London's Street of Stories & Myths (4K)
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- Опубліковано 26 гру 2021
- Fleet Street walking tour - one of the most famous streets in London. This continues the series on the Churches of the City of London. Thanks to my supporters on Patreon / johnrogers
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Our walk starts in Clement's Lane passing through the grounds of the London School of Economics and behind the Royal Courts of Justice. We then visit St Clement Danes Church and look for the medieval holy well. After looking at the statue of Samuel Johnson we go to Temple Bar the ancient western gate of the City of London. From here we visit St Dunstan-in-the-West with its statues of Gog and Magog and recount of the story of Brutus of Troy, Albina founding Britain and Corineus defeating the giant Gogmagog in Battle leading to Brutus becoming the first king of Britain and founding London. We also talk about the 14th Century statues of King Lud and his sons in the porch of the church.
We continue along Fleet Street and go into Inner Temple and visit Temple Church, Middle Temple Hall and Fountain Court before going along Whitefriars Street to St Bride's Church with its fantastic spire designed by Sir Christopher Wren. Our walk ends by looking for the site of Bridewell Palace first built by Henry III.
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One of two wooden figures displayed in the Guildhall in London, carved by Captain Richard Saunders in 1709, replacing earlier wicker and pasteboard effigies which were traditionally carried in the Lord Mayor's Show. They represent the legendary characters of Gogmagog and Corineus, but were later known as Gog and Magog. Both figures were destroyed during the London Blitz 1940; new figures were carved in 1953.
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My mother worked for Withers, in Fleet Street in the 70s. I had the privilege, at ages 4 and 5 years, to roam about and meet people. Only one individual, whom shall reman nameless, frowned upon my inquisitive behaviour. Best moments were climbing up and down the spiral staircases, going up and down the old lift, with a metal closing gate! and the little balcony on the top floor, my mother's office, where I could climb out of the window and peer at everyone and listen. I am sure that those moments are very much responsible for my interests in architecture, industrial pieces and old streets. Thank you for igniting my memory banks.
Samuel Johnson's most important quote is "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." Something most Americans seem to have forgotten.
Wonderful film! I am an American who worked on Fleet Street as a sub editor for the Press Association when it was at #85, along with Reuters. Did drink in the Bell, the Punch, and El Vino in the 1990s. Please do a north side Street of Shame film ... so many stories and so many memories for myself and others who were journalists. Fleet Street was a rogues gallery of characters then but also was where I met some of the smartest (and most honorable) people I ever had the pleasure to work alongside. Thank you for your films.
I worked for Taylor Joynson Garrett solicitors on fleet street same time as you...fantastic atmosphere
Hey... I was at Reuters from 1980 so we shared 85. The Bell was the Reuters haunt along with the Golf Club and Mrs Moons. Ah happy days.
El vino the wine bar... so 90s
You’re the worse kind
What a dream come true! So cool as a American myself I just so enjoy anything related to London!!!
Temple is my favourite area in London. The inner courtyards are so nice and peaceful; a good place to escape the chaos.
Curtis, 55, in Las Vegas, recently retired U.S. Navy.. and I love British history and videos like these are so interesting and so much fun, thanks.
Retired at 55 OMG life is just starting a new Curtis come and see us here in UK.. as a ex Tour Guide we would love to show more of England. My partner is always bored of English history. Think I need to change partners. 👱♀️😉
@@lovetravell well I've seen it all, boomers flirting on yt
@@wsk5846 absolutely 😅 beats Tinder any day, 😏. Seriously if he had seen my real channel he would be on the next plane! 😉
@@lovetravell haha well whats your real channel?
Lovely walk, I am Italian and came to London in 1973, got a job in Fleet Street as a photographer, I used to walk to work in the mornings passing through Temple and since I was 18 at the time I had no idea of the history of this place, so it is very interesting and brings back many memories, thank you.
1/2 million views is a joke John you should be on TV mate. You are so knowledgable and your delivery is full of wonder. Fantastic John really enjoyed this walk/history lesson 👍
Absolutely outstanding. Fascinating from start to finish. How blessed we are to live in an age where we have such content in the palm of our hands. I have walked fleet street many times, and never knew even a smidgeon of the history that I was walking in.
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Well we can’t rely on the multi billion pound BBC to provide such quality content, they’re too busy making up fake news stories in the pursuit of their Frankfurt School agenda.
@GRAPHENE IS IN THE MASKS, SWABS and PCR TESTS!!! What an idiot
I used to work as a bus conductor on the route 15 routemasters along Fleet Street. Iale at night I would pick up workers from the print shops and they would hand me copies of tommorow's papers in return for a free ride. Great days! Brilliant video John. < Many thanks and a happy new year
I worked on route 63
I used to take the 15 to school in the morning in the 1970's, I used to go from the strand to commercial road in the east end, I wonder if I was on your bus any time?
Morning!!! I'm from Argentina...I don't think I ever have the chance to visit England or the city of London...so watching your videos makes me feel like I'm there. I learn a lot about history as well, you are so kind so as to share your knowledge with us ...God bless you!!
You never know!!
Things occured in my life and I found myself living there, two different times!! (I never planned to, it just happened for me!). Life can bring in some interesting things lol.
I would love to visit Argentina 🙃. I've only ever been to Europe so far. (I'm from canada).
London is my favourite place in the world, it is so magical. As soon as I landed, it felt like I'd come home for the first time, and I felt it every time I was there. I love England, I love many places in England, ive lived many places, all over england, but London feels literally just so magical and special to me. Edinburgh in scotland, felt a bit similar, but London is still ❤❤❤❤❤❤ my baby. Lol.
What an absolute treat John! You are spoiling us. As an idle strumpet and vagabond I related very much to your evocative film. Thank you so much for all your wonderful films in 2021 and for doing more than your bit in keeping the morale of the people up on Sunday nights. Can’t wait for your first film of 2022 “Wherever that may be”
Nicely said David...all the best!
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Strumpet? Have you misunderstood what the word means?
@@orbtastic A literalist is one that engages (from Merriam-Webster) in literalism, adherence to the explicit substance of an idea or expression.
Ignorance is bliss for you i take it?
This brought back so many memories for me. My Dad, his brothers and cousins. My brother and many cousins all worked in Fleet Street and Shoe Lane. Mainly the Daily Express and Sunday Express at night. From before WW11 until it was closed. I remember when I was little my Dad used to go to the Printers Union meetings at Black Friars, the Union was always called the Chapel. We moved to Holborn from Barnsbury Islington in 1961 so my Dad was nearer work and I started work aged 16 at a bank in Lombard Street, so it was easy for me to get to work too. Many great little shops, jeweller, tailors etc during the early 60's. Also the pubs and the markets were the best ever. Thank you so much for this walk John. 💕🇦🇺
What a walk! It’s interesting to see how much history is tucked away down back alleys away from the main streets in London. Thank you!
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The wondfull thing is you can do this in most cities. I grew up in Sydney Australia. Which is a mere pup compared to London, but still loaded to the gills with quirky and interesting history.
@GRAPHENE IS IN THE MASKS, SWABS and PCR TESTS!!! So why is every solid object in the universe round except the Earth?
@@glenchapman3899 their brain is flat, too.
@@kjsbadfkjlasbdg Yeah sorry I channeled my in Sheldon for a minute lol
I bloody love these videos. I despise travelling to London but I’m always conflicted as I absolutely love the history! In these stressful times, John’s videos are such a welcome tonic.
That was brilliant. I was lucky enough to stay at the Inner Temple my last week in London, I'm from New Zealand. It was amazing, so peaceful and mystical. My room was on the top floor and overlooked the west door of Temple church.
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Apropos Hoare's Bank; I used to work for a (perhaps, even, the) supplier of computers to the bank. Legend had it that the vaults below the building had three levels containing items of increasing value. The uppermost housed the filthy lucre, the middle deeds and documents, but the lowest level contained the holy of holies - the wine. I was told that members (customers) of the bank could buy wine at cost even after it had sat in the cellar for decades, so very special wine could be had for very ordinary prices.
Thank you for a lovely and fascinating film.
That was a stonkingly good tour.
Decades ago, I used to edit guide books to London and I thought I knew a lot. This video reminded me that I've only ever scratched the surface of the city and London is full of people who know massively more than me, Stonkingly good, man, stonkingly good.
It was really good. After two years of hibernation I needed this kick up the bum to start re-learning and re-loving my city.
Many, many, many, many, many thanks. I needed this.
(And, obviously, I've upped your subscriber count by one.)
This was so fascinating. Every bit of London has story upon story to tell and you told them so well. Thank you! Coming from a country that is only 74 years old, you can imagine how intriguing this is for me and I wonder how many of your fellow countrymen realise how lucky you are!
Great walk. .spent my time in the early 80s as a solicitor’s articled clerk wandering through inner and middle temple often getting lost trying to find the right set of barrister’s chambers to deliver or collect briefs (well before the internet and emails did that job for us). Temple, like the Royal Courts across the road really became spooky in the winter - those dull grey afternoons when you struggled to find the right address or room in the Courts! I also seem to recall that Middle Temple was still lit by gaslight!
To walk with you down Aldrich, St Clement Danes and Fleet Street has been so moving for me. My father left school at 14 and had a job as an office boy in the city, in the mid 1930s. His job was to run errands and messages from the city to the docks. He described to me that there were many short cuts to the docks, through all the alley ways, passages and even through the office buildings. Some more history for you. One time, walking down Fleet St I saw a lunch time recital in St Brides so went in to listen. Such a treat.
Your fan in W Canada and a long way from home. Thanks for this. It means so much.
You're not far from home ... it's in your DNA. 👍😉
@@vwright1021 Thanks for that. :)
My ancestors William and Elizabeth Perks, residents of Hanging Sword Alley, had their first child Dinah baptized at St Bride's Church in December 1753. It means alot to me to be able to see these visions of the area! Thanks :)
You sound so much like my late Grandpa who was also from London. He migrated to the U.S. after his service in the RAF in WW1 and widowed, married my Grandmother, also widowed. Although not my biological grandfather, he was a wonderful Grandpa for me. The two of them cared for me for long stretches of time when my mother was not capable, making them more like parents than grandparents. I miss them so much! He longed to see London again and my Grandma said he'd be disappointed because after 60 years it would have changed too much. As I watch your video, I realize that there would have been much still there to recognize, despite the changes. So, I get to see, through you, the London he knew and hear a voice and accent so like his. Thank you!
You at your best John, thank you. 1981, I worked for Reg Hayters sports agency in Gough Square and took the football results on a Saturday afternoon to the sports desks of all the main newspapers of the day on Fleet Street and beyond.
Fantastic story Little Acorns - thanks
I do love it when you visit the City, my dad was a Black cab driver for over 40 years, he used to take me site-seeing around the City when I was young just to keep up his knowledge of London, brings many a happy memory back to me, Another absolutely brilliant video John, keep up the amazing work. and a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
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Hackney Cabs are the best!
My Dad was Kentish Town and later Islington. I spent a lot of my teens in Camden at a lot of time at Mean Fidler pub ^.^
Been so long since I last was there... Feels like another lifetime
Just stumbled on your video, bud. I’m from Manchester, rarely go to London, but love reading about its history. You bring it to life in a no nonsense manner. Thanks for your efforts. Appreciated. 👏👍😀😊
Thanks so much Shane
Worked in Fleet st and passed the Temple church every morning on my way up from the station. Absolutely loved every minute of it, so many years ago now.
Had to smile as you wandered in twists and turns, trying to find Temple Church. Absolutely well worth the maze, time and confusion, however. Once inside, the clerk noticed my obvious relief on finding the place and said, 'Good for you! Most people give up before locating us.' Indeed, mysterious and ancient - such history! THANK YOU!
Next door to the east of St Dunstan in the West in the red brick building is where Sweeney Todd is supposed to have had his premises. The wording on the building reading Dundee Evening Telegraph.
There are tunnels from that building into the catacombes of St Dunstan's, in which human bones were once found dumped rather than interred, which led to the public validation of the Sweeney Todd mythology.
I used to work on a ship down on Blackfriars Embankment and Fleet Street was a hive of activity at lunch time in those days. There was a place called Fuzzy Grubs where you could get a Sunday lunch in a bread roll! It was truly scrumptious especially if you went towards closing at 2pm and got extra meat; yes it also came with gravy. This video brought back so many memories of where I used to hang out.
Recently I've been researching Sweeney Todd and am planning a visit to Hen and Chicken Court in the New Year.
Merry Christmas John and a very Happy New Year to another great year of walking, wherever that may be.
...still there...
Thanks for sharing that Sean. Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year
@@malcolmwinter6797 Fuzzys closed around 13 years ago.
Great video, John. I worked in the Temple for 45 years, 30 of those years opposite Temple Church in Dr Johnson’s. buildings. Many memories of El Vinos and the Bell and all of the surrounding area. I was told that the Bell was actually a hostel for workers on the construction of St Paul’s Cathedral.
Happy New Year to you John
That must have been a fascinating time John. Really intrigued by that info about the Bell
Hi John. Pleased to see you are still around. I am a regular at the Edgar and Dev if you are around any time soon.
When I was little, my aunt used to bring me to Fleet Street on Boxing Day. And she used to walk me round the Temples for a treat. There was always some chestnuts roasting somewhere on our walk. Happy Christmas and a blessed new year John 🎄😀
I don’t think I’m ever going to be able to visit London so I am drawing vicarious pleasure from your walk. Thank you so much! Enjoyed it thoroughly.
Completely fallen in love with this channel John mate. Every single video blows me away, especially the London walks. When I was a youngster working in central London from the late 90s to the late 00s I had no idea of the hidden history around me. I guess youth really is wasted on the young. Cheers!
Blackadder's Dr Johnson depicted by Robbie Coltrane is as classic a piece of British comedy as the Dictionary itself IMHO 😉. Having done my compositor apprenticeship nearby I found this a fascinating vid sir, thankyou. Where was I, Aardvark...
The statue of his cat Hodge is in New Street Square.
Such a delightful insight into that area of London, John. Thank you. In the early sixties I worked for a firm of solicitors in Arundel Street, near to the Law Courts. We later moved to Hind Court off Fleet Street. Your walk brought back memories of when I was young.
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As an LSE graduate, City Worker and Barbican resident - I’ve walked these streets for years, yet I love finding out the new history you show in your videos!
thanks
As an Ex International Tour Guide, I fully appreciate your passion and the work you have put into these amazing filmed guides to London. It reminds me of myself 17 years ago, before UA-cam. Your research is spot on. Your the love history and teaching people, is not always present in the average school teacher, and really makes the films come alive. I am thinking Andrew Cruikshank, History on the BBC etc. which we all love. Keep up your wonderful work
Hi. I lived with my spouse for two years in London. I actually worked at Fleet Street (at KPMG). Your tour guided me to places I walked and loved, which were just near the office. Many thanks!
Ended up walking most of this walk today by accident...but the scenery made me think of this video. Very sad to see that 'Hanging Sword Alley' no longer exists. That whole block between Whitefriars Street and Salisbury Court has been flattened except for some exterior on the Salisbury Court. I walked to this area from Liverpool Street taking every alleyway I stumbled across. Great fun to explore London through these hidden passages.
Great walk down memory lane for me. In the 60’s, I used to walk from Brooke Street, High Holborn, down chancery Lane, Fetter Lane to John Carpenter Street where The Guildhall School of Music and Drama was. It’s an office building now, but the facade still shows it’s musical history.
John: I watched your tremendous walk with my eight-year-old son. As an avid Monopoly player, he was very interested in your exploration of Fleet St. Thanks, John. Brilliant stuff! 🙏
Of course it is the Street leading to The Fleet, rather than the street atop The Fleet, John mentioned his earlier walk but I thought he might have made a little more of reaching the line of the Fleet at the end.
Smashing film thank you John. I can see why it took the work it did with all the visuals supporting the great story of Gogmagog. And you can't beat a sprinkling of idleness, strumpetry and vagabonding at this time of year. We really appreciate you giving up time to do this, especially at Christmas when there's so much else to do. Another fabulous walk, thank you for this work.
Many thanks for that appreciation Steve- I love making these videos so the extra work was worth it
I Desperately want to go live in London, and live alongside al the stories I've read all my life. Thank you for taking me on a tour of just a tiny piece of those places.
Blimey! Talk about layer upon layer upon layer of history, myth and legends, thanks so much John, lots to ponder...
Cheers Lois, and that was only skimming the surface
Magnificent! I had absolutely no intention of watching this through to the end this morning but once started I couldn't tear myself away. I will trace your steps when we can travel again. Many, many thanks for this most wonderful walk. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Boston, USA.
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I was the same.
Thanks for this, John. I don't often comment on UA-cam videos but this video, and the rest of your videos that got me through lockdown as a newbie to london, are well worth it. Fascinating walk and content as always - keep up the great work!
If there isn't a video before new year, I'd like to take this opportunity to say thanks for all the wonderful videos you've given us this year. It's been a challenging one for me personally, so having a video to look forward to on a Sunday helped more than you will know. Thank you and Happy New Year John!
Took much the same walk a hundred times from the age of 13 or so John. Fantastic to have you fill in history so entertainingly. Haven't lived in London for many years, but that was my favorite stretch for derives, years before I'd heard of the term psychogeography. Glorious stuff.
This was a lovely history lesson for a New Year’s Eve. I used to work for solicitors in the building on the south side of the Strand right opposite St Clement Dane’s. I used to enjoy hearing the bells play “Oranges and Lemons” but sadly I never even went inside. It’s absolutely beautiful. At the time I was interested in more frivolous pastimes than looking at beautiful churches.
I wish you and your family a happy New Year from a frigid Regina, Saskatchewan where it hasn’t managed to get above 29 below Celsius for the past week!
The bells of St Clement Danes play the first two lines of "Oranges and Lemons", I believe. I think an interesting video (and longish walk) would be to take in all the churches mentioned in that rhyme, because it is so evocative of historic London, which is why it keeps resurfacing in the confused memories of Winston Smith, way back in "Nineteen Eighty-Four". We should all trust the instincts of George Orwell - he usually was spot on with this kind of thing.
(Thank you for your periodic references to Daniel Defoe, by the way; I'm currently trying to put together a show about his amazing life, very loosely centred around the publication of his "Journal of the Plague Year" in 1722. Your wanderings through all my old stamping grounds of Hackney and environs help to keep the localities and the histories thereof more alive for this long-term resident of Australia.)
Thank you John, That was a great walk with lots of interesting stories regarding the origins of London and how it came to be named.
Thx John really enjoyed it !
Great walk John- Growing up in Waltham Cross in the Seventies, Temple Bar was a strange site to see amongst the densely wooded Theobalds Park - Cedars Park close by is worth a visit for sure - Happy New Year..
Thanks for this fantastic walk John. I hope you have a fantastic 2022 and I look forward to your future videos. Greetings from The Netherlands.
Discovered this by accident and I am now gripped. Absolutely fab filled with facts and locations as a Londoner I did not know about.
This is such a great video I watch the full video and of course I liked it this is so creative and I really enjoyed watching, keep up the great work and please carry on making this type of video! 👍
Well done John....you have made the history of this part of London come to life! I was a Building Surveyor with the City of London Corporation (1984-2011)and have great memories of working in some of these historic buildings mentioned in your video.I feel privileged to have experienced this.Keep up your good work...London is such a great City
Fantastic walk and so many memories. I used to work at the RCJ with a view of St Clement Danes from my office window and probably stared out more than I should instead of concentrating on the job at hand. RCJ was built by an italian workforce and there are many many beautiful parts to the building but the story that always sticks with me is that the builders lived in the RCJ whilst building it. There is a cloister to the back of the great hall and to mark respect to God they left one arch unbuilt because of course only God could create perefct things.
Happy New Year John, always a pleasure to listen to you and your interesting stories. Looking forward to the next video .
Another awesome video. I do this walk quite often and can always feel the history along the streets. You’ve added so much to it for me thank you.
And a happy new year to you John. You certainly exude optimism by all your great work. Thanks again for the inspiration, I have now almost completed the LOOP and look forward to trying out loads of others. Terrific work on the environs of Fleet St. All the best!
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First video of yours I’ve seen… Absolutely loved it. So informative and helped with my ‘Feeling Homesick’ lol. Been years since I last visited London. Thank you. Subscribed.
Pure nostalgia, not been along there for 40 years. Thank you.
As always, a great video. Thank you so much. Looking forward to seeing in the new year - wherever that may be!
Thank you John - more nostalgia through your channel from my childhood and youth.
Many thanks for another great walk,John, , always informative, in an interesting, entertaining way. I always learn something new or a reminder of something I know but have forgotten!. Much appreciated your hard work over the past year. Happy New Year John to you and your family
I really enjoyed that walk John. Thank you for all of your lovely films. Happy 2022 and I look forward to the next walks - wherever they may be.
Great walk as ever. Loved the restrained xmas decorations in The Inner Temple? So much history, not garbled at all. Happy 2022 to you & yours, thanks for the videos over this difficult year too.🙂
Just found your channel, John, what a treat! Thoroughly enjoyed your tour, kept me glued to my seat, fascinating! In Cambridge we have the Gog Magog Hills, rumoured to be the final resting place of the last giant who lived in Albion. A long way to be brought for burial all the way from Cornwall! 😀
Just found your channel, it is an absolute treat to watch, so informative and visually great. Thank you for your effort in making these video’s, much appreciated.
It is wonderful to follow along on your walks. You pack so much history and wonderful stories in every turn.
Another tremendous film. Thanks John for helping keep us stay sane in strange times. Thanks too for stimulating me to do my own family tree walks visiting & filming locations important in the history of my family with an aim to leave them for my children so that they have our history available to them. I look forward to more from you in 2022 wherever that may be. All the best to you & your family.
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Very best wishes to you & your family for a happy & healthy 2022 John. Thank you for the wonderful content over the past year, you really do provide sanctuary & sanity during troubled times, I salute you Sir & look forward to the chapters to come in the New Year.
A very interesting video John. A Happy New year to you and yours and thanks for all your videos this year.
Another very good City walk John, has to one of the most atmospheric areas of London, so much history in such a compact area particularly at this time of year at dusk. Look forward to more thank you John, best wishes to you and your family for 2022.
One of your best. That's was brilliant, John. What a way to wrap up the year. It's so easy sometimes to take London for granted. Watching videos like this it puts everything in perspective. Earlier in the year, I sat my Life in UK test for my permanent residence visa (I passed), and after watching this it all makes sense now. Happy new year, everyone!
Another cracking video! While I certainly enjoy your more rural walks, I have a passion for the history and architecture of Old London Town and especially enjoy your walks through these fascinating streets and alleys. Thank you for the gift of all these splendid videos over the past year, and all the best for 2022!
Just found your channel John, thank you for your wonderful walks and stories just love it even though I am from Manchester.
That was absolutely fantastic, John. Thank you very much.
Happy New Year to you and your family.
Lovely walk, always been a magical street for me, the beautiful Temple bar guardian is one of my favourite London landmarks, so many little curious alley ways leading off to be explored, the Temple is as you say a real little bubble of old London, very therapeutic just to wander round away from the madness of the real world before heading to The Old Bell for a few pints, not been down there for a few years but you have inspired me to return one early morning soon to soak it all in once more
Brilliant - many thx! Going to watch it again later - Happy 2022 Everyone!
thoroughly enjoyable video Thanks John, a great way to spend a few minutes learning things and seeing the sights of the city around me
Yep...another gem of an episode, packed with useful info..also liked the Dr Johnson reference in Blackadder!!
Thank you for this. I really do appreciate the work that goes into these films. I don't travel abroad so it's a pleasure to see all the lovely architecture. And truly complimented by great old fashion story telling. 😍
Holy moley, i have just discovered your channel. What an utter joy. Thank you so much, you are fascinating to listen to, and i absolutely love this!
I really enjoyed your video and the way you tell the history and stories with such passion. Very interesting and makes me want to visit those place when I next come to London. I look forward to seeing more of your videos. Thank you
fascinating insight into London's past and mythologies. I wish I would have had access to this kind of stuff when I lived in Islington and used to set out to explore the City back long before the internet.
Wow, what a treat - and well worth waiting an extra 24 hours for! Speaking personally this video has to be in my top 10, and one I'll be revisiting many times I'm sure.
The origin stories of London were fascinating, along with the other nuggets of history you related along the way. I'll await the second part of this duo; the northern side of Fleet Street, with quiet anticipation.
I'm sure I speak for many when I say a massive thank you for your amazing content, and I can't wait to see what you have in store for us in 2022. 🙂👍
Thanks so much for that Tony
As a Canadian working in London for two years, I’m obsessed with your content! It’s fabulous!
Thanks it was a wonderful video. This one brought back great memories of when I was in London on my own and the first place I explored , without any idea , was the temple area and the magnificent temple church . Being a longtime new Yorker I was astonished by the quiet and ambiance of that special area not to mention the history of it . Thanks again John hope you and your family have a great new year. Frank
That was completely riveting!!!! Now I really miss London and can’t wait to get back. Fleet Street was never really my turf, but as law students wanting to be called to the Bar, we did have to dine at the Inns. Memories !
Truly magical John. I'd love to have a word with my teenage self when working in The Strand, how did I miss all this! Happy New Year to you :-)
The Temple area of London is beautiful...tucked away from the hustle and bustle are churches dating back 900 years and buildings dating back over 500...London is truly a unique city.
Fantastic tour, thank you so much, and Happy New Year to you as well.
Absolutely fascinating walk and talk, happy to have found your channel.
many thanks
Thank you so much for such a magnificent walk.I have never seen this area.Thank you for all the walks this year and health and happiness to you and your family for 2022.
Subscribed off the back of this video. Absolutely fascinating. Better than the dross on TV. Thank you..
Superb as always. Thanks John.
Great video John. Such a joy to watch your walks and feel I am there with you.
So enriching. Really helps me appreciate how lucky we are. We should all go around more slowly and look at things with more attention. Auguri