American Couple Reacts: Map Men! What Happened To Old London Bridge? UK P.O. Box Gifts At End!

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Hi you beautiful people! Hope this video puts a smile on your face. It was very fun to make & such great information! Please hit the Like button & thanks so much for watching ❤

[@Isleofskye]

You have struck comedy Gold with Jay Foreman and also Jay Foreman as part of "Map Men". So many great videos about London like "Why does London have 32 Boroughs?" ENJOY

[@weej840]

Another great one. And some lovely sweet gifts. Have a good and safe day

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

@@Isleofskye we have done 2 Map Men videos in the past

[@gillianrimmer7733]

There's a bridge in Florence with shops and other buildings on it.

[@blindarchershaunhenderson3769]

Guys don't forget if you want to visit a bridge with shops on it, Pulteney bridge in Bath, which was built in the 1720s has shops on both sides crossing the river.

[@andrewhulse614]

I work in one of those shops

[@kevinrussell2718]

When he said that the constant repairs needed to the first London Bridge inspired the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty", he was taking the piss! He was, of course, refering to "London Bridge is Falling Down". "Humpty Dumpty" has an even more interesting history: it is reputed to be based on the story of a giant cannon that was located on the ramparts of Colchester Castle in Essex, and was destroyed in a Parlimentarian attack on the castle during the English Civil War (yes: we had one too!).

[@white-dragon4424]

Humpty Dumpty is more than likely based on Richard III, and his popular depiction as being extremely hunchback like an egg. As we discovered, he did have curvature of the spine, but nowhere near as bad as depicted by Tudor propaganda. He was also hacked to pieces at Bosworth Field after he fell off his horse (i.e. the wall), with his head (egg?) taking most of the blows from swords and a halberd.

[@Varksterable]

Have a close look @5:25 and look at Jay's reflection. This little detail is _so_ subtle and clever most will miss it. But it deserves pointing out, as it shows the lenght Jay goes to to put clever little gags into his videos.

[@coyotelong4349]

Lol at 10:15 that’s another joke- The reference to London Bridge falling down is in the nursery rhyme “London Bridge Is Falling Down”, not “Humpty Dumpty” 😂 Sometimes the jokes with Jay Foreman go by so fast they’re easy to miss

[@katydaniels508]

Another brilliant video. I love how the map men can make an old bridge seem so interesting 😁 I’m so pleased you liked our gifts, and everyone else’s were awesome. Have a wonderful day.x

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

LOVED all of them!!!!! Thank you so so much!!! ❤❤

[@katydaniels508]

❤️

[@anthonybradshaw3318]

Great video really cheered me up, in these troubled times. Keep up the good work ladies, looking forward toy your next video.

[@alanprice7584]

A popular nursery rhyme when I was a child was London Bridge is falling down, usually as part of a game.

[@andrewwells3367]

The ponte vecchio (Italian for old bridge) in Florence still has buildings on it.

[@johnp8131]

Although generally smaller, there are still bridges with buildings on them over here and in mainland europe. Obviously some just have extended towers at the entrance/exit which is not uncommon. However other old bridges have buildings elsewhere on them. My local bridge, over the River Great Ouse, in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, is one of four in the UK that has a Medieval Chapel on it, this later became a pub called "Little Hell". You can find photo' of it on Wikipedia, under "St Ives Bridge".

[@DiceSully]

I always think of the Ponte Vecchio bridge in Florence for a good example, that's still a fully thriving "living bridge"

[@uptake2]

Have a look back to the Pultney Bridge in Bath.... it very similar, though quite a bit younger!

[@Suprahampton]

Loving Natasha's nerding out over Queen!

[@Whiteshirtloosetie]

If you look at the the old London Bridge with the shops on I think it is a fabulous structure. It did have a drawbridge part of the way along across just one arch span for sailing ships to pass. One problem with the old bridge was because it had so many arches it was wise to pick the right time of day to pass under it in a boat regarding the tides. The water flowing in or out could would build up enough to rush through and could sink a small boat. Also with the old bridge, if you look at the old sketches on it nearest end note on top of one of the buildings a number of what looks like poles sticking up. That is where traitors heads were put on spikes to then be put on show.

[@paulmason6474]

There so many lovely people who are generous. You deserve all the accolades you get as you are both lovely, Genuine people. Peace and love to you all.

[@thecozychristiansoul8962]

I learned so much!!! I never knew any of this!! GREAT show & I love your gifts!!! WOW!! Already looking forward to your next show!!

[@billmayor8567]

As an English person I do take for granted all the old buildings from centuries back that I don’t really notice them but after watching your videos I have started to see these majestic buildings differently. Love your channel. You’re both such love ladies.

[@nickname6747]

Thanks for uploading ladies and making me smile 🙂. 😎😁🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@iainsan]

Waterloo Bridge was constructed during WW2 and was therefore built almost entirely by women.

[@christinepreston8642]

And my favourite bit, they used a stone that cleans itself in the rain!

[@chrisshelley3027]

Take a look at the Bath video from Travel Wednesdays, look at the bridge, it has buildings all the way across, shops etc just like London Bridge did :)

[@alfresco8442]

The Rialto in Venice is still like that...lined with shops. Just smaller. Ditto the Ponte Vecchio in Florence.

[@paulmason6474]

Looking forward to this.greetings from Manchester UK

[@vickytaylor9155]

Natasha, that colour sweater looks beautiful on you. You should wear that colour more often.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thank you Vicky ❤️ 😊

[@tawa7546]

I'm really happy to see you both react to another Jay Foreman video, they are just brilliant! Keep up the good work with the reactions!

[@ianprince1698]

in Venice, there is the Rialto bridge has shops on it

[@travcat66]

I enjoyed the video, funniest and most informative video I’ve watched for a while

[@johndaarteest]

From what I have read, the shops on the old London bridge were mostly small manufacturers: glovers (makers of gloves), pin makers (pins were used a lot in dresses to hold things together), bowyers (bow makers for bows and arrows), it wasn't until the seventeenth century that ale houses started to be seen on the bridge.

[@eggchipsnbeans]

There's a bridge in Bath called Pulteney Bridge with shops that's lovely, also in Florence there's Ponte Vecchio

[@tim1812h]

First we were given Travel Wednesday and now we are going to have Surprise Sunday. 😎 Love, hugs and prayers from Sussex, UK.

[@frankdoyle1790]

Thank you both.A great way to take our minds off the current terrible situation. This is what normal people do, they don't invade sovereign states.Take care and keep say

[@lexiwilliams9422]

That poor man that thought he was there to do a proper interview about his company 😂

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

That was EPIC!!

[@rebeccamills3886]

Bristol Bridge used to be like old London Bridge but is now very nondescript. However, Pulteney Bridge over the River Avon in Bath has shops on it. And Ponte Vecchio in Florence still has shops & houses on it.

[@tommywulfric9768]

There's still a cottage on a bridge in Ambleside, Lake District

[@grahamkeithtodd]

thank you for bring a big smile to my face, at this time we all need a laugh cheers ladies and keep safe

[@wendyhodgkinson4164]

Thank you for your video, brilliant as always x

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thank you Wendy!

[@rochford1000]

Thank you ladies.

[@lilydawnpippard625]

Really enjoyed this.

[@nitaabbey2278]

Amazing gifts 🎁

[@colinjackson9482]

Those stairs that the video shows of the old London Bridge are known as Nancy’s stairs it’s where Bill Sykes killed his lady friend in the Charles Dickens book Oliver Twist

[@colinwilson4658]

there are still a few bridges with shops and houses on in the UK to this day. you featured one of then in a UK travel video you did

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

What great gifts! Especially the Freddie stuff. Wow I can't believe someone sent the banner ☺️ amazing.

[@chasfaulkner2548]

Hi ladies, great video as usual. Some info you may enjoy, £.S.D.= pounds, shillings and pence, a sixpence is known as a tanner, a shilling is a bob, a threepence is a thrupenny bit, two shillings is a florin, 2 shillings and sixpence is half a crown. These are obviously pre decimalisation (1971) and as far as I know we haven't yet adopted nicknames for the new stuff, (huh, new, it's 51 years old) but surely someone will name them soon.

[@andrewclayton4181]

The old medieval bridge consisted of a string of arches. One was a drawbridge, another had a waterwheel fitted in it, with a flour mill above. I once read a book on the bridge, which said it was less a bridge, more of a dam with holes in. This slowed the river up, and there was a difference in water height on either side of the bridge of several feet. This made a perilous obstacle for the boatmen, and they charged more for a journey which went past the bridge. This damming of the river also allowed the Thames to freeze over in cold winters and frost fairs would be held on the ice. Since the removal of the old bridge , the faster flowing river doesn't freeze. When the shops and houses were cleared off the bridge, the opportunity was taken of replacing half a dozen of the medieval arches with a couple of large modern ones, to help the river traffic. But the river flowed faster under the new middle arches, which lead to scouring, and the undermining of the new abutments. That was when they were forced to build a complete new one, a 100 yards or so upstream. London is sited where it is on the river, as it's where boats drifting in on the rising tide, against the flow of the river would reach and Moor without to much trouble. The bridge could be sited here as it wouldn't impede the traffic of the seagoing vessels. They wouldn't be going any further against the river flow anyway. The only bridge built below that point was the tower Bridge with its lifting bascule's, to allow ships to pass, and the recent Queen Elizabeth M25 motorway bridge, which is arched very high over the river. Map men are good. I'll watch more of them if you post!

[@lucylewis9437]

Loved todays video. Love all the content you do. You two are amazing and always put a smkle on my face and cheer me up.

[@lucylewis9437]

Smile i meant

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Darn! We wanted to put a smkle on your face because we want to see what that looks like! Lol. Kidding, we love you Lucy! ❤️

[@nitaabbey2278]

Wow. We're always learning because I never knew that.

[@druidswillow1052]

Hi N&D That was Funny & Informative perfect mix X

[@rachaelclack3223]

If you search images for the Ponte Vecchio bridge in Florence, Italy you will see an amazing example of a bridge with shops on.

[@christinepreston8642]

You can take a boat tour on the Thames, great viewpoint for a lot of landmarks, but they also tell you about the bridges and they are a lot more interesting than I had ever imagined!

[@kirstie-justbeingme]

Another great video ladies xxx There are some beautiful bridges all over Britain, my personal favourite being the 3 bridges at Berwick Upon Tweed xxx Roll on travel Wednesday… it will be the perfect start to my 49th birthday 🥳 xxx much love 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@rowietappy187]

The London Bridge in Arizona is heavily featured in the 1979 film TIME AFTER TIME. stars Malcombe McDowell (clockwork orange) and David Warner (Titanic) it’s actually a really really good movie about Jack the Ripper. Oh my god I sound like a movie nerd 🤣🤣🤣 great video as always ladies 🤗......and god bless the Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@cuthalin4976]

Ladies, back when the shopped London Bridge existed, the River Thames froze solid during 24+ winters and they would hold a frost fair on it. Worth looking up :)

[@rebrox6545]

Legend has it that when you bought Old London Bridge you inherited the curses of Jack the Ripper as well.

[@victoriawilliamson8863]

Loved this video, very informative, my mum was from London. Looking forward to travel Wednesday xxx

[@enemde3025]

Just a quick word to say thank you for enjoying the UK. Other " so called" American reaction people only seem to want to make fun of us . But you both are willing to learn and accept us for what we are. Love from across the pond XX

[@goldboy150]

The ponte vecchio (literally: old bridge) in Florence is a living bridge like that still today. Shops and houses etc.

[@barryderrick4693]

Great video guys.

[@michellemills7486]

I love you ladies. I live in Suffolk, in the East of England, famous for the Norfolk Broads. I suggest you look into the Broads and perhaps addit to your visit list

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Tune in tomorrow 😉

[@joelcardoso3617]

Hi. Building houses on brigdes was a common thing in to do in europe and asia troughout the middle ages. the lack of space in the cities meant they needed to use all the sapce possible to build houses and business. This is discribed in the book "Perfume: The story of a murder", where the perfume shop is located in a bridge, ending up collapsing on the river. Because of that, most houses on bridges started desepearing but there are still some, mosly in Germany and France. (Avignon, Cahors, Château Chenonceau, Narbonne, Landerneau, Strasbourg, Erfurt, Bad Kreuznach, Amberg and Florence). Also if you thought it was odd that there was a London Bridge in Arizona, you should also know that there's an 12th century Spanish monastery in Miami that was desassembled in spain and reassembles there and also a egyptian temple in New York in the MET I think.

[@anthonypope8429]

hi another great video i did not know that the bridge moved to the usa keep a check on your po box as i am sending some gifts over to you love from lancashire xx

[@iain860]

My favourite 'Muricans! 🥰 Sgoinneal 🤗💕

[@CEP73]

Vids on 'Mudlarking' on the banks of the Thames is fascinating.

[@virtualtourist7938]

Official representative with the Millennium Bridge behind them, which opened in 2000.

[@Kris_T_]

What kind of shops? Well, I don't know for sure, byt i'd hazzard a guess at Grocers, Butchers, Bakers, Candlestick-makers, Hatters and Cobblers, shipwright & sail-makers and an apothecary.

[@ltrtg13]

I would have hated seeing the box the London Bridge came in. It takes me for ever to work out where to start a jigsaw. I never get the corners in the correct place. Plus I don't have the patience to complete it. If I had anything to do with building London /bridge in Arizona. It would still be a big pile of rubble.

[@grahamsmith9541]

The cheated with London bridge. Put identifying marks on all the pieces. Showing where they went. You don't get that with a proper jigsaw.

[@mmhdata]

As people have said there are still some Medieval bridges with buildings that survive around Europe. If you ever visit Lake Havasu City to see the Rennie bridge, don't go during spring break when it's a party town.

[@chrisrandall2710]

You look amazing today Debbie! Not to side eye Natasha! ❤️🇨🇦🤓ottawa

[@chrisrandall2710]

Love you...both, do more Canada! U can drive here!

[@johntoffee2566]

Hi Debbie and Natasha, check out the Ponte Vecchio, The Old Bridge over the Arno in Florence.

[@vaudevillian7]

Don’t worry, we don’t have the expression ‘I bought the wrong bridge by mistake’ either, it’s just Jay being Jay

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

We know 😉

[@bluepineapples7818]

The real expression is "I have a bridge to sell you"

[@johnloyns-meade1930]

Love your videos especially the one you done about the beautiful country I am from Wales

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

❤🇺🇲❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@garystroud6153]

My house was built in 1856, as a result I've had to do major repairs. I'm not that old though but I need some work too. The whole street of 70 houses was built around that time and we mostly just don't notice the "historic" stuff around us. Love your channel and spend most of it chuckling. Makes such a difference to NOT have people doing us down.

[@richardwells4612]

I really enjoy that short video

[@melbeasley9762]

I remember London Bridge being sold and dismantled, each brick numbered. I have crossed the old bridge when it was still in use. Like most structures of the day it was heavily blackened by soot from all the steam engines.

[@rosaleencrabtree9471]

Thank you girls. Loved watching Natasha with her treasured Queen gifts. I adore Freddie. He got me through a very difficult childhood (1970's). Thanks for the support and reassuring comments in these difficult times. Most of my school teachers and many pupils in my school were Ukranian. I'm thinking of those with family back in the Ukraine at this time. It's heart warming for us all to stick together.

[@krashd]

Back in the days before mass advertising and shopping malls the best way to ensure you got lots of business was to situate your shop in a location with heavy foot traffic and no location in a European city was busier than the bridge that connected the two halves of the city, this is why bridges became prime 15th century real estate for shopping in Europe. If you could afford to pay the high level of rent asked of the bridge owner then your shop could be one of the few in the city guaranteed to have people walking past it every day.

[@hannesmayer3716]

There is a medieval bridge with houses on it in Erfurt, Germany, that's still standing. It's called Krämerbrücke ("Trader's Bridge").

[@TeddieD101]

Another awesome video and thank you both as you truly are why you tube was invented to see inspirational fabulous people who truly have a heart, sharing such great content......keep up the fabulous work :)

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

That is too kind! We are very humbled

[@niftygnouf]

I had no idea there were so many wren species. Maybe you could do a video on American birds for us? x

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Would LOVE TOO!

[@niftygnouf]

That would be amazing! xx

[@TrashskillsRS]

Most bridges in medieval city centres in Europe have shops on them unless they are really short. It was a way of expanding the cities without moving the outer protection of the city. Some of the most iconic ones are in Florence (Firenze), Italy

[@HamelinSong]

We only have one in Florence, "Ponte Vecchio" (Old Bridge)😊

[@williambilly3269]

Regards from Liverpool ladies 🇬🇧👍

[@sndrka12]

Another great show, I'm hopeful that the war will be ended very soon, love you guys x

[@andreag983]

And I thought I knew it all🥸 This was really interesting. Thank you for sharing

[@jensm4026]

Hey lovelies! Finally getting to watch this,and its as amazing as normal !! Tourists always think that Tower Bridge is London Bridge,it happens ALL the time. Xxx

[@jensm4026]

I realise now that I have watched it that you sort of cover it. But I don't understand how tourists still think the bigger bridges are "London " Bridge.

[@jackiephillips2919]

Old London Bridge similar to the Ponte Vecchia in Florence. Have a look

[@barrieswift577]

Just a heads up , if you search Jim Ramsey Edinburgh tattoo in you tube you should get an option to watch the whole tattoo, I think it runs for 1.5 he's and there's other pipe and drums stuff there. Hope you both have a very merry Xmas and a very happy New year xx

[@alessia0064]

£.S.D means Pounds Shillings Pence, it was the pre-decimal currency. Love strength and prayers to Ukraine 💖💪🙏.

[@rosemarielee7775]

Pulteney Bridge in Bath has shops along it. Built in the 18th century.

[@newt7705]

good video thank you.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thank you for watching ❤️

[@s.rmurray8161]

Debbie and Natasha were obviously not paying attention in their Bath reaction, as they cover pulteney bridge at 22.16 in that reaction which features buildings and shops on that bridge!

[@stephenlee5929]

Hi Folks, Great reaction, I watched he original, but missed the credit card joke, thanks.

[@Sue474]

He said "Like many bridges in medieval Europe, London Bridge was a living bridge with shops, houses, a church etc." Look on Google (or Wikipedia) for the Ponte Vecchio (meaning 'old bridge') in Florence, Italy to see an example that is still in use.

[@shaksper]

Go back and look at the engravings of the first bridge and see the severed heads on poles.

[@bretthumm6851]

g reat educational video so fuuny and informative

[@David-m1y6f]

Pulteney bridge in bath is the closest I know of a similar type. I am not a historian but Bath is the location of the famous Roman Baths.

[@davidwallace7294]

In the day the old sixpence was always called a 'Tanner'... Today in London they still have the Worshipful Companies... Groups representing the various tradesmen, craftsmen and professions dating back to medieval times... There are over one hundred of them - things like Livery men, Vintners, Fish Mongers etc. ... Every year they all parade through the closed down streets of London for the Lord Mayor's Parade... Love the show... 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 💞 🇺🇸 🇺🇦

[@ellesee7079]

Loved this ladies. Thank you. Please give Tyson a scritch from me. 🤗

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

❤❤

[@chrisrandall2710]

I love you give “scritches”. Thought I may be the only one....dog is gone now, but the meaty kitty loves a weeker (ear) scritch! (Itchy weekers, kitten?) Thx for the memories ❤️🇨🇦🤓ottawa

[@paulguise698]

Hiya Natasha and Debbie, I'm glad you got my little package, I hope the recipes I sent you are all present and correct, I've decided not to send anymore paperwork through the mail as its getting expensive, just for now, I'm going to Spain in about 6 weeks time so I need all the money for that, I hope you's like the pens, Postcards and Key rings, I've found another KZbin channel its called Early Americans, its set (I think its Boston, Massachusetts in the early 19th century) they wear the clothes, ate the food from back in that time and it's well acted also, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumbria, Great Britain

[@Macilmoyle]

One point about the old London Bridge (with the buildings) was that it's design meant that the water flowing through the gaps between its footings flowed so fast that people travelling along the river by boat would, if they had any sense, get off on one side of the bridge, climb up and cross over to the other side and get another boat on the other side to continue their journey. Going under the bridge was effectively like shooting rapids and many people died doing this.

[@johnburton4577]

Map Men are always worth a watch

[@BazzSelby]

Thanks, girls, but where are my gifts? Boo Hoo! Have they not arrived, yet? :o( That Freddie tribute sash would look good between 2 pieces of framed glass. That way, you could reverse it, from time to time, and display the Aids side. x

[@KevinTheCaravanner]

One problem with the medieval London Bridge that wasn't mentioned is the narrow arches meant a third of the river flow was blocked by the piers. The Thames is tidal, which meant at times the flow through the narrow arches was very fast and dangerous, which is another reason it had to go.

[@dnf-dead]

Sorry I missed this 😔 I had to resubscribe again... 🤣😅

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

We have missed you!!