Lovely to have that slither of countryside in London. Used to live in Sth Harrow, grandparents were in Uxbridge, so we often drove along the Western Avenue. Never really knew about Ickenham Marsh.

Absolutely brilliant documentary. I love your use of the mapping software to contextualise the story. I grew up relatively near Heathrow, my Uncle lived on the Bath Road for a while in the 90s and I flew in and out of LHR last week. I even noticed the Three Magpies, which I don't think I had previously paid much attention to. Probably because of how ubiquitous magpies are where I now live. Really well made. Will start making my way through your other videos.

wow; I worked at Alex E Goldman Cutler st, and Harvey textiles 82 Middlesex st, corner of cobb st, in the photo

Some fascinating maps - thanks so much!

Dulwich is nice if not a bit boring. It helps that it's next to its edgier sibling, Peckham.

Soulless really???... I think it looks neater and more slick. It doesn't have to be bill boards to be cool you know.

I hope your cap has found a loving home. Maybe the LT lost and found?

Very enjoyable ramble. I love your voice, so soothing.

I noted the spelling of Tyers Gate, as I born in Tyers St Vauxhall SE11, this is the old English spelling of Tyre. Maybe be the leather industry has something to do with this, putting a leather strap on wooden wheels to give them better grip in the mills?

I couldn't think why I'd heard of Norwood Green. Then remembered it being signposted from Windmill Lane. Which runs from The Iron Bridge in Southall to Gilette Corner on the Great West Road

Thank you , very enjoyable, 😊

Glad you mentioned the fossils dug up in Trafalgar Square, as they were displayed in the Natural History Museum, until the 1980's. These animal bodies were probably washed up on the strand line of the beach from the Thames, and the river has not moved much since then. The bones that I remember seeing in the Natural History Museum, were the jaw of a Hippopotamus and the skull of a Polar Bear, showing how much the climate has changed in the pass. Interesting to note birds of prey in the square, with the Royal Mews being used at one time to house the king's falcons.

i wholeheartedly agree with your very polite "rant" 😁

the older ladies still in their Victorian/Edwardian skirts. the Quaggy looks filthy. fabulous footage!

I’m very lucky to live here. SE1 ❤

My beautiful hometown - WTF happened to it 😢

as a tourist visitor to London , I wish Bermondsey and Rotherhithe were more accessible. Thank you for introducing the lovely pie shop Simply fills the eye with the lovely tile work. Have never eaten in such a place and it certainly goes on the mental list for future

Just been trying to get my head round the history of Bridge Ward Without. What with that and Clink and Horselydown, it all seems quite surreal.

I can’t believe you missed out The Blue - the true heart of Bermondsey!

The Peak Freans buildings are no more. I remember the smell of biscuits and the digital clock that was made up of little bulbs. Everything has been flattened now for a horrid residential development. Bermondsey Street is delightful and I have walked it many times. Thank you for the walk and taking me down the backstreets that I didn't know.

Fabulous. Always enjoy your walks through London. That pie n mash looked ‘andsome! Looking forward to the next one . ( dare I mention that I actually love ultra modern architecture)

If anyone wondering why so many tanneries , well at one time everything was made of leather - saddles, shoes, jackets, trousers, boots, belts, bags furniture coverings , seat coverings for cabs / stagecoaches

Fish & Chips Kebab's. At least Johnny's got a correct apostrophe

Knew them very well indeed lived in purbrook estate and st. Saviours estate.

Enjoyed that, I Grew up near Jamaica road. I moved away from the area 12 years ago to the Norfolk coast, haven't been back for a while but it's looks a lot different in places. I like the peace and quiet of where I am now but would move back in a heartbeat if I could afford it. 🦁👍

That was very interesting, but until you reached Butler's Wharf thoroughly depressing. From other comments it's clear that the planners and developers wasted many of the opportunities offered by German bombing raids by getting rid of a lot of the good as well as bad former housing. A few recycled bricks here and there might have helped.

I remember the smell of the Sarsons factory on the left and the Peek Freens factory on the right when coming into London Bridge Station back in the early 70's. I've always known the area to the south of the libe as former glue factories and tanners from the 'retired' horses.

And you made me laugh out loud more than a couple of times which is very rare 😂😂😂🎉 bravo and keep it up

The mock Tudor building you liked is a former pub. You can find photos of that very same spot from the 1960s before the place was redeveloped and it will break your heart - the whole of Jamaica road resembled what upper street in Islington still looks like today - architecturally rich and beautiful. Across the road from that pub directly opposite the T junction where the tower block now stands used to be a beautiful row of Victorian shops that all survived the blitz and in the middle was a stunning theatre - the star music hall - with an unusual triple arch entrance - when the nearby Rotherhithe overground station was restored they incorporated an identical triple arch entrance so you can see a small piece of how beautiful the theatre once was. Sadly they threw the baby AND the mother out with the bath water when they redeveloped Bermondsey in the 1970s The bland flats you commented on were built in 2013 and replaced a 1930s development of art deco flats. Great video - fascinating 🎉🎉🎉

Very interesting. Thank you.

drove along Jamaica Road many-a-time when i lived in Surrey Quays. love these videos!

I am in Bermondsey lad Thank you ever so much for this video absolutely beautiful thank you

The first section of colour shows the Welsh Guards band followed by a company of Grenadier Guards changing the guard at St James’ Palace (not on Horse Guards Parade).

Excellent.

Are all these walkways open to the public? The ones you used.

Nice informative video. That early 1900's aerial plan of the area around what's now called Barbican, was much more dense than I imagined - certainly far more so than now. It would have literally been lots of 'slum dwellings' and therefore a very poor (not to mention, dangerous) area. Even if WW2 had never happened, it's highly likely that that area would have seen substantial redevelopment in the 50's and 60's anyway - with most of the slum buildings demolished. So a new Arts Centre with a Concert Hall would have probably been built anyway! Albeit not in exactly the same location - but in that area. As the north side of the river (City of London) wanted to have a rival Arts Centre to the South Bank Arts Complex.

I know you go station to station but I would have liked you to start your journey from Royal Crescent near the Shepherd's Bush roundabout to your destination, or further up onto Barlby Road into Ladbroke Grove. Also noted how huge the Old Oak Common/Farm was before industrialisation, stretching from the Harrow Road in the North to the Uxbridge Road in the South and swallowing up all of what became Wormwood Scrubs in the process! There is a whole lot of history here relating to the potteries and the development of the area over 200 years. Great video though!

The way you pronounce Pall Mall is how I learned to say it growing up in Australia and when older I encountered other people who pronounced it 'paul maul'. Never liked that.

Great video. I gained many new insights into a city I lived in for almost 2 decades. I also appreciate the added info about the meaning of old English words and place names, with context from foreign languages.

Ever changing. The area between St Alphage and Moogate no longer follows the original walkway and podium. I supervised the renovation works and adaptation of St . Alphage House as part of the Stock Exchange back in the 1980s , my office was in the underground basement a floor above the Stock Exchange Pistol Shooting Club adjacent to Fore St . St. Alphage House and its sister building along with the old podium and walkway has been demolished and replaced with the edifice you now see here . A regular visitor to the London Museum and the Barbican centre just a short walk away from the site . Good to see the Globe pub still standing on the corner where many a lunchtime was spent supping and playing pool upstairs. The place where you should have finished your walk .

I was born not far from here in Goswell Road, and remember all the ruin's.

surprised you didn’t mention the pedestrianisation of the roads north and west of Trafalgar Square in the early 1990s where we’d all assemble to get our buses and taxis home after drinking or clubbing in the 1970s and 1980s . There’d be fights multiple vendors selling burgers (the smell of onions). It felt like a seedy spill over if the 19th century. Does anyone remember how different Trafalgar Square was only 30-40 years ago? It’s now extremely safe and fully gentrified.

Thank you so much for your videos I am researching Barbican at the moment and found this brilliantly informative ❤

Fascinating! Thank-you.

Its a crime how Londinium has evolved. 😢

i just have to say that these KZbin journeys are bloody marvellous. Keep up the good work and stay healthy !!

So interesting about Jewin Crescent. William de Montfort was also a massive antisemite and supporter of Simon de Montfort's pogrom against English Jews in Leicester, Lincoln, Derby, Worcester, Winchester, and London