another video about an area where I used to be a police officer... And still learning about my patrol areas!
I went by the US embassy at Grosvenor Square a few years ago. On the guard building there was a sign saying all that was forbidden such as smoking and photography. There was a pictogram showing one of those round bombs with a fuse on it; the picture had the red circle with a diagonal line through it. So the meaning is, if you have a bomb please do not bring it into the building. I looked at that and laughed my head off. The guards looked suspicious.
Have to say that Donald was spot on.
We are finding that out more and more by the day.
The Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens once had concerts for those attending the place. These werecalled the Promenade Concerts and were later revived by Sir Henry Wood and his Proms are the successors to those earlier concerts.
Fascinating info about the stretchers
Some nerdy facts about Vauxhall : it was originally the Vauxhall Iron Works, based in Vauxhall obviously and then moved to Luton to expand capacity. Until recently, Vauxhall was part of General Motors and made badge engineered Opels (a German brand). Vauxhall and Opel were recently sold to Peugeot. In the USA, there wasn't a direct equivalent of Vauxhall although some of their models were sold as market orientated Chevrolets and Buicks.
Did the now defunct Saturn brand share some Opel designs?
Thanks. Yes, I didn't go into too much detail as I'm no expert and people keep telling me I was wrong anyhoos!
Holden > Opel > Vauxhall > Peugeot > ???
@@rdrake316 Yes, in the later years of the Saturn brand they all turned into Opels.
except for the astra, which was a vauxhall badged as an opel
So glad seeing your channel doing great. Your documentary about the Pitcairn Island is the best.
Well done joolz , you even managed to make Vauxhall interesting .
just came across your video. my wife and i are staying in Vauxhall for a week. Starting next week. we cant wait. its our seconded time in London. Great video
Your videos are amazing !!! Thank you so much to share it with us!
Hi Joolz watching this in 2021 .Interesting to see Harleyford Road as I had friend there in the 80s also the squats in Bonnington Square .My understanding was that ILEA had owned properties in Bonnington Square and went bankrupt hence squatting. Also in those days squatters had first right to buy if they could arrange a mortgage etc. Stunning three storey houses a little tranquil spot so close to the action.
Fascinating about the stretcher fences and I've often wondered vaguely about what the heck the ashes were!.
I love your entertaining and educational content! Thank you so much Joolz from Arabia Felix. Hip Hip Tally-Ho
Fascinating thank you...WW2 stretchers...I've walked past them so many times 🙄
Yes me too and never knew it.
How did he even know that? Not the kind of info one usually runs into.
"Nick's your buddy"
Nice quote from my favorite 80's movie...The Sure Thing
No questions asked, no strings attached..no guilt involved!
Love these clips , very interesting and great cultural knowledge burst 👍🏻
Once again, another fabulous vid. I remain in awe of your editing skills.
Oh thanks. Really I'm more of a presenter but I had to learn editing because no one else will do it.
Amazing fact, that Russian railway Vauxhall thing. Excellent work!
At 9:05 you will see the Vauxhall Tavern pub, In 1970 I and a few work colleagues lodged there when working in London. At that time they used to have a big Drag scene using the huge bar as a stage for all the participants. All the staff were Gay but they made our stay there so welcome and one of the fondest memories of my working time in the UK.
The repurposing of WWII stretchers...now that was a nice tidbit. Something I'll remember...and go looking for!
I would love to spend a week enjoying your knowledge and humor.
All I need is 💰.
If I win Powerball, you are on my bucket list!
Thanks, my dear fellow.
Well said...I agree totally.
“The Sure Thing”
It’s the “Nick” movie quote. With actors John Cusack and Nicollette Sheridan.
Nobody seems to mention it so thought I would. Keep up the great vids.
Cheers!
I like that stretcher fence!
Them stretchers run all the way up Peckham road lol I always point them out to people
Brilliant Video Jules .........................I'm going through your older video's for creative ideas next time i visit London.
Opal cars are now called starburst 😁
I like that! Nice!
In Australia the only "Opal" is the Holden Astra diesel. Totally bloody rubbish car only reliable at having something reliably wrong with it .
You fruit
In Germany Vauxhall cars called Opel
Thomas Strotkamp Opel bought the ruins of Vauxhall but let the name remain in the UK for marketing reasons. Opel is Opel and it’s German.
Another of your precious videos 👏🏻👏🏻
Found it! I was so pleased that you were around Bonnington Square and the Italo. On a warm day it's great to go and sit outside there with a coffee and a good book and just relax. You could have shown the walkway next to the station with all the history plaques that describe the area over different ages, and the homeless thay live under the tracks there.
Ironic that the Ashes are housed at Lords.
Vauxhall in the USA is GM (general motors) and Opel in the rest of europe
That's WAS. GM sold Vauxhall/Opel to PSA (Peugot/Citroen).
It's vauxhall in the UK, opel in the rest of Europe
@@michaelgrace1298 Yes Opel is German originally but taken over by GM as was Vauxhall.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING US🔥🌎🔥
Another great video full of interesting information titbits....nice 1 Joolz 👍👍👏👏
Thanks..one of my favourites this one.
Thanks, Julian! I really enjoyed watching this. Full of fascinating facts with some funny tidbits thrown in that made me smile.
Thanks...yes...it's all a bit of fun. The thumbnail was just playing around.
Great information and down to earth comments!
Yay!! I’m so happy. Vauxhall is my favourite place in London. Did you go to the other side of St George’s Wharf, near the Thames Clipper? Those buildings are meant to look like ships. They’re still ugly, but not without purpose. Thanks for taking your amazing work where the POTUS fears to tread.
Also, for anyone thinking of visiting Vauxhall, there are a number of art galleries (including Damian Hirst’s), the Beefeater gin factory, the gorgeous houses on Courtney St & a number of great pubs and the gorgeous Tea House Theatre.
Oh...well maybe you should come and help show me around next time.. I guess there was too much for one video.
The video was fantastic!! Perfect the way it is. Very informative and full of great information.
I've posted it to Facebook and showed all of my work colleagues (I work near the farm).
slime bag
Nice glimpse of the Vauxhall Tavern.
Didn't have time to go in....would have been good I agree
The large modern building behind Brunswick House is what makes it look so cool!
Neat thing about the stretchers.
It's my favourite part.
Massive amount of building around Vauxhall now, mostly high rise. There are still nice parts. Fentiman Road had big houses close enough to the House of Commons to suit MPs. South Lambeth Road has a big Portuguese community and decent Portuguese restaurants.
Lovely video again and loved the Blackadder bits slipped in
I do it on purpose to see if anyone notices!!
Loved the video... Opel isn't Vauxhall in the US, Opel is European (and some other odd bits of the world and really Vauxhall are UK badged Opels) in the US the cars we know in the UK as Vauxhall's were badged as Saturn's for a time currently they appear as Buicks.
I'll shut up now
Oh! Ok...well....I didn't actually know...I blame my friend, Nick!
Other than the Vauxhalls that were Holdens (when General Motors used to build cars in Australia).
They used to be Vauxhall in South Africa till about 1975, then for a time we could buy Vauxhall or Opel, now it is only Opel.
Holden is now owned by Opel/Vauxhall, GM quietly sold Holden when they closed Holden's last assembly plant. And why did GM change the name? Probably to distance themselves from the English for some reason!
Finally a bit of south content! The only part of south that'd been properly covered till now was Greenwich, albeit interesting, is low hanging fruit! Nice to see something a bit different. Great work Jules
I did also briefly go to the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill! But yes...more is needed.
great post
Coming to see ya Joolz..gonna go on the piss..i'm buying dude..c ya soon..Love from old Ireland!
Where would we be without Joolz ?
I just found your site today/ you are so very well informed/ great videos.
However did you gain so much knowledge and where did you go to school/ Eaton/ Cambridge?
Will look for more.
I think Highgate . He refers to John Betjeman as a former pupil of the school he went to in another vid.
Watching in Dec 2020! lol
Merry Christmas to all!
Hi Julian. The new embassy is atrocious. I had no idea that the old embassy had been sold, and I cannot believe that the American people were not told. I remember how proud that I was of the "old" embassy when I first saw it in 1982. Now, our embassy looks like a stereo speaker. It's ugly now and will only get uglier as time goes on. I am with Prince Charles on modern architecture..."a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much loved and elegant friend".
I'm torn on the embassy. I quite enjoyed my day out in the area..It feel industrial and new but also has some nice parts. Maybe once the cranes have gone it will be better!
@@Joolzguides I think it looks great as piece of functional architecture. Wait until the development of Nine Elms is complete, and it will fit in perfectly.
Great video.Thank you!
Oh thanks! Yes, it's actually one of my favourites and has nothing to do with politics despite the thumbnail!
Great videos ...very informative. Will try to avail your services when next in London. Kudos Sir..
Cheers Ali!
Vauxhall tower look great.
I was there! I went especially to see the stretcher fences!! I wish I was rich and could have bought one back to Canada with me and hang on my wall.
Lovely shot of the pony watering the petunias.
I'm a child really.
Couple of other farms in Central London when I was a kid were stepping stones farm in Stepney and mud chute farm on Isle of dogs
Wonderful to see a new video Joolz. Did they leave the Eisenhower and Churchill statues in place on the grounds of the old embassy? If they are on offer would look great in my garden! Cheerio!
I don't think they've moved yet so they should still be there....with Reagan too I believe
Well Sir Julian, another excellent video, my parents move into a brand new tower block, just up the road in Tyers St, in 67, indoor bath, etc, yes, it had all the mod cons. Hahaha....I go back occasionally, to see family, but looks so different these days.
Love the Sure Thing reference. Excellent film
Yet another great Vid Jools
Thank you Ben....I'm getting there! Been ill this week though....so a bit behind.
i really like your guiding youtubes
Amazing! In fact, "Boksal" is one of the few words I dimly remember from my attempts to learn Russian. But I've never have made any connection to Vauxhall.
So you owe these beautiful fences to the Blitz! Don't be so angry with the Huns! :-D
Hi jools, are you going to go back to nine elms to what they have done now. Also Bridgestone have featured Vauxhall pressure gardens, as well as other bits. You will get loads of hits if you do a Bridgestone filming tour of london love your films....
Very interesting. I work for Royal mail and we had a depot right opposite the new US embassy and i have seen it being built from the scratch. Before that there was a Bentley showroom.
Vauxhall Motor was the sister company to General motors in the usa .Opel is the German part of the Company and had the big stay in the whole company and when i work in GM Vauxhall motors in Ellesmere port ( On Wirral Not The Wirral as outsiders would say ) you knew when there was a important meeting between the company's They would always play Layla by Eric & the Dominoes..
Yes, I do remember the ocnstruction site and still have my keys here.
Excellent Jules
Thanks you Barbara :)
Top work again.
Cheers...one of my favourites this.
You're in my manor! I always thought ARP meant Air Raid Patrol.
Yank here - OK most of the people here in the US would NEVER have put that...um... building up in your town. Sure we can be mean, but I think the arse that drew up the plans for THAT had an ancestor we musa screwed with pretty hard!
@mhffc Yeah sorry about that, but hey you stuck us with the word "soccer" and the imperial units.....
Your a lovely man Joolz
I will steal the term "brave new matrix" for my own personal and business use thank you.
Another mega video Jules 😀👌
There he is...Thanks Anton.
Wow! At last I've learnt the right answer to the question I was asked in the Russian Literature competition in my 7th year (there was no wiki and youtube at that time). Pushkin used the word Vauxhall (voksal) in some of his works. Thanks for your videos!
Oh thanks! Are you Russian? I was worried that I might have been wrong but I think it's true!
You are really good at that. I am absolutely sure that your show is going to be a huge success. Well, I am such a fan. Those millions of foreigners who is polishing their English probably still don't know about your channel. I am Russian.
Thanks. Well that's great. Are you living in London? Don't forget to tell your friends!
I definitely will. I live in Russia. This summer I am going to London if I get visa. So, I'll get in touch with you after having done the red tape to book a walk tour with you.
Oh great! See you then I hope!
you know it's a good video when it finishes and you think: "what? over already!? I was just settling in! more! more!"
Thank goodness you have so many videos up Joolz! :D
Thanks, yes...do you think I need to change the thumbnail or is it ok?
@@Joolzguides well, with almost 20K views so far the thumbnail seems to be working well :) I clicked for the Vauxhall / Nine Elms history and not for the Trump aspect (and to be honest I wasnt entirely sure this video would be for me because I thought it would be more Trumpy than it was! but I'm glad I gave it a go anyway coz it was great!) but maybe you'll capture the attention of a new crowd that's interested in Trump with trying different thumbnails & video naming angles like this, so I think it's potentially a clever move - always good to experiment :)
On the other side of the Cricket ground is the Beefeater Gin Distillery well worth a visit, also I understand it was George W who deceided on the move to Vauxhall.
Aww! I was so disappointed you didn't stop by a pub for a pint, specially at the end. what you're on the wagon?! 👌😉❤🇵🇷🇺🇸
I understood that the old embassy was in fact leased, they moved because they could not buy the freehold. Not sure how true this is however!
Another great video! I like you sense of humor :) - it's typical English
Thanks. Yes, I'm not a very serious person.
Nine Elms is northwest Battersea, not Vauxhall. The tallest building there stands as the border between Battersea and Vauxhall.
A Duchy is the estate of a Duke. The Prince of Wales happens to also be Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay.
@Nunovia Gottdamnedbizzness my guess is duchesses would have been subordinate to dukes back in olden times and no one is allowed to be superior to a monarch. I'm no scholar, so that may be entirely wrong but it seems plausible.
the main hub for Royal Mail was at nine elms . it was leased from the U S . lease was was not granted a renewal . the main hub had to close .
1:35 "Orwellian Bruv" lol
Could you tell me where was the HMSO (Her Majesty Stationery Office) located at nine elms? I used to work there in the 90´s but I cant find the building anymore!
I like the look of St. Georges Wharf
Yes, a few other people have said that too. I guess it's a matter of taste. I bet it's costs a fortune though.
I used tô work at the HMSO located at nine elms..I wonder if that place still exists...
Love how you just casually throw out some Latin. Impressive. 😀
Thanks. Well...."semel in anno licet insanire" after all.
There is a little B and B in Bennington sq a little gem
did you see the guy climbing over railing on roof @ 1:53 ! haha
Good video
I'm actually planning a little walking tour later this year when I visit London again, starting from Victoria station down Vauxhall bridge road, across Vauxhall bridge, up the south bank then cross back over Westminster bridge to Buckingham palace, down Buckingham palace road back to Victoria station. Feasible?
Yes, I think that would take a good afternoon... Maybe 3 or 4 hours if you stop in the odd cafe!
Thought you wete drifting into politics there....but phew, - one corner of utube still safe
Ha ha!! Yes, a cunning ploy to lure in viewers. Everyone else does it after all! I don't know enough about it to voice strong opinions.
Terry Berry Make UA-cam comments great again!
...I'll show myself out
Don’t know enough about it? Don’t let it stop you...no one else does either and yet they have strong opinions anyway...its the Internet, right...😂
A common Category Error. Trump isn’t politics. He’s surrealist black comedy, like Kafka’s Metamorphosis. Only this time, Americans (like me) woke up the morning after the 2016 election to discover they’d elected a giant orange cockroach as their next President.
You are right, those new buildings are awful looking. And the green one! Ouch!!