10 of London's Tallest Things

In this video we'll be looking at 10 of London's tallest oddities- including the tallest pub, the tallest sculpture, the tallest point on the tube and much more!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:29 1. London's Tallest Door
03:37 2. London's Tallest Pub
04:48 3. London's Tallest Phone Box
06:17 4. London's Tallest Sculpture
07:51 5. London's Tallest Art Gallery
09:55 6. London's Tallest Top Secret
13:14 7. London's Tallest Hospital
15:10 8. London's Tallest Escalator
17:34 9. The Tallest Point on the London Underground
18:46 10. London's Tallest Church Spire
20:47 Outro
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[@priscillamontoya]

For those of us who love London but are unable to visit in person. Thank you for going up all those stairs and for always providing wonderful tours of the greatest city on earth. ❤

[@Robslondon]

It’s an absolute pleasure Priscilla! Thanks for watching ☺️

[@TheJassal98]

Have you found any similar KZbinrs for other countries like USA ?

[@priscillamontoya]

@TheJassal98 There out there, I'm sure. A search should yield results, but to be honest, I haven't found any channel quite like this one. Rob is a gem.

[@TheJassal98]

Yep I've looked but although "similar " channels not as good as Rob. Rob, any other KZbinrs recommendation you have in similar genre outside UK? @robslondon

[@pamcullen537]

Hi Rob, worth the wait as always. Every time I see the GPO tower I can’t help remembering the episode of the Goodies & the kitten 😂 💕🦆

[@Robslondon]

Ha ha! thanks Pam; me too- I wanted to include a clip of the Goodies but couldn’t really fit it in… those who know though, know 😉

[@kcnmsepognln]

Ha! I'd forgotten all about that.

[@SeanColbath]

Kitten Kong!

[@iaindcosta]

..I still call it the post office tower... I think it looks like a giant robot just about to start walking.. My parents I think got a certificate after eating in the restaurant, part of the reason for it's closure was a terror threat I heard them say..

[@Robslondon]

😀@@iaindcosta

[@michellebell5092]

I’m going to visit all these places myself , I’ve recently retired and will have loads of time to explore my home, my City. Cheers RL.

[@Robslondon]

Lovely comment :-) Hope you enjoy your travels!

[@susangustave8797]

To help you along, I found an app called Atlas Obscura that highlights some of the lesser known places, anywhere in the World. It has a near me button, press it and it brings up places to visit close by. 😊

[@ludgatecircus15]

@@Robslondon Watch out for blisters! Nice grouping south of the river but once north there is some work to be done. My only doubt Rob is the "tallest doors." Surely East London has something larger that survived WWII.

[@Robslondon]

@@ludgatecircus15 Hmmm... interesting. Do you mean doors that would've been used on warehouses? To my knowledge none have survived, but I'm happy to be proven wrong!

[@brianparker663]

Great video again Rob. A few years ago I attended a roof walk above St Mary's church, Harrow-on-the-Hill - a place I know you will be familiar with. I was told that, before the Shard was "topped out", if you climbed to the top of its spire, you would be at the highest point in the London basin. Not sure if that's true then or now - but you certainly do get a tremendous view from up there, including Wembley Stadium in the foreground of course. 😀 All the best.

[@Robslondon]

Thanks Brian, great comment- and I can see how that would indeed be the case (although as someone who grew up in Harrow I wouldn’t want to sound biased! 😉) Cheers mate.

[@pj_naylor]

Weirdly, I've rung on the bells at all the churches you mention in the video. My most memorable "tall thing in London" experience is also campanology related: standing in the cupola at the top of the Queen's Tower at Imperial College whilst the bells are ringing is quite an experience, as the tower sways around quite a lot - it having had the rest of the old Imperial Institute demolished around it.

[@Robslondon]

Great comment! Funnily enough, I had the Imperial College site in my last video in case you missed it ;-) (Was the site where the Indian nationalist Madan Lal Dinghra committed an assassination in the early 20th century). Didn't realise it swayed like that! Scary!

[@raymonde4272]

Thank you Rob for another fascinating list of London landmarks. The Telecom Tower looks modern even today and probably will for decades to come if it doesn't need to be rebuilt. I was surprised that the London Eye didn't make the list as it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world for several years and as your logo shows, is now as integral to the London skyline as the Eiffel Tower is to Paris.

[@Robslondon]

Thanks Rayamonde. I could only choose 10, but I think the London Eye will get its own video at some point 😉

[@Alan_Mac]

Thanks for this Rob - really good stuff. I used to have a flat in Haberdasher Street and the George and Vulture was our local. Don't know what it's like now, but 'back then' it was a decent boozer.

[@Robslondon]

Cheers Alan. It's a very, very gentrified pub now.... not like old-school Hoxton ;-)

[@louisegalczynski5902]

My brother went on the helter skelter last year and said it was fun but very scary! I don’t think I could do it! Thanks for another great video! ❤

[@Robslondon]

Ha ha! Fair play to him ;-) And thanks Louise, hope you're keeping well.

[@DeborahMaufer]

Fantastic video as always, and I can't believe you climbed all those steps in Hampstead. That's really taking one for the team! There's no better way to round off the weekend than with a Rob's London video - cheers to you!😊🇬🇧

[@Robslondon]

Thank you so much Deborah; can’t express how much your kind words mean to me 😊 Stay well

[@PeterGaunt]

@@Robslondon Almost 50 years ago I ran up the steps at Belsize Park tube, one stop south from Hampstead, to work out how many watts my body could generate. It worked out at around 70 watts if I recall well. The reason I did it was because a pupil at the school I worked at asked me how many watts the human body can generate. I was no athlete 🙂

[@bobj3251]

What an amazing city London is there's no shortage of fascinating sites thank you for sharing them with us Rob

[@Robslondon]

Yes indeed! Cheers Bob ;-)

[@douglasthompson296]

Hi Rob, absolute stunner of a video. Im glad you took one for the team as i couldnt ever go up glass structures that high my little guys were pulling up tight just watching it on screen 😮 I just cant take heights. I wonder if the GPO tower and revolving restaurant in Liverpool ever figured in those 'secret lists' in case of nuclear attack. Loved that nurse autonomon too. In Leeds there had been an autonomon display in the Merrion Centre when it was first built in the 60/70's. It was eventually put in a case on display as i think it was vandalised regularly. I'll treat you to a kofi to help refresh your stair climbing skills for our pleasures. Cheers DougT

[@Robslondon]

Great comment Doug thank you so much- and thanks so much for the ko-fi donation, really appreciate it mate. I'm going to look up the autonomon you mentioned now, sounds interesting ;-)

[@douglasthompson296]

@@Robslondon Rob from what I remember it was weird, very 70's trippy I can't really remember most of it 😂 hope it comes up on a Google search for you ****just googled and a very old Yorkshire Post newspaper photo shows it, but not very well, so it looks to be still in one piece****

[@johnorchin8567]

That was very interesting, just the sort of video about London that I enjoy.

[@Robslondon]

Much appreciated John thank you; glad you enjoyed it.

[@paulbagley1020]

Thank you, Rob, for this collection of "Tall Tales." As always, your research is fantastic and your presentation fascinating.

[@Robslondon]

Much appreciated Paul, thank you!

[@andicheese1763]

Another wonderful episode with an inspirational theme of tall things in London. Thanks for the research and sharing. ❤

[@Robslondon]

Thank you Andi 😊

[@AnthonyBrown12324]

Amazing you find so many details to put into coherent stories

[@Robslondon]

Thanks ;-)

[@thetragicyouth]

Another inspired and imaginative topic superbly executed! Cheers Rob.

[@Robslondon]

Thank you so much :-) Hope you're keeping well.

[@nelliemelba4967]

Thanks Rob, another fascinating video! The BT Tower is one of my favourite "modern" buildings in London. It was very daring for its time, and its still standing the test of time!

[@Robslondon]

Thank you! I’m of the same opinion 😉

[@jpfischer6003]

I'm so glad I found this channel!

[@Robslondon]

Well it’s good to have you here! 😄

[@paulknight532]

Just subscribed, been enjoying the videos for a while and this was a great upload. I've always enjoyed visiting London and your videos really bring the city to life with a unique and interesting perspective. London is still the greatest city in the world in my opinion, a fantastic mix of old and new side by side.

[@Robslondon]

That really does mean a lot to me Paul; thank you so much. And thank you too for for subscribing; it’s good to have you here! Cheers and stay well.

[@M500VYN]

Brilliant topic. Very interesting. Thanks for educating me some more.

[@Robslondon]

It's an absolute pleasure! Thanks so much for the kind words.

[@rontanser9369]

That was absolutely fascinating all the tourist things there in plain sight and probably most people miss. It’s such a shame that roof garden is closed. I hope it reopens

[@Robslondon]

Lovely comment Ron, thank you

[@RobinHullBuilds]

I think the likelihood that the gardens will have the same public access as they did under Richard Branson, is pretty slim. The current massive refurbishment plans to take the old Sun Pavilion back to how it looked in 1938 but, with a modern elegance. And then make it a private members club for the rich. Even the restaurant has gone and will be replaced by 3 other more intimate dining rooms.

[@Robslondon]

Sadly I think you're right...@@RobinHullBuilds

[@Slycockney]

Wonderful video Rob, thank you. I worked in Flitcroft Street for 12 years and never noticed that door. Oh well, no observers badge for me.

[@Robslondon]

🤣 Cheers mate! 😉

[@scottlewisparsons9551]

Thank you Rob for another very enjoyable video. All the best from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺

[@Robslondon]

Cheers! 😉

[@catherinesikora8397]

Just a brilliant and awesome episode, Rob! Maybe my favorite one ever! I may be biased as I lived in Hoxton and the George and Vulture was my closest pub, but honestly, I really enjoyed all the quirky fun things here and loved that it gave me a bunch of new things to seek out when I am back in London next! I had heard that they called themselves the tallest pub in London, but I never experienced more than the ground floor. Can you actually go up to the upper floors? Also, can you talk about how there is a very famous restaurant in The City called the George and Vulture and if there are any connections between these? Thanks so much fro all your hard work. You bring London back to me so acutely in videos like this and I treasure them immensely!

[@Robslondon]

Bless you Catherine for such a lovely comment! That is so kind of you to say. From what I could see only the ground floor is open at the George and Vulture. And yes, the one in the city would make an excellent video, as I’m sure you know it features in the Pickwick Papers. Thank you again and stay well 😊

[@paulwilson7234]

Great Sunday video .

[@Robslondon]

Thanks Paul; enjoy ;-)

[@lauraswann5543]

Thank you very much for another very interesting and well - researched video, Rob, you're part of my Sunday evenings now. May I ask you, what started your great interest in all things London? Love from Dublin.💖🇮🇪

[@Robslondon]

Bless you Laura, such a lovely comment. I grew up in the suburbs of London and have been fascinated by the city since I was a child; I was always taken on frequent trips to museums and so on. My passion increased even more when I studied the Knowledge to become a London cabbie; that made me obsessed with detail!

[@thewrecker3140]

Smashing comment Laura. I am Robs Dad, we have relatives who live in Dublin.

[@lauraswann5543]

​@@RobslondonThank you so much for your reply Rob. London cabbies with the Knowledge are amazing, I don't know how you remembered everything. Your enthusiasm for London is evident in your presentation of your videos. These videos are little treasures.💖

[@lauraswann5543]

​@@thewrecker3140Thank you very much for your reply.The politicians seem determined to destroy Dublin, but Dubliners are still the salt of the earth. God bless you and all your family.💖

[@PeterGaunt]

Thnaks a lot Rob. Absorbing as always. I like the idea of a video on roof gardens.

[@Robslondon]

Many thanks Peter, hopefully I’ll make it at some point

[@tedthesailor172]

That was excellent. I was there 35 years and missed many of those nuggets. Incidentally, I think the revolving restaurant atop the BT tower is still there but reserved for management and executives. The tower also served as a short location sequence in the move `Bedazzled' starring Peter Cooke & Dudley Moore...

[@Robslondon]

Thank you so much Ted! I didn't realise it was in 'Bedazzled' (and that's a film I like too!) Cheers ;-)

[@butchknapman3939]

Bob , yet again another excellent video well researched and presented in your usual manner. The London underground stretches a long way out, so a fair amount amount of travel on this one, so additional thanks for that.

[@Robslondon]

Ha ha, cheers Butch- it was a long day! 😉

[@5335816]

I really enjoyed this whole video but especially the quirky collection machine at Guy's. I must have walked past this and never noticed. I'm off for a closer look now! I love your eye for these curiosities!

[@Robslondon]

Thank you so much :-) Stay well.

[@borassictime918]

‘Heart of the Angel’ is a fascinating FOTW documentary - a window onto the London and the Underground of >30 years ago.

[@Robslondon]

Yes; it's one of my favourites!

[@westcoastwisdom7318]

Really appreciate and enjoy your enthusiasm and energy which produces a most informative and interesting viewing, many thanks 👏👍🌻

[@Robslondon]

That means a lot to me westcoastwisdom; many thanks indeed my friend.

[@westcoastwisdom7318]

@@Robslondon you’re more than welcome, a wee smile breaks out when I get a notification 🌻

[@casaflores117]

Fascinating video thank you very much for for uploading

[@Robslondon]

It's a pleasure; thank you for watching!

[@michaelb6269]

Every tube station is 15 stories deep. 😅 Thank you for another great video.

[@Robslondon]

😉

[@dougknight1720]

Thanks Rob. Really enjoyable as ever…. Great work mate

[@Robslondon]

Much appreciated Doug, thank you.

[@lordbarristertimsh8050]

Hey Rob, did you know that in addition to Red Dwarf, the old Bankside Power Station was used as the Tower of London in the excellent 1995 film adaptation of Richard III ? You could probably do a whole video about locations from that film in London, because it used a lot!

[@Robslondon]

Ah, thank you! I think they used Battersea Power Station for that film too? I mention it in the Battersea Power Station video ;-)

[@lordbarristertimsh8050]

@@Robslondon Yes, they did indeed, I also loved your video on the Battersea Power Station!

[@raverdeath100]

love for the GPO Tower - instant like.

[@Robslondon]

Thank you! it’s one of my favourite landmarks 😉

[@harrysingh6577]

An absolutely marvellous video Thank you

[@Robslondon]

I really appreciate that Harry, thank you!

[@john07973]

Good stuff - fascinating facts 👍. Thanks for all your efforts

[@Robslondon]

Thank you John

[@nicholaswalker2494]

Super video as always,the automated coin machine is not as creepy as it was.The George and vulture pub remained me of Harold Shands “boozer”in the one of the British film industry’s best ever film,maybe a video on shooting locations ? As always keep up the great work and see You next time 👍👍

[@Robslondon]

Thanks Nicholas! Yes, the Long Good Friday would make an excellent video ;-) Great film. Cheers and stay well.

[@WagnerGimenes]

Love these videos, Rob.

[@Robslondon]

Thank you! 😄

[@mancroft]

Fascinating as usual. Thank you.

[@Robslondon]

Thank you!

[@thetragicyouth]

I forgot to say - yes, do please make a video about London's roof gardens! 👍

[@Robslondon]

😉

[@chrisruff2043]

Great video and very interesting Rob as ever, Smash up view from the Shard. Too high for me pal 😊 Priscillamontoya in the comments is right, greatest City in the World, I'm blessed to be able to be on the Strand in less than three hours living in Somerset. Great viewing again. Thanks a lot ☆

[@Robslondon]

Bless you Chris for such a lovely comment ;-) There are many times when I'd like to be standing in Somerset! Beautiful part of the world. Stay well mate and thanks again.

[@tvtower]

Very interesting. I like visiting tall buildings and towers and have done the Shard and the Gherkin on an open day. Would love to get up the BT tower though. I’m definitely going to do the Hampstead tube steps.

[@Robslondon]

Thank you; good luck with the stairs! 😉

[@JPB-1976]

Just catching up on a few older videos. Happy New Year Rob! Hope you have a wonderful 2024. 🎉

[@Robslondon]

The same to you Jamie; many thanks for watching.

[@robertmurray6021]

I, just love your channel.

[@Robslondon]

I really appreciate that Robert, thank you. Stay well.

[@iansteel5569]

Thanks Rob, great video!

[@Robslondon]

Cheers Ian ;-)

[@annettescott5884]

Thanks Rob - another brilliantly researched video. Couldn’t help noticing the colour of the Thames though - ugh!

[@Robslondon]

Yes, it was a gloomy day, didn’t look its best…

[@GasoliniASMR]

That door was amazing!

[@Robslondon]

😉

[@russellgray1426]

Nice one, yet again 👍🏼

[@Robslondon]

Thanks Russell 😉

[@asheland_numismatics]

Another excellent video! 👍

[@Robslondon]

Thanks asheland ;-)

[@asheland_numismatics]

@@Robslondon you’re welcome! 🤗

[@deborahking2955]

Enjoyed this alotand would love to see one about roof gardens!

[@Robslondon]

Thanks Deborah 😊

[@markcarson8]

Cheers Rob for another brilliant video, I’ve been up the shard a few times but for me the best view from a building is St Paul’s on a cold sunny winter’s day, thanks again.

[@Robslondon]

Thanks so much Mark 😉

[@AtheistOrphan]

The viewing gallery at the top of 22 Bishopsgate (which is nearly as tall as the Shard) is now open, and unlike the (very expensive) Shard, it’s free!

[@Robslondon]

Yep ;-)

[@marymoor9293]

Thank you Rob, that was lovely, ❤

[@Robslondon]

It’s a pleasure Mary ☺️

[@SheeplessNW6]

17:09 Non-Londoners may not be aware that the "stairs equivalent to a 15-storey building" thing is a bit of a running gag on the tube. There are several stations which have signs making this claim, even though they have wildly different numbers of steps. It seems that the underground settled on that number at some point in the past, and reused it at various stations to discourage people from taking the stairs, regardless of how inaccurate it was.

[@Robslondon]

Yep! I didn’t count the steps at Hampstead although I know it’s an approximate number 😉

[@damascus6478]

Geoff Marshall is always counting stairs and disproving the 15-storey building tale.

[@Robslondon]

@@damascus6478 Yep.

[@simonsmith1139]

Good work fella.

[@Robslondon]

Thanks Simon

[@ChrisSmith-ls7mb]

Hello Rob Love the video. When I see the BT tower pictures of revolving restaurant I remember taking Sandra to the CN tower in Toronto that also has a revolving restaurant. We visited the Shard for Tea in May. I can not believe I have walked by the first phone booth and not know about it. Added to list see. Thanks Rob. Take care Chris and Sandra of Canada.

[@Robslondon]

Ha ha 😉 Glad to be of service!

[@SlurpyDave254]

😂I knew it, soon as tall escalator came up I shouted out Angel., I remember how long it took. Loved the Tall door n pub. What a great idea for a vid...have u give me an idea for IOM🤔👍

[@Robslondon]

Ha ha! Cheers Dave 😉

[@richardcoombes9491]

well done rob as always a great vlog and keep up the good work cheers rob

[@Robslondon]

Really appreciate that Richard, thank you.

[@richardcoombes9491]

my pleasure rob its so intresting seeing all of londons history especially when its on our doorstep @@Robslondon

[@Robslondon]

@@richardcoombes9491 Cheers ;-)

[@PaulB-17]

Another great vid Rob, Loved the story of Bumper Harris who I looked up after watching and ended up deep in a rabbit hole on the history of escalators around the world. All most pleasant, looking forward to your next gem, thanks!

[@Robslondon]

Ah, thanks so much Paul. Hope you're keeping well.

[@OnAndOn1]

Great video as always. Tallest door is the Great West Doors in St Paul's, I thought?

[@Robslondon]

Thanks! And good point… will have to go and measure them 😉

[@AnthonyBrown12324]

I have climbed the stairs at Hampstead tube and the Monument

[@Robslondon]

Tough going ;-)

[@Blade_Daddy]

Love this list.

[@Robslondon]

Thank you 😊

[@jennythescouser]

The telephone box in Maida Vale can't be real because the inside isn't plastered with cards featuring semi naked women. LOL. Great video as always.

[@Robslondon]

🤣

[@vickywitton1008]

I love London but I am terrified of heights, so struggle with tall buildings. I can only look at them from the outside

[@Robslondon]

😬

[@sharonleong7120]

It's great. I love it as always. Thank you Robert. 👍👍👍🧡🧡🧡

[@Robslondon]

Hi Sharon, thank you as always 😊

[@cockneyse]

As an apprentice studying telecommunications in the 1970s I was told by a lecturer who claimed to have worked on it, that the Bankside chimney including sulphur scrubbing technology which was a requirement of siting the power station opposite St Paul's ... TUMBI (Thought yoU Might Be Interested)

[@Robslondon]

That is interesting; cheers ;-)

[@SLane249]

10 more things I didn't know I needed to know. Well done Rob.

[@Robslondon]

😄

[@AtheistOrphan]

As a child I misheard that the Post Office Tower had a REVOLTING restaurant at the top!

[@michaelj3282]

Great video, unusual but quite fascinating subject.

[@Robslondon]

Thanks Michael 😉

[@maxinejarrett7077]

Thank you Rob for another fascinating slice of London life, I really enjoyed it. Have you done anything on Baynards Castle which was in the Blackfriars area, a while ago I came across an interesting snippet of information about the daughter of the king and how she was the saviour of it, sadly I cannot recall the detail, do you know anything about it?

[@Robslondon]

Many thanks! I've only covered Baynards Castle very briefly in my Great Fire of London video... would love to do a full one on it though as it's a fascinating subject. Thanks again and stay well.

[@timothybird4264]

Always good to see a associates mention

[@Robslondon]

Had to be done 😉

[@Jpkjr52]

Thanks again John in Chicago

[@Robslondon]

Cheers John

[@mysterycrumble]

super vid! thanks!

[@Robslondon]

Thank you!

[@tracyfryer8153]

Awesome well done you I've learnt a lot and enjoyed the GPO bt tower as a remembral ❤️

[@Robslondon]

Bless you Tracy, thank you.

[@itsjohndell]

Thanks for triggering my Achrophobia. Esay to say The Shard nd the Eye are off my list!

[@Robslondon]

🤣 Sorry!

[@bryan3550]

More Brilliance, Rob! I thought those stairs were meant to be off-limits at Hampstead: did you slip through a barrier?

[@Robslondon]

Cheers! They were open when I was there 😉

[@bryan3550]

@@Robslondon How very convenient..! 😉

[@D_B_Cooper]

The bar bills from my previous visits were a shocking omission 😲

[@Robslondon]

Ha ha 😉

[@PaulMcCaffreyfmac]

The old lefty in me finds the thought of the shard being poisoned by the toxic stench of fox shit highly amusing I must admit. Thanks as always Rob. ps - educational as ever. I always thought it was called Country Club 🙂

[@Robslondon]

🤣

[@robbojax2025]

As usual so interesting

[@Robslondon]

Thanks so much Robbojax ;-)

[@quirkygreece]

Great vid Rob - now we need the ten shortest, ten widest, ten oldest . . . you get the idea.

[@Robslondon]

Thank you! and yep! 😉😂

[@lindiwright1373]

Great vid Rob…loads of effort as per…I used to live in High Barnet in the 90’s…trying to recollect…is High Barnet Church the highest point in London? Seemed to remember my ex partner saying so..could be wrong..thanks again ❤

[@Robslondon]

Thank you! I believe the highest point is Westerham Hill, but can see how the church in Barnet could possibly top that….

[@lindiwright1373]

@@Robslondon ah fair dos…thank you for replying and looking forward to your next vid! Cheers ! 😎

[@mancula]

Good Move. Maybe a list of London's Smallest things. Two mice on role.

[@Robslondon]

I’ve been thinking of that video, yep! 😉

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

12:50 As for the Post Office Tower being shaped to be more Atom bomb proof, it's simply a matter of taking wind load coping strategies to the nth degree. I think that someone came up with that "fact" as a bit of a laugh.

[@awotnot]

Anyone who's travelled on the Thames ferry knows the story of the Shard architect who was offered five million to build it but instead negotiated the penthouse suite instead - later selling it for a cool fifty million. The GPO tower restaurant was closed around 1971 after it was bombed by the IRA.

[@Robslondon]

Very canny! ;-)

[@markshrimpton3138]

I was lucky enough to go up the Post Office Tower, back in the 1960s as part of a school trip. Opened officially by Tony Benn, I think. Famously it appeared in an episode of The Goodies, a BBC comedy series that aired in the 1970s. The programme featured Tim Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie and Graham Garden. The episode in question was called ‘King Kitten’ and features a mutant cat called Twinkle that destroys both The Post Office Tower and St Paul’s Cathedral.

[@Robslondon]

nice comment Mark, cheers! I wanted to include the Goodies but couldn’t really fit it it….the Tower deserves its own video to be honest.

[@AtheistOrphan]

It was actually called ‘Kitten Kong’, not King Kitten.

[@markshrimpton3138]

@@AtheistOrphan yep you’re right. It’s more than fifty years since it aired. My uncle was the cameraman on it.

[@matthewharty6531]

super bit of info

[@Robslondon]

Thanks Matthew :-)

[@prudencepineapple9448]

9:55 What??? No giant Kitty climbing it??? Every time I see it I think of 'The Goodies'!

[@Robslondon]

I wanted to include a clip but couldn’t really fit it in 😉🐱

[@MadMax76er]

I was born in Guys Tower

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

Thank you Rob for this latest edition of what we who live in London should know about the place. Yet because of the very reason of living in the city, are almost guaranteed _not_ to know! One thing please, when you're converting to imperial, please avoid the trap that the majority of metric babies fall into ~ namely "X point seven feet." To avoid confusion, it's easier to say 'X feet eight inches' otherwise we can't be sure if it truly is X.7 or X feet 7 inches. You're not alone and don't get me started on metric babies trying to work with cricket numbers!

[@Robslondon]

Ok thanks…to be honest I’m dreadful at maths and measurements, voicing those bits in the video was a real struggle, I knew someone would pick me up on it.

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

@@Robslondon Sorry to be 'that guy' and thanks again for your endlessly entertaining endeavours.

[@lenchannon]

Actually the longest escalator in London is at Heathrow Terminal 5 which is 5 storeys high. But on the tube network is Angel.

[@peteking8063]

Highest not longest.

[@Robslondon]

That is a big one, yes ;-)

[@paulmerryman]

A great topic Rob. Always good to hear about the weird and wonderful. Up until last yr, I used to live about 5 miles from the Heaton Park tower, and I never knew what it really was. They have since removed a lot of the stuff from around its perimeter.

[@Robslondon]

Thanks Paul- and that’s interesting to know, thanks. Guess it’s now defunct then?

[@paulmerryman]

@@Robslondon I'm not sure. But I played the golf course a few weeks back, and noticed that most of the transmitters, were missing.

[@paulmerryman]

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[@joycebuck7324]

Roof gardens, roof gardens, roof gardens!!!

[@Robslondon]

😉

[@Rachel-bo3qg]

Love it ❤

[@Robslondon]

Thank you so much Rachel :-)

[@andyalder7910]

Elizabeth Tower was once London's tallest stink pipe. Not sure where the tallest cast iron one is, Earlsfield Station maybe.

[@Robslondon]

Ah! great points 😉

[@K1W1fly]

ah... the infamous 15 storey staircase on the Underground....

[@Robslondon]

😉

[@pras12100]

I thought this was a great video but there were a couple of times I did a double take. The first one was the tallest pub as I think there are a number of hostelries built into the ground floor of office blocks. Some of them surely must be taller. The other one was the tallest staircase on the underground being at Hampstead. There is a taller "emergency staircase" at the unfinished "North End" aka "Bull & Bush" station. This part-built station is between Hampstead and Golders Green and is even deeper than Hampstead. One of the few things that were completed was the spiral staircase. If a tube train broke down nearby one option would be to evacuate using these stairs! Otherwise they are mostly off-limits to the public. I understood the Geoff Marshall reference so I assume it is 15 storeys tall as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnO3p6Coh6yfmKc

[@Robslondon]

Thanks…. Good point. I covered North End in an earlier video; one of the pub ones 😉

[@mancroft]

Thanks

[@Robslondon]

That is so kind! Thank you ☺️

[@mancroft]

@@Robslondon Small recognition for your efforts.

[@Robslondon]

Thanks again, much appreciated