To all subscribers and commenters - can we make it our mission for 2024 to spread the word about this marvellous channel and get Rob over the magical number of 100k subscribers by this time next year? His consistent hard work and high standards deserves such a reward, don't you think?
That means so much to me tragicyouth, thank you; from the bottom of my heart. You've been such a tremendous supporter of the channel. 100k would be incredible! ;-) Thank you again and have a wonderful Christmas.
The pub I drank at most from this list was Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese. I liked the old little stairways to the small pub rooms upstairs. There are so many cool little historic pubs in London that it would be so fun to organise a pub crawl around.
Excellent stuff! I'm not native to the south, being an exile from the wonderful English north, but I now live in Kent, and my two kids live and work in London, and have introduced me to these cosy little bolt-holes. It's such a tragedy about Simpsons! If I were ever prime minister (at age 70, that's unlikely now) I would pass an Act ensuring that some pubs must NEVER be closed down. These would include both Simpsons and the Cheshire Cheese, and wider afield, the Lord Nelson, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, and the Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale, Cumbria. Doubtless, there are many others....
The Lord Nelson in Burnham Thorpe was, and I hope still is, astonishing. I was introduced to it by my friend Geoff Henderson, a BBC journo, who had a truly tiny weekend house nearby ( appropriately called Dolls House) and used to give the landlord rides into Burnham Market or Wells to pick up supplies as he didn't have a car. If I remember rightly (it's been decades), the Landlord was called Les Winter and the pub was originally a Greene King tied house. They offloaded it as it didn't make money and Les bought it, promptly turfing out the games machine, etc and anything remotely modern, and I think he even returned to using kerosene lamps and used to make his own concoction of Woods Navy Rum and Cloves. Beers were racked up on firkins in a back room and pints were delivered to the single bar , which more of a snug, by whoever happened to be up, usually Les or his wife. Anything other than rum and cloves or a pint of bitter required a visit by Les to a dusty back room where an odd collection of half-full bottles of this and that and the other were stored.
@ My late wife and I met Les once, back in around 1988, and we had a memorable couple of pints in the bar on the old settles, just the three of us chatting. Learning of my interest in the airfields of East Anglia, he produced his own book on the subject. Quite the beer drinker's polymath!
As a Londoner I'm always amazed at the fascinating history of the most interesting city in the world and as always Rob you bring it to life thanks keep em coming
Rob, You are a genius,, ,,, imagine what London would have been today,, with the absence of the blitz???? ,,,,or the two great fires of London,,??? ,, what's left is still magnificent. 🙏❤️🇬🇧🏴
If anyone says they don't enjoy history, they should watch this video. If this doesn't change their minds they should be flown out to Mars on the next available rocket. This video Rob is absolutely brilliant! The way in which you have put this together rivals any big budget TV corporation production. You Sir, are the man! btw... I have now added to my bucket list a pub crawl to visit all of these pubs in one session. There will have to be a few halves thrown into the equation as one can not drink ale in quanties like my younger years anymore.
I've just paused this at 12.53 ... no other reason other than to thank you for such a great piece of telly ... why can't the beeb do this?!!! You're a genius!
I am really glad that i stumbled across this channel. Enjoyable and informative, and presented in a friendly and clear manner. A lot of work must have gone into making these..
I used to work in the bland building overlooking the George courtyard. It was so difficult to concentrate on work when there were loads of people outside the George on a nice summer day! Thanks for bringing back great memories, Rob.
Is it still called Chaucer House? I too worked there for a few years when it opened, probably 35 years ago now. I had no idea why it was called Chaucer House until this video! There used to be quite a few corporate events at the George, remember us all peering out the windows one day when Richard Branson was doing something with the press. The George itself was (is) a lovely pub clearly historic.
@@goodfes yes, Chaucer House - at least it was then, suspect it is something different now. The Heeltap and Bumper was the wine bar opposite the front door, though the George was way more popular. Mid-90s I was there.
So I'm from Warwick.. Rhode Island.. when we came over to visit, I had one of the best meals ever at The Lamb. I had no idea Dickens was a fan of the place. But it's one of many reasons I love Britain so much: the way the past mixes with the present and how your favorite spot may well have been a favorite author or historical luminary.
I am now a U.S citizen but was born and raised in Portsmouth. Dickens was from Portsmouth also and then his father's work took him to Chatham, Kent. There is a Charles Dickens museum in Pompey where he was born.
Ah Rob, you've again touched upon my favorite subject: pubs! As a fellow writer and fictionist, Charles Dickens is also one that I hold close to my heart. Both such fitting topics for the Yuletide. From across the pond, I again thank you for your insightful content, the pleasing and professional manner in which it is presented, and I extend to you my very best compliments of the season.
Thank you for such a lovely comment Paul, I truly appreciate your kind words. Stay well my friend; thank you again, and best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.
I have just spent what is possibly the best 30 minutes of Christmas so far After reading A Christmas Carol and streaming this through my big screen l have been utterly engrossed and completely captivated Just lovely thank you so much Merry Christmas to all who have the spirit with them
I am going to visit these Pubs on a little mission, not a mad one just an historic one and l will of course refer to your research while l do Thank you again Kindest Dave
My great great grandmother was sold to the George in Borough High Street as a teenager to pay her fathers gambling debt off of 21 uk pounds (1800'si ish) Ive been there a couple of times and made sure my bar tab ran to 21quid BUT the odd thing was when I put that date in brackets above I hmm and rrd and turned around on my desk chair to view a framed postcard of the George Inn I have on the shelf behind me in my study way down here in Devon ! Great video Thanks x
The Charles Dickens Museum is worth a visit and one of the best times to go there is during Christmas (I did last year). Another pub also worth a visit is The Dickens Inn near St Kathrine's Dock which was originally a warehouse building.
I quite often eat and drink at the Trafalgar in Greenwich, but had no idea it had Dickens connections! All the information in there is on seafarers and nautical history. I'll look out for something about Dickens next time I'm there.
Hi Rob, I really enjoyed this one. I've been in a few of those pubs when I've visited London from my native Edinburgh. I once spent a while trying to convince an American tourist that the Prime Minister could be seen in the Red Lion most Friday nights 😊 Keep it up and I hope you and you family have a great Christmas and a Happy New year. Drew
Ha ha! Thanks so much Drew_Eden, I reckon some decades ago you may well have been able to see the PM in there most Fridays! Love Edinburgh; beautiful city. Stay well and have a lovely Christmas.
This is a fabulous video which led us to back days where Charles Dickens had spent his younger days ,becoming what a person becomes wherever he happened to be. By the way I would like to admire red lion and spiniands and old curiosity shop,I short it was moving and full of knowledge
I live in Lancashire but me and my girl love to visit London whenever we can. There’s something about London pubs. We’ve been in the Cheshire Cheese. Best pork pie I’ve ever had. We will try to visit the pubs in your excellent video. Pubs we have enjoyed include The Blackfriar, The Citie Of Yorke, The Harp near Covent Garden, The Princess Louise in Holborn and many others in Greenwich, Camden etc.
Great video, just thought I would give a bit of background info about The Trafgalgar at Greenwich(fantastic pub) the nearest Royal Dockyard was Deptford, not Woolwich. Keep up the good work.
Another great video. Just a comment about Charles Dickens statues. Dickens himself wrote in his will "I conjure my friends on no account to make me the subject of any monument, memorial, or testimonial whatever." This appears to be the reason there have been no statues of him in London. However there are now statues of him in Philadelphia (USA), Sydney (Australia) and Portsmouth (England).
Just came across this, albeit a couple months late, but I wanted to thank you so much for this wonderful video. My dream is to come to London and do this pub hopping jaunt and immerse myself more in the life of Charles Dickens who is my favorite of all favorite authors. Thank you so much again and maybe I’ll see you at one of the pubs!
At about 22 mins into this episode you filmed an alleyway that showed Giuseppie’s Restaurante on the right. When we visited in 2018, our friends took us here and we went a few more times ourselves, it was probably one of our more memorable experiences while in London. The owner was amazing and the food/drinks great.
I lived and worked in London for 6 years I recognised many of your features epecially around Kings Cross\St Pancras, Cant see me returning too soon but thank you anyway
Another fantastic video Rob. I cannot imagine how long it must take to research and edit these, I’m such a fan of your work. These videos are clearly a labour of love and I love watching them. 😊
Rob, I really don't know how you manage to find these gems and all the facts associated with them! I hope you and yours all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. With many thanks from Oxford.
Brilliant Rob, I've been in 5/10 of the pubs..love the Grapes n the George. Need to find the Lamb next time. Charles Dickins was some boy. Fabulous history one man can create...all the best for Christmas Rob👍😊
Great video rob, i use to drink in the Cheshire cheese back in the day when i worked in the middle temple inn's of court, happy days. Thanks for sharing
Rob, I am a history lover myself, and your channel ticks all my boxes, especially as I don't live in London. You show me all these wonderful little secret corners and make me want to pay the expensive train fare to the capital. lol. In one of your videos, you asked if anyone would like to see you do a video on something in particular. Please, Please, Please (woman on knees begging here), can you do a video on Postman Walk/Park and the memorials to the unsung heroes who lost their lives saving others. I find it fascinating and would love to see it for myself, but it's that train fare again. I have a book about it, but I would love someone to do a comprehensive video. It would be nearly as good as seeing them for myself, and I hear the history behind them. I also understand the amount of research it would take, but it would be worth it, and you are the right person for the job. The amount of research and work that goes into your videos is astounding, and you have such a lovely way of telling us about these little places. Thank you for continuing my historical education, and think about my request, please. Mel From Great British Churches
Thank you for such a love comment Mel! I have got Postman’s Park on my to-do list, so rest assured I will be covering it at some point. I just have to work out how to approach it, the angle and so (got to keep the algorithm happy!) Thanks again and stay well ☺️
WOW! Another terrific video that makes me ache to be back in London! I am so happy you captured so much rain and mist and fog along with so many holiday decorations! The places I have been were a treat to see and the rest have now gone on the list for future exploring! I am not even that much of a Dickens fan, but your delightful presentation made everything so much more interesting than I was expecting! Thanks so much for your wonderful work!
Rob, yet another excellent video. Well presented following some extensive research and in the video you again covered a few miles. You also added some popular classic music. Have visited both the Trafalgar and the George Borough high street. The glass building at the far end of the yard was where the goods from the trains was loaded onto small trucks to be delivered, that I remember from my childhood days. Thanks Rob for your videos throughout the year, yes happy Christmas to you and best wishes and good luck for 2024
Your video tours are such a joy to watch . It has been many years since I was in London . That was July of 1979 a lot has changed there I am sure . Dickens is a favorite author of mine and to be able to walk in his old stomping grounds would be a joy again .
I just came across this channel, very pleased, just subscribed. I love the old history and Charles Dickens was a Geat Man. Happy New Year to you 👍👍😁🎈🎈🍻🍻🥂🥂🎈🎈
You always bring these places alive. I have had a few drinks in the Ye Old Cheshire Cheese, when I worked on Ludgat Hill. The way all those rooms are hidden under the pathways above will always stick with me. I would love to get to visit The Grapes. From the outside it looked such a small place, but really does stretch out inside. An afternoon there with a Dickens Novel in hand would make for a really nice way to unwind. I can see why Sir Ian Mckellan loves it so much. The other think I found with this historical tour is that although part of the reason Charles Dickens lived and worked in some parts of London, he clearly loved to find inspiration for his novels through parts of London. All those pubs were set out all around the main City from west to east and through the centre at different times in his life, each one leaving a memory defined in words behind in many of his works. Noted you like a pint of London Preide if we do ever get to cross paths... 🙂 Have a wonderful Christmas, and all the best to you family Rob for 2024.
Cheers John; a great comment as always and I couldn't agree more :-) And well done of spotting the pint of Pride! Cheers for all your support this year and have a great Christmas.
Superb as usual Rob. Long live the British pub with all its splendor. Really goes to show the importance of pubs and the inspiration it can invoke In language and popular culture. Something really has to be done to help preserve these places for future generations. As someone who likes reading myself I have spent most of this year working in Edinburgh and I’m sure a similar video could be made about Walter Scott having frequented a few of his favorites
Lovely comment Josh, thank you so much. I have some close connections with Scotland (specifically Glasgow) and would love to do a Scottish pub video…you never know 😉
Excellent video Rob, Well Done. I'll look some of these venues on future visits to the Capital. Already visited 'The Sherlock Holmes' and 'The Masonic' (Football historic), There must be several Military named venues and several named after Famous Personalities or Occasions, keep these video's coming, you are doing a fantastic job for dedicated fans of authors etc. Love all the details, perhaps the nearest Underground stop and distance from each would greatly benefit the tourist, just a thought, From Wirral England.
Thank you William 😊 I try to put as much info as I can in the description- links to the venues and so on, but there is a word limit unfortunately. Thanks again and stay well.
Excellent film. The Dickens Pickwick Club, founded by my uncle Cedric Dickens - a great grandson - also meet at the ‘G&V’. We hold our AGM there on the second Wednesday of December. The club will celebrate its golden jubilee in 2025. A lunch for male direct descendants has been an annual event since 1951 and we dine in the private dining room on the top floor. The female direct descendants also all meet and they go to Bleeding Heart Yard, as featured in Little Dorrit.
What a splendid comment! It’s a real honour to discover that someone with such a close link to Dickens has seen the video. I was going to mention Cedric in the section on The George & Vulture; as you’ll know he campaigned to save it when it was threatened with demolition in the 80s. Thank you, stay well and have a wonderful Christmas.
That's made my day hearing that! Wish I could've met Cedric. Stay well and thank you again for the kind words; it honestly means a lot to me; much appreciated. @@idickens1
Hi Rob. Another great episode. I must admit to not having read any Charles Dickens since my school days and now in my 70’s will certainly make the effort to reacquaint myself with the bard. Wishing you and yours a joyous Christmas and all good things in the coming year 🦆💕
Great video that Rob. I've caught up on your videos now, busy time of year. Big Ben and the Christmas pubs video very interesting, didn't know Dickens was such an ale monster 😂. Keep up the good work, Merry Christmas and be lucky as always. 😊
Great comment Chris, cheers! I read a biography on Dickens when preparing for this video, and according to that, yep- he bloody loved a drink! 😂 Stay well and have a great Christmas 🎄
I had a taste of Speckled Hen in me gob whilst watching this. Brilliant. Have you ever covered the topic of the area’s surviving coaching inns, and their history? Cheers
Beautifully photographed, lovely choice of music, and a literary pub crawl - just the thing for a cold December evening, Rob, thank you! I was half-expecting you to sign off with a Dickensian pun like 'Oliver Nother one', but sadly it was not to be... 😉 Incidentally, another famous resident of Narrow Street is the actor/director/playwright Steven Berkoff - who looks suspiciously like the bald-headed chap in the black leather jacket with his back to the camera at 09.26 in your footage inside The Grapes. Anyone who has seen Berkoff on stage will immediately recognise that distinctive, emphatic way he moves his head when speaking. I wonder if it was him.
Thank you so much Tragicyouth; truly appreciated as always. And you're on to something there... that does look like Steven Berkoff! I was 'working' at the time so didn't notice!
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To all subscribers and commenters - can we make it our mission for 2024 to spread the word about this marvellous channel and get Rob over the magical number of 100k subscribers by this time next year? His consistent hard work and high standards deserves such a reward, don't you think?
That means so much to me tragicyouth, thank you; from the bottom of my heart. You've been such a tremendous supporter of the channel. 100k would be incredible! ;-) Thank you again and have a wonderful Christmas.
Totally agree !!
It’s the best channel on UA-cam imo. Truly unreal dedication, info and content
Really appreciate that, thank you. @@D_B_Cooper
I concur 100%. Pure quality and very educational every time. All the very best Rob for 2024.
London. The BEST city in the world! Dickens the best writer !
Well said!
The worst husband.
This video is so atmospheric, showing London and its pubs off admirably. There’s no other place like it. Well done Rob 👍
Thank you so much ☺️
The pub I drank at most from this list was Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese. I liked the old little stairways to the small pub rooms upstairs.
There are so many cool little historic pubs in London that it would be so fun to organise a pub crawl around.
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Many thanks Rob! “And so, as Tiny Tim said, 'A Merry Christmas to us all; God bless us, everyone!”
― Charles Dickens,
Thank you James! And hear hear ;-)
Excellent stuff! I'm not native to the south, being an exile from the wonderful English north, but I now live in Kent, and my two kids live and work in London, and have introduced me to these cosy little bolt-holes. It's such a tragedy about Simpsons! If I were ever prime minister (at age 70, that's unlikely now) I would pass an Act ensuring that some pubs must NEVER be closed down. These would include both Simpsons and the Cheshire Cheese, and wider afield, the Lord Nelson, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, and the Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale, Cumbria. Doubtless, there are many others....
Great comment Kev, thank you.
The Lord Nelson in Burnham Thorpe was, and I hope still is, astonishing. I was introduced to it by my friend Geoff Henderson, a BBC journo, who had a truly tiny weekend house nearby ( appropriately called Dolls House) and used to give the landlord rides into Burnham Market or Wells to pick up supplies as he didn't have a car.
If I remember rightly (it's been decades), the Landlord was called Les Winter and the pub was originally a Greene King tied house. They offloaded it as it didn't make money and Les bought it, promptly turfing out the games machine, etc and anything remotely modern, and I think he even returned to using kerosene lamps and used to make his own concoction of Woods Navy Rum and Cloves. Beers were racked up on firkins in a back room and pints were delivered to the single bar , which more of a snug, by whoever happened to be up, usually Les or his wife. Anything other than rum and cloves or a pint of bitter required a visit by Les to a dusty back room where an odd collection of half-full bottles of this and that and the other were stored.
@ My late wife and I met Les once, back in around 1988, and we had a memorable couple of pints in the bar on the old settles, just the three of us chatting. Learning of my interest in the airfields of East Anglia, he produced his own book on the subject. Quite the beer drinker's polymath!
As a Londoner I'm always amazed at the fascinating history of the most interesting city in the world and as always Rob you bring it to life thanks keep em coming
Will do Bob, cheers!
Rob,
You are a genius,,
,,, imagine what London would have been today,, with the absence of the blitz????
,,,,or the two great fires of London,,???
,, what's left is still magnificent.
🙏❤️🇬🇧🏴
Ah, thank you Kevin!
If anyone says they don't enjoy history, they should watch this video. If this doesn't change their minds they should be flown out to Mars on the next available rocket. This video Rob is absolutely brilliant! The way in which you have put this together rivals any big budget TV corporation production. You Sir, are the man!
btw... I have now added to my bucket list a pub crawl to visit all of these pubs in one session. There will have to be a few halves thrown into the equation as one can not drink ale in quanties like my younger years anymore.
Keytoneflops, your lovely comment just made my morning! Thank you so much my friend; that means a great deal to me.
Hope the pub crawl goes well! ;-)
Oh to spend an afternoon reading Dickens in a pub that he frequented. Lovely episode
Thank you so much Linda :-) hope you get to do that someday!
You could. What is stopping you. Do you not live in London
@@russcooke5671 I don’t which makes me very blue 4 or 5 times a month
@@lindasueanderson8024 were are you calling from 👌🏴
I've just paused this at 12.53 ... no other reason other than to thank you for such a great piece of telly ... why can't the beeb do this?!!! You're a genius!
That is so kind of you to say gemellodipriapo, thank you! Have a wonderful Christmas and thanks again.
I am really glad that i stumbled across this channel. Enjoyable and informative, and presented in a friendly and clear manner. A lot of work must have gone into making these..
That means a great deal to me Kevin, thank you so much. It’s good to have you here!
I love Dickens, love pubs and I love Christmas! Thanks for this episode Rob. I want so much to get back to London.
Thanks Phil! Hope you make it back soon
I used to work in the bland building overlooking the George courtyard. It was so difficult to concentrate on work when there were loads of people outside the George on a nice summer day! Thanks for bringing back great memories, Rob.
Cheers Huw 😉
Is it still called Chaucer House? I too worked there for a few years when it opened, probably 35 years ago now. I had no idea why it was called Chaucer House until this video! There used to be quite a few corporate events at the George, remember us all peering out the windows one day when Richard Branson was doing something with the press. The George itself was (is) a lovely pub clearly historic.
@@goodfes yes, Chaucer House - at least it was then, suspect it is something different now. The Heeltap and Bumper was the wine bar opposite the front door, though the George was way more popular. Mid-90s I was there.
Every pub is exactly what i would imagine as an american mr dickens would frequent. Very much enjoying this channel. Cheers.
Thank you! Nice to have you here :-)
So I'm from Warwick.. Rhode Island.. when we came over to visit, I had one of the best meals ever at The Lamb. I had no idea Dickens was a fan of the place. But it's one of many reasons I love Britain so much: the way the past mixes with the present and how your favorite spot may well have been a favorite author or historical luminary.
Lovely words Simon, thank you. Hope you make it back here sometime
I am now a U.S citizen but was born and raised in Portsmouth. Dickens was from Portsmouth also and then his father's work took him to Chatham, Kent.
There is a Charles Dickens museum in Pompey where he was born.
Ah Rob, you've again touched upon my favorite subject: pubs! As a fellow writer and fictionist, Charles Dickens is also one that I hold close to my heart. Both such fitting topics for the Yuletide. From across the pond, I again thank you for your insightful content, the pleasing and professional manner in which it is presented, and I extend to you my very best compliments of the season.
Thank you for such a lovely comment Paul, I truly appreciate your kind words. Stay well my friend; thank you again, and best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.
Thanks
That is so kind of you wagnergimenes, thank you :-)
I have just spent what is possibly the best 30 minutes of Christmas so far
After reading A Christmas Carol and streaming this through my big screen l have been utterly engrossed and completely captivated
Just lovely thank you so much Merry Christmas to all who have the spirit with them
That’s such a lovely comment David, thank you! Glad you enjoyed it, stay well and have a great Christmas 🎄
I am going to visit these Pubs on a little mission, not a mad one just an historic one and l will of course refer to your research while l do
Thank you again
Kindest Dave
That's brilliant to hear Dave! Enjoy mate! ;-)@@davidnash1220
I adore pubs with many rooms. I care little for the open plan ones. x
Same 😉
My great great grandmother was sold to the George in Borough High Street as a teenager to pay her fathers gambling debt off of 21 uk pounds (1800'si ish) Ive been there a couple of times and made sure my bar tab ran to 21quid BUT the odd thing was when I put that date in brackets above I hmm and rrd and turned around on my desk chair to view a framed postcard of the George Inn I have on the shelf behind me in my study way down here in Devon ! Great video Thanks x
Wow… incredible story, thanks for sharing
I so wish I could do the same to pay my bar tabs!
I love Rob's London interesting posts. Reassuring, nostalgist and thorough and so polite in asking for our Likes Shares and Subs.
Thank you Brian :-) Much appreciated.
The Charles Dickens Museum is worth a visit and one of the best times to go there is during Christmas (I did last year). Another pub also worth a visit is The Dickens Inn near St Kathrine's Dock which was originally a warehouse building.
Quite right David 😉
Another great piece which I’m sure took a while to plan and make. Look forwards to more in 2024 !
Thank you much 😊 I’m hoping next year’s going to be a good one for the channel 😉
Lovely film as usual
Thank you so much Adrian
Another brilliant one (as they all are). Thanks Rob.
Bless you Tomm! Thanks so much for your support and have a great Christmas 🎄
Probably one of the best Christmas video's on U-tube.
That's really kind of you to say Paul; thank you- much appreciated.
I quite often eat and drink at the Trafalgar in Greenwich, but had no idea it had Dickens connections! All the information in there is on seafarers and nautical history. I'll look out for something about Dickens next time I'm there.
Thanks Diana 😊
Hi Rob, I really enjoyed this one. I've been in a few of those pubs when I've visited London from my native Edinburgh. I once spent a while trying to convince an American tourist that the Prime Minister could be seen in the Red Lion most Friday nights 😊
Keep it up and I hope you and you family have a great Christmas and a Happy New year.
Drew
Ha ha! Thanks so much Drew_Eden, I reckon some decades ago you may well have been able to see the PM in there most Fridays! Love Edinburgh; beautiful city.
Stay well and have a lovely Christmas.
Will have to look in some of these pubs when I’m down visiting London 📚🍻🥂
Enjoy! 😉 🍻
This is a fabulous video which led us to back days where Charles Dickens had spent his younger days ,becoming what a person becomes wherever he happened to be.
By the way I would like to admire red lion and spiniands and old curiosity shop,I short it was moving and full of knowledge
Thank you ☺️
Would love to be able to visit them, Thank you.
Ron
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I live in Lancashire but me and my girl love to visit London whenever we can. There’s something about London pubs. We’ve been in the Cheshire Cheese. Best pork pie I’ve ever had. We will try to visit the pubs in your excellent video. Pubs we have enjoyed include The Blackfriar, The Citie Of Yorke, The Harp near Covent Garden, The Princess Louise in Holborn and many others in Greenwich, Camden etc.
Wonderful comment Joe, cheers ! 😉
Great list. Now on my Bucket List.
Ha ha ;-) Enjoy!
Great video. Now I need a pint.
Ha ha! Cheers ;-)
Looks like a fun tour to do in London.
It is! Takes a while though! ;-)
Great video, just thought I would give a bit of background info about The Trafgalgar at Greenwich(fantastic pub) the nearest Royal Dockyard was Deptford, not Woolwich. Keep up the good work.
Thanks… and yes, you’re right! 😅
Another great video.
Just a comment about Charles Dickens statues.
Dickens himself wrote in his will "I conjure my friends on no account to make me the subject of any monument, memorial, or testimonial whatever." This appears to be the reason there have been no statues of him in London.
However there are now statues of him in Philadelphia (USA), Sydney (Australia) and Portsmouth (England).
Thank you- and yes, quite correct 😉
Just came across this, albeit a couple months late, but I wanted to thank you so much for this wonderful video. My dream is to come to London and do this pub hopping jaunt and immerse myself more in the life of Charles Dickens who is my favorite of all favorite authors. Thank you so much again and maybe I’ll see you at one of the pubs!
Thank you for such a lovey comment; much appreciated! Hope you make it here soon! ;-) Cheers!
Watched it twice! Excellent video 😊
Ah! Thank you so much; really appreciate your support goober ;-) Stay well.
Another fascinating video,thanks Rob.In the late 70s I visited the Spaniards after a walk on Hampstead Heath several times.
Thank you Kerry 🙂
At about 22 mins into this episode you filmed an alleyway that showed Giuseppie’s Restaurante on the right. When we visited in 2018, our friends took us here and we went a few more times ourselves, it was probably one of our more memorable experiences while in London. The owner was amazing and the food/drinks great.
Beautiful comment, thank you ☺️
I lived and worked in London for 6 years I recognised many of your features epecially around Kings Cross\St Pancras, Cant see me returning too soon but thank you anyway
Well done! Bottoms up!
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Another fantastic video Rob. I cannot imagine how long it must take to research and edit these, I’m such a fan of your work. These videos are clearly a labour of love and I love watching them. 😊
Thank you so much! They do take quite a while, yes… but it’s my job now 😉 Thanks again for your support and stay well.
Fascinating Rob, thank you. Didn't know Dickens was so fond of his refreshments! Happy Christmas to you and yours!
Thank you so much Anne, the same to you ☺️
Wonder if this was shown in schools more students would be interested in reading Dicken's writing. You give such a down to earth view of him.
Bless you Melissa; that means a lot to me- many thanks for the kind words. Much appreciated.
Thank you Rob, a great video.
Thank you borusa
Thank you. That was very interesting and informative. New subscriber.
Thanks David; good to have you here. Stay well.
Rob you are a marvel! As a huge Dickens fan, I loved this!!
Thank you so much! ☺️
Almost 10 out of 10. I cannot recall ever going in the Boot. Favoutie is hard as all of them are worth a visit. Very interesting video.
Cheers Robbo- good excuse to go there now 😉
A great video as always. I hope you had a great Christmas! ☺️
Thanks asheland, and I did thank you! Hope you did too.
@@Robslondon indeed, a great one and your video makes it that much better. 👍
Much appreciated! A pleasure as always, thank you. @@asheland_numismatics
He was more than London’s greatest writer I do believe
Rob, I really don't know how you manage to find these gems and all the facts associated with them! I hope you and yours all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. With many thanks from Oxford.
It’s my passion William 😉 Thank you so much for the kind words, hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
Brilliant Rob, I've been in 5/10 of the pubs..love the Grapes n the George. Need to find the Lamb next time. Charles Dickins was some boy. Fabulous history one man can create...all the best for Christmas Rob👍😊
Lovely comment Dave, cheers! You’d love the Lamb I reckon 😉🍺 Have a great Christmas mate.
Another excellent video. Many thanks for all your hard work.
It’s an absolute pleasure, thank you for watching 😊
Excellent video and happy Christmas to you!
Thank you John, the same to you
Another wonderful video packed with information, history and all things London. Thanks.
Thanks so much Andi, have a wonderful Christmas
Thanks Rob. Another crackin festive video. Really enjoyed it. I hope you had a lovely Christmas pal!!
Thank you so much aidocashin :-) I did indeed thank you, hope you did too. Stay well my friend.
Merry Christmas and Great New Year.
Thank you William, the same to you my friend.
Wonderful Rob! It's a delicious Christmas gift. Happy Christmas :)
😄 Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video rob, i use to drink in the Cheshire cheese back in the day when i worked in the middle temple inn's of court, happy days. Thanks for sharing
It’s a pleasure, thanks for watching!
this channel is due a Dickens, pub/watering hole special. And/or any of the other writers & poets you frequently mention! 👍👍
Thank you Tom!
Rob, I am a history lover myself, and your channel ticks all my boxes, especially as I don't live in London. You show me all these wonderful little secret corners and make me want to pay the expensive train fare to the capital. lol. In one of your videos, you asked if anyone would like to see you do a video on something in particular. Please, Please, Please (woman on knees begging here), can you do a video on Postman Walk/Park and the memorials to the unsung heroes who lost their lives saving others. I find it fascinating and would love to see it for myself, but it's that train fare again. I have a book about it, but I would love someone to do a comprehensive video. It would be nearly as good as seeing them for myself, and I hear the history behind them. I also understand the amount of research it would take, but it would be worth it, and you are the right person for the job. The amount of research and work that goes into your videos is astounding, and you have such a lovely way of telling us about these little places. Thank you for continuing my historical education, and think about my request, please. Mel From Great British Churches
Thank you for such a love comment Mel!
I have got Postman’s Park on my to-do list, so rest assured I will be covering it at some point. I just have to work out how to approach it, the angle and so (got to keep the algorithm happy!)
Thanks again and stay well ☺️
Good stuff - many thanks
Thank you John
Nice, thanks Rob
Cheers! 😉
I like all your videos, but this one is very special ! Thanks
Thank you so much :-)
Thanks!
That is so kind of you hellie_el, much appreciated. Thank you :-)
@@Robslondon ❤
WOW! Another terrific video that makes me ache to be back in London! I am so happy you captured so much rain and mist and fog along with so many holiday decorations! The places I have been were a treat to see and the rest have now gone on the list for future exploring! I am not even that much of a Dickens fan, but your delightful presentation made everything so much more interesting than I was expecting! Thanks so much for your wonderful work!
Thank you for such a lovely comment Catherine 😊 Have a wonderful Christmas
Am really enjoying your videos!, Thank you so much!
Thank you! I appreciate you watching them! Good to have you here :-)
Excellent production, Rob. Thanks again for the content.
Thank you so much, it's a pleasure- and I really appreciate your kind support, wagnergimemes, thank you!
As usual a excellent video Rob..keep it up in 2024 ...cheers !
Thanks Mark 😉
Another excellent watch Rob, thanks
Cheers Slycockney 😉 Much appreciated and thanks for all your support this year.
Rob, yet another excellent video. Well presented following some extensive research and in the video you again covered a few miles. You also added some popular classic music. Have visited both the Trafalgar and the George Borough high street. The glass building at the far end of the yard was where the goods from the trains was loaded onto small trucks to be delivered, that I remember from my childhood days.
Thanks Rob for your videos throughout the year, yes happy Christmas to you and best wishes and good luck for 2024
Great comment Butch, thanks; interesting info!
Your video tours are such a joy to watch . It has been many years since I was in London . That was July of 1979 a lot has changed there I am sure . Dickens is a favorite author of mine and to be able to walk in his old stomping grounds would be a joy again .
Such a lovely comment David, thank you very much. Gosh, it has changed since '79, yes... Hope you get back at some point! ;-)
Good job! Well researched and presented :)
Thank you!
Lovely, interesting video. xx
Thank you ☺️
@@Robslondon you’re very welcome x
another interesting and very relaxing roam about the town. happy Christmas Rob!
Thank you Sarahlouise! Very best wishes to you 😊🎄
Wonderful video, added a few I'll visit next time im there. Greetings from Sweden.
Thank you so much! Hope you make it here soon, and God Jul :-)
I just came across this channel, very pleased, just subscribed. I love the old history and Charles Dickens was a Geat Man. Happy New Year to you 👍👍😁🎈🎈🍻🍻🥂🥂🎈🎈
Thanks so much Lee! Good to have you here 😉
You always bring these places alive. I have had a few drinks in the Ye Old Cheshire Cheese, when I worked on Ludgat Hill. The way all those rooms are hidden under the pathways above will always stick with me. I would love to get to visit The Grapes. From the outside it looked such a small place, but really does stretch out inside. An afternoon there with a Dickens Novel in hand would make for a really nice way to unwind. I can see why Sir Ian Mckellan loves it so much.
The other think I found with this historical tour is that although part of the reason Charles Dickens lived and worked in some parts of London, he clearly loved to find inspiration for his novels through parts of London. All those pubs were set out all around the main City from west to east and through the centre at different times in his life, each one leaving a memory defined in words behind in many of his works.
Noted you like a pint of London Preide if we do ever get to cross paths... 🙂
Have a wonderful Christmas, and all the best to you family Rob for 2024.
Cheers John; a great comment as always and I couldn't agree more :-) And well done of spotting the pint of Pride!
Cheers for all your support this year and have a great Christmas.
Always appreciated 🍻
Thank you
Superb as usual Rob. Long live the British pub with all its splendor. Really goes to show the importance of pubs and the inspiration it can invoke In language and popular culture. Something really has to be done to help preserve these places for future generations. As someone who likes reading myself I have spent most of this year working in Edinburgh and I’m sure a similar video could be made about Walter Scott having frequented a few of his favorites
Lovely comment Josh, thank you so much. I have some close connections with Scotland (specifically Glasgow) and would love to do a Scottish pub video…you never know 😉
Excellent video Rob, Well Done. I'll look some of these venues on future visits to the Capital. Already visited 'The Sherlock Holmes' and 'The Masonic' (Football historic), There must be several Military named venues and several named after Famous Personalities or Occasions, keep these video's coming, you are doing a fantastic job for dedicated fans of authors etc. Love all the details, perhaps the nearest Underground stop and distance from each would greatly benefit the tourist, just a thought, From Wirral England.
Thank you William 😊 I try to put as much info as I can in the description- links to the venues and so on, but there is a word limit unfortunately. Thanks again and stay well.
A wonderful episode, Rob. Thank you so much. Happy Christmas!
Thank you so much JacqTracks! That’s incredibly kind of you my friend. Stay well, thanks again and have a wonderful Christmas 🎄
Now that was so much fun. Thank you so much for such great walks. Merry Christmas
Thank you Ken, same to you!
Excellent film. The Dickens Pickwick Club, founded by my uncle Cedric Dickens - a great grandson - also meet at the ‘G&V’. We hold our AGM there on the second Wednesday of December. The club will celebrate its golden jubilee in 2025. A lunch for male direct descendants has been an annual event since 1951 and we dine in the private dining room on the top floor. The female direct descendants also all meet and they go to Bleeding Heart Yard, as featured in Little Dorrit.
What a splendid comment! It’s a real honour to discover that someone with such a close link to Dickens has seen the video.
I was going to mention Cedric in the section on The George & Vulture; as you’ll know he campaigned to save it when it was threatened with demolition in the 80s.
Thank you, stay well and have a wonderful Christmas.
(I’ve also made a video on the history of Bleeding Heart Yard in case you missed it. Stay well).
@@Robslondon He certainly did - and with success too! Cedric was more like Mr. Pickwick than Pickwick himself and a great character.
That's made my day hearing that! Wish I could've met Cedric. Stay well and thank you again for the kind words; it honestly means a lot to me; much appreciated. @@idickens1
🤔idea for a /Xmas pub crawl. Thanks for making this, wonderful content.
It’s a pleasure, thank you so much for the kind words 😊
Cheers Rob, a very Merry Christmas to you and here’s to a year of exploring our wonderful City.
Thank you so much Michelle :-) Have a wonderful Christmas.
It must take you ages to do the research for all these videos. Really interesting and informative once again. Thanks, Rob!
Thank you Bess!
Thank you for a well research and enjoyable video.
It’s a pleasure, thank you 😊
Hi Rob. Another great episode. I must admit to not having read any Charles Dickens since my school days and now in my 70’s will certainly make the effort to reacquaint myself with the bard. Wishing you and yours a joyous Christmas and all good things in the coming year 🦆💕
Ah, lovely comment Pam 😊 Happy Christmas to you too
Thanks Rob, Excellent Video
I really appreciate that Dave, thank you so much! Have a great Christmas sir.
Great video that Rob. I've caught up on your videos now, busy time of year. Big Ben and the Christmas pubs video very interesting, didn't know Dickens was such an ale monster 😂. Keep up the good work, Merry Christmas and be lucky as always. 😊
Great comment Chris, cheers!
I read a biography on Dickens when preparing for this video, and according to that, yep- he bloody loved a drink! 😂
Stay well and have a great Christmas 🎄
I had a taste of Speckled Hen in me gob whilst watching this. Brilliant. Have you ever covered the topic of the area’s surviving coaching inns, and their history? Cheers
Thanks as always Rob for a really well researched video.
It's a pleasure as always Peter, thank you for watching and have a great Christmas.
Beautifully photographed, lovely choice of music, and a literary pub crawl - just the thing for a cold December evening, Rob, thank you! I was half-expecting you to sign off with a Dickensian pun like 'Oliver Nother one', but sadly it was not to be... 😉 Incidentally, another famous resident of Narrow Street is the actor/director/playwright Steven Berkoff - who looks suspiciously like the bald-headed chap in the black leather jacket with his back to the camera at 09.26 in your footage inside The Grapes. Anyone who has seen Berkoff on stage will immediately recognise that distinctive, emphatic way he moves his head when speaking. I wonder if it was him.
Thank you so much Tragicyouth; truly appreciated as always. And you're on to something there... that does look like Steven Berkoff! I was 'working' at the time so didn't notice!
Most interesting as are all your videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you, it’s a pleasure!
Great work, pure Gold.
Thank you so much Kenneth!