@@neilforbes416 now, now, of course you can! Don't be chicken, or duck your responsibility. Not every superhero has a capon. Spread your wings and fly at least for a few feet. Ewe can do it. Oops, different animal group.
Talking of filming locations, The Lamb Tavern in LM appears in Brannigan (1975), a unique Police Procedural in which John Wayne comes to London and basically spends 2hrs in an episode of The Sweeney. Big Leggy orchestrates a pub brawl akin to a Western there, for reasons of the plot, and even old Dickie Attenborough gets in on the action. Best bit is when Duke says to an Uncle Albert from Only Fools lookalike "Hey Sailor, How's the second best Navy in the world" to which he replies "You should know".
Many years ago, probably late ‘70s, I was walking past it one Sunday morning when I met somebody who I had been at school with. He worked as an electrician in the film industry. Some production was being shot there, there was a huge crew, generators, catering vehicles, costume and make-up facilities, Carbon arc brutes, and everything else which goes with a major film shoot; surely to must have been for some great epic, I asked my electrician who told me that it was an advert for, if I remember correctly, beer.
The arcades remaining in the US are definitely more interesting than our shopping malls! Cleveland has several really great ones that managed to avoid the "modernization" of the mid-20th century that turned most into much more standard looking office buildings.
As a young boy, I found arcades to be exciting. Although I wasn't doing the spending, that was mum's department. But I felt the clients were getting more for their money. There seemed to be a buzz in the air, laughter and high spirits. Even today, all these years later, if I'm in a different locale, it's the arcade that seems to beckon me. I've only seen Leadenhall Market on your UA-cam programs Jago, but it has the same effect on me, albeit I'm in my mid seventies now. But always a boy at heart!
I remember my Father telling me , that when he was a kid one of the market traders there gave him and some pals some plovers eggs which were then and still are I imagine , a real treat . That would have been around 1920 and he lived at Royal Mint buildings at the time , near where the old mint was originally situated on the edge of Aldgate and the city.
I just watched a movie from 1950 called "Pool of London" and there is a scene of a car chase through the Leadenhall Market. A lot of other good scenes of Tower Bridge, Tower of London, several tram scenes, Rotherhithe Tunnel, Greenwich Observatory and many others. Well worth seeing.
I have that film on DVD, I think Bonar Colleana is one of the stars, I think he was killed in a car crash on the dock road in Liverpool? Kind regards Stevo
I used to love going through Leadenhall market before and just after the revamp in in 1990, on my walk to Sir John Cass primary school (recently reanamed Aldgate School). Back then pretty much all the shops were market or specialist shops, my favourite being the green grocer because it sold all sorts of exotic fruits that my mum would by for me to try, I also remember passing the butchers where the meat was hung on the rack with the heads still on which I found quite disturbing as a 5 - 11 year old but it gave me a more realistic idea of where meat came from and to respect my food. Sadly this as well as many of the others have gone and have been replaced with 'high street chain' shops and bars. There are a few still there though. I must admit I did prefer it before it was revamped though, but that is probably nostalgia.
In the seventies I was a broker at Lloyd's. My office was in Gracechurch Street with a back door into the market and it was my route to Lloyd's in Lime Street. In those days Leadenhall Market was very much a poultry, meat and cheese market and much less the tourist attraction and shopping area it's become. A beautiful part of the old city though and you could drink a pint of Young's Special on the pavement outside The Lamb. In those days the city floated on a sea of drink. Thankfully no longer, I gather.
I visit London twice a year from Canada and the Leadenhall has always been one of my favourite places. Some nice pubs both in the market and nearby. The Crosse Keys pub across the street is enourmous!
I love exploring London. I happened on this market by accident. I once had a friend hide a coin in london for me to hunt & it happened to in a park i recognised from the show toast of london .
Every time I think I know London pretty well (at least for a non-resident American), you pop up with someplace I've never been (that I'd like to visit). You've succeeded again.
Who's tired of London, is tired of life :) As Dutchman who lived in London for a year I fully agree. I stumbled into Leadenhall one eavening and it is really awesome. I had the fealing I went down the rabbit hole.
I'm another non-resident who visits quite often and this was one of my favorite "discoveries" a few years back. It's just a beautiful place, simple as that. When you do get a chance to go over and check this market out, I would then suggest a short walk north towards Liverpool Street Station. Directly across from the station (turn down Middlesex St or Artillery Ln when you get there) is a great area of narrow alleys and pubs which have somehow survived all the redevelopment surrounding it. Fun little neighborhood and easy to forget that you're in the heart of all those towers.
In the early 80's i worked as a Commis Chef locally for an International banking group. All of our whole carcuss lamb, beef, pork, poultry and fish came from the wholesale establishments within LM and remember going into the cellar/basement room fridges, this was when it was still a market in its true vocation. The buzz and banter made for happy times. Thanks for the video and the others you make. A London Lad now living in Midland, but always a Londoner at heart.
I am so pleased you included the poultry/paltry pun in your video, a pun I have employed for many years (my wife, children and friends never tire of it).
Leadenhall Market also appeared several times on TV in 2012, as it was part of the London Olympic Marathon route that the runners had to negotiate it three times.
This was a trip down memory lane for me or should that be memory market! I used to walk through this market every working day in the 70's on my way to work just around the corner. The metal bins overflowing with chickens entrails first thing in the morning was not appealing but I always thought that the old place had an unusual charm all of its own. Nice to see that the old place is still being looked after too! Thanks for this video, both interesting and enjoyable! ;-D
I think part of the magic is in the older materials used for construction, you know, 'brick and mortar'. It's not as cost-efficient to use traditional methods and materials as it used to (plenty modern building materials are lighter in mass, more eco-friendly, don't have effects on lung health etc). The maintenance has also become pricier. Plus, although they're not too risky, in the event of a fire or a collapse, modern materials are easier to lift off of a person. There's also the fact that we're going into the era of light, clean, airy spaces that use as much sunlight as possible. I too would like some of that magical, christmassy feeling back, but until we've got a modern red brick, it probably won't be back for some time, if ever.
@@beepbeepcasucha Actually that's a misconception. Many buildings made out of traditional materials and using those aesthetics usually come out at a similar or even sometimes cheaper price to those using concrete and glass. It's purely a stylistic choice for the most part. And even if it wasn't, you could still create a modern structure with a more traditional facade.
This isn't a city planner issue, its a developer issue. In the US, arcades were built and are still owned as a single entity, the same as an office tower or shopping mall. At most it could be a condominium system where you own your unit but pay fees into communal upkeep. There's nothing stopping a modern developer from building these, except the normal arguments you hear about parking, delivery truck access, and the death of pedestrian shopping.
@@serovea333 With the techniques we have today you can build a god damn 4d cube aligning with safety standards. Its not even more expensive to build in the same kind of style as people did back then, it's just that developers and the people actually paying for the stuff wants something "artistic" and unique in the post modern sense. Architecture has always been a dick measuring competition and in this era it means "who can make the weirdest looking shit and cover it in glass".
Before covid and the collapse of society, Leadenhall market on a weekday is quite an experience. All the office workers chatting outside the pubs causes a wonderful sound under the glazed canopies ....sadly every day is like a weekend now :-(
@@randomnickify We dont have to wear masks in pubs -- you cant drink with a mask on!! Never worn a mask yet -- the British public dont seem too bothered -- nobody is dying now. Nobody is even getting symptoms
@@annother3350 why are you so stupid? 81 deaths in the U.K alone just today . . .honestly, why are you so stupid?. The information to show current infections is readily available and easily accesible . . . . . Why are you the way you are?
Fond 1980s memories here... of drinking in the spartan no-frills Victorian glazed-tiled basement bar of the Lamb Tavern in Leadenhall Market. The bar was affectionately known as the "Toilet"
I went to college at City of London Collage in Moorgate in 1962, then I had a series of jobs in the city. I bought at least 3 Christmas turkeys at Leadenhall market. It was beautiful then, and apparently still is.
Thank you so much. I had never heard of this beautiful place and hence therefore never visited, but it is now on my must see next time I travel up to London. To my shame, the only Leadenhall I knew of is in Milton Keynes, no comparison! It does remind me of three arcades in Birmingham though. Plus heard what you did there with the goose, made me smile on this sunny September morn. Love you style and yes, please continue to take us on these tours. I have only been subscribed for a few weeks, during which time you have shown me someplace that I have seen and visited but also many I have not. Again, shamed as a British born, sometime resident of said Capital City, though forgive myself as can be difficult to live, work and be a tourist.
I did a bit of Internet Digging, Cannot recall if you mentioned the origins of Leadenhall (yes), As a street it is fairly recent ( about the 1700s), before the roads were extensions of Cornhill and Aldgate Street. Before the remodelling It was somewhat like the wet markets of whuhan - but I suspect less so - as Nearby Billingsgate dealt with fresh fish, and Smithfield the meats, so although one avenue of the market was dedicated to Beef butchers, and another more general provisions like cheese/dairy and poultry I think by the victorian re-modeling there would be more semi-finished items ready for retail or pret a manger. The Wool/Cloth Markets and Leather ones were generally on separate days which would both allow traders to attend other markets in herts surrey and essex 10 or 20 miles hence. Incidentally although Lloyds of London had been in Leadenhall Street their building now is in Lime Street
I used to work very near Leadenhall Market years ago and never made the time to have a proper look - I wish I had and now I live a long way away. Thanks for making this video.
Used to have my lunch there at least twice a week. I no longer live or work in London but did revisit just before Xmas 2019, and whilst the city had changed out of all recognition, the market was still as lovely as ever. PS: I find your voice incredibly calming. Thank you!
My father worked in an export office in Leadenhall Street from 1924 to 1971. I remember going with him to a restaurant located in the market in the fifties. Incidentally he started work in 1924 as an office boy earning the princely sum of ten bob a week!
Hi Jago. Another great little video and Leadenhall is of one of my favourite places in the City. Back in the day when there were many more butchers and Game dealers around Leadenhall was a sight to behold during the winter months as the butchers would hang all the game and meat up on those metal rails and hooks that are visible outside the shops. Just by looking at the huge amount of ironwork visible gives an idea of how many fresh meat butchers and game dealers were trading in the market. Whilst it has been beautifully restored and is now looking better than at any time I have seen it during the nearly 50 years I have worked in the City it lacks some of the style it had in the past. The butchers boys would stand outside the shops and pluck and clean the poultry and game ready for sale so it was a very visceral experience walking through the market! Great Videos, please keep them coming.
Good video, but for one thing: it wasn’t the filming location for Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter films, that’s up at the studios in Leavesden. It did appear in the first film, but as itself - just part of London, as it is for muggles and wizards alike.
Are you sure? I was intrigued and did a bit of googling . . .many sites state that is IS the location, some sites state that its where Hagrid and Harry pass through to get to Diagon Alley and VisitEngland.com is jolly sure that Leadenhall was used AS Diagon Alley . . . . . . . havent seen the films for years so might be time for a revisit 😊
Sean McDonald Yeah, give it a rewatch. The Leaky Cauldron pub that Harry and Hagrid enter is now a clinic of some kind, it’s on the corner of the market. Once they pass through the brick wall, they are definitely not anywhere in “real” London - they’re on a soundstage in Leavesden. :)
@@CNash85 whilst you are correct about the alley itself the entrance to the Leaky Cauldron in the Philosopher’s Stone is a shop in Leadenhall and was indeed used. It wasn’t until the second film where most locations were built as sets (Privet Drive, Gringotts in DH, etc.)
Yes indeed....Diagon Alley’s more like The Shambles in York. But Harry and Hagrid are seen around this market in HP and the Philosopher’s Stone alright.
The pub in Leadenhall Market called "The Lamb" was used in a punch-up scene in a John Wayne film. I work five minutes from here in 'normal' times and discovered in lockdown(s) that I much prefer working from home, but the centuries old architecture of the Square Mile (where there are very few lamp posts - street lights are built into the first / second floor of buildings) and especially Leadenhall Market give me senses of both pride and awe in working there.
Came to an office bear bank for a day meeting on a 3 weekly schedule for s few years. Arrived by ferry in Harwich at ~ 5:30 and then at Liverpool Street station at 8:25. back to NL again between 6 and 7 pm. Visited Leadenhall market a few times. Bit crowded.
Most interesting and your commentary is always a refreshing pleasure to listen too. Very engaging. Well done and thank you for this fresh brief look at such a London institution. Cheers
I remember it 50 years ago when I was working at Lloyds, it was still a real food market then, people shopping in their lunch hour. It looks much smarter now, but the shops are not the same.
Excellent place to share a nice bottle of vino with the other half after a long day’s “Londoning” or to start off a nice evening out! The Lamb is somewhere we can just relax when it is all just too hot upstairs and we’d love to go back. I thought they may have spacing issues 🤔 If so, we will have to content ourselves with the equally nice New Moon for now! 😀 A feature I like is the various vent shaft caps you can see to the side of the thoroughfares, which were part of the original ventilation to the below ground areas 🤓
The royal exchange is worth a look around too, perhaps London's first shopping mall though for present shopping in the city the Cheapside area remains strong on retail, Cheap being a word for market and a Chapman was a name for a retailer or market trader.
Great video and interesting history. I first came across the market during a walking tour through the City in March, I had never heard of it. Definitely one to explore more in future. Thanks!
Worked in London in late 60s and it was a cheese market. It was a bustling hive of activity with fork lift trucks whizzing about unloading refrigerated lorries discorging huge bulk cheeses the size of oil drums for dispatch to smaller distributors for processing. Took your life in hand on a regular basis avoiding being flatten by huge cheeses being rolled like cable drums down the road!
It's great to see the crowds returning to this place in a weekday evening after lockdown though sadly I don't think they'll be back for long. Looking forward for a vaccine to be found for this blasted virus so the place can make a full time return to the hustle and bustle which makes it such a thriving little corner of London life.
What I've heard about the name, it is named after a mansion in the area in the 14th century which had a roof made of lead. Leadenhall Street is also called after that mansion.
I'm hoping to visit London for a couple of days after all this pandemic is over with, I'm not a great one for shopping, so places like Oxford Street hold no interest, but, your videos are providing me with some food for thought on unusual places to visit.
I used to work in the area back in the 80s, and would often walk through the market. It was sad how run down it was looking by then, and I was pleased when it had a facelift.
I wish I'd known about this when I was last in London, 2008. It's magnificent; more character than Burlington Arcade. It has distinct similarities to Royal Arcade, Melbourne, but outshines it.
Can often find me in one of the pubs there, pre-lockdown. You should go and look at the local Wetherspoons opposite on Gracechurch St too, it might just be a cheap pub but it's a rather grand building (former HSBC HQ).
The comment about Tom the Goose living to a not-too-paltry(poultry) age of 38 was a bit "fowl" but I bet it took some "pluck" for you to come up with that remark. LOL
your "poultry lifespan" joke gives "why did the chicken cross the road" and the rubber chicken a run for the top spot in poultry-based gags. Much appreciation for your 'fowl'-mouthed joke!
@@JagoHazzard take a gander at Burlington arcade. I visited the old Covent garden to buy harvest produce in about 1972. The best street market in london might be Roman road in now but others are good too, watney market, walworth road.
Jago Hazzard ah yes, the City of is one of my favourite places in London for that reason. I’d definitely love to see a video on that. Perhaps something specifically on the Roman wall and the Temple of Midas too?
I wonder if it's haunted by the ghost of Old Tom. A real poultrygeist.
A goose-tly presence.
Yes that is a good one. A very good one. Well done!
A presence most fowl!
@@johnrogers2826 That's it. I'm done! Even I can't compete with these puns! LOL
@@neilforbes416 now, now, of course you can! Don't be chicken, or duck your responsibility. Not every superhero has a capon. Spread your wings and fly at least for a few feet. Ewe can do it. Oops, different animal group.
Talking of filming locations, The Lamb Tavern in LM appears in Brannigan (1975), a unique Police Procedural in which John Wayne comes to London and basically spends 2hrs in an episode of The Sweeney. Big Leggy orchestrates a pub brawl akin to a Western there, for reasons of the plot, and even old Dickie Attenborough gets in on the action.
Best bit is when Duke says to an Uncle Albert from Only Fools lookalike "Hey Sailor, How's the second best Navy in the world" to which he replies "You should know".
Thx for that; I might just dig out this old flick to check out Mr. 'Get off your horse and drink ya milk' lol
Great vid 👍 I don’t know why but I end feeling more relaxed hearing the stories or facts lol... keep em coming! 👍
Many years ago, probably late ‘70s, I was walking past it one Sunday morning when I met somebody who I had been at school with. He worked as an electrician in the film industry. Some production was being shot there, there was a huge crew, generators, catering vehicles, costume and make-up facilities, Carbon arc brutes, and everything else which goes with a major film shoot; surely to must have been for some great epic, I asked my electrician who told me that it was an advert for, if I remember correctly, beer.
I grew up with the arcades in Leeds. They have so much more character than malls, and are a more human size.
Yes, just my thoughts. The architecture reminds me a lot of the absolutely gorgeous arcades in town.
The arcades remaining in the US are definitely more interesting than our shopping malls! Cleveland has several really great ones that managed to avoid the "modernization" of the mid-20th century that turned most into much more standard looking office buildings.
I studied law in London during the 1990s. Next to my hometown of Dhaka, London is the city I love the most.
As a young boy, I found arcades to be exciting. Although I wasn't doing the spending, that was mum's
department. But I felt the clients were getting more for their money. There seemed to be a buzz in
the air, laughter and high spirits. Even today, all these years later, if I'm in a different locale, it's the
arcade that seems to beckon me. I've only seen Leadenhall Market on your UA-cam programs Jago,
but it has the same effect on me, albeit I'm in my mid seventies now. But always a boy at heart!
My grandad has a station for Leadenhall Market on his model railway, and so i’ve always wanted to see what it actually looks like
I remember my Father telling me , that when he was a kid one of the market traders there gave him and some pals some plovers eggs which were then and still are I imagine , a real treat . That would have been around 1920 and he lived at Royal Mint buildings at the time , near where the old mint was originally situated on the edge of Aldgate and the city.
I just watched a movie from 1950 called "Pool of London" and there is a scene of a car chase through the Leadenhall Market. A lot of other good scenes of Tower Bridge, Tower of London, several tram scenes, Rotherhithe Tunnel, Greenwich Observatory and many others. Well worth seeing.
I have that film on DVD, I think Bonar Colleana is one of the stars, I think he was killed in a car crash on the dock road in Liverpool? Kind regards Stevo
I used to love going through Leadenhall market before and just after the revamp in in 1990, on my walk to Sir John Cass primary school (recently reanamed Aldgate School). Back then pretty much all the shops were market or specialist shops, my favourite being the green grocer because it sold all sorts of exotic fruits that my mum would by for me to try, I also remember passing the butchers where the meat was hung on the rack with the heads still on which I found quite disturbing as a 5 - 11 year old but it gave me a more realistic idea of where meat came from and to respect my food. Sadly this as well as many of the others have gone and have been replaced with 'high street chain' shops and bars. There are a few still there though. I must admit I did prefer it before it was revamped though, but that is probably nostalgia.
Totally agree.
It's sad that so many of our old commercial areas have lost their character and characters.
In the seventies I was a broker at Lloyd's. My office was in Gracechurch Street with a back door into the market and it was my route to Lloyd's in Lime Street. In those days Leadenhall Market was very much a poultry, meat and cheese market and much less the tourist attraction and shopping area it's become. A beautiful part of the old city though and you could drink a pint of Young's Special on the pavement outside The Lamb. In those days the city floated on a sea of drink. Thankfully no longer, I gather.
I visit London twice a year from Canada and the Leadenhall has always been one of my favourite places. Some nice pubs both in the market and nearby. The Crosse Keys pub across the street is enourmous!
I remember standing at the entrance to the market during the men's marathon as part of the London 2012 Olympics. What an atmosphere!
I love exploring London. I happened on this market by accident.
I once had a friend hide a coin in london for me to hunt & it happened to in a park i recognised from the show toast of london .
Fascinating facts perfectly proportioned.A most informative 4 mins.
Can we have more of these alternative and lesser known histories please?
The quality of this channel really is very good. It is better than some mini documentaries I have seen on TV.
Every time I think I know London pretty well (at least for a non-resident American), you pop up with someplace I've never been (that I'd like to visit). You've succeeded again.
Who's tired of London, is tired of life :) As Dutchman who lived in London for a year I fully agree. I stumbled into Leadenhall one eavening and it is really awesome. I had the fealing I went down the rabbit hole.
If I had another century, I'd spend it totally in London. And probably still not see it all.
I'm another non-resident who visits quite often and this was one of my favorite "discoveries" a few years back. It's just a beautiful place, simple as that. When you do get a chance to go over and check this market out, I would then suggest a short walk north towards Liverpool Street Station. Directly across from the station (turn down Middlesex St or Artillery Ln when you get there) is a great area of narrow alleys and pubs which have somehow survived all the redevelopment surrounding it. Fun little neighborhood and easy to forget that you're in the heart of all those towers.
Funnily enough, I was quite near there both yesterday and today!
@@jonschultz8673 I got propositioned one evening for a fee a few years back walking round there
I found the market on my random way when I first visited London (1997) and loved it. Thanks for this video!
I love these little vids, a great Sunday treat.
Thanks!
In the early 80's i worked as a Commis Chef locally for an International banking group. All of our whole carcuss lamb, beef, pork, poultry and fish came from the wholesale establishments within LM and remember going into the cellar/basement room fridges, this was when it was still a market in its true vocation. The buzz and banter made for happy times. Thanks for the video and the others you make. A London Lad now living in Midland, but always a Londoner at heart.
I am so pleased you included the poultry/paltry pun in your video, a pun I have employed for many years (my wife, children and friends never tire of it).
Puns are my shameful addiction, I couldn’t resist that one...
Leadenhall Market also appeared several times on TV in 2012, as it was part of the London Olympic Marathon route that the runners had to negotiate it three times.
ah good memories. i used to work in that lloyds building next to it and it was a popular place for lunch :)
This was a trip down memory lane for me or should that be memory market! I used to walk through this market every working day in the 70's on my way to work just around the corner. The metal bins overflowing with chickens entrails first thing in the morning was not appealing but I always thought that the old place had an unusual charm all of its own. Nice to see that the old place is still being looked after too! Thanks for this video, both interesting and enjoyable! ;-D
"The metal bins overflowing with chickens entrails " I think thats what they used to call a Shambles
@@annother3350 Sounds about right! Particularly hazardous during hot summers!!!
@@johnnyhollis9977 Shambles is the Dictionary definition of a pile of guts and entrails -- which makes babyshambles all the more gross
Why can’t city designers create more Leadenhalls? Is it really so hard to create beauty and magic in everyday life?
I think part of the magic is in the older materials used for construction, you know, 'brick and mortar'. It's not as cost-efficient to use traditional methods and materials as it used to (plenty modern building materials are lighter in mass, more eco-friendly, don't have effects on lung health etc). The maintenance has also become pricier. Plus, although they're not too risky, in the event of a fire or a collapse, modern materials are easier to lift off of a person.
There's also the fact that we're going into the era of light, clean, airy spaces that use as much sunlight as possible. I too would like some of that magical, christmassy feeling back, but until we've got a modern red brick, it probably won't be back for some time, if ever.
@@beepbeepcasucha Actually that's a misconception. Many buildings made out of traditional materials and using those aesthetics usually come out at a similar or even sometimes cheaper price to those using concrete and glass. It's purely a stylistic choice for the most part. And even if it wasn't, you could still create a modern structure with a more traditional facade.
2 words. Safety Standards.
Why a build a beautiful building now a days when someone can sue you for it?
This isn't a city planner issue, its a developer issue. In the US, arcades were built and are still owned as a single entity, the same as an office tower or shopping mall. At most it could be a condominium system where you own your unit but pay fees into communal upkeep. There's nothing stopping a modern developer from building these, except the normal arguments you hear about parking, delivery truck access, and the death of pedestrian shopping.
@@serovea333 With the techniques we have today you can build a god damn 4d cube aligning with safety standards.
Its not even more expensive to build in the same kind of style as people did back then, it's just that developers and the people actually paying for the stuff wants something "artistic" and unique in the post modern sense.
Architecture has always been a dick measuring competition and in this era it means "who can make the weirdest looking shit and cover it in glass".
Man, your videos make me feel good and cosy.
As a kids my sister and I were extras when they filmed some of Bleak House there. 2 days of full costume, smoke and mud.
Before covid and the collapse of society, Leadenhall market on a weekday is quite an experience. All the office workers chatting outside the pubs causes a wonderful sound under the glazed canopies ....sadly every day is like a weekend now :-(
...and it was all unnecessary....
@@annother3350 ...tell this to the employers of all this pubs, just wear the mask since they will most likely spit you in the face.
@@randomnickify We dont have to wear masks in pubs -- you cant drink with a mask on!! Never worn a mask yet -- the British public dont seem too bothered -- nobody is dying now. Nobody is even getting symptoms
I was there this week drinking Weds evening. It was lively enough but still far from normal. But better than during the summer.
@@annother3350 why are you so stupid? 81 deaths in the U.K alone just today . . .honestly, why are you so stupid?. The information to show current infections is readily available and easily accesible . . . . . Why are you the way you are?
Fond 1980s memories here... of drinking in the spartan no-frills Victorian glazed-tiled basement bar of the Lamb Tavern in Leadenhall Market. The bar was affectionately known as the "Toilet"
I went to college at City of London Collage in Moorgate in 1962, then I had a series of jobs in the city. I bought at least 3 Christmas turkeys at Leadenhall market. It was beautiful then, and apparently still is.
Thank you so much. I had never heard of this beautiful place and hence therefore never visited, but it is now on my must see next time I travel up to London. To my shame, the only Leadenhall I knew of is in Milton Keynes, no comparison! It does remind me of three arcades in Birmingham though. Plus heard what you did there with the goose, made me smile on this sunny September morn. Love you style and yes, please continue to take us on these tours. I have only been subscribed for a few weeks, during which time you have shown me someplace that I have seen and visited but also many I have not. Again, shamed as a British born, sometime resident of said Capital City, though forgive myself as can be difficult to live, work and be a tourist.
Great video jago, beautiful architecture, very interesting, thanks 👍😀👌
Well worth a visit. I used to go there often in the 1980s of a lunchtime or after work to meet my friends that worked in The City.
Used to work in Lombard street and would pop over regularly to the market - beautiful venue
I did a bit of Internet Digging, Cannot recall if you mentioned the origins of Leadenhall (yes), As a street it is fairly recent ( about the 1700s), before the roads were extensions of Cornhill and Aldgate Street. Before the remodelling It was somewhat like the wet markets of whuhan - but I suspect less so - as Nearby Billingsgate dealt with fresh fish, and Smithfield the meats, so although one avenue of the market was dedicated to Beef butchers, and another more general provisions like cheese/dairy and poultry I think by the victorian re-modeling there would be more semi-finished items ready for retail or pret a manger. The Wool/Cloth Markets and Leather ones were generally on separate days which would both allow traders to attend other markets in herts surrey and essex 10 or 20 miles hence. Incidentally although Lloyds of London had been in Leadenhall Street their building now is in Lime Street
I used to work very near Leadenhall Market years ago and never made the time to have a proper look - I wish I had and now I live a long way away.
Thanks for making this video.
A little gem in the heart of City. Couple of nice places to eat and drink.
These videos have been a gem of a find and an absolute godsend throughout lockdown. Agreed, please keep them coming :-)
A visit to Leadenhall at the weekend is indeed a must. Tranquil exploration of hidden architectural delights.
Before the lockdown, I worked nearby. Nice to hear a history of the lovely old place. I didn't know Leadenhall Market was that old.
I like your well-written and researched narration style. Succinct, informative and showcasing the places you go to film with nice camerawork.
Thanks!
@@JagoHazzard Well deserved, happened on your videos and now gonna go through them. Good style.
Used to have my lunch there at least twice a week. I no longer live or work in London but did revisit just before Xmas 2019, and whilst the city had changed out of all recognition, the market was still as lovely as ever. PS: I find your voice incredibly calming. Thank you!
My father worked in an export office in Leadenhall Street from 1924 to 1971. I remember going with him to a restaurant located in the market in the fifties. Incidentally he started work in 1924 as an office boy earning the princely sum of ten bob a week!
Hi Jago. Another great little video and Leadenhall is of one of my favourite places in the City. Back in the day when there were many more butchers and Game dealers around Leadenhall was a sight to behold during the winter months as the butchers would hang all the game and meat up on those metal rails and hooks that are visible outside the shops. Just by looking at the huge amount of ironwork visible gives an idea of how many fresh meat butchers and game dealers were trading in the market. Whilst it has been beautifully restored and is now looking better than at any time I have seen it during the nearly 50 years I have worked in the City it lacks some of the style it had in the past. The butchers boys would stand outside the shops and pluck and clean the poultry and game ready for sale so it was a very visceral experience walking through the market!
Great Videos, please keep them coming.
Don't forget John Wayne and Dickie Attenborough getting into a punch up there in "Brannigan".
WOW! Leadenhall Market is truly astonishing! Thanks for the tour. I think I'd enjoy any other video of places you deem worthy of your time!
You’re very welcome!
Good video, but for one thing: it wasn’t the filming location for Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter films, that’s up at the studios in Leavesden. It did appear in the first film, but as itself - just part of London, as it is for muggles and wizards alike.
Are you sure? I was intrigued and did a bit of googling . . .many sites state that is IS the location, some sites state that its where Hagrid and Harry pass through to get to Diagon Alley and VisitEngland.com is jolly sure that Leadenhall was used AS Diagon Alley . . . . . . . havent seen the films for years so might be time for a revisit 😊
Sean McDonald Yeah, give it a rewatch. The Leaky Cauldron pub that Harry and Hagrid enter is now a clinic of some kind, it’s on the corner of the market. Once they pass through the brick wall, they are definitely not anywhere in “real” London - they’re on a soundstage in Leavesden. :)
@@CNash85 whilst you are correct about the alley itself the entrance to the Leaky Cauldron in the Philosopher’s Stone is a shop in Leadenhall and was indeed used. It wasn’t until the second film where most locations were built as sets (Privet Drive, Gringotts in DH, etc.)
@@seanmcdonald5859 Yes, it was just the market as itself and they went into the pub and then into diagon alley.
Yes indeed....Diagon Alley’s more like The Shambles in York. But Harry and Hagrid are seen around this market in HP and the Philosopher’s Stone alright.
I once wandered into this place while out and about in London, the restoration has made it look amazing.
The pub in Leadenhall Market called "The Lamb" was used in a punch-up scene in a John Wayne film. I work five minutes from here in 'normal' times and discovered in lockdown(s) that I much prefer working from home, but the centuries old architecture of the Square Mile (where there are very few lamp posts - street lights are built into the first / second floor of buildings) and especially Leadenhall Market give me senses of both pride and awe in working there.
Superb - I keep meaning to visit this market - I must put it on my list!
I will visit this market. Thank,-you for telling me.
Have you heard about the art displays at the disused platform at Gloucester Road tube station?
Love to see more, your videos are a real gem of 2020. We need one.
Great video -- my only criticism was it would have been nice to see some old images of the market
Very pleasing, thank you!
Came to an office bear bank for a day meeting on a 3 weekly schedule for s few years. Arrived by ferry in Harwich at ~ 5:30 and then at Liverpool Street station at 8:25. back to NL again between 6 and 7 pm. Visited Leadenhall market a few times. Bit crowded.
38 years, hardly a poultry lifespan!
I love the channel for the flagging of impending pun hazards.
@@frogandspanner Poultry is also the name of a nearby street.
I found this to be a bit of a leaden pun.
Most interesting and your commentary is always a refreshing pleasure to listen too. Very engaging. Well done and thank you for this fresh brief look at such a London institution. Cheers
You’re very welcome!
I remember it 50 years ago when I was working at Lloyds, it was still a real food market then, people shopping in their lunch hour. It looks much smarter now, but the shops are not the same.
Excellent place to share a nice bottle of vino with the other half after a long day’s “Londoning” or to start off a nice evening out! The Lamb is somewhere we can just relax when it is all just too hot upstairs and we’d love to go back. I thought they may have spacing issues 🤔 If so, we will have to content ourselves with the equally nice New Moon for now! 😀
A feature I like is the various vent shaft caps you can see to the side of the thoroughfares, which were part of the original ventilation to the below ground areas 🤓
The royal exchange is worth a look around too, perhaps London's first shopping mall though for present shopping in the city the Cheapside area remains strong on retail, Cheap being a word for market and a Chapman was a name for a retailer or market trader.
Yes. another video.Beautiful place, can't wait for the next one.
Great video and interesting history. I first came across the market during a walking tour through the City in March, I had never heard of it. Definitely one to explore more in future. Thanks!
Worked in London in late 60s and it was a cheese market. It was a bustling hive of activity with fork lift trucks whizzing about unloading refrigerated lorries discorging huge bulk cheeses the size of oil drums for dispatch to smaller distributors for processing. Took your life in hand on a regular basis avoiding being flatten by huge cheeses being rolled like cable drums down the road!
Good job with the video it is nice to see what places look like on the other side of the big pond
It's great to see the crowds returning to this place in a weekday evening after lockdown though sadly I don't think they'll be back for long.
Looking forward for a vaccine to be found for this blasted virus so the place can make a full time return to the hustle and bustle which makes it such a thriving little corner of London life.
Lovely architecture Jago 🙂
What I've heard about the name, it is named after a mansion in the area in the 14th century which had a roof made of lead. Leadenhall Street is also called after that mansion.
I must visit next time i'm down on our annual trip looks an interesting place.
Really enjoying your videos. I used to live in Tooting Bec on the site of a disused Mental Asylum.
This level of complex beauty is what I wish the whole world looked liked
Lovely market and architecture. Added to my list of places to see in the future. Would also love to see similar content too.
I'm hoping to visit London for a couple of days after all this pandemic is over with, I'm not a great one for shopping, so places like Oxford Street hold no interest, but, your videos are providing me with some food for thought on unusual places to visit.
Twenty thousand subs, Young Man! Well done!
Very pleasing !!
I never knew about this, I shall certainly be going to see it. Thank you!
I'm sure the ghost of Old Tom actually exists. If you go to Leadenhall after dark it is quite eerie, in fact it gives you goose bumps.
Very interesting video, thank you
I Loved this As a ex Lundener Me heart strings were strumin Cheers Pal
Me too Bryan, I last saw my old haunts at least 20 years ago but my heart sank even then. It has changed so much and not for the better! ;-(
@MusicalElitist1 haha
If I ever find myself in London I must go there!
This is fantastic! Reminds me: how about doing a video on the guilds/liveries in london? That would be interesting! They go back some way too.
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Yes, it was pleasing to me. Stay safe Jago.
Best pub fight scene ever was in the Lamb pub in Leadenhall Market in the film Brannigan, John Wayne and Dickie Attenborough
I’ll have to check it out!
This shopping mall reminds me of ‘de passage’ in the hague
I used to work in the area back in the 80s, and would often walk through the market. It was sad how run down it was looking by then, and I was pleased when it had a facelift.
Kind of reminds me of Newcastle upon Tyne's Central Arcade or the Posh Gits mall as I call it.
I wish I'd known about this when I was last in London, 2008. It's magnificent; more character than Burlington Arcade. It has distinct similarities to Royal Arcade, Melbourne, but outshines it.
Can often find me in one of the pubs there, pre-lockdown. You should go and look at the local Wetherspoons opposite on Gracechurch St too, it might just be a cheap pub but it's a rather grand building (former HSBC HQ).
I nearly went into the Spoons the other day for lunch - precisely because I was curious about the building. Alas, time was not on my side.
We have a similar market hall in Cardiff.
Love your videos ❤️
Beautiful!
Excellent short on Leadenhall market. Will we see more ancient markets.
It’s certainly a concept I’m considering. Smithfield has a very interesting history, for instance.
@@JagoHazzard yes aswel as covent garden, spittalfields and the original Billingsgate.
Would be interesting to see a video on the London Mithraeum (Roman site/museum)
The comment about Tom the Goose living to a not-too-paltry(poultry) age of 38 was a bit "fowl" but I bet it took some "pluck" for you to come up with that remark. LOL
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@@JagoHazzard Who, me?
Must go down there one day to have a gander.
your "poultry lifespan" joke gives "why did the chicken cross the road" and the rubber chicken a run for the top spot in poultry-based gags. Much appreciation for your 'fowl'-mouthed joke!
Wait until I release my Smithfield video. I may actually be arrested for the puns in that one.
Wonderful, it reminds me of The Passage in Den Haag
Very nice - maybe carry on the theme of markets ? Good stories to be had around those :)
I walked through Smithfield yesterday and I did think there was a video in that. And I’ve been playing with ideas for a Covent Garden video too.
@@JagoHazzard take a gander at Burlington arcade. I visited the old Covent garden to buy harvest produce in about 1972. The best street market in london might be Roman road in now but others are good too, watney market, walworth road.
One of my favourite things about London is that intersection between ultra modern and ancient.
There’s a lot of it in the City proper. It’s something I’d like to explore more in future videos.
Jago Hazzard ah yes, the City of is one of my favourite places in London for that reason. I’d definitely love to see a video on that. Perhaps something specifically on the Roman wall and the Temple of Midas too?
I couldn't be bothered to visit St Paul's or the Houses of Parliament, but this is well worth a trip.