Hey John just to let you know that I had my first open heart surgeries at Harefield Hospital here in Uxbridge when I was only 3 days old. So I visited this hospital over the course of many years to come. It wasn't till I hit the age of 27 that they discovered that I was living with a 2 inch hole in the heart over at the Sister Hospital the Royal Brompton when they eventually carried out 2 more major surgeries on the Heart and eventually closed the hole.. So I just wanted to say a warm thank you for sharing this divine walk memory lane for me and for my family and friends.
@tweekUE6 жыл бұрын
I love that idea of meeting yourself at parts where you cross previous walks. Like synapse nodes in your mental map.
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
That’s a brilliant metaphor (or is it a simile?)
@helenbugsynelson4 жыл бұрын
That would make a cool movie In our town we had an older lady who walked everywhere. I used to see her when I was driving and sometimes she was absolutely miles from town center. I used to wonder where she was going and wondered why she walked so much. Now I realize it was probably therapeutic.
@andywild84926 жыл бұрын
Thanks John........whenever i need a break, just join you on a walk and afterwards the world seems a better place.
@ralph345706 жыл бұрын
Wonderful to watch your films
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ralph
@cherylconrad11576 жыл бұрын
Great walk, thank you
@morriganwitch4 жыл бұрын
London is more rural than I ever imagined . Thank you for showing that xxx
@carolhames40666 жыл бұрын
John, well done another cracking video. Thank you for taking the time to do it. I look forward to the next one.
@jenniferlevine5406 Жыл бұрын
Watching again - one of my favourites! A glorious day out.
@joenperkins21386 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed our walk today!!! Thanks. As always a lovely time.
@cooper68ns6 жыл бұрын
Thanks john lovely walk. Cheers
@garypettengell68166 жыл бұрын
Thanks John I've been waiting for the latest walk ..As usual 30 minutes of pure relaxation. Thanks again it got my mind away from the minus 11 temperature outside here in Selfoss south Iceland.
@sardonicus67086 жыл бұрын
Excellent as ever!
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jack
@classicartfoundation6396 жыл бұрын
It's funny, lived in London all my life and never heard of the London Loop! Always learn interesting stuff on your videos John
@leetyler6216 жыл бұрын
Another wonderful thought provoking walk! Your walks now make the whole of my Family get up, and get into the local woods/fields at all times of the year (not just good days either!) Thanks again
@humble45336 жыл бұрын
Thank you John for another beautiful walk that I walk with you vicariously. Appreciate you posting these wonderful videos.
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Humble, I love making them
@QHarefield2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, John, I did enjoy that - but then I would : I live in Harefield. It has been a long while since I last watched one of your excellent videos - far too long! Do you like poetry? You certainly talk like a poet. btw, for future reference, that point on the Ricky/Harefield boundary where you said you were obliged to walk on the road - you didn't need to. If you cross over into the Rose & Crown car park, you can turn right and follow the path parallel to the road. Stay safe. 🙂
@keithjoseph1006 жыл бұрын
Hi John! Finally on my former stomping territory. Couldn't help but wish you'd walked up the hill to the pub you shot above the narrowboat. Its called The Old Orchard and the views are amazing up and down the Colne Valley and its many lakes and reservoirs. Can't wait to come walking again with you!
@vaunmalone30644 жыл бұрын
So much to catch up on. Thoroughly enjoyed Ramsgate. Bob of Bob and Roberta Smith made a comment 'all schools should be Art schools'! He's right! After this, I have to go back to section ten. Love your work john!
@littleacornslandscapes29356 жыл бұрын
'This is quite a good place to have a heart attack' Lol John. Thanks for another great video.
@BriansVlog6 жыл бұрын
cool I did not even know London had all these walks thanks great video
@lesliegprice66526 жыл бұрын
Weren't you lucky with the weather John, lovely to see you again brightens my day up,great video as always, nice to accompany you,thanks
@MrTomANewman Жыл бұрын
I walked this today from Harefield, jumping off the U9 at the Dovedale Cl stop and taking the Hillingdon Trail to the canal before picking up the Loop and climbing back up the valley through Park Wood, 8 years and 2 weeks since I did it last (according to my notes, don't ask). Not much seems to have changed, the memories came flooding back. As has been mentioned below you don't need to road walk at the 12 min mark. There's a path in the fields behind the houses that leads to the pub carpark. From the direction I came from this seemed to be signed as the "proper" loop.
@normathomas82766 жыл бұрын
Amazing lovely views John another goid walk nothing more beautiful than winter sunshine and beautiful British landscape
@mickeymoose51286 жыл бұрын
Hi John Thanks for all the walks you post, really interesting. Have you ever done a walk including some of London's lost stadiums. Particularly Greyhound and Speedway ones? Best Regards Dave
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
That’s a fantastic idea Dave - I only really have one on here - Leyton FC and also Upton Park as they were tearing it apart. But I love the idea of the Speedway and Dog tracks
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed I have some photos and a clip of the sign
@Theoobovril6 жыл бұрын
Another great video again John. I wondered why your videos work out so fine and my conclusion was these videos are based on 'one man, his camera, his perspective'...so simple so very effective.
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
I love that summary Theo - thanks
@scarlettparker70566 жыл бұрын
@@JohnRogersWalks "One Man & His Vlog"
@jharris947 Жыл бұрын
Another catch-up walk for me....really enjoyable.
@imarobotking3 жыл бұрын
again, this was a main haunt of mine when i was a younger lad. still got many friends that live in and aroud uxbridge high street :)
@stewartbrady36516 жыл бұрын
A delight and all close to my wife's childhood area of Ickenham
@timbuthfer9016 жыл бұрын
Superb. Loved the Satie and the term "acoustic footprint".
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tim
@AFCManUk3 жыл бұрын
Looking at your 'walking snacks' reminded me of when my friend and I would walk the first (or last, depending on which direction you're heading) part of the Ridgeway Path from Ivinghoe Beacon into Wendover; a good 12 mile hike. We'd often take a few snacks and drinks along, but mainly I remember stopping for a break when we got to Tring Station, munching on packs of mini cooked sausages and watching the trains going past for a bit.
@Mick_Holland4 жыл бұрын
As usual a lovely film, John. The Braunston milepost at 23:49 contains a dedication to Kit Gaylord who I’ve since discovered was a very interesting person. Your videos provide so many jumping-off points for us viewers. Thanks for continuing to publish your travels. Cheers 👍🏼
@JohnRogersWalks4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mick - I need to go and look-up Kit Gaylord now.
@CaroleMora225 жыл бұрын
Ah... trois gymnopedies... a perfect accompaniment. Again, I enjoy your videos so very much!
@JohnRogersWalks5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Carole - I love it bit of Satie
@cgj38886 жыл бұрын
Glad to have you back, Great Walk SMILES
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
Thanks C Gj
@john80c4 жыл бұрын
That looks a grand walk along the canal-2 of my friends live on a narrow boat on the Leeds-Liverpool canal they moved from a semi next door to us in Otley- they love it and have said in winter it is really cosy
@JohnRogersWalks4 жыл бұрын
Walking past the narrow boats this winter I thought they looked incredibly cosy, like floating hobbit holes
@SCOTTBULGRIN6 жыл бұрын
Hello again John, I've been going through withdrawals not having a new video from you each week. Happy to have you back again. Cheers.
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Scott - sorry it’s slipped a bit, hope to be back on course soon
@MeTheRob6 жыл бұрын
I've missed your walks in January. Snowed in just now. Enjoyed this in front of the fire with. glass of whisky.
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
that's a wonderful vision Rob. I've already shot the next two videos so uploads should be a bit more regular in Feb
@traceyspark71276 жыл бұрын
Another gem. Thanks John x
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching Tracey
@mariana40596 жыл бұрын
So enjoyed this lovely walk - thank you, John! If life is a journey, then this could have been a lesson on life - Look for the signs to guide you; sometimes one needs a little discipline to stay on track (although leaving the path to explore has its own benefits); stop and take in the scenery; the entire point of the walk is to (enjoy it and) arrive at sunset...
@110acer6 жыл бұрын
Broxbourne sculpture trail..truly amazing pine woods. Great vid again.
@davewelch90896 жыл бұрын
Dear John , Another great video and it was good to hear you say the memories of your earlier years spent in High Wycombe. Seer Green one of my Cousins lives there and I have very fond memories of my youth in High Wycombe and also Beaconsfield. Your walk stage 12 and 13 ….very nice and we enjoyed every minute of it. Kindest regards Dave and Lyn ….. from Australia.
@brotherjohnno7 ай бұрын
At 20.16 is the Old Orchard pub in Harefield as mentioned by an earlier commentator. Also the noisy light aircraft above your head as you had your sandwich was from nearby Denham aerodrome. The waterways around you are Broadwater, Widewater, the Colne and the Misbourne. Really enjoyed the walk in my home patch, many thanks.
@JohnRogersWalks7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the notes Johnno
@brotherjohnno7 ай бұрын
@@JohnRogersWalks Thanks for the videos, really enjoyable. I live very close to the footpaths you walked on that part of your journey. As with all walks, there are many different paths around that lead to new places and Harefield is no exception, lots of history here and as you will know, many more out into the chalfonts and beyond. Hope to catch up with you sometime, to quote Robert Frost, on the road less travelled, in fact, he wrote that famous poem whilst living in Chalfont St Giles. 👍
@swordfishK25 жыл бұрын
Lovely video John. I was watching this on the TV and switched to my phone to read the comments. To see if anyone has walked the London Loop in one go. A great wild camping challenge - leave no trace of course.
@JohnRogersWalks5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I’d be really curious to see if it’s been done - someone surely must have
@johnclewis6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic walk John. Always great to watch. There is a lovely couple who like you do short films on KZbin, but on a narrow boat. Worth a watch, it called Floating our boat .
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
Thanks John, I’ll have to check out that channel
@jde90956 жыл бұрын
As always John thank you for taking us along on a glorious walk, take care.
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
thanks Darrell
@kdean95376 жыл бұрын
Great walking with you John! I would love to frame some of those wonderful picture worthy views! Thank you, really brightened my day, loved the music choice as well...take care...
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
thanks K that's really kind of you
@scarlettparker70566 жыл бұрын
Thanks for giving me a chance to take in some of what I missed in November while running the towpath half marathon from Uxbridge to Watford. Too busy dodging puddles to savour the scenery. I'm back in Watford this weekend for another half marathon, having done a cross-country race there a fortnight ago. Can't keep away from the place. Maybe it's filling some psychological void. Maybe this is 'The Watford Gap' I've heard tell of…
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
It’s a magical landscape Scarlet
@bazangelopoulos5 жыл бұрын
John I have now caught up and have seen them all. Lots of fun, keep it up.
@neuromantikz6 жыл бұрын
Some really nice photography in this, esp the ferns. Cheers !
@MillieFurmston5 жыл бұрын
Just stumbled across your videos as i'm studying Patrick Keiller's film London as part of my degree. Love your videos. I am also from Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, so it's lovely to see the familiar routes of Uxbridge. All the best
@JohnRogersWalks5 жыл бұрын
Best of luck with your studies, Keiller is a great person to focus on. My next video skirts close to Beaconsfield so you might recognise some of it
@droctober336 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic walk, it must be said - I'm always most appreciative of the ones that end when it's dark / dusky at the destination for some reason! The last place I lived in the Hillingdon area was just up the road from Uxbridge tube station. An interesting walk would be following the River Pinn from where it joins Frays River at Yiewsley to it's source at... actually, don't even know where it's source is. A walk I always meant to do when I lived there 25 years ago... Maybe I'll come back and do it one long summers day...
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic suggestion - I did set out one day to walk the length of the Pinn but it absolutely bucketed down all day
@roydini16 жыл бұрын
Thanks John! Fantastic as always! And well done on sticking to the path and not veering off down that track to Bishops Wood country park, it looked very enticing indeed!! Looking forward to your next film.
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Henry, I’m tempted to go back and see where it leads
@WyeExplorer6 жыл бұрын
I agree - stop and not walk John. Gotta breathe it in! No chance of standing still drunk though. Another good walk. Mark
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
thanks Mark, I try not to walk and drink if I can help it
@ronnieadam666 жыл бұрын
Great walk John, thank you for taking us with you, your walks really inspire me to keep walking 👍🙂🚶
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
That’s brilliant to hear - thanks Ronnie
@tomgirldouble32494 жыл бұрын
Another grand walk, thank you. I love canal walks too, my home town is on the Leeds Liverpool canal, and has the spectacular five rise locks on it👍😊
@robertbarling56016 жыл бұрын
A truly delightful video john. I haven't been out for a walk myself for a while now as I have been unwell so it was great to sit down with a cup of tea and watch yours. Cheers. Bob.
@tomaswest65416 жыл бұрын
Nice video John. I am enjoying travelling with you.
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tomas
@chrisbourton2386 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic video, John, and in my current neck of the woods too. Shame you couldn't digress to Mount Pleasant in Harefield, which provides a stunning overview (especially at sunset and with creeping mist). The horses there, with that kind of setting, remind me of Tarkovsky films. At around 29:38, when you're standing in Uxbridge high Street, there is a book store if you were to walk to the right, that's where I went looking for This Other London (they didn't have a copy, though). :)
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
You've really sold that view to me Chris. I now feel like hand delivering a copy of my book to that shop
@4thEyeVision6 жыл бұрын
Great walk thanks
@jenniferlevine54062 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!
@geraldhannibal76543 жыл бұрын
I'm sure you meant to say 'blessd by horses'. Thank you again for walks that mean so much to me, especially when I know the area. Walk on brother.
@JohnRogersWalks3 жыл бұрын
thanks Gerald
@geraldhannibal76543 жыл бұрын
Hello John. I have some thoughts about presence and place, how we all influence and are influenced by the place we are in at that moment in time. Sacred places are empowered by the presence by the visitors and so empower following visitors and, of course, for the negative dark side this also holds true. I believe it's vital that we, as people of light, and I think you're one, continue to make a presence felt in our living and journey. What you are doing is so much more than making entertaining and educational walks; you tread the path of light, sharing your insights a d feelings with us who follow you but make that path easier and cleaner for those who follow. This is a process which is eternal. Walk on dear brother and I send my blessings to you and yours. Respect G
@geraldhannibal76543 жыл бұрын
Forgive me but I should have said 'know' you are a person of light.
@gillywild6 жыл бұрын
Fine stuff John. Many thanks.
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
thanks gilly
@stevenspraggs49536 жыл бұрын
fantastic as always john love the coalpost do love the wonderful winter colours how many miles was that one really looking fdorward to the next one thanks agai steve you woul not reconise west ham's ground mow mate thanks again steve
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
thanks Steve - yes the coalposts are great - there's one near West Ham's training ground as well. That walk was about 10 miles in the end. I must go back for another look at the old ground
@voxley196 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful video of a truly great walk. I did this walk in the opposite direction in January 2017 (there is a video of it on my channel) and remember arriving at Moor Park shattered! There is a guidebook to the London Loop published by Aurum Press but the route description is in the clockwise direction. Have you heard of the London Countryway? This is another long distance footpath which encircles London- its a bit further out than the London Loop. Looking forward to your next adventure!
@jamesfield16746 жыл бұрын
Love it
@geoffreyboyling6156 жыл бұрын
That's excellent! - an interesting walk and a well produced video I found The London Loop while I was Surfing t'Net & KZbin, but I live near Manchester so it is unlikely that I'll ever walk it. It would be nice to, but there are so many things to do that it would be the walker's equivalent of 'your eyes are bigger than your belly'. I have done some walking through and around urban areas of Manchester, Lancashire, and West Yorkshire, on secluded paths, disused railways, canals and so on, so this sort of thing can be done. I'm sure it would be possible to make similar circular walks around cities like Manchester or Birmingham, but it would need a fair amount of homework & co-operation, say between The Ramblers and local authorities, to work out the routes I have thought myself, and as you have implied, you could do longer walks through these sorts of areas perhaps by bivvying; there are all sorts of nooks & crannies where you could tuck yourself away. Search KZbin for 'urban camping'
@jacquelinepaddock75356 жыл бұрын
Some ignorant people do annoy horses, also some area do have plants growing that are poisonous to horses as though they usually graze they are tempted to browse inadvisabley. Nice walk.
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that perspective Jacqueline
@johnentwhistlesurelysamsun18403 жыл бұрын
Visit Leytonstonia, there is also a Frestonia in North kensington began by my cousin and it still exists!
@JohnRogersWalks3 жыл бұрын
really? Where's Frestonia now - would love to visit some time
@johnentwhistlesurelysamsun18403 жыл бұрын
@@JohnRogersWalks yes you must visit it!! It still exists as it was founded my my cousin Nicholas Albery, son of Sir Donald Albery who produced along with Lional Bart the famous musical 'Oliver' wich was at the then Albery Theatre London. Frestonia is sort of located nr Ladbroke Grove in the Notting Hill area, they have their own community there, unfortunately my cousin died in a car crash although i did not drive and someone else was driving, he was one of the true original hippies from 1967 and did practise what he preached, quite an intelectual who wrote various articles, i still really admire him and miss him, i would love you to do a walk around 'Frestonia' i'm sure it still is a tight knit community and still retains its identity, i am not sure if i ever visited him there while he was still in residence ,he kept it all together, and would love to know what you would think of the area, best of luck and keep your fabulous videos comming ,they are do interesting and containing a wealth of knowledge as i do some walks myself as i love history and even find old disused factories for example fascinating-God Bless!!
@StarWarsJay6 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I come out of the station when walking the dog. Turn right, then right again at the bottom of that road. if you go under the bridge and follow the road towards Watford/Northwood and go past the public school, there's a public footpath on the right that takes you through a lot of nice scenery.
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jason, I’ll note that for the next trip out that way - want to finish walking the Metropolitan Line one day
@StarWarsJay6 жыл бұрын
@@JohnRogersWalks What gear do you use to make your videos?
@victorsorokin90704 жыл бұрын
What are these trees 7:33-7:39, with zigzag branches and thick trunks? Look like northern scaled-down baobabs to me ...
@asafmeen59494 жыл бұрын
HI JOHN LOVE YOUR VIDEOS HOPE WILL DO A WALK FROM LEAGRAVE TO HARPENDEN SOMEDAY?
@JohnRogersWalks4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Asaf- yes I really want to do that walk
@leey7h4 жыл бұрын
much more enjoyable than the train from Moor Park to Uxbridge
@roxysimmons6 жыл бұрын
This was a beautiful walk - I can't believe there are so many fields and open spaces around London. I do hope it stays that way. I've been doing my ancestry and a lot of my family are from around the area you are walking. I've not really been up that way, so it's wonderful to see it. A lot of them were farm workers, so I have been imagining them working in the fields you walked through. I was also wondering, what is that piece of music that plays at about 3:05? Can I find it somewhere online to listen to? It's so lovely.
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
That’s one of the best things about the London Loop I reckon, how it highlights how green and rural London is. All the music credits are in the video description and if you can find them in the KZbin audio library - there’s some great music
@craigchambers25708 ай бұрын
Hello John, many thanks for producing so many great videos. I was prompted to write a comment after you mentioned the Beat Poets and wondered if you're familiar with Nanao Sakaki... a friend of Gary Snyder who spent a large part of his adult life doing long distance walks and writing poetry? Thanks again, Craig.
@JohnRogersWalks8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip Craig never heard of them
@mrtraveller20205 жыл бұрын
I need to go for a walk with this guy
@lionelmarytravels60034 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. For most of the time, you could have been miles from civilization.
@JohnRogersWalks4 жыл бұрын
that’s one of the revelatory thinks about the London Loop
@TheN21yid6 жыл бұрын
I used to work at the post office at st martins le grand
@heathcliffearnshaw14034 жыл бұрын
So you’re going “widdershins” John! . Is it ‘unlucky’ to go widdershins, I wonder? ( had an experience once that made me think that)...
@mozdickson4 жыл бұрын
John, I too in my late teens and 20s, was influenced by On the Road and the Kerouac vibe, and I still respect Jack and his faith struggles. If you read The Dharma Bums (highly recommended), as I recall, there is quite some walking as they go and take work in the remote mountains as Fire Watchers, in the State Forest of Northern California, there is also a bit of hoboing (train riding). Not sure which book includes the camping and cabining on the Big Sur Coast, but that includes a lot of God in nature thinking and feeling, and a bit of walking too! I walked a canal path near Rickmansworth in 1981 - not sure how that fits, but I saw Rick. mentioned on a sign as you set out.
@JohnRogersWalks4 жыл бұрын
I only read Dharma Bums a couple of years ago and loved it, you’re right though there was a bit of walking, particularly the streets of San Francisco
@stevedeininger80496 жыл бұрын
Hi John nice walk as always. Wonder if you might consider 2019 the year to visit the site / ruins of Nonesuch Palace? One other humble request - have you ever done a walk of the boundary of Londinium / The London Roman walls? Unfortunately, when in London last April I ran out of time and was unable to do the walk. The London Museum offered maps of the walls but alas not to be in 2018. Take care John.
@jeanstride37255 жыл бұрын
Lovely video. I’ve done the Loop twice now, first clockwise, then the other way, to recuperate after treatment at both Mt Vernon and Harefiled, so this stretch meant a lot. It’s wonderful having done the loop as every time you return to London from whatever direction you’ll pass a part of your loop route, a great reminder of a wonderful walk. That bit where you walked down the road, in fact if you walk through the pub car park you can follow a path behind the few houses parallel to the road. the land owner kindly allows this, though it’s not a full right of way. I guess that’s the advantage of having done it the ‘proper’ way round before. The shot of the Moor Park shows a place that featured in the Genieve film, with vintage cars breaking down. On the next section you’ll pass by a church, near Heathrow where Tony Hancocks memorial was placed on the boundary wall, as he was a suicide victim he wasn’t allowed one inside the churchyard, sadly...
@w.g.hunter13006 жыл бұрын
Re: Beat Generation walking: Gary Snyder's your man for spiritually informed travel by shank's pony, though most of his perambulations would really be in the category of "hiking," since there's more mountainous terrain involved. At any rate, Snyder's still alive and kicking - possibly the last of the original Beats - which might go to show how good a regimen of brisk strolls are for longevity ...
@williemal30586 жыл бұрын
Snyder introduced Kerouac to The Sierra Nevada & Cascade Mtns. See Kerouacs novel "Dharma Bums".
@eyemage6 жыл бұрын
bishops wood is named after the bishop of lichfield. fyi
@rupertferguson96736 жыл бұрын
Interesting little walk John. Love those old Coal-tax posts. Although most of them were only erected in the 1860s and 'form an irregular loop between 12 and 18 miles from London to mark the points where taxes on coal were due to the Corporation of London', there is evidence to suggest that they have their antecedents in a similarly elliptical enclosure of Medieval origin linked to, among others, Sir William Walworth, killer of Wat Tyler, leader of the Peasants' Revolt. Although there were nowhere near the number of 280 or so Victorian posts, of which around 210 still remain, in Medieval times, these largely forgotten mark stones have left a lasting legacy in the form of sites such as the celebrated Whittington Stone in North London: historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1298038 Although the present structure is predominantly Victorian, there is evidence to suggest that it was a boundary marker in Medieval times, and its association with Dick Whittington may have more to do with coals from Newcastle than the celebrated cat of seventeenth century legend: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittington_Stone The stone is considerably closer to Charing Cross than any of its Victorian equivalents, but its distance from that ancient mark point corresponds pretty much to that of some of the sites that you have visited in terms of Medieval equivalence: www.distance.to/Charing-Cross-London/53-Highgate-Hill,Highgate,London-N19-5NE As you will see from the page linked directly below, the legend of Dick Whittington and His Cat in English folklore 'may come from the word "cat", another name for a coal-carrying boat which Whittington may have engaged in his business'. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Whittington_and_His_Cat The business in question being Whittington's inheritance of the London Coal Monopoly from his predecessor John Lovekyn, whose speculative ventures in this particular line of endeavour are likewise recounted below: en.wikisource.org/wiki/Lovekyn,_John_(DNB00) As you will see from this, Lovekyn's protege and successor Sir William Walworth was from County Durham and may have had involvements with the first inland colliery in England, at Cockfield in County Durham, which first appears in the records in 1375: en.wikisource.org/wiki/Walworth,_William_(DNB00) Hope this was worth the wait!
@JohnRogersWalks6 жыл бұрын
Interesting stuff Rupert - makes for an interesting alternative boundary of London
@rupertferguson96736 жыл бұрын
@@JohnRogersWalks If you check the old maps John there were lots of old toll houses along the roads in that part of North London where mainly Pre-Reformation Ecclesiastical landowners could charge people coming in and out of London; of which Highgate is one of the best known. So, these boundaries have always been there. The only thing that changes is that the tax boundaries for local authorities such as the Corporation of London to draw in their tax revenues tend to get wider! Where have I heard that before? :) lol
@englishbobuk6 жыл бұрын
I am from Harrow down the road, and we always used to joke about the name Moor Park. Say it backwards and you will see what I mean. :-)
@taraelizabethdensley94754 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@grahamlea21605 жыл бұрын
SORRY JOHN YOU ARE WRONG, THIS CHILTERN RAILL ROUTE JOINS TE RHEADING BIRMINGHAM LINE JUST SOUTH OF BANBURY.