It's unsurprising that Wren will crop up in a film like this; his contribution to post great fire London cannot be overstated.. Again, this film has a lovely improvised, fluid quality with an easy professionalism. Most impressive! Nice one John. 🌟👍
@JohnRogersWalks Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much William
@sonicfactory-uk Жыл бұрын
St. Dunstan's is a magical place, perfect for chilling out at lunchtime if you work here. It's often a scramble for a bench seat!
@dougzirkle5951 Жыл бұрын
What a wonderfully off-script stroll that ensued upon your discovery of being ‘mapless’!
@luapnosboh7421 Жыл бұрын
Best days just go and get lost , you then have a map in ya bonce 😊
@hippiemark01 Жыл бұрын
"I'll see you on the next walk, where ever that may be." The best sign off ever.
@marty9011 Жыл бұрын
London City is endlessly fascinating to me. Amazing that so many ancient church buildings survived. Great walk.
@reggiebosanquet1525 Жыл бұрын
City of London.
@janetsherwood7210 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite KZbin sites~ Mr. John Rogers! I think it is your free style spirit. I love all your videos (taped walks) about London. Teaching me~all along the way. Love the Church walks. ❤ Blessings to you & family! (from USA.) 🌿🌳🌾
@Slycockney Жыл бұрын
Another superb installment around the City of London, please never stop producing them. I feel it draws me back to my London roots, very powerful.
@benjamindenton Жыл бұрын
The sky garden is well worth doing as it is mainly a large public space and offers fine views over the City, as does the garden at 120 Fenchurch Street.
@JohnRogersWalks Жыл бұрын
I really must go one day Benjamin
@jamesharris9029 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant john, and never stop saying " wherever that may be" It's just as important as, "Once upon a time"
@johnlocke6506 Жыл бұрын
I worked in the City between 1975 and 1978 and was based in St Mary Axe. Looking at these videos is fascinating trying to get my bearings as you walk around.
@kskssxoxskskss2189 Жыл бұрын
Your films make me want to explore my own city in the same way, as I have not lived here since the 1990s, since when it has (duh) undergone many changes. Alas, mostly staying home with my 93-year-old mum. She gets tired of my English travel porn, but it keeps me sane. This is not only as close as I will ever get to London, but also significantly higher quality local knowledge than a week or two there could ever get me.
@PerfumedByTheSea Жыл бұрын
John, your videos are a break in the “Sunday Scaries” (that Sunday night fear of what stuff at work awaits you in the morning!) The videos are a moment of pure relaxation and the chance to switch off from everything :)
@malcolmrichardson3881 Жыл бұрын
An embarrassment of riches, hidden away, but there for those who take the trouble seek them out. Thank you for such a marvellously informative tour.
@AliBees Жыл бұрын
My favourite type of John Rogers walk. I just find the emphasis on the old city of London buildings that have seen so much in their time overshadows the modern soulless buildings that keep popping up and taking over the landscape. Thank you John. Great walk 😊
@stevetrim2542 Жыл бұрын
Great vid as always John. It always feels a bit weird to walk through that narrow passage (with the light above) that leads from the side of St. Magnus to where the old London bridge once stood - knowing that this now relatively deserted passage would probably once have been one of the busiest pavements in the whole of the city.
@johnbarnes888 Жыл бұрын
This was lovely. What I find striking about many of those churches was how that lay, nestled and solid in amongst the modern concrete sprawl of high rise buildings. Their roots are very much solidified in the original City of London
@alexbennett6272 Жыл бұрын
John , you're enthusiasm for our capital is infectious and your friendly engaging delivery is a breath of fresh air in a world obsessed with all things negative , your work is appreciated.
@stevegee7593 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for bring back memories John. I Started working for the GPO in 1968 and that was my patch from Houndsditch to the Thames for many years. So things like getting my morning coffee from the stall just outside of St Margaret Pattens, Releasing mice in St. Dunstan gardens, and looking at the remains of London Bridge in the grounds of the Church of Saint Magnus. Walking though those alley ways with the smells of the fish market and small fish shops. even going up the Monument and taking pictures. Wish I knew where those pictures have gone, and even the Telephone Exchange you showed will be gone soon.
@lindasueanderson8024 Жыл бұрын
When I decided to get a tattoo to express how much I love London, I chose the image of one of the windows of St. Dunstan's in the East with ivy curling through the open areas. Thank you for giving me a few moments of one of my favorite places on earth. And thank you for a superb walk.
@martaorduna7857 Жыл бұрын
Watching,learning,enjoying!Absolutely great walk!!Thank you Mr Rogers.Cheers from Argentina 🇦🇷!!
@petewebb6952 Жыл бұрын
Well done. Very interesting video. As a boy scout we sometimes went to a Sunday service in St Magnus, where i did a bit of altar boy service. Generally the CoL is an interesting place. When I worked there, for the Corporation of London, much later in life, i felt it was a little like toy town. They didn’t face the same issues as other boroughs.
@maureenstott5142 Жыл бұрын
So many memories came back to me along with learning things I never knew.THANK YOU
@michaeldillon3113 Жыл бұрын
Great walk John . I love the fact that there were 108 churches in the city of London - 109 if you include the mothership of St Paul's . This reflects the 108 beads on japa mala beads . 108 is a very significant number in Hindu , Buddhist and Jain cosmology .Of course japa beads also have a ( 109th ) Meru bead which is like the ultimate bead representing Mount Meru the ultimate coming together of al physical , metaphysical, and spiritual qualities of the universe . Also known as the guru bead . ✌️🕉️
@lizstevenson7801 Жыл бұрын
Such a delightful walk today John, I really did enjoy it. To me the old Churches, lane ways and cobbled Alleys are the true old London that I grew up in. I understand progress and new skyscraper buildings have to be built, but its the old renovated and restored buildings with history and character that I love. I do hope you will be able at a later date to revisit and film inside some of these churches, as a few I remember were beautiful architecture with stunning stained glass windows plus amazing arched ceilings. Thank you John 💕🇦🇺
@travelorchidslondon Жыл бұрын
Hi John. Really enjoy your walks. Our office is at St. Katherine Docks so I like to walk around the City at lunch time breaks. I was trying to find the barber shop at Leadenhall market where you still can see the roman walls in their basement with no luck so far.
@CthulhuInc Жыл бұрын
what sweeter nepenthe can there be compared to these moments of calm? thanks once again, John, for this wonderful video.
@TracyPicabia Жыл бұрын
Right. I'm absolutely doing a church/pub crawl in the City just as soon as I can drag my sorry arse up from Brighton again. Such an enjoyable video, Many thanks John
@acmehorse Жыл бұрын
St Magnus is my favorite church in London. Thank you!
@RedStickLouisiana Жыл бұрын
How marvelous to live near so much history. Thanks for sharing it with us.
@margaretstone6411 Жыл бұрын
History of London is fascinating .
@Steveoaudioandstuff Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this one John. My very favourite kind of your walks, medieval churches juxtaposed with the modern constructions, alleyways and cobbles. All the best ingredients. Thanks for always making Sunday evenings a highlight. 👍
@williambell8282 Жыл бұрын
The lasting impression is of Churches of Mammon looming above you
@2Sugarbears Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for showing me these old churches I do wish more of them were accessable. Cheers John.
@markriley4665 Жыл бұрын
I love these church walks John. My favourite church walk takes in all the Hawksmoor churches from Bloomsbury to Greenwich. However, a wander through the city is always a joy.
@JohnRogersWalks Жыл бұрын
many thanks Mark
@reggiebosanquet1525 Жыл бұрын
The Hawksmoor churches are incredible. The most intriguing form of English baroque architecture. And just a bit creepy!
@mohammedkamalhussain3694 Жыл бұрын
Hi 👋 Roger Just like to say i really enjoy your London walks especially the City of London ones.
@lydialen6881 Жыл бұрын
I love your city of London churches videos John. I need to go there for a proper visit. Until last year, my Orthodox Church met every Sunday for the Divine Liturgy at St Botolph Bishopsgate and,I really miss going there.
@gc9017 Жыл бұрын
The city has many back streets and passageways that are enchanting. After working in the city for 25+ years I thought I’d seen it all but I love going back and I’m so surprised how much I missed, another great video John 👍🏻
@KevinAmatt Жыл бұрын
Great video again. When I walk around London I feel a sense of loneliness, surrounded by extreme wealth and imposing architecture. A belittling and humbling experience. Which, I suppose, is good for the soul.
@heleneburgess7674 Жыл бұрын
What a treasure of a video, thanks John...always a Sunday evening treat....have a good week 😊
@JohnRogersWalks Жыл бұрын
many thanks Helene - I loved this walk
@ashleysgaze Жыл бұрын
Magical John! I have an uncle who was both a fishmonger and a footballer - he played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the 1950s, then known as ‘The Shinboners,’ and his fish stall was in the grand Queen Victoria Market. ❤
@HonestSonics Жыл бұрын
I sometimes think how sad it was to lose so much in the bombings of WWII, but equally it's a small miracle how much survived.
@garphykeks Жыл бұрын
#wonderful😎👌Like being pushed in a stroller around London with a most knowledgeable nanny at the helm😉👏Thank you
@jamesjohnmoss8130 Жыл бұрын
I want you to know, politely, needless to say. You produce a film and I think this is really the best one you have produced, then you come along with another, which turns out to be the best one ever produced. Might I say, without really knowing, this felt more like a walk around, with no tensions about the targets and content and less worry as to post production etc. Really your best, thanks, make sure you pick up on the offers for viewing building interiors in future films. Love from a Brit in Idaho Falls USA. Architecture and old! OMG.
@yinkayasmin3567 Жыл бұрын
Because of this video, my brother and I did a wonderful City of London walk and found many of the beautiful buildings/churches you mentioned. Thank you!
@JohnRogersWalks Жыл бұрын
wonderful
@463Richard Жыл бұрын
Thanks John for another wonderful walk. I hate my job but cannot leave it due to financial constraints. I hate Monday's, so much anxiety built up over the weekend. I've just watched your walk before my first Teams call of the day and it's calmed me down perfectly. Thank you! I may even resign today and start walking too.
@magicknight8412 Жыл бұрын
I do love old churches/cathedrals and old churches in cities really fascinate me. So great when exploring London, Paris or Rome discovering them.
@luapnosboh7421 Жыл бұрын
Visit lincoln if you haven't
@terryblack2219 Жыл бұрын
We will never get bored with you John around London churches you make it so interesting although that skull and crossbones is peculiar and that arch very thought-provoking
@chippychick6261 Жыл бұрын
John, thank you so much for this walk. I was so fortunate to spend the summer in London in 2004, and wandered through a handful of these churches. So many of your views brought me right back .
@bridgetpatton9592 Жыл бұрын
The city church walks are my favourite. Absolutely stunning buildings and of course I have one named after me 😊
@johnmiller5630 Жыл бұрын
Always love your videos John. When I worked in the city I’d wander around when time permitted to seek out what most people are way too busy to see. It’s a wonderfully fascinating place.
@fredericoalves2790 Жыл бұрын
Hello from Rio de Janeiro Mr. Rogers! I've recently found your channel here and I'm enjoying it greatly! I've been watching the past videos and been learning a lot about my glorious London. Thanks to you I'm getting to know London as well as I know my beautiful Rio! God bless mate!
@alltheteam69 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful - no matter how many times I walk there or watch yours, there’s always a lovely surprise. Thank you.
@robbojax2025 Жыл бұрын
City church walks are my favourites. Thank you.
@JohnRogersWalks Жыл бұрын
Great stuff - thanks Robbo
@AFCManUk Жыл бұрын
The perfect wind-down video after an hectic Sunday! As always, thank you John!
@maggiemitchell4359 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for another lovely walk, very interesting : )
@JohnRogersWalks Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Maggie
@Fourleafclover9 Жыл бұрын
Seeing these churches next to the glass monsters is amazing.
@footballkitmemoriespodcast Жыл бұрын
Love these on Sunday evenings, John 👍🏻
@JohnRogersWalks Жыл бұрын
That's great thanks - I love posting on a Sunday
@damedavidfrith55 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for another cracking trip around London a city that is constantly changing and adapting with the old bits to form a new body
@reggiebosanquet1525 Жыл бұрын
Your relaxed and infectious approach is very enjoyable. Subscribed!
@sonicfactory-uk Жыл бұрын
Wonderful photography! The 4K definition looks amazing!
@john80c Жыл бұрын
Love City videos about the only part of London I know well. Amazing that old medieval churches have defied the Luftwaffe and continue to defy those horrible developers.
@josephfranklin7711 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for such a lovely video. They are always something to look forward to. The passageway with the skull and crossbones over it may be a place where persons who died in the plague were buried. I remember reading that somewhere. You'll have to verify that. Cheers.
@ianmaddams9577 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful city walk John . The church gardens have a magical feel to them letting us glimpse into the past
@robertbarling5601 Жыл бұрын
As always, a great video John, keep them coming, Bob
@paulhutchins6019 Жыл бұрын
Great video John, always enthralling content. The piano music you use near the start reminds me of those old Hamlet cigar adverts 😊
@1966babysnakes Жыл бұрын
Cheers John, just what i needed after a hot, hard day at work. A sit down with a cold beer while you do all the walking! 😁
@morriganwitch Жыл бұрын
Enchantment sounds good xxx
@royhumphrey49 Жыл бұрын
After following my recommendation to walk The (River) Shuttle down in Bexley, John has just walked around my other stomping ground. If you look carefully at the clock on the wall in the street called 'St. Mary-at-Hill' you will see that it is drooping - it's perfectly safe! The next exercise is to repair it so that the time is correct more than just twice a day. LOL. To confirm that the main entrance to St. Mary-at-Hill is in the next street west - Lovat Lane. On Sundays it is home to St. Anne's Lutheran Church. I see that the gardens of St. Dunstan's in the East are undergoing maintenance and much is fenced off, but otherwise there is a modern water fountain and seating to provide a pleasant spot to pop out of the office and eat one's lunch.🤓
@davidneesam2626 Жыл бұрын
Really enjoying watching your videos of the London churches. Keep them coming John.
@gmdhargreaves Жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you, Wren was my favourite Brit, 400 year old buildings still bring me more pleasure than the glass bohemians of today
@JohnRogersWalks Жыл бұрын
He really was one of the Greats
@andrewwood9635 Жыл бұрын
Another very enjoyable one. However Saturday and Sunday are the worst days for trying to get into City Churches as they like most of the city are shut at the weekends. St Dunstan in the east was a setting for scenes in the old film of John Wyndam's Midwich Cuckoos.
@fireflies8841 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a wonderful walk, mr Rogers! London is truly superb!
@markriley4665 Жыл бұрын
The bath house is a treat by the way…
@JohnRogersWalks Жыл бұрын
I'll be heading there very soon Mark
@jimmycburfield5997 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant as ever. Really relaxing.
@daveconyard8946 Жыл бұрын
Thank You John , Stay safe.
@stevebradley704 Жыл бұрын
My favourite way to spend a day in London.......at lesiure, mapless and half lost.
@jameskeys971 Жыл бұрын
It’s always time well spent going on a walk with you!
@kskssxoxskskss2189 Жыл бұрын
Looked up Sir Robert Hooke. Amazing accomplishments/contributions. The plaque says "first buried" and it made me wonder whether he had been moved to Westminster Abbey. Nope, although he has a plaque there as well. "First buried," sadly refers to the fact that he died without children and the exact location of his body was unmarked. It might have been moved during a later graveyard project -- and maybe not. There HAS to be a ghost story in here somewhere, eh?
@northwalesbunkhouse Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I would like to do something like this for Chester.
@fleurg1 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful and informative walk. I love this part of London
@johntowers796 Жыл бұрын
John, your relaxed and seemingly casual way of taking us with you on your walks is really wonderful. As others have said, if they make the viewers want to go there to witness and soak in the atmosphere and ambiance of the City themselves then you have done your job. As you sort of discovered, the City has so many narrow lanes and passages which lead you to places that you know of but didn’t realise they were so close together. I don’t think that you will ever run out of walks in the City in which you find and relay to us an interesting fact or feature or, even better, an item that surprises you and requires more investigation. Brilliant and moreish.
@TomWats0n Жыл бұрын
Mrs Tom and myself walked this area today taking in as many of the old City churches as we could remember from your videos including the Dutch church you visited with Iain Sinclair. Looking forward to watching this week's film in its entirety back at our hotel. Maybe try and take in a few more tomorrow before we head back up north on Tuesday.
@egyptwalker Жыл бұрын
Nice video. I love England so much.🌹❄🏴
@michaeltoman5206 Жыл бұрын
First time commenter but long-time admirer of your videos John - another gorgeous walk. There is something to your style which puts the viewer right there with you, on a good ol' amble among the ghosts of London past. I do hope you return to St Mary-at-Hill and give it a shot from Lovat Lane - it's such a timeless vista, and to my mind that church's more attractive side too.
@TimothyHalkowski Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love the city church walks - thank you!
@davidshearer8793 Жыл бұрын
Thank you again John. Another wonderful video.
@jenniferlevine5406 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful walk John. What an amazing city. The diverse architecture is brilliant. It's a great thing to see that you are clearly a feature of the city and metropolitan area, recognized and appreciated widely. It's so appropriate!
@luapnosboh7421 Жыл бұрын
What is appropriate
@markcrocker8645 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for another pleasant walk, John. Bit surprised you didn't quickly show us the timber remnant from the old London bridge that is kept outside St. Magnus the Martyr though. Surely worth a mention. Anyway, thanks again.
@michaelmiller641 Жыл бұрын
Lovely video John, I used to wander those streets taking photos for the architects I worked for i remember particularly the tiny st ethelburgers and and a building in 41 st Mary axe, and the Baltic exchange
@jed-angler Жыл бұрын
Another great video and I really must make progress with your book, I have made the foolish mistake to start reading it whilst making a concerted effort to improve my chess. I love the churches of London and have dragged my atheist family into quite a few of them. I have no religion but the history and peaceful nature of them is beguiling. I’ll be honest I don’t think you can bang on about Wren too much but my favourite must be St Stephen Walbrook. I am guessing that you must love that site as well given the watercourse, church and Roman temple to Mithras. Look forward to joining you on the next walk wherever that may be.
@BenMakins-p3g9 ай бұрын
Another great video John 👍🏼 I was in St Bartholomew's Hospital.
@philj4574 Жыл бұрын
Thanks John, glad you had some decent engagement inside the churches. I was treated to an impromptu Bach recital at St Annes church at the back of St Mary at Hill, you never know what you might miss if you don’t go through an open door! Was the Monument also designed as a massive telescope?
@suecondon1685 Жыл бұрын
Ooh goodie, look forward to watching this later ❤
@JohnRogersWalks Жыл бұрын
hope you enjoy it Sue
@suecondon1685 Жыл бұрын
@@JohnRogersWalks Just watched it as I have trouble sleeping, excellent and fascinating as always, makes me desperate to hop on a train and go for an explore myself soon. Usually turns into a pub crawl lol 😁 How lovely that you were recognised!
@RajSinghKhalsa Жыл бұрын
Lovely video, congratulations on 70k 😊
@JohnRogersWalks Жыл бұрын
Many thanks Raj
@catieoates1726 Жыл бұрын
Stella walk, fabulous churches
@TheArquivopop Жыл бұрын
Thanks for yet another great video Mr Rogers!!
@JohnRogersWalks Жыл бұрын
My pleasure- thanks for watching
@lucypearce6035 Жыл бұрын
Was lovely to see you walking in an area I know well but I was surprised you hadn't gone down Lovett lane as it is one of my favourites and I think there is a church there as well. very much enjoyed the video. Thank you.
@JohnRogersWalks Жыл бұрын
Thanks Lucy - I’m pretty sure that’s in a previous episode- this was Ep.8
@JTTW14559 ай бұрын
I’m surprised that there were / are so many churches in a square mile. Let me see that map again! Thanks for the walk, very interesting.
@travelorchidslondon Жыл бұрын
Hi John. The Bolton house is one of not many art nouveau buildings in London
@churchcrawling Жыл бұрын
A tremendous tour! Inspiration for a visit I'll be making from the north later in the year. Thanks!