Historic Bankside London Walk : Romans, Tudors, Tate Modern and more (4K)

[@anniec6420]

thank you for this video John...i was homeless for several years in London and one year was spent living under Blackfriars bridge......walking that area was amazing...fleet street, the old churches that no-one visits that look like no-one visits anymore but have an amazing amount of history and stained glass.....the upper class tabacco shops that were never to snobby to serve you (yes i did look homeless)..i remember the OXO building...unused and always in threat of being pulled down, now a restuarant....the old building the tate modern is now in ........i never saw the alm houses...but a great pub you may like/love The blackfriar...which is sooo beautiful inside...well worth a visit...along with the George off borough high street....both historically interesting. a bit of an update needed for those who are concerned...many years later i am ok, great paying job (for me) and own my own little home in Scotland in a beautiful city that i am ashamed i never go to look at or seek out its history. Having a job sure does take up your time ha ha ha.

[@CO-dv6py]

Hope you're doing well now mate!

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thanks so much for sharing this Annie - hope all is ok now.

[@CthulhuInc]

i also hope that you are doing well now - love from canada

[@anniec6420]

yep all good now and thanks for asking. did update the comment so people know im ok now@@CthulhuInc

[@anniec6420]

yep all good now and have added an update to the comment so people know im fine @@CO-dv6py

[@UKCheeseFarmer]

Horses do indeed fight John. We had two stallions face off against one another a few years back. It was absolutely terrifying as we had to separate them. One of them broke through a reinforced paddock fence and charged the other. If we had not intervened it would have turned out with one or both being killed or at the least seriously injured. We finally broke their fight up with a couple of feed bowls of all things! Not something I'd ever wish to repeat nor witness again. Great video!

[@IndaloMan]

Back in 78 I had a job in London maintaining CATV/PA systems in hotels, hospitals, factories etc. I drove around central London in my 64 Mini Cooper like Michael Caine in Alfie, we had a depot on Jamaica Road where I would pick up my job cards. My mates back in Leeds were doing their A Levels whilst I was sound mixing in the Café Royal. #goodolddays

[@churchcrawling]

The ruins of the place with that awesome rose window is one of my favourite hidden gems in London!

[@vanderson1721]

My wife and I were fortunate to visit London in 2019, just before that lousy Covid hit everyone. We loved the city and the English people we met. So nice and so polite! We hope to make it back across the pond again before old age catches up to us. Thank you John for your videos. A Yank from the Chicago area, USA.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Brilliant- so glad you had a good time!

[@parasinthephilippines]

My primary school teacher had the prestigious name of Francis Drake and she took us into a deep dive into the Golden Hind. I teach English for free and still use her teaching philosophy to this day at the grand Old age of 57. Did a deep dive into Shakespeare last week and even I was surprised that John Shakespeare was a right old rogue.

[@antcullimore3550]

Ah - memories!! I began my working life at St Christopher House, Southwark Street in 1962. The Bankside area was our pub zone on a Friday lunchtime. I believe St Christopher House suffered later from "concrete rot" and was pulled down. I do remember cleaners who came in to wash our office walls uncovering a good paint job underneath.. I asked if the dirt they are removing was from people smoking. "No, it's coming in through the walls - it's the smoke from Bankside Power Station". True? Who knows. I lived in The Cut then and recall a late night sax player who had found an echoing spot somewhere nearby. The jazzy sounds helped us relax into sleep. Thanks for the memory trigger - great videos.

[@lindasueanderson8024]

So happy that you are walking south London and that more walks are coming!

[@Simont6.0]

Have only recently discovered your channel and I have a lot of back catalogue to get through. Im Romford born and bred. I lived in Gidea Park nr the station form 1969 to 1995 when I moved away. I also worked for London Underground in the 80s and 90s. It is great to see your videos of Havering and London. This film reminded me of the coloured light sculpture above the Festival Hall. I was told by my parents the colours changed with the wind. Never believed that was true until I just looked online to find out about them....and it was true. It was an installation by Phillip Vaughan and they were there from 1972 to 2008. Thank you.and keep up the great work!!

[@antonyfernandez9536]

I remember all around there when I was a teenager and just old warehouses. If my Nan and grandad was alive you would love all the old stories from the area. Still makes me laugh thinking about one of my relatives on nans side fixing horse races for a lord. Also one of my great aunt was a member of the forty elephants.

[@mumfnah]

Millennium Bridge, as well as Wobbly Bridge, also known as Blade of Light, that's what i remember it being called. Sure John knows, but the top of that Tate Modern where was stood under, is home to the fastest animal in world, peregrine falcon, i think they return there every year to nest, I've seen them there before when some bloke was based outside with a telescope and let me take a look. I used to like spending the evening along there, and sitting on the wall outside Founders Arms with a pint

[@MarcoFHQ]

John Rogers is the only person that manages to capture my attention during a sponsored advert and I actually watch it instead of skipping it. Well chosen, Hello Fresh!

[@myouatt5987]

Have to say that was a first for me as well!

[@limpfishyes]

I thought the exact opposite. I watch John for the gentle calming video. It seemed quite jarring and out of character to cut to such a blatant ad. I understand the need for ads but thought it could have been done more in keeping with his style

[@ElizabethH575]

Thank you for this video. Southwark is the part of London that I (an American) know best, and you brought back many happy memories with your walk.

[@marty9011]

Very enjoyable walk. Nice to " see " the reproduction of the Globe theatre.

[@grahamhawthorn2320]

One day John your videos will be part of a school’s history lesson. Another good one.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Very kind Graham - thanks

[@juliansmith1888]

I saw 'As You Like It' at the Globe last year, was amazing!!! Me and my Mum were in the round!

[@tomgirldouble3249]

Going in a couple of days for my birthday treat 🤗🎂🎭

[@massimoborghi1987]

Take care Good Man! I really mean that.. and thank you again, FROM ITALY..

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thank you very much Massimo

[@danperryuk2003]

Thanks for this walk, used to walk it regularly when lived there, still occasionally do when I'm in London - I would start from Canada Water along the canal (?) before turning towards the city along the Thames - looking forward to future videos along these areas!

[@bridgetpatton9592]

Enjoyed this very much. Worked in New kings Beam House (Sea Containers) in the late 80s early 90s. The OXO building next door was still a boarded up ruin.

[@davidwallwork3623]

Thanks for another wonderful walk John. When I read a book about the history of London Bridge I was surprised to read that an ancestor of of mine in the 14th century , when the family name was Walworth, was second only to the Bishop of Southwark in the number of brothels he owned.

[@bamboocarman2335]

Glad to see you back in Central London, thanks.

[@chrisblay]

I remember walking past the end of the Millennium Bridge one lunchtime and seeing it being blessed as a sort of ceremony. It hadn’t opened yet and they didn’t know it was going to wobble as soon as people used it in numbers. 🤣

[@Slycockney]

There is something very poetic about a Bishop licensing and regulating brothels. An incredibly entertaining and educating video John, thank you so much. I enjoyed it immensely and look forward to upcoming installments.

[@philroberts7238]

The Winchester Geese I believe they were called.

[@Slycockney]

Thank you. I've also learnt another term today. Bitten by a Winchester goose. @@philroberts7238

[@matthewbiggadike4593]

My favourite part of London - something atmospheric about se1 from working round there from 1988 to 93 to now it’s certainly safer yet still earthy

[@margaretdrew2844]

This is what I love about London is all the galleries and museums. I am from Exeter .

[@CthulhuInc]

cheers, john, nice one. i broke my habit of watching these before i retire for the night, but, i'll re-watch it then, as well 😊

[@WinterWitch-kh2wg]

I grew up in The Borough and I remember Bankside before The Globe was rebuilt, back in the early eighties when Borough Market was still a fruit market and The Founders Arms was the only sign of life 😂 I moved out of London in the mid nineties and then to Ireland. I went back for a visit about 10 years ago, couldn't believe how much it had changed but so much was the same. Look forward to other videos of the area.

[@notanotherbottletop9892]

Thank you John for reminding me ,i have to see a play at the Globe.....brilliant as always...Best nugget.

[@philj4574]

Lovely to spend a few minutes in your engaging company. So much to take in from every angle in such a short amount of time. Love the almshouses, always seems more peaceful when surrounded by so much noise. Look forward to the next one. Managed to ping my hamstring at football yesterday morning so have been binge watching a number of your older walks today (6/7/8 years old) with my leg up rather than getting out on a walk myself.😂

[@chrisjamesbehan]

Cheers John. Would you mind explaining Magdalen Street, Holyrood and Shand when you get to Tooley Street? They are all at the foot of the east side of the low line too - so lots of history there! We think there was a really early round-about in the ‘link’ of Magdalen, but unsure from various maps. Also, the story of the Hays dock would be awesome - there’s a moving sculpture of a boat in there, but no information - presumably cited where the ships used to come in and out of the former wharf. One more thing … the little river water feature that was closed in London Bridge City, was meant to represent a lost river - only you can tell these stories well! Thanks for doing what you do. Chris and Charlie (of Magdalen Street SE1)

[@ferstuck37]

John. It amazes me to see the city through your eyes, as many times as I walked around parts of London it was amazing to see! You never realize just how old it is and how complex the history is. Thank you for taking the time to explore both in and outside the City.

[@mahaliad.8601]

Your videos are always so calming John, thank you for your brilliant work. I lived about a 5 minute walk south of the Tate almost 5 years ago, and I miss it all the time. Thank you so much for posting this wonderful video of the area, it feels like a return home even though I’m across the Atlantic ❤️

[@robertmaitland09]

Excellent, that area south of the river held quite a fascination for me back in my despatching days in the eighties especially round Borough. Looking forward to the next one, cheers John.

[@mickeythompson9537]

Terrific transpontine trip!

[@terryblack2219]

So much content in such a small area, even though my roots are on the other side of father Thames I do like the south bank today, so many bars and food stalls and drenched in just as much history. I never knew Christopher Wren lived in that house, next time I am down there I must see that myself so interesting opposite Saint Pauls. Thank you John

[@CameraNostalgiaClub]

I done the Tate Britain and walked to Battersea quality little day out

[@robbojax2025]

Always appreciate any London tours

[@johnmiller5630]

Super video John. Really do love your work.

[@mwilliams054]

Thanks John, a great walk. I worked in Hopton Street for 10 great years when it was a very different place in the 1980s. Seems like Sampson House is history too now, but the area is blooming and that is great. I'm going to retrace your steps and see what else has changed!

[@antonybrown4231]

Thanks for the video, very interesting, I work in the area so I know the place quite well. Lots of viewers will remember the architectural writer and TV presenter Ian Nairn. He often invoked not just views of buildings but approaches to vistas. He described walking along Cardinal Cap Alley and emerging at the river view with St Pauls in the background as one of the best vistas in London. I believe that the little set of three houses once formed part of the rectory of Southwark Cathedral and a few years ago one was put on the market for a few million quid. When you head further east I can recommend a lovely little pub which is a restored Victorian street corner local, with the bonus of nice beer, the Royal Oak in Tabard St. The pub is surrounded by another early form of social housing, the Church Army lodgings.

[@williamrobinson7435]

Bankside very much used to be my stomping ground, years ago; even so I learned a lot from this excellent film. Nice one John! ⭐👍

[@continuummusic220]

I walk around here regularly - thanks for reminding me to keep my head up

[@TimothyHalkowski]

Wonderful walk - will be tramping around there in July so thanks for the pointers -- looking forward to the next few walks on that same general area!

[@annaleighb]

Another brilliant video, John - and loved Rocky’s cameo! 🐾

[@SilrInspire]

thank you for the video:) great as always, please upload more often... sure many of us will appreciate

[@keithprater310]

Thank you John Another gem,that areas so rich in history.the great Southwark fire of 1212,canutes trench ,the meeting point of many Roman roads,four in total.looking forward to your future films.

[@mostlyindica]

Thanks John, wonderful walk again.

[@judiththomson8895]

Thank You as always John...The Clink..Bishops Palace..and surrounding area.wonderful!

[@Fourleafclover9]

Thanks john it was so cold when i was last near there and i didn’t look around so thanks for the walk.

[@debbiemarchant3261]

Thanks for this walk John, excellent as always. Not been to that area since going with my dad in the 1960's, he'd take me "over rhe water" every Sunday morning and around this area as well. I remember the Clink and Christopher Wrens house but the rest is all new. I just remember dark deserted alleys between warehouses and being a bit scared, its changed abit 😂

[@rosemaryderham4749]

The Rose Theatre was open a few years ago. They held Shakespeare plays there sometimes in a tiny space adjacent to the excavation. I saw a couple and it was surreal to watch the actors while your eye was also being drawn to the exposed dig site beyond.

[@stevenjohnson4190]

Hi John, a bit more beer money is on the way; I've ordered This other London. Keep up the good work This is the production style I like, quick , simple, no over-the-top graphics. Cheers.

[@bt5080]

Been looking forward to your walk of South London. It's amazing how much unseen history can be seen walking along. Just as you think all there is is modern high risces you come across places like Hoptins Arms Houses. It really is a feel-good moment. Can't wait for your next South London walks. Take Care.

[@kevocos]

I lived in Bermondsey for 4 years. I walked that search of the river daliy and there is a palpable the sense of history along that bank. At times I felt I was walking among people long since gone.

[@TurianShepard]

I remember some very good trips to the Tate Modern back in primary school! Should venture back there some day! Same with the Golden Hinde!

[@ashleysgaze]

Just now had a chance to watch your latest walk, John. Deeply enjoyable! Many thanks!

[@Simont6.0]

Gilbert Scott designed the Telephone Box.....

[@broadsword6650]

Scott took inspiration for the design of the phone box from mausoleum of Eliza Soane, designed by her husband, the architect Sir John Soane, and which stands in Old St Pancras churchyard. Scott was a trustee of the Sir John Soane’s Museum for 35 years.

[@martinmaillardet6994]

So glad you've finally come back to my borough after your Neckinger walk. Hope to see you so I may say "Hi " when you do your promised walks through the very layered and historical Beornmund's-ey

[@IAmAndrewJohns]

I found myself walking around this area a lot while I worked in Clink Street and Shad Thames. Part of my family lived and worked in this area at some point, as Coopers and Ropemakers, and I often wondered what the area would have been like for them in the late 1700s and 1800s.

[@Bravestofthebraveforever]

Hi John. I’m a primary school teacher and as part of our learning about London; most recently whilst reading The Diver’s Daughter, about Tudor Southwark, my class watch snippets of your channel to get a modern day perspective on the history. We’re visiting London next week and looking forward to visiting some of the places seen in your walks. We’re even hoping we might see you out filming. Keep up the good work. Alex

[@JohnRogersWalks]

That’s wonderful Alex - thanks so much, means a great deal

[@margaretdrew2844]

To think that building is medieval it’s hard to really take it in . I always learn when I watch your videos thank you so much John ❤️

[@flydriveexplore]

Just to say we love your videos, really interesting and we always try and follow a few when we are up in London. Thanks again. Just to add, we know the work that must go into these.

[@malcolmrichardson3881]

Great walk full of historical interest. Although the area can now get very crowded, it's still a great experience walking through those narrow streets and passageways.

[@KKollective]

Just found your channel. This was the best walking tour of London I’ve ever seen!

[@cl509]

20 years ago I always dreamed of running into Joe Strummer ....obviously I can't! But I can still try to run into Mr London Walks! Been watching your shows during a bad flu bout! Thanks for the company !

[@jimmyeastwood933]

Watching your video l remember bridge been called floating bring thank you as always Jimmy Eastwood London boy in NZ

[@stevenspraggs4953]

top class as usual john one of those blogs you just do not want it to end keep them going anymore east end walks planned thanks again steve

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thanks Steve - yes some good East London walks on the way

[@kyran333]

Johnski, always look up for the peregrine falcons, there are currently 50 pairs around London, they are marvellous birds, who compliment our beautiful nuts crazy city posh large portion 🎉

[@seanjamescameron]

Thoroughly enjoyed that. When I first arrived in London my life revolved around Blackfriars and Fleet Street when I worked on the HMS President 1918 ship (sadly now dismantled). The HelloFresh has made me hungry now, off to purchase a few meals.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thanks Sean

[@festivaljapan]

I'm a big fan of your channel. Great Videos.

[@JIMBOBOG]

Thanks for the video, John. I’m a new subscriber to your channel, and love these historic walks around London.

[@ETRuT1]

Hi John. Thanks for the video. I was privileged to steward at the Globe for 5 years and loved it. Great plug. Did you know that the prostitutes licenced by the Bishop of Winchester were called Winchester Geese?

[@JohnRogersWalks]

What a great thing to do. Never heard of the Winchester Geese before- thanks - will make a note for the Cross Bones video

[@inger207]

Hi John I've only just stumbled on your videos and I'm binge watching (and listening while I work). I feel like I've found my tribe. I live in the Shires not London, but I didn't know anyone else who wanders down alleyways looking for social history and lost features and studies maps looking for traces of anything interesting! Thank you!

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Brilliant! Thanks for watching and welcome to the channel

[@dirtywaterpj_dj]

I worked in the area for a few years about ten to 12 years ago and, you know what, I’d actually forgotten that it was the wobbly bridge.

[@WillN2Go1]

Terrific video. As a Groundling in 2018, I saw a couple of Shakespeare's plays performed. It's one thing to visit a place, it can be transformative to know the history of the place. It was absolutely thrilling to experience Shakespeare's plays in his house. Can you stand up for three and a half hours for Hamlet? The time just flies. Your heart skips a beat when an actor delivers a snappy line then looks right at you. Looks like it's seats in the pit. No worries.

[@tomgirldouble3249]

Ah somewhere I've been 😅great video as always, thank you 😊

[@margaretdrew2844]

Loved your little talk with your dear little dog .😊

[@janebaker966]

In the 90s decade I saw a Shakespeare play at The Globe at least once a year,sometimes two and one year,three! Happy Days! I enjoy Hello Fresh adverts done by different creators. I enjoy the different interpretations. Better Help ads too. If it helps fund the creativity I'm all for it.

[@jimmyeastwood933]

Thank you John you videos are great l can't wait to come home this year Jimmy Eastwood London boy in NZ

[@jenniferlevine5406]

Splendid walk! I am amazed how many people are there out in this area on a grey January day! You have hit so many highlights here for me and I have put this walk on my to do list when I get the privilege of visiting London! Thanks for this wonderful video!

[@StueyMills252]

If you’ve not already done so in the past, please do a video from Tower Bridge, along the Thames path to the Mayflower pub. A different but great experience walking along what is a non-tourist side of London

[@laurenjones119]

Loved this one, John!

[@fireflies8841]

Great video ! Stunning views of south London, with medieval history. Thank you John! London still remains a superb city mixing old and new.

[@Jablicek]

I adore the Winchester Geese - a perfect example of changing mores through the years.

[@cappuccinodriverno1]

When I was last in London I visited Rennie Garden . A tiny and the only piece of the City of London actually south of the river . It was part of the site of Albion Mills , one of William Blake's dark satanic mills

[@westaussiejeff1547]

Great Vlog - Thanks!

[@mheuman]

Thank you, John, for a delightful walk. Cheeers!

[@Smartgran]

I used to work at Bankside House when it was CEGB SE Region HQ! Now a University of London property I believe.

[@LLACEM]

John you're a legend loved this video

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Many thanks

[@dirtywaterpj_dj]

If you pass Crosskeys Cemetery and go west and across a bit, Copperfield Street is worth a look for several reasons.

[@joshuamurray-nevill9127]

My office is just behind the Tate Modern - so this adds a new layer to my walk into work.

[@lizstevenson7801]

Thank you John for that very interesting video, loved the history of that area. I remember as a child getting off the bus Southside of Blackfriars bridge with my Dad as he attended a Printers Union meeting at what was then called 'A Chapel meeting. He worked at the Daily Express in Fleet St, as did all of my family back in the day. It stuck in my mind as myself and some of my cousins were looked after by a couple of my Aunties and we walked for a while then played. I would love you to visit the bone cemetary and any other places Southside as us North Londoners very seldom ventured across the river until in our late teens early twenties, wgen we discovered the 'Apples and Pears' pub and the 'Charlie Chaplin' on a friday after working in the City. Thanks so much 💕🇦🇺

[@markduke8878]

If anyone wants the history of 49 Cardinal’s Wharf (next door to Dean of Southwark’s house) can recommend Gillian Tyndall’s House by the Thames. Spoiler alert - Christopher Wren never lived there.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

What???!!!

[@sianwarwick633]

Gillian Tindall has a particular way of delving into the history of place - by examining all she find about land use of a particular area by institutions, whether commercial, religious, municipal owners. If I remember rightly, she examines the credibility of her sources within the text too. Historical reportage is the only way i can describe her method, since she uses a narrative style, as well as documented sources. Would that be about right, @markduke8878 ?

[@brianjrichman]

All those streets are way more busy than I remember them being. I wonder if they are less busy during the week (as they always were).....

[@TheFerretLives]

To add to your movie references The Anchor pub was featured in the end of Mission Impossible (1996) when Tom Cruise and Ving Rhames sit outside at a table (not far from where you were standing) and enjoy a pint while discussing their futures, Dreams by the Cranberries plays in the background

[@AmandaBrown-nu7wo]

Great walk john,just bought your book exited to start reading.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Many thanks Amanda - hope you enjoy it

[@christopherbutler7588]

That video was so interesting thank you 😊 great job 👏 👍

[@JohnRogersWalks]

thanks Christopher

[@kalelake3067]

The food looks great.. 🏵️

[@chrisbates7743]

Charming quality video John, another 30 minutes of tranquility on a Sunday

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thanks Chris

[@annemurray3913]

loved this

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thanks Anne