Bloomin' Brilliant Barking Tour - Splendid London Walks

This is a rather marvellous Walk around Barking in East London.
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Barking is an ancient town even older than London and the place where William the Conqueror decided to stay whilst he was building the Tower of London. There is the medieval church which outlived the Abbey built in 666 and some people say that Halloween originated in Barking.
Joolz meet the leader of the council and gets shown around the town hall. Then he visits the Creekmouth Barrier and the new town development near the Ford factory and Barking Power Station. Batman was filmed here in the switch building for the old Power Station and there are many famous people who came from Barking.
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[@moyafleming377]

I've sent a small contribution x

[@MAKOBITE]

You three are a great team, looks like you get up to a lot of fun whilst making these lovely videos!

[@user-tw9mz5mv2m]

NO CHANCE!!!!!!

[@user-yy7ko5ib3n]

Great show this one sent a donation

[@user-tw9mz5mv2m]

@@user-yy7ko5ib3n sorry was that a question??

[@davidwilliams6067]

I taught my dog to play the trumpet, she went from barking to tooting in 20 minutes.

[@patrickwalker-nolan7617]

The old ones are definitely the best. 😂😂😂

[@hello-si7gq]

This man is doing more for British tourism than the government itself. I have visited London twice in the past 3 years and will make sure to check these fascinating historical sites.Great Job Sir!!

[@Chevy-jordan]

Maybe for London, but not for the rest of Britain. Great videos nonetheless.

[@hazelhatswell4268]

I highly recommend his Rather Splendid London Walks Book Pip pip, tally ho! Welcome to Rather Splendid London Walks from Joolz Guides, in which he wanders around London telling you fascinating facts! In this book of 20 walks he will show you some of the fun, interesting, weird and ridiculous things he’s noticed on his travels around London.

[@michaelvandromme]

I think these should be shown in London secondary schools every week

[@annother3350]

you fund it, he'll go there @@Chevy-jordan

[@NewMinority]

Our government import 700.000 migrant tourists every year 😂

[@Majerly_Annoyed]

The Council Leader added a whole new level of knowledge to the walk. You can see he is proud of Barking, both the history and the future plan.

[@maryreichle7623]

Best ever Jules. The Mayor of Barking made a worthwhile contribution.

[@tonysadler5290]

Full credit to Joulz and the brilliant Council for allowing us to share the council buildings and appointments of office. Bravo.🎉

[@harryhot]

The council leader was ace, he oozed enthusiasm. Lovely chap.

[@levent.a.7280]

Ace? You mean excellent? Not everybody understands British slang, most viewers here are American tourists.

[@harryhot]

that's an ace response

[@levent.a.7280]

@@harryhot that's an excellent response

[@thetwohundred5213]

Excellent walk about. Good to see the Council Leader so enthusiastic and proud of Barking.

[@joline2730]

Yep, ees a roight East Ender in'ee 😊✔

[@user-hg9om8tl5e]

HA you should live here it's a dump council is awful

[@michaelpeacock6360]

Yes..a top bloke

[@parasinthephilippines]

Fantastic to see a Councilor with a passion and pride for his borough. Shame more council's weren't as enthusiastic. A true credit.

[@phileades8017]

When I saw you were in Barking I thought”this is going to be boring” but No! It was fascinating, I am planning a visit to this once industrial wasteland as we speak. Thankyou Jools, your video opened my eyes to Barking😊

[@eshaibraheem4218]

I once said Joolz made everywhere interesting, and he said everywhere IS interesting. I love his videos.

[@jornhesl4707]

The Essex swords are called "Seax" which gave the Saxons their name -- Essex was East Saxons, Sussex was South Saxons, etc

[@ziggarillo]

Knives, rather than swords.

[@YHBW1001]

My goodness. A council leader that is actually human and seems a good laugh! Keep hold of him Barking!

[@user-xo1sj1wh7n]

Come on BBC ,ITV Channel 4 /5 give this talented man his own show , and get him on Strictly , maybe we should start a campaign. Joolz I've watched every single one of your guides , keep it up boyo.

[@patrickwalker-nolan7617]

Hear, hear. 😊😊😊

[@user-mf5ue6rc5n]

Bbc lol Are you that woke who the hell watchs bbc

[@Fees-Shed]

I had 3 historical hero’s as a school kid, Dr Snow, Edward Jenner and Elizabeth Fry. I think it was an admiration of their common sense thinking 👏🏻👏🏻

[@russgladstone432]

Over 40 years i lived in Dagenham, and didn’t know half of what this geezer has said, top bloke !!!!

[@LaraGemini]

Same! Over 30 years in Barking here. Lived here as a student, Still here now with Kids of Uni age. I can recommend Valence house as a place to visit for local history. I helped with a school trip a few years back. RWhites Lemoade was made in Barking - hence the lemonade building in Ripple Road, as were the lifejackets for the Titanic!

[@RonFer1945]

I moved from Barking in 1958 when I was 13 years old. It has changed tremendously since then but some places remain, like St Margaret's Church, where my parents were married, the Abbey remains with the Curfew Tower. Then down to the old Town Quay and the sluice gate with what we called 'the rushing waters'. There is a lot of history, much of which you gave and now a lot of development which promises much for the future. Excellent video (as always).

[@JonathanTownson]

Excellent the council chap was a great addition to the blog.

[@user-mf5ue6rc5n]

Councils are worthless Streets are full of sht and rubbish

[@wattebol]

A few months ago I started viewing Joolz' videos about the 'relatively well known' areas in London. I enjoyed them so much that I also watched the videos from lesser obvious parts of the city. Now I am waiting for each new one to be posted. I find the combination of interesting info, humor and nice music (Tom Carradine, Lil Lost Lou!) very entertaining. Compliments to Joolz and friends! Hope my English is ok, as I am from the Netherlands.

[@bobrose7900]

Wonderful councillor and team leader - he knew his stuff, back to front and inside out, top man! This was a superb video, wonderfully complemented by Li'l lost lou's fantastic song - please make these available to download, or even better a CD, or album!

[@dhdavidholloway]

Darren Rodwell really knew his stuff and added a lot to this video.

[@MrWonderstuff]

Great you got the leader of council to chat. Top bloke.

[@leproboscis8767]

Love the Joolz notification. I'll grab a beer and enjoy another wander round with the lanky Londoner. Cheers!!!

[@richjones7313]

doing exactly the same thing here. its what sundays are all about.

[@Hewbuntu]

"Gone for a Burton" means gone for a beer, as Burton on Trent was the manufacturing and spiritual home of beer making in the UK for many years.

[@noelmcauliffe]

Apparently it had something to do with when you stumbled or fell after a few too many,as in 'he went for a Burton' 'he's gone for a Burton', I can remember my old nan saying it a lot cos she had dodgy legs,every so often we'd hear a thump followed by "Fackin Ell Bill I've gawn for a Burton agen!"

[@batman51]

I always understood it to mean you had been killed (in wartime).

[@jeffward3280]

@@batman51exactly. You’d ‘hit the drink’ and landed in the sea and drowned.

[@billgriffiths1685]

This was a term used by soldiers and airmen in WW2 rather than saying dead or missing.

[@nicksmith3255]

It was used when airmen weren't able to make it across the channel and had to crash into the sea. They were going for a drink, hence beer, Burton etc.

[@3in1CoUk]

Yes, I can definitely confirm that the council leader is a good bloke. I deejayed for his 50th Birthday at the Boathouse Cafe and Bar. That's the one that sits on the River Roding towards the end of the film. Don't miss a trip there if you are ever in Barking. Owner, Derrick is another amazing character and will make you more than welcome.

[@petee19]

My opinion of Barking has changed, far more historic than I ever thought. Nice video.

[@user-mf5ue6rc5n]

Barking is fourth world

[@bobcosmic]

Top man is our Joolz

[@simonirvine1628]

Barking Mad

[@luluandmeow]

Brilliant, thank you, Barking people are very welcoming! The Sikh Temple was a revelation, I went on an official tour of Barking and they didn't show it to us so I must go back

[@chrispointer123]

My old flat made it on to a Joolz Guides and a great tree from my childhood may be the best KZbin video ever thanks joolz I do miss barking

[@The3Kosmos3]

Amazing that EdVIII postbox!

[@patrickwalker-nolan7617]

It must be one of the very few. 😮

[@pgknighton]

Like the little squirrel hanging about. Think it mistook you for a tree......😂🤣 Love, absolutely love, your walks. 👍

[@georgecarnac3538]

I think that many squirrels must subscribe to Joolz Guides, and quite possibly they are under the impression that Joolz is the 🐿Giant Squirrel God🐿 which indeed may be the case.

[@TalesOfWar]

@@georgecarnac3538 He's certainly tall enough to be a tree! lol

[@007JHS]

Barking.. quite an illustrious history

[@GrahamCLester]

One of the best yet. Splendid work from Lil Lou too with the song about the Devil taking girls from the abbey, which started to make sense about 3/4 of the way through. Council guy doing a great job too. Elizabeth Fry: "Although Quakers do not have funeral services, over one thousand people attended her burial, which was held at North Street in Barking, Essex. The Meeting House, opposite the burial ground, is now in the 21st century a Sikh Temple, and the burial ground was purchased by Barking Council. Although Elizabeth Fry's remains are still buried at her original grave site, her headstone was moved to the Quaker Cemetery in Bush Road, Wanstead." Find-A-Grave

[@markvenables7370]

I’m Barking born and bred. Really into local history all my life and still learned more from this vid. Pleased to say I’ve met Darren and he really is a genuine character. Pity you didn’t get to Eastbury House, a Tudor Manor House, but a brilliant and quirky vid as ever Joolz.

[@NigglePics]

One of my favourite vlogs so far, who'd have thought Barking was so interesting. My partner Madge is a Hewett, so felt a real connection.

[@markcardwell9492]

Never thought the place I spent my first 13 years of life had so much history. However, It’s still the same grey, wet place, I remember, as a kid. Great film, thanks. 👍

[@spencerdavies4666]

Fascinating. I'm from/live in Dagenham, my grandad worked at Fords throughout the war and my dad was involved in building the Barking barrier (along with other construction such as Canary Wharf, the Broadgate development, etc). I've subscribed and look forward to what you might reveal about Dagenham (PS the Dagenham Corridor is often overlooked when people talk about this area but well worth a visit (including the various pill boxes, tank traps and what remains of the Dagenham canal)).

[@RighteousReverendDynamite]

What a lot of manpower and millions of workhours and sweat to construct all those buildings, wharves, canals, and trainlines..... and then manufacture all those goods.... on top of working in fishing boats; definitely not a pleasure cruise once one has to head out to the North Sea without modern weather maps and forecasts and radios.

[@loupsyche]

Dagenham has been filmed already . We did go there too watch this space x

[@robbojax2025]

Small correction. The flats where the Krays arranged for the muder of "Axe Man Mitchell" was in Barking Road East Ham. The Gasgoine Estate was not built then. Great video as usual.

[@Joolzguides]

Is that so? Oh..apologies. They had some interesting names didn't they!

[@TheActualhouse]

True across from the friendly cafe

[@LaraGemini]

I was led to believe that there was a Kray shooting ( not fatal ) in a restaurant across from the Station Entrance. Perhaps the folklore has become mixed up over the years.

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

I had never seen the flood barrier before- thank you, Joolz!

[@JK-yf9sx]

Gosh that whole episode was so interesting. Thanks Joolz (and Simon, Lil, and the councillor) ☺

[@GordonLed]

Wonderful video. My grandparents lived their whole life in Barking. I visited many times as a young lad -- now I live in California.

[@johndash10]

Elizabeth Fry is indeed buried near the info plaque. Her gravestone was moved to Wanstead Quaker Meeting House when the Romford burial ground became a public open space.

[@tomday1318]

I have learned so much about London. I wish i knew about it all when i lived there! Thx for all the walks. It brings up wonderful memories.

[@tomday1318]

I took my twins when they we 16 yrs. We talk about it often.

[@TheMacabreGamer]

Always look forward to a new Joolz video on a Sunday.

[@KC-gy5xw]

See, just as I was putting the meat into the oven, I thought "must be a new Joolz guide today..." Cheers!!

[@SamhainBe]

A Sunday morning saunter with Joolz...how nice.

[@richardekers3025]

Ah Joolz, Simon and Lil lost Lou are back, and all's right with the world once again. Of course the wonderful new Barking riverside development will be destroyed by the great flood of 2028 and thousands will die, but until then let's drink and be merry!

[@robertedward9456]

Lived in Barking back in the 60s as a kid till I was30 odd years .played in the abbey ,fished by that flood barrier .it was a lovely place to live in back then .went to Westbury and Eastbury schools .Gascogne estate was named after Paul Gascogne.opposite Barking power station just passed the pub was some waste ground was a tip a people would dig up old bottles and dolls ,pipes the good old days

[@nicolaclark4234]

It was named after Sir Crisp Gascoyne a wealthy land owner in 1700 Sheriff and Lord Mayor of London.

[@joline2730]

Robert: Defo NOT Paul Gasgoyne ‼️😕

[@JB-kk5vg]

Not even after Bamber!

[@G-jw3wv]

Jools never lets us down every Sunday every 2 weeks

[@andybullemor-music5928]

This is great. I used to go to St Margaret's school in Barking and been in the church there many times. Barking played a big part of my young life. The Abbey Grounds were our playground too. Nice trip down memory lane even though many things have changed.

[@gungadin1389]

Watching from Arizona USA, Thank you sir. Love your British humor :)) Cheers

[@ffrancrogowski2192]

Packed full of interesting items is this video, Joolz. I never knew that Barking had so much variety in different architecture, industries etc. The town hall is an amazing building without a doubt, and it was good that you could go inside and have a real good look around and meet a very interesting official. This man certainly knew his stuff about the area. Brilliant, Joolz, and so many thanks for the showing of the film with great research.

[@tilerman]

As many have said, council leader top bloke, local, he knows the areas history and he's passionate. I live in Enfield, once a powerhouse of industry and i'm confident in saying our council leader and her councillors have not got a clue about it's history. Another great video Jools, top stuff.

[@marieparker3822]

This is fascinating! I never realised Barkng had so much history. Thanks!

[@RighteousReverendDynamite]

From 666 AD....... a whole Thousand years before the Great Fire even!!! That is OULDE!!! A few generations from the time of St. Augustine of Canterbury coming ashore amongst the Saxons.

[@TazW73]

This is bloody brilliant .. my fave joolz guides ever - and I love every one I’ve watched so that’s saying something .. part of my family is from this area - cheers joolz .. you’ve done Barking proud

[@galudy9251]

Great video, I'm happy to co-working with Lou. Best wishes for you

[@TheBigjimlizzy]

As an old Barking boy, to see the amount of new building is incredible.

[@navidbutt-inflammationwiza1983]

Wonderful new developments! Hope to visit 'Barcelona-on-Thames' once it's completed..

[@user-mf5ue6rc5n]

No its incredible that Barking is 80 percent islamic

[@nexussever]

"Barking Smack" Sounds like an English punk band. 😄

[@YHBW1001]

Top video once again Joolz. I’ve lived in London for nearly 60 years, and I still learn so much from your walks. Keep up the good work!

[@cecilwilson5442]

Absolutely brilliant, and what a great place with people who are getting right into the future of where they grew up and the massive improvement coming in,, the councillors attitude is highly recommended,, more could learn from it ,,☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland,, one of the best ones yet,,,👍👍👍👍

[@paulgrieve7031]

That green new community looks really nice. Very impressed with your host’s knowledge and manner. This is how you change things for the better. The sea is a never ending attraction, even for city folk. Great work all!

[@davidsedlickas8222]

A visit I would never make. Thanks Joolz and team

[@pppel7500]

In the insane world we live in, to find something that I can "right" my mind, is a blessing. Keep on. Will you explore other cities?

[@jimfromleicester897]

Thank You Joolz, Yet another fun fact packed edition. So many memories brought back. I bought my first 3 piece suit when I started work back in 1970 from Burton's. If only suit prices were still the same. (Got it for under £20)

[@Macho_Fantastico]

The painted grave stone reminded me of that episode of Only Fools and Horses when they paint their mother's grave in luminescent paint.

[@user-keithgibbons]

Really enjoy all your videos as a constant reminder of all the brilliant places in and around London that I have lived and loved, worked and worried, from Putney to Fulham and Kensington to Clerkenwell. Well done and may you continue with your splendid historical chat.

[@eddyk2016]

I’ve seen Joolz out & about. Once near my place of drudge (work) St James, then in one of the arcades in Mayfair, and a time outside a Soho pub. It’s nice to now see him making a video near my home 😊

[@modifiedfreak84]

Loved an interesting fact about Montague Burton. My mum used to work in Waterstones in Brighton which was previously a Burtons menswear store. It still has the original Burtons signage engraved into the stonework, which her office was just below. Our surnames Burton by the way 😊

[@mancroft]

Nice to see you back, Joolz. I look forward to watching this episode later today. Last year, I went to the pier at Barking Riverside by the Thames Uber Clipper. There is not much at Riverside but I recommend a river trip. If you go to Riverside, you get a good view of the Thames Barrier.

[@TXMEDRGR]

Barking is a very historic area of London, thanks for showing it to us.

[@user-gn9pv5rl4b]

Jeez Joolz, that was a good 'un. You received some great co-operation from the local artists, etc, in this video, but the Council Leader Darren Rodwell was exceptional. Obviously, a very proud local, and knowledgeable, and anxious to show off the future of Barking (and rightly so), but exceedingly generous with his time for you. What did he spend - 2 hours with you? He deserves some recognition for that - for the promotion of Barking - even if I just go and buy a pint in The Boathouse next time we're in London just because I saw your video. My Mum used to say "go for a Burton" when I fell over as a child in the 60s. I'd totally forgotten it until you brought it up. The rubbish chute idea is bonza. You mentioned the loss of life on the Princess Alice of about 700; the Titanic was, say, 1500, so 700 in an inland collision is mind-blowing. Love your work cobber. Cheers from Australia, mate.

[@SimpsonBrooker]

Trenatallia is the current operator of the C2C Essex Riverside rail franchise of which barking is a main station interchange of the network.

[@parisreid5792]

You were right it was brilliant !! On night duty in Australia, and that brightened my night.

[@sandrofazzolari8833]

Lively as ever and lovely to see you and Luisa. Ciao 👋 Grazie 🙏 S.

[@danbanham4715]

Great video ! I have lived in. Barking since I went to uni here in 1990 but I swear I had no idea about 75% of what you featured on the video. Fascinating- thank you!

[@SaraReneFelton]

I had never heard of Elizabeth Fry! Fun to learn all these facts. And also fun to spot one of the older postboxes too!

[@mrwoodandmrtin]

I got every reference. Doc Brown from back to the future, the Jungle book, The round block square block game.. Pleased to find out where the full Monty came from. Cheers!

[@eshixman]

Wow! Never knew about the Neil Young connection with Barking.

[@kevingreen6924]

I've always loved the stuff you've done in central london. And i wondered about where next. I've been watching, but this one, surpasses everything. So much interesting stuff. and the lovely people. great, thanks.

[@moyafleming377]

Brilliant 👏 I thoroughly enjoyed this Joolz, thank you 😊

[@SirWhig-esq.]

Beautiful and entertaining.

[@antonybrown4231]

Very interesting. I used to live in Barking myself, I got married there and my mates and I used to have a few beers in the town. I wasn't from the area but if I am honest I chose to move there as at the time it was cheap, I thought that then it had a few nice pubs, and it was well located for travelling about London. The history was an added bonus. However we departed as the area, which was never posh, began to get a bit too rough for both my wife and myself. However despite Barking being a bit flaky at the edges one has to admire the optimism of Darren Rodwell on the video. I recently had a walk along the Roding and the fly tipping and general neglect was heart breaking, there is something sad about someone defacing with tags those historical information boards for the sake of it. Let's hope that the improvements mentioned in the video will see Barking rise again. Thanks.

[@Barrmy1969]

Really good post. I used to live in Barking and work there too. 👍 I used to drink in The Jolly Fisherman. Came rolling out of there many a night 😂

[@Rondoggy67]

Just got my copy of the Joolz Guides book. It's absolutely superb, highly recommended.

[@steveshorter]

I think I’m becoming a little obsessed with this channel

[@LauraHenderson-wx6xy]

You’re just displaying your fantastic taste.😃👍

[@d.hughestiling6841]

Went to one of them schools in barking there’s 2 of them ones opposite Gascogne estate I went nursery there and it was a scary old building I remember if we was good they let us play in an old padded room like cell

[@paulmark63]

Great video lovely pub at the end I went to barking riverside a few weeks ago on train keep up the great work Paul in Kent

[@georgecarnac3538]

I've been anticipating a new Joolz Guide all week - as usual, Joolz did not disappoint - thank you good sir - dedicated followers of Sir Joolz will be amused to note that the KZbin algorithm has started recommending episodes of The Avengers at the end of the video - is this based on a search for bowler hats, or the family connection to the show, or both perhaps?

[@kahhowong3417]

Barking very interesting and entertaining and even a little mad.

[@nancythurlow8405]

Touring with the very knowledgeable borough boy was just barking. Good job😂

[@robertdoe1157]

Thanks again for signing my book. Always inspired to go out and venture after watching

[@brandyrose9997]

As usual your videos are packed full of fun and historical facts! Lots of love to you, Lou and Simon from rainy California. ❣️☔

[@malcolmlyndsell5009]

Barking facts are astounding, although I live In Kent. My roots are in barking . I had no idea it was so historic.

[@prbentley77]

Thank you for another great video! Already looking forward to the next one. All the best from Copenhagen

[@wont.stop.travel]

What a great way to learn about London!

[@joline2730]

When I was approx 5 or 6, me and my sisters would go over Barking Abbey and play and climb on those walls @ 18.52 behind you ... Yep, Barking has SO much history, and people walk past it all everyday ... Many Thanks for the Memories 👍👍💯💯

[@misterwizz5690]

I don't know why anyone would want unsubscribe from your amazing and informative channel sir!

[@dougpettey7144]

Thank you! Always great fun!

[@pearlhartney9]

Always love it when it's a a Joolz Guide day!

[@susans2599]

Happy to see you back on the walks!