I live in London, and also enjoy exploring the capital. On weekends I chose a route and walk for hours. For example, yesterday I walked from Barking and Epping forest, passing Woodford and Laughton. I had no idea that Woodford and Laughton were such affluent areas and so many beautiful buildings there. I have been living here for 20 years and still love this city. :)
I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your work. London is so dear to my heart, which is odd since I have never been outside of the US in my life. Being able to see the wonderful minutiae that I read of talked about by such an amazing guide is a real treat.
Its sad the contrast between the lovely old medieval, georgian, and victorian buildings, and the horrible rubbish they build now, not just in London, but everywhere. Good video Joolz.
Joolz, you could make a fortune by creating a guide book of the different areas of London. Joolz tours castles, Joolz tours the quirkies, Joolz tours Pubs (best seller no doubt), the possibilities are endless. Either way, another wonderful walk, I'm exhausted, time for a pint, cheers.
Joolz Guides - London History Walks - Travel Films count me in for the first 5 copies! 1 for me and 4 as gifts for those I love the most! lol Only the discerning purchaser of fine goods will appreciate the time and effort that goes into each and every Joolz Guides book. I should think pubs would be at least a 5 volume set consisting of North, South, East, West and Central London. Of course you’ll have to make some special editions such as Christmas time pubs, Summertime pubs, Guy Fawkes pubs to visit before being hung (or is it hanged lol), Henry VIII’s pubs to lose your head over, Pubs for revolting peasants (cheapest pints in town), Penny Farthing pubs where you get a shot of whisky with each pint, Harry Potters pubs otherwise known as Wine for Wizards. I could probably think of a hundred at least lol. Me thinks I see a pattern emerging lol Cheers mate.
@@Joolzguides hello there is a guy called rick steves who does a lovely tours of europe show on PBS in america maybe you have heard of him he also sells guide books and does tours and he makes loads of money ! he is a good role model for you keep up the excellent tour shows love em
The reason the metropolitan tunnels look so grand, they were built to great western broad gauge and are the widest tunnels on the underground, I drove trains on the met for, 34 years.
I worked for a couple of years in the early 80’s further up Farringdon Rd. Near Mt. Pleasant, opposite Exmouth Market ... The Penny Black Pub & Clark’s Pie & Mash were regular haunts ... along with a Pub on Clerkenwell Green, the name escapes me but it was a Chiswick Brewery/Fuller’s Pub ... sold the best pint of London Pride going ! It was near the FreeMason’s Temple, which I think there was a shot of in the video. These videos bring back some great memories ... I was born in Victoria Park, Hackney and worked in London until 1990 when I left the UK. Great to show these videos to my kids ! Keep ‘em coming me ol’ China !
Thank you so much for doing these tours. I can't travel at this time in my life. You give me a little taste of Britain from the comfort of my own home. ❤️
Your videos make me long for getting back to London. Really enjoy all of the quirky historical aspects that you have to share. Well done! I'll have to wander through this area next time I'm in the city as I really enjoy exploring away from the traditional tourist areas.
Joolz, another great video! Spent many weeks in the vicinity in the 80s at a meat training college linked to the market. Years before that, my grandad worked there as a meat porter. Keep up the good work.
This was great, really enjoyed it. Always nice to see a video from you! 💖😊 Nice mention of Geoff Marshall...I'm currently enjoying All The Stations Ireland with Geoff & Vicki! ...hope you had a wonderful day! take care!
You always make me Smile Living the Life I wish I would have lead. Outstanding Young man I'll just dream of the things you see everyday. Thank Tou, Randy
The first trains in the 'cut and cover' tunnels used the GWR broad gauge steam locomotives. That's why the tunnel between Paddington and Farringdon is much larger then others. And again, a splendid video. Amazing how much there is to see in areas that I thought I was quite familiar with.
I love this a nd all of the other videos where his sister is on them . They always seem to have great banter . Hopefully she'll be in future videos and make one or two herself .
Love this. Was born in St Bartholomew’s hospital in the 70s and lived in Clerkenwell until the early 90s lovely to revisit and learn some new history. Great video.
Nice nostalgia. I went to college at the Central School on Southampton Row and there were several technicians there, all cockneys. I believe they had worked in Clerkenwell and further to the East when there were factories there. I liked the fact that it was a Dickens area so I felt like a David Copperfield, an outsider trying to make it in London.
Hi, when i was a young chap i used to work in that building with the To let sign (1:56) about 30 years ago, was having a cup of tea and saw from my window a man in a pin stripe suit and a bowler hat (Not You) acting suspiciously by a litter bin calmly he slipped a neat brown package into it, so i told my workmate and before i knew it the area was cordoned off and the bomb squad was there, they retrieved the package and found out it was a pile of filthy magazines !, Take care, keep up the videos.
Miss Islington and clerkenwell. Smithfield at night, with the lights, was immense. Exmouth Market and myddelton Square are really pretty and interesting too👌
after binge watching some of your vids I find it quite good that you repeat some stuff so the whole load is easier to remember :) thanks anyway. finally a channel worth binge watching again :)
Lovely stuff. The first time I was in the Fox and Anchor was when I was working for Xerox (office in New Oxford Street) in the mid-80's and those of us who attained our annual sales target were given a day off and expenses to have a 24-hour drinking and eating session - starting and finishing with breakfast at The F&A.
Watched about 7 of your history walk videos today, great stuff and so so interesting. You pass quite a few of my old work places in your videos, never knew King James IV head was under my Gresham Street workplace...Gotta love Londons rich rich history.
Sometimes feel like I'm walking with you through London of old, jack the ripper, Dickens, typhoid Mary, cut throats, press gangs, and other such niceties. Lovely jubbly,
Tally Ho! Very interesting video. There was many fine locations for photo sessions. I like to take pictures about old and architectual bildings, so your videos are nice tool to plan next journey to London. One of my favourite cities.
The curving ramps lead down to the now-disused underground railway goods depots. After these closed, they were used as car parks. These goods depots were not part of Farringdon Station or ever used by passengers. These depots were owned by separate private railway companies. They were each connected by rail to the Metropolitan Widened Lines, a double track which ran from Kings Cross via Farringdon to Moorgate, alongside the existing Metropolitan and Circle lines. The Widened Lines connected to the West to the Great Northern Railway ( by tunnels under Kings Cross Station), the Midland Railway ( by tunnels under St. Pancras ) and the Great Western Railway ( beside Paddington ) and also to the South, by a sharp curved tunnel to the London Chatham and Dover Railway running up from Blackfriars, so a surprising amount of freight, mainly cattle, fish and poultry, was brought by train directly into the underground Smithfield Depots from all over England. Cattle were brought into the depots on steam-hauled freight trains, unloaded, and driven up the ramps for sale in Smithfield Market. The Farringdon to Kings Cross section of the Widened Lines remains as part of the busy Thameslink route. Joolz video is now five years old and yes Smithfield Market did close and was relocated to Dagenham but the listed building is not only being retained and renovated but is being converted into a new and much larger location for the Museum of London, formerly at London Wall, which will open in 2026 and which I think will be fabulous ( and I hope the nearby pubs will still open very early...).
I’m just working my way through your walks which I am enjoying immensely. I really liked your Clerkenwell walk but was surprised that while standing outside The Three Kings pub you didn’t mention St James Church opposite with its long history.
Joolz your vlogs brighten my day. I don't watch telly. I watch brilliant u tube vlogs for my evenings entertainment. Recommendation to watch a great chap in Manchester called Martin zero who explores Manchester's industrial past. Notably the lost rivers of Manchester the Medlock & Tib. Keep safe and carry on.
I'm new two this channel.. but would like two say is bloody brilliant .. I'm enjoying your content very very much .. please keep your hard work time and patience going
Joolz Guides - London History Walks - Travel Films count me in for the first 5 copies! 1 for me and 4 as gifts for those I love the most! lol Only the discerning purchaser of fine goods will appreciate the time and effort that goes into each and every Joolz Guides book. I should think pubs would be at least a 5 volume set consisting of North, South, East, West and Central London. Of course you’ll have to make some special editions such as Christmas time pubs, Summertime pubs, Guy Fawkes pubs to visit before being hung (or is it hanged lol), Henry VIII’s pubs to lose your head over, Pubs for revolting peasants (cheapest pints in town), Penny Farthing pubs where you get a shot of whisky with each pint, Harry Potters pubs otherwise known as Wine for Wizards. I could probably think of a hundred at least lol. Me thinks I see a pattern emerging lol Cheers mate
The river fleet became part of the sewer network that was made by bazaljet (probably spelt wrong)to carry effluent away from the city and River Thames to the sea some parts of it can still be seen apparently
BOWLOCKS...….nice one Joolz , however as an ex Chingford boy living in Missouri , what about some Epping forest , Chingford , river Lea ditties. Of course Bowlocks .
I spent many enjoyable nights at Turnmills in Farringdon, Trade on Saturdays, ff on Sundays, back in the 90's. I took my first E at Turnsmills (ff) in November '94 and never looked back. Was there ever such a club as Turnmills? Was there ever such a time as the 90's?
Enjoyed this jaunt. I'm sure most of your subscribers don't mind if you give info on a place in more than one video. We might have forgotten and most historical places deserve more than one mention. Well done as usual.
I used to go to Smithfield and have a steak breakfast - with a pint of beer at 7am in the 80's! Perfect.
This man should have his own tv show! Another excellent video Joolz old chap.
He has, you're watching it!
after reading English literature and history for 50yrs here in the usa you really make it come alive with your tours thanks sooo much
Lordy, thanks for the trip down memory lane. Enjoy
I live in London, and also enjoy exploring the capital. On weekends I chose a route and walk for hours. For example, yesterday I walked from Barking and Epping forest, passing Woodford and Laughton. I had no idea that Woodford and Laughton were such affluent areas and so many beautiful buildings there. I have been living here for 20 years and still love this city. :)
I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your work. London is so dear to my heart, which is odd since I have never been outside of the US in my life. Being able to see the wonderful minutiae that I read of talked about by such an amazing guide is a real treat.
Its sad the contrast between the lovely old medieval, georgian, and victorian buildings, and the horrible rubbish they build now, not just in London, but everywhere. Good video Joolz.
Vary...good...spek.....gebeg. ....wll....ead...koatar...fere....wite...cana ..
That's we did in the '70's.....
(love 'em.)
My family owned an Edwardian semi in West London that had NINE fireplaces.. it was magnificent!
@Seamus O'Dork He’s referring to the architecture, idiot!
My old neighborhood, I lived in Grays Inn Building / Rosebury Ave. / Holborn / EC 1 in the mid 1980's ... what a great time (I was 24/25) it was.
Brilliant as always. Best London guide videos out there.
Thank you Julian for taking us to a world we've never known with your wonderfully cheerful personality.
I wish I had a good man like you.
Joolz, you could make a fortune by creating a guide book of the different areas of London.
Joolz tours castles, Joolz tours the quirkies, Joolz tours Pubs (best seller no doubt), the possibilities are endless.
Either way, another wonderful walk, I'm exhausted, time for a pint, cheers.
Yes, this is indeed an area that requires about 5 films. I'll keep hassling my publishing friend in the meantime!
Joolz Guides - London History Walks - Travel Films count me in for the first 5 copies! 1 for me and 4 as gifts for those I love the most! lol
Only the discerning purchaser of fine goods will appreciate the time and effort that goes into each and every Joolz Guides book. I should think pubs would be at least a 5 volume set consisting of North, South, East, West and Central London. Of course you’ll have to make some special editions such as Christmas time pubs, Summertime pubs, Guy Fawkes pubs to visit before being hung (or is it hanged lol), Henry VIII’s pubs to lose your head over, Pubs for revolting peasants (cheapest pints in town), Penny Farthing pubs where you get a shot of whisky with each pint, Harry Potters pubs otherwise known as Wine for Wizards. I could probably think of a hundred at least lol. Me thinks I see a pattern emerging lol
Cheers mate.
@@Joolzguides hello there is a guy called rick steves who does a lovely tours of europe show on PBS in america maybe you have heard of him he also sells guide books and does tours and he makes loads of money ! he is a good role model for you keep up the excellent tour shows love em
Joolz tours pubs 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The reason the metropolitan tunnels look so grand, they were built to great western broad gauge and are the widest tunnels on the underground, I drove trains on the met for, 34 years.
I worked for a couple of years in the early 80’s further up Farringdon Rd. Near Mt. Pleasant, opposite Exmouth Market ... The Penny Black Pub & Clark’s Pie & Mash were regular haunts ... along with a Pub on Clerkenwell Green, the name escapes me but it was a Chiswick Brewery/Fuller’s Pub ... sold the best pint of London Pride going ! It was near the FreeMason’s Temple, which I think there was a shot of in the video.
These videos bring back some great memories ... I was born in Victoria Park, Hackney and worked in London until 1990 when I left the UK.
Great to show these videos to my kids ! Keep ‘em coming me ol’ China !
Wonderful content, wonderful editing. I love all the still frames you incorporate into these vids. They really enrich the presentation. Well done!
Dan Bennett I agree! But gruesome still frames on this video, omg the way we were, unbelievable.
The architecture in this part of London is just beautiful. 😊
These videoes never fail to brighten up my day :) am actually going to the William Wallace plaque in May :)
Great memories. Thanks for showing us Smithfield Market in its final years as a meat market.
Thank you so much for doing these tours. I can't travel at this time in my life. You give me a little taste of Britain from the comfort of my own home. ❤️
That’s what I love about London so much history and interesting things to see👍👍
I know it’s a good Sunday if there’s a new Joolz London Guide video. 🎩
Blooming interesting as always, Joolz. Cheers.
Your videos make me long for getting back to London. Really enjoy all of the quirky historical aspects that you have to share. Well done! I'll have to wander through this area next time I'm in the city as I really enjoy exploring away from the traditional tourist areas.
Joolz, another great video! Spent many weeks in the vicinity in the 80s at a meat training college linked to the market. Years before that, my grandad worked there as a meat porter. Keep up the good work.
This was great, really enjoyed it. Always nice to see a video from you! 💖😊 Nice mention of Geoff Marshall...I'm currently enjoying All The Stations Ireland with Geoff & Vicki! ...hope you had a wonderful day! take care!
Great upload. I will have to check out the rest of your videos.
in the words of the well renowned academic jim bowen super smashing great love these videos
Let's have a look at what you could have won...
It's great to have you back this Sunday morning.
You always make me Smile
Living the Life I wish I would have lead. Outstanding Young man
I'll just dream of the things you see everyday. Thank Tou, Randy
The first trains in the 'cut and cover' tunnels used the GWR broad gauge steam locomotives. That's why the tunnel between Paddington and Farringdon is much larger then others.
And again, a splendid video. Amazing how much there is to see in areas that I thought I was quite familiar with.
As always another great video. I look so forward to your videos and learn so much about England from them. Keep up the great work Joolz.
Another great glimpse of what is just waiting to be discovered
I love this a nd all of the other videos where his sister is on them .
They always seem to have great banter .
Hopefully she'll be in future videos and make one or two herself .
This guy is great...I have watched a couple of dozen of his posts & now I want to go to London!!
Watching all videos again during staying home during corona era. God bless u Joolz. Live long and prosperous.
Love this. Was born in St Bartholomew’s hospital in the 70s and lived in Clerkenwell until the early 90s lovely to revisit and learn some new history. Great video.
Splendid vids. Each is a masterpiece. Love you to bits!!!!🇺🇸
Thanks for another interesting tour of part of London, have yourself a great week-Cheers, Dan!
I remember when you walked me through the Market there!!! Love the history there. Thanks for the info!!
Back in 74' I live in Chelsea court at 305 cranley gardens and London to is me favorite city. Managed alot of pints in me day.Great tour.
Nice nostalgia. I went to college at the Central School on Southampton Row and there were several technicians there, all cockneys. I believe they had worked in Clerkenwell and further to the East when there were factories there. I liked the fact that it was a Dickens area so I felt like a David Copperfield, an outsider trying to make it in London.
i love this video because I am very interested in everything about london.
Thanks for the tour. I had a nice stay at The Rookery last year in the neighborhood last year.
Keep doing your thing...makes me miss london
Great video as usual! I had a tour with Joolz last April and it was awesome
Hi, when i was a young chap i used to work in that building with the To let sign (1:56) about 30 years ago, was having a cup of tea and saw from my window a man in a pin stripe suit and a bowler hat (Not You) acting suspiciously by a litter bin calmly he slipped a neat brown package into it, so i told my workmate and before i knew it the area was cordoned off and the bomb squad was there, they retrieved the package and found out it was a pile of filthy magazines !, Take care, keep up the videos.
Sounds like it could well have been me in that case!!!
Miss Islington and clerkenwell. Smithfield at night, with the lights, was immense. Exmouth Market and myddelton Square are really pretty and interesting too👌
Well's Butchers! What a legend! Bee buying from him for years!
Was in London in 2017...it was so overwhelming, but definitely want to return! probably 2022!!
after binge watching some of your vids I find it quite good that you repeat some stuff so the whole load is easier to remember :) thanks anyway. finally a channel worth binge watching again :)
Just love your videos, fantastic 😂love the music and your HAT💚
You are amazing person love watching your videos currying on your amazing work x
Lovely stuff. The first time I was in the Fox and Anchor was when I was working for Xerox (office in New Oxford Street) in the mid-80's and those of us who attained our annual sales target were given a day off and expenses to have a 24-hour drinking and eating session - starting and finishing with breakfast at The F&A.
Thank you Joolz! That was brilliant!
Watched about 7 of your history walk videos today, great stuff and so so interesting. You pass quite a few of my old work places in your videos, never knew King James IV head was under my Gresham Street workplace...Gotta love Londons rich rich history.
Another fantastic video thank you Joolz 👍
Another well made informative video from the best London travel guide. Keep up the splendid work.
Love the music very much. Mr. Carradine I think.
Thanks for the nice "walk" and good luck with making more of these!
Tip Top as always Sir....a fine job 🎩🎩
Thanks Jools, great video again🤗
Very enjoyable and interesting - now off to google maps for a walk round there myself.
I was born in Bart's and brought up in the area. Still live there. I love the area and would never move
Sometimes feel like I'm walking with you through London of old, jack the ripper, Dickens, typhoid Mary, cut throats, press gangs, and other such niceties. Lovely jubbly,
Your a legend Joolz even in Australia 🇦🇺
Couple of times I had a pint at around 8 am at Fox&Anchor. Sweet memories ))
Cheers love all the videos wonderful thanks to u and ur sister
Hello Joolz Guides. I really loved it when you start with " Hip hip Tally Ho " it is jolly good. Excellent 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
Fantastic walks,in this one expected to see Wilton’s music hall...perhaps featured in another one of your video’s!
Very nice video I enjoyed this. It's all near my office Mount Pleasant.
Nice “Withnail & I” quote Jools. Top work again mate.
Tally Ho! Very interesting video. There was many fine locations for photo sessions. I like to take pictures about old and architectual bildings, so your videos are nice tool to plan next journey to London. One of my favourite cities.
I am staying in Clerkenwell in October. I have ancestors who were baptized at St. James and came to Jamestown in 1618!
You're star Jools - keep it up.
I have watch several of your videos and I am very impressed with them and now I am new subscriber. Thanks for the great work.
The curving ramps lead down to the now-disused underground railway goods depots. After these closed, they were used as car parks. These goods depots were not part of Farringdon Station or ever used by passengers.
These depots were owned by separate private railway companies. They were each connected by rail to the Metropolitan Widened Lines, a double track which ran from Kings Cross via Farringdon to Moorgate, alongside the existing Metropolitan and Circle lines. The Widened Lines connected to the West to the Great Northern Railway ( by tunnels under Kings Cross Station), the Midland Railway ( by tunnels under St. Pancras ) and the Great Western Railway ( beside Paddington ) and also to the South, by a sharp curved tunnel to the London Chatham and Dover Railway running up from Blackfriars, so a surprising amount of freight, mainly cattle, fish and poultry, was brought by train directly into the underground Smithfield Depots from all over England.
Cattle were brought into the depots on steam-hauled freight trains, unloaded, and driven up the ramps for sale in Smithfield Market.
The Farringdon to Kings Cross section of the Widened Lines remains as part of the busy Thameslink route.
Joolz video is now five years old and yes Smithfield Market did close and was relocated to Dagenham but the listed building is not only being retained and renovated but is being converted into a new and much larger location for the Museum of London, formerly at London Wall, which will open in 2026 and which I think will be fabulous ( and I hope the nearby pubs will still open very early...).
I’m just working my way through your walks which I am enjoying immensely. I really liked your Clerkenwell walk but was surprised that while standing outside The Three Kings pub you didn’t mention St James Church opposite with its long history.
so, THAT'S the St John ambulance you get when calling from the TARDIS! Good. A great video!
Joolz your vlogs brighten my day.
I don't watch telly.
I watch brilliant u tube vlogs for my evenings entertainment.
Recommendation to watch a great chap in Manchester called Martin zero who explores Manchester's industrial past.
Notably the lost rivers of Manchester the Medlock & Tib.
Keep safe and carry on.
Thankyou for another Uncle Monty quote!
Another quality video! thank you for this jewel! 💎❤
I'm new two this channel.. but would like two say is bloody brilliant .. I'm enjoying your content very very much .. please keep your hard work time and patience going
Joolz Guides - London History Walks - Travel Films count me in for the first 5 copies! 1 for me and 4 as gifts for those I love the most! lol
Only the discerning purchaser of fine goods will appreciate the time and effort that goes into each and every Joolz Guides book. I should think pubs would be at least a 5 volume set consisting of North, South, East, West and Central London. Of course you’ll have to make some special editions such as Christmas time pubs, Summertime pubs, Guy Fawkes pubs to visit before being hung (or is it hanged lol), Henry VIII’s pubs to lose your head over, Pubs for revolting peasants (cheapest pints in town), Penny Farthing pubs where you get a shot of whisky with each pint, Harry Potters pubs otherwise known as Wine for Wizards. I could probably think of a hundred at least lol. Me thinks I see a pattern emerging lol
Cheers mate
I love these, I wish there were more maps to see what part of London we're in
The river fleet became part of the sewer network that was made by bazaljet (probably spelt wrong)to carry effluent away from the city and River Thames to the sea some parts of it can still be seen apparently
I 've really enjoyed all your videos of London ❤️
BOWLOCKS...….nice one Joolz , however as an ex Chingford boy living in Missouri , what about some Epping forest , Chingford , river Lea ditties. Of course Bowlocks .
I spent many enjoyable nights at Turnmills in Farringdon, Trade on Saturdays, ff on Sundays, back in the 90's. I took my first E at Turnsmills (ff) in November '94 and never looked back. Was there ever such a club as Turnmills? Was there ever such a time as the 90's?
lol do you remember Nick Green the Turnmills dealer.?? I first went to Turnmills in 94 as well
You do well with your choice of cameraman; Simon must be a great asset to you.
Fantastic as usual Joolz fun and informative they must be misery guts who thumbed it down lighten up
Oh, did they do it again? I have an "anti-fan" who seems to give me a thumbs down as soon as I upload anything.
Enjoyed this jaunt. I'm sure most of your subscribers don't mind if you give info on a place in more than one video. We might have forgotten and most historical places deserve more than one mention. Well done as usual.
Love your vids! what is the music hall excerpts? they're fabulous....
Joolz making my virus shutdown better 🙏🎉😜watching your wonderful sights in a wonderful city
I usually watch your old videos while eating. Sat down just now with my food to see a fresh new Joolz Guide video. What could be better?
I love this part of London
My Ancestor John George Greig was a Merchantile Clerk born 1846 in Clerkenwell. His father also John G. was a Bookbinder :)
Another fine video good Sir.
It appears to be much warmer than when Beth and I were there! :-) Hope to be back soon!
Fascinating. I live in this area. 😊👍🏻
A great guide on Clerkenwell!
I really enjoy your videos. I think they're wonderful :-)