Holloway, Arsenal and Highbury - Spiffing London Walk

[@Joolzguides]

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[@monotonehell]

34:25 Quoting Douglas Adams again I see. ;)

[@jfilm7466]

@@monotonehell I met Douglas in Denmark Street. I can't believe the amount of famous, infamous and characters that lived in Islington.

[@MAKOBITE]

Another great video, and another 2k followers in the last 10 days. Strictly Come Guiding! (Yes it's me from Montreal -- fun fact, Telstar was the #1 song the day I was born, so that's giving away the game!) ALSO, when somebody asks, "what happened in 1789?", the answer is the FRENCH REVOLUTION. 😎

[@LaPtiteAnglaise]

Joolz. I’ve been watching John Betjeman’s documentaries from the ‘70s. Such beautiful, gentle important records of history - now pieces of elegant antiquity themselves. Thank you for these beautiful productions. They are some of the most informative, joyful creations I have seen. In some ways I hope big corporations don’t grab them and ruin them. They’d lose their soul. Thank you my friend. They are a delight - particularly in these times.

[@melissaeight481]

Pre-order done!

[@TheInkmonkey2]

The "Four Weddings and a Funeral" house is my old family home! I remember when the production team approached my Dad to get permission to film. Dad asked if they had picked the house because of it's exquisite Georgian architecture. "No" they replied, "we like it because it's so scruffy" Dad was mortified!

[@haroldofcardboard]

thats hillarious. hope you had fun over the years ribbing him about it 😂

[@dashdastardly]

😂😂😂

[@JLBiddle]

Which scenes?

[@spanishjohn420]

LOL

[@kathyfugere6085]

Did he get paid. In Lachine Quebec, we had alot of tv series and movies . Like " Trotsky" with Jay Baruchel and " 18 to Life " . Angelina Jolie went to a primary school, years ago

[@maryannpeters7705]

As an American who lived four years on Highbury Crescent, I’m thrilled to re-experience the area I walked every day! I learned some things too!

[@markyh88]

Why does being an American have anything to do with this comment? Haha

[@papercup2517]

@@markyh88 Might be some extra nostalgia involved. Try living far away from somewhere you were once happy, and you'll understand! :-)

[@johnmiller5630]

Ah the memories of Highbury stadium back in the 70's ..... happy days.

[@owenoneill5955]

I lived at number 77 Holloway rd, down near the magistrates court, next door was a Greek cobbler called Peter. He made Elton Johns platform boots. Opposite what was the norf london poly, now the uni, is Eden Grove. At the far end was Our Lady of the Sacred Heart catholic school, John Lydon went there. occasionaly, same time as me.

[@Joolzguides]

Occasionally 😂😂

[@owenoneill5955]

@@Joolzguides 😁

[@jfilm7466]

Thanks for reminder. Do you remember Chalkie's newsagent and the working man's cafe? Had a great suet pudding back in the 80s.

[@owenoneill5955]

@@jfilm7466 I worked for Johnny Hopkins, ''Hoppy'' newsagent for years. My old lady ran a fruit and veg shop with the fancy displays in the window at number 77. There was a good Italian cafe just a few doors up towards the court. They had just started to build the court when I lived there. Garrets the bakers were still there then. Pop the parrafin lamp used to sit by the bus stop at magdalens gardens, wore a big trough in the coping stones on the wall.Roughly 1970 when I moved out to the Cally, Copenhagen st.

[@desperatelyseekingrealnews]

I grew up on Woodberry down estate ,Finsbury park was spitting distance, spent many happy days there. Glad to see the high st and locality hasn't changed too much.

[@DavidHolliday]

I think this is the first time KZbin has served up one of your videos for me. As a Brit (Essex boy) exiled in the US, it was fantastic to watch and your production and banter is first class.

[@Joolzguides]

Thanks. Did you hit the bell? I don’t understand the funny methods of KZbin!

[@Mattsta2010]

Where have you been?...Sub and binge watch. Its all gold and I don't even come from London (Northern Monkey!)

[@brianbell4937]

Well David, you really need to watch the lot. Julian is a top notch presenter, and his style is superbly entertaining, as well as educational.

[@DavidHolliday]

I'm not really a bellringer, but I subscribed, and I'll watch more of your videos.

[@Beejay950]

I was a postman in Holloway for 30 years and delivered to all the streets you walked. Lot of changes from when I was last there, and the delivery office was where the Arsenal stadium is now.

[@thebohemian.]

Did you ever deliver to 304 Holloway Road, Joe Meek’s flat and recording studio

[@decimustv4257]

Yeah yeah whatever you say dude

[@robincarter6537]

My first job was at Sainsburys on Holloway Rd, now the Argos featured. After one late night shift I accidentally left the side door on Tollington Rd unlocked. Relieved when I arrived next morning to no harm done. We used to frequent the Lord Nelson, now Horatios. They were one of the pubs involved in the 70s pub rock scene. Kilburn and the High Rds, Dr Feelgood, a covers band called Ice Cream were our favourite bands. Times were hard and we used to make half a pint of Trumans last as long as possible. Good days.

[@lydiaellis3523]

You deserve more recognition for your videos, I’ve watched nearly all of them. Why haven’t the BBC commissioned you for a series 🥸🥸🥸🥸

[@Leapylee-l6c]

hi Joolz...memories of living in Aubert Court in the 1970's, walking past Highbury to go to Gillespie Primary, then Highbury Grove for a very brief spell. even tho I live in Barbados, Highbury will always be home!!!

[@rayfordham9230]

I was born in 1947 and lived in Ashburton Grove, which I believe was demolished to make way for the new football ground, but I seem to remember the Coronet as being our Saturday morning pictures venue where all the kids on the street would go. we moved away in the late 50s but i do remember doing a lot of walking around the area with my mum up to see an aunt in Highgate village as it is now or down to visit Nan near Chapel Street market where we would often go to a pie and mash shop, my memory is a little cloudy now but I remember the old cobble streets. I have to say I'm probably remembering through rose coloured glasses but it doesn't look quite so nice now

[@Joolzguides]

Alas, it did look much nicer in the old photos

[@rebekahtaylor6142]

In my day (80’s), Ashburton Grove was a sort of terminal for the dust trucks. Me and my mates used to ride our bikes around there and Queensland road after school. Good memories.

[@desperatelyseekingrealnews]

"Looks better in old pictures"? Not so Imho, I grew up in and around Finsbury park,Highbury etc and I'd rather live there than an area that's been "redeveloped" area anyday.

[@rayfordham9230]

@@rebekahtaylor6142 As a kid I do remember a railway coal yard at the end of the Grove and coal delivery lorries would come up the road with sacks of coal stacked on the back for house deliveries, and every now and again a man would be on the back of the lorry and empty a sack of coal onto the road as it went by and all us kids would rush out with buckets to pick it up. My parents would tell me not to fight as there was plenty. I think also I remember that Queensland Road was a cul de sac with a Sunday School at the end, but I could well be wrong. I don't seem to remember having many cares, we would play football in the road and I would often go to Davises, a corner shop at the end of the Grove, for a pint of milk or sweets. This whole post has left me feeling rather sad although my standard of living is somewhat better now here in Devon I do feel that they were on the whole happier times, Thanks for the reply.

[@JC-gm3zs]

The pie and mash shop in Chapel Street Market was Manze's. It closed down in 2019.

[@ricogreenberg]

One of the only circular escalators you talk about in this episode can be found at the Caesar Forum Mall at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

[@o.wildfarmer8023]

FOCUS JUST ONE OF THOSE BANDS FROM HOLLAND 🇳🇱, WHO ARE STILL LOVED THE WORLD OF THE 70TEES OVER.YOUR SO KNOWLEDGEABLE.

[@lbloxley]

Hi Joolz, love all your videos but this one is rather special to me. As a kid I lived in Islington and my grandparents lived in Holloway Road. I used to go in Jones Brothers and most of the other shops you mentioned. I remember going to Holloway underground station and at the time they had those lifts with the sliding gates, like being in a cage, operated by an attendant. So this video was like a trip down memory lane for me. So thanks again Joolz and look forward to your next video, LB.

[@charlieeckert4321]

This video has me nostalgic. I lived in Suffolk for two years when I was stationed at RAF Mildenhall. As far as the weather is concerned, as David Bowie said, it's about the "Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!"

[@lizlarson6169]

Loved Simon's delivery, "Is it raining? I hadn’t noticed." LOL

[@robertphelps1574]

When I lived in Holloway I alway remember seeing Arthur Mullard stand on the corner of Highbury & Islington station

[@JC-gm3zs]

He was a regular in the Cock Tavern, next door to the station.

[@bertspeggly4428]

My friends' parents had a shop in the Astoria building. One very hot day during the school summer holidays, the Astoria's ice cream fridge broke down, so because they were all beginning to melt, they let us take away all the ice creams we could carry! 10-year-old kids' dream come true! Also, I heard a Beatles concert, standing outside the Astoria. Couldn't actually hear much music, just a load of screaming girls. Very impressed that you know about the spiral escalator at Holloway Road.

[@loismiller2830]

Simon has his finest moment playing Andie MacDowell. Beautifully done!

[@anodyne57]

His most restrained performance.

[@colinjackson9482]

The Highbury barn, Tavern used to be run by Saint Georges inns and on St George’s Day, you could get a pint for an old sixpenny bit

[@LizanneFox]

I was born and raised in Highbury/Islington, now living in Scotland for the past 20-plus years. So many memories - I lived on Drayton Park Road and would love going to Gillespie Park as a kid. Holloway Road was a regular haunt for me. So many changes, but still enough familiar sights for me to get nostalgic.

[@kevinbrunton9350]

I was today years old when I learnt what’s under Finsbury Park even though several generations of my family have lived there since the 1930s. My mum always talks about seeing The Beatles at the Astoria/Rainbow. I only ever got to one gig at the Robey as the Garage and Powerhaus in Highbury and Islington got the better bands when I lived there in the 90s. I remember meeting Nick Hornby and asking if the music venue in High Fidelity was based on the Robey (it was). He’s also responsible for one of my other Highbury memories. We got to extras in Fever Pitch when hundreds of us lined the streets in the middle of the night to recreate the celebrations when Arsenal won the title in 1989. We had to jump around like crazy but in complete silence. Thanks for the video and I’ll look out for more in the future.

[@RussiMakujina]

Fascinating tour recalling my stay at 109 Gillispie Road, bed and breakfast in 1956, awaiting ship boarding. From the attic, I could see the Highbury stadium corner to watch the match. The land lady ran the carry out shop, newspaper, cigarettes, milk and other snack articles. Day after the match, the players, Coach would step-in to collect news paper, cigarettes, to reead the previous day match comments. I am now 91, thoughrally enjoyed your tour. Cheers!

[@gloriastroedecke2717]

Love the Focus reference.

[@marko1316]

Oh, my memories of Holloway and Arsenal - nostalgic!

[@hendongooner7383]

Great video Joolz. You should've mentioned that the "new" Arsenal stadium at Ashburton Grove (Emirates Stadium) was built on the site of a waste transfer facility. The irony being that the locals who's homes now look out onto the stadium and whom now sell cooked food etc from their front gardens; protested about the stadium being built...but have seen their property value increase due to the stadium and regeneration of the area - as they are no longer looking out on to the local waster transfer site.

[@brianbell4937]

Yet another brilliant video Jules. One interesting factoid relating to Holloway Road station is that one of the two presenter of UK TV's "Secrets of The Underground" series, Siddy Holloway named herself after the station. She is Icelandic, so needed a more pronouncable name, and travelling through the station, she realised Siddy Holloway sounded a good name.

[@issy_katie2184]

Noice

[@bingbong7316]

Residential development in Highbury Barn started in 1820, with the building of 5 semi-detached "modest villas" by Joseph Cubitt, one of which remains albeit as 8 flats. The imposing terrace just north of the shops was built 1829-41, spoiling the view from the villas. The old Highbury Arsenal ground and environs all contained St. John's College, a nonconformist seminary; Aubert Park was originally called College Road.

[@Joolzguides]

Thanks 🙏 if only you had been on hand when filming!

[@foowashere]

Brilliant comment, thanks for sharing!

[@garply101]

Arsenal legend Charlie George was from Six Acres estate as well.

[@kevincurry6707]

Watched this for the second time Inwas brought up in Highbury and lived in Avenell Road opposite the old Clock End great memories now live next to thr Emirates Stadium memories

[@karennelson4108]

I lived on Avenell Road from 1977 to 1979..... My fave place to live. I lived in the house that was the one before the end house onto Gillespie Road. Great times

[@edclarkson638]

Hello from the home of Bill Werbeniuk! Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. I remember as a school skipping teenager hanging around the pool halls of the West End of Winnipeg hearing about Bill Werbeniuk. He was a legend! Can't wait for the book to be published, save me a copy.

[@gazzertrn]

Wow some real characters there , real essence of London . love it.

[@KC-gy5xw]

Thijs Van Leer, Jan Akkerman! LOVE Focus. Arsenal FC actually broke an agreement not to move north of the river and so 'conveniently' moved the other end of Seven Sisters Road. Never knew that walkway went so far! Must go one day, when it's dry! I love Highbury Fields, beautiful place.

[@andrea22213]

Pierre Van Der Linden - drums.

[@sherarut]

I live here now, not even for a year, and this video has been really useful to get to know so much history of this area. Thank you!

[@clearlynotwoke4929]

Loved seeing my old neighbourhood, you did it proud!

[@medwaytackle8420]

Love North London really miss it lots and my club is the mighty Arsenal FC

[@tanagerbirder]

I have never lived in London but I feel that I have learned something every time I see one of your guides. I believe that the first single to top the charts in the USA was Acker Bilk's Stranger on the Shore which made Number 1 just 6 months before Telstar. Look forward to your next walk,

[@KittKat07]

Pre-ordered the book! Cannot wait! Husband and I will be going to London in late October and this will be our proper travel Bible.

[@MrMichaelsen]

I lived in West Dulwich and used to go walking to Brixton to access the public library but also going shopping at their market, M&S and of course Morleys. My neighbour next door was born and raised in the area and go there since she was lil child. I hope these shops never shut up

[@de68a]

As always, a warm comfy viewing of a new Joolz mini film on a Sunday lunch... along with a ham & scrambled egg bagel and a hot mug of coffee makes my Sunday.

[@nadinerodgerscallan5630]

Great video! I have lived in Islington all of my life and now live just off Highbury fields. I've always been fascinated with the history of the area. A lot of the roads surrounding the fields are named after Italian places i.e Calabria, Corsica, Baalbec and that's apparently because the Roman army camped at highbury fields. The old Highbury station was beautiful, I believe this was bombed in the second world war and this led to the creation of the roundabout also. Thanks for the video.

[@mungmungie]

Here's a little factoid you might enjoy. Telstar was first played in Canada on CKOX radio, Woodstock Ontario. Why there? CKOX was chosen by various people in the music industry as a place to test public response. To get an idea of how city people responded, there was the much-more-famous CHUM radio in Toronto. One of the artists debuted on CKOX was Nana Mouskouri. Her agent was a customer on my last postal route before I retired, and he had a few very interesting stories.

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

Thanks Julian for making drab sundays feel a lot better. Always makes me smile when I see you´ve uploaded a new video.

[@Jo-hc8pm]

Another great video Joolz. I'm also glad that you mentioned Joe Meek as he's my great grandfather's 1st cousin. It's terrible what happened to him and his landlady and I'm not justifying what he did but when he shot her it was an accident.

[@gunnerdownunner570]

Oh one thanks one for this 👏👏👏 huge arsenal fan from thy bottom of thy earth 🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿, one will never get to see thy beloved hallowed ground but Tis a beautiful sight to see thy surroundings and bits and pieces, 😀😀😀😀 thank you so much for this, much ❤️ from new🥝🥝🥝zealand, where it’s 🍺🍺🍺 o’clock of a barmy summers ebening 👍👍👍

[@jenniferalbert910]

So excited to see a new Joolz Guide! The bakery/bagel shop was especially neat to see - I love how you feature local small businesses.

[@eshaibraheem4218]

Not a part of London I knew. Loved it. Thank you. You can make anywhere interesting, Joolz!

[@Joolzguides]

Everywhere IS interesting, that’s the thing!😃

[@annwhiteaker6144]

Very enjoyable video, as usual. I'm glad Lil' Lost Lou is back.

[@geesav7226]

I'll forgive you for missing the home I grew up in where my family used to sell jerk chicken for the Arsenal fans. However, how could you miss Whistler Street which is off Drayton park? A historic cobbled Victorian road a conservation area. Anyway thank you the trip down memory lane. fond memories.

[@georgecarnac3538]

Yippee! Always delighted to see a new JG video. All these places I think I know so well and then I find out, for example, I've been walking on top of a hidden reservoir. Brilliant presentation and production - thanks Joolz, you truly are a star 😀 (I sympathise with the weather, been suffering it too)

[@pamriley1326]

love love love all your videos joolz...never stop !!!!!

[@Joolzguides]

Thanks! It was a good one this, even in the rain!

[@leslielutz6140]

Have to be honest your videos are the only ones here I truly wait for with anticipation. It's like finding money on the sidewalk. Oooooo loooook !!

[@ACoincidentalLife]

Brilliant, as ever, thank you, Joolz! Another fab Lil' Lost Lou London song and a tour of my mothers' family's haunts...what is not to like? Mothing at all! Blessings to All!

[@andrewg3768]

I'm a Kiwi and unfortunate I never got to go to Highbury. I've been an Arsenal supporter since around d 93 to maybe 95. Anyway I have gone to the Emirates to see one match in 2017 and I worked there a few times in 2018 including on Arsene Wenger's last home match as Manager.

[@ShinKais3r]

I could chart my life along Holloway Road. I've spent many hours at certain points on the road depending at whxih stage of life I was at. Have spent many hours in the library also - thanks for this video :)

[@1888swordsman]

Lovely. Also love hearing Little Lost Lou, love you too

[@gerrib1633]

I need to get to sleep, Sunday night in Australia, work tomorrow… oh look, new Joolz video. I can sleep at work!

[@Athomeintheshed]

Best one yet!! I lived in Andover estate opposite six acres loved it round there in the 70’s and 80’s great video

[@grime_garage]

I grew up in Holloway, went to Grafton school, used to go to the arts factory across from holloway prison, my dad used to work at highbury ford ( now flats). Bonfire nights at Highbury fields were always fun being a kid.

[@jimfromleicester897]

Great way to start a Sunday, another interesting and informative video by Jules. I've taken your advice and bought two of your books, just incase I want to read it again. Mad init.

[@Joolzguides]

Wonderful!

[@JamesHartnell]

I briefly resided on Seven Sisters Road opposite that estate in the 90's. You had perfect weather for it, grotty.

[@brad270472]

Always used to love standing in the North Bank to watch the gooners play, we always knew we had to move to compete but the atmosphere at Highbury was like no other stadium...it bought a slight tear to the eye when I went In there a couple of years ago to see what they've done to it. Anyway, I'm off down the pub to watch the Arsenal play them down the road (spurs) so, COYG ♥️⚽️

[@barrygower6733]

I used to live at Clapham Junction and took the 19 bus to school at Tooting Bec. On the way back home, the destination blind on the bus showed Highbury Barn, so now I know where and why.

[@Chief_Brody]

Took a walk last October down Holloway Road stopping in to a marvelous Cat Cafe. Moved away many years ago now but saw many a gig at The Garage in the 90s- including Pulp. Fast forward 30 years and I'll be seeing Pulp again in Finsbury Park this July. Great upload, young Julian.

[@rossybink]

Did you know that George Bellamy (born 8 October 1941) is an English musician, singer and former rhythm guitarist for The Tornados. He is the father of Matt Bellamy, frontman of British rock band Muse. Great video as per usual. Definitely buying you book Jools 😊

[@ursulacosta307]

The Finsbury Park Astoria is famous for having The Beatles Christmas show there in 1963.

[@driskoolio]

My old stamping grounds. I lived on Kingsdown Road, down by Sadlers Wells and Hornsey Lane as a kid in the 80s, and had family and friends in Tufnell Park (still do) and by North Road and Caledonian Road and used to visit all the time. Then I lived round there 2000-2002. Much much nostalgia.

[@ladygwarth]

This popped up randomly on my feed, weird because my late mum lived on Holloway Road as a child. I wish I could have shown her this and asked her questions. She was evacuated to Cornwall for a short while, returned to visit her evacuee ‘parents’ regularly, met my dad, married him and went back to London only once. She took my sister and I when I was 16 and she still knew her way around, she showed us the sites and we visited our step grandad who still lived in Holloway. Thanks, it was fascinating to actually see where she would have lived and she supported Arsenal 😬.

[@paulhoughton5266]

I remember seeing Muhammad Ali outside The Rainbow around 1973, I was only 7

[@Big-Harry]

Rememver Jones Brothers used to go in there all the time in the 60's & early 70's

[@jerrycoombs4657]

The name Holloway, actually comes from the deep ruts in the muddy road, formed by the long lines of cattle being driven down to Smithfield’s market.

[@davidwelch6796]

. . . . and also the banks of animal droppings cleared away to each side of the road.

[@ursulaclarke6066]

20 happy years around here, including the first 6 years of my daughters life, before we were exiled to New Zealand……….. loved this video, so many memories and also new stuff learned. Thank you x

[@paulwhiteley9816]

The cholla bread in the Happening Bagel Bakery is sumptuous. A few pints in the Twelve Pins, followed by a visit to the bakery where I always over order is part of my routine.

[@hopefulmelancholy7514]

We're having a great deal of rainy weather here in Los Angeles, too. Love to see another vid from you, Joolz. Congratulations on the new book.

[@forcesensitive6371]

Grew up in the Holloway Road/Archway area, Left there 15 years ago and ain't been back since. Nice to see what's going on there now.

[@TXMEDRGR]

Thanks for another interesting and amusing walk. Congratulations on the publication of your book.

[@MrMichaelsen]

I was really anxious expecting a video of yours. If you had once a week or twice I would watch, like and recommend. all. Your channel is the very best of youtube

[@IOWPCV]

That was brilliant thank you. I used to live in the area in the 80's ...

[@zombiebirdhouse]

31:28 the greatest moment of the whole channel's history right here

[@craftpea]

I lived in Archway many moons ago, my first home after moving out of my parents’ house (in salubrious…at the time…Orpington). So stomping these streets felt a bit depressing to be honest, preferring to explore Highgate or Kentish Town whenever I could. I remember drinking in that amazing Wetherspoons on Holloway Rd and going to the cinema there but besides that, not much else stands out about it. If only your tours were available back then, I may have found a love for the place. Fascinating. Thanks for cheering up my Sunday xx

[@brittdarcy]

I pre-ordered the book! I am looking forward to reading it! 🙂

[@stephaniecowans3646]

I just put in a pre-order for your book, Joolz! ETA from Amazon is in April, but I'm sure the wait will be worth it!! I was cooped up inside all day yesterday (Saturday) as it was pouring rain all day here in SoCal, so I spent most of the afternoon re-watching past episodes on your channel while doing needlework. Lightened my mood considerably, I can tell you! Keep up the excellent work, my friend & a shout out to Simon for his great camera work & Lil Lost Lou for the music!

[@bobbeckman3735]

Thanks Jools. I saw a circular escalator in a Chicago Starbucks. It was down for maintenance so that may be indicative of the quality of the idea. Cheers from Oregon

[@taloire43]

A section of the circular escalator is preserved in the London Transport Museum, Acton.

[@stablefairy9437]

aww - a Joolz video on a Sunday afternoon just as I am settling down to my post lunch coffee! lovely!!

[@citizen1163]

I was born in Barnsbury, MANY years ago & now live in Highbury. You've opened my eyes. Thank you. Addicted to your channel btw.❤

[@CherryBerry48]

i remember that album, my brothers used to have it and as a child i would sit by their door and listen to it all day!!

[@RighteousReverendDynamite]

What a nice neighborhood library. Small-scale but still majestic. I hope they carry your new book so that the patrons may read it for years to come (after even Buckingham Palace and Parliament are made into dreaded LUXURY FLATS! Ironically, due to predicted popularity, after the 28th printing of your new book, you TOO will live in a luxury flat!)

[@ranneyhintsa6434]

Ordered the book Joolz! Can hardly wait until it comes! ❤ Canadian barrister!,

[@mikeymike1854]

Brings back alot of memories as a young kid going to Highbury every week.

[@dirtywaterpj_dj]

I’m glad you mentioned Finsbury. It’s a peeve of mine that people refer to the area near the park as “Finsbury”. I think it was called Brownswood before the park was installed.

[@donstravelsandrants.]

Loved it. Absolutely love watching your London videos.👍😊🇮🇪🇬🇧

[@uwpartnersUK]

Thank you Joolz what a wonderful video been living in Islington since 1988 recently moved to St Albans, all the roads & buildings brought back so many memories specially the snooker hall me & my mates would spend hours in that place around 1996 when we were at college & then spend next 10 years gathering & getting upto all kind of shanigans 😁 book ordered my friend 😀

[@andonicrouspeyre3155]

Nice video Joolz, as always ! Cheers from France ! 🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵

[@cbarnett2112]

Brilliant! Another truly wonderful stroll with ole Joolz! Loved it! Can’t wait to read your new book! Cheers!

[@Ben_Ramirez19]

Incredible video. I'm always walking around and through Holloway and it's amazing to see some if the historical nuggets you uncover that I wouldn't have known about

[@Joolzguides]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Ben_Ramirez19]

@@Joolzguides I've been watching your videos for years. They were really important to me during the lockdowns and were a source of comfort. So thansk

[@alexandrafingleton7407]

We’ve preordered our copy. It is the least we can do when you have helped two Irish people learn so much about our new city in our retirement.

[@martinthegooner4849]

Nice one Joolz, great as always, really enjoyed as an Arsenal fan

[@ronnyskaar3737]

Wow. Finally a book of walks. Have preordered it, but since the release is seven days before I go to London, I guess it will fly past me on my way. So I will probably have to rely on Andrew Duncan again, allthough I've done most of it.

[@stefanboster5728]

Another most excellent episode! I’ll have to watch several times just to take it all in!