Tremendously Excellent Tour of Angel Islington - Upper Street and Camden Passage

In this rollicking frolicking walking tour of Islington Joolz shows you around Chapel Market, Camden Passage and Upper Street.
There are a huge amount of pubs in Islington and it also has the most theatres of any postcode with many of the pubs doubling up as theatres.
There is also the Little Angel Puppet Theatre, The Old Red Lion, The Kings Head Theatre Pub and many more.
Camden Passage is a beautiful street full of antiques and Upper Street is rich in London History and has many references in literature.
Thanks to Suhail Merchant for the clips of The Dong With The Luminous Nose at The Little Angel Puppet Theatre.
Music by Tom Carradine ➜ www.carradinescockneysingalon...
#LondonWalks #LondonHistory #WhatToDoInLondon #LondonGuides
Subscribe on KZbin ➜ / joolzguides
Joolz Guides website to book a private tour ➜ joolzguides.com
Hire Joolzy Productions to make a film ➜ joolzguides.com/contact-us/
SUPPORT MY CHANNEL ON PATREON ➜ / joolzguides
DONATE TO MY CHANNEL WITH PAYPAL ➜ www.paypal.me/julianmcdonnell

[@Joolzguides]

Hi! Just a quick favour! I've started a new Instagram account because the old one got deleted!!!! PLEASE HELP ME TO BUILD MY NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT BY FOLLOWING ME: instagram.com/joolzguidesofficial/ Or @JoolzGuidesOfficial If you enjoy watching my films why not throw me a one-off contribution via paypal! www.paypal.me/julianmcdonnell Or if you want to chip in a couple of ££ a month you can support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/joolzguides If you'd like to hire me as a film maker please contact me joolzguides.com/contact-us/ Or contact me on my website for a private guided tour of London joolzguides.com/ Thanks everyone....one of these days I'll be a star!!!!!!!

[@grandebigy]

Wait did that girl say you were on naked dating 😉

[@winnietheshrew2957]

I visited London several times until a car accident physically disabled me and I can no longer travel. I always found London a fascinating city, much more appealing than other large cities, be it Berlin, Paris, NY... Now I'm stuck here in my small town in Germany, and I take great pleasure in virtually travelling to London again with Joolz as my guide. Keep on exploring London, Joolz. I wish you a tsunami of subscribers!

[@MrDaiseymay]

Can't stand crowds. I've never been to London--and I'm only 78. except, i've been to heathrow though

[@bilebily294]

How sad....

[@markyh88]

Winnie the shrew, is there no way of you visiting London again with a chaperone? It seems a huge shame that you have to miss out because of your disability. I hope you find a way!

[@lisaa6099]

Agreed, these episodes are great. Glad you enjoy also.

[@paulmcdonough1093]

that's the busiest airport on earth heathrow that's why

[@nicosnicholas5871]

Angel brings lovely memories for me my mum god rest her soul used to take me shopping at the angel market I was 10 years old that was back in 1959 I am 70 now never forget the angel.thank you.

[@alanjacks9081]

In 1880 my great grandmother was employed as a children's governess by a well-to-do family in Carmarthen. She was put in the family way by one of the sons on vacation from Eaton College and consequently sent off to the workhouse in Islington where she gave birth to my grandfather at the infirmary. She was then retained by one of the family in Kensington as their nurse, with my grandfather being returned to Carmarthen, and fostered by the family of the gardener. Thanks for this video, Jules, memories!

[@tilsa1478]

Tremendous life story ! Tks for sharing !...

[@grai]

wow I live up the road and didn't know half of this fantastic job I love this bloke

[@JamesBrown-ij1px]

Thank you, Joolz, for featuring the ‘Little Angel Theatre’. It’s so important to keep those little theatres alive.

[@windowsopenpeter]

I was an Au pair in Islington in 2011. Watching this fills me with such nostalgia.:)

[@rumdo5617]

I live here! And I learnt things I didn't know and which gave me a new appreciation for the place. Thanks.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Lovely little shops down Camden passage!

[@combatsignaller]

Upper street known lovingly as Supper street , due to the density of eateries and bars 😁 very vibrant place all year round

[@ThePopcornia]

I used to travel to London alone often some years back but since 2014 i've not been able to do that because of Lyme illness, it makes my health very instabil. Your videos are pure gold for me even tho i sometimes long for London while i watch your videos.

[@cycleSCUBA]

I hope one day you will return.

[@inthecalabash2759]

Been looking forward to this one since I'm an Islington woman. Loved it and can't wait for the New River one.x

[@GavinLon]

I worked near to that area for many years. I've walked many of these streets hundreds of times, and must confess to not fully appreciating the depth and history of the area. Next time I'm in this area, I'll have even more appreciation for it. Thanks for this great video. I've just subscribed.

[@michellesammut4309]

Lived in Islington for 35 years great place! Great pubs restaurants and theatres..and I loved my chapel market!

[@nadk8886]

Yes same here during the late 80s till mid 90s. I lived on Wilmington Sq. Every Saturday my mum would take me to Chapel Market for apple fritters. Beautiful memories. The market has changed alot 🙁

[@chipbhi]

We just went to London over Christmas and found the city to be a delight, thanks to your excellent videos. If we come back again at a time when you're there, we'd love to buy you a beer as a thank you! Cheers!

[@judywhittlesey4010]

I saved this one for my grandson. He loved puppets as a very young child.I hope he will visit one day.

[@BarryFrancis]

When I saw this episode was in Islington I wondered if you would and was glad you did feature The Little Angel puppet theatre. I just finished reading the autobiography of Ronnie Le Drew who was the puppeteer for Zippy from Rainbow and he started his career there and I believe he is a member of its board.

[@OhioticketswithRobert]

The Little Angel theater was amazing to see. I wonder how many people pass that area and have no idea that it's even there?

[@BennettIsAmazing]

I've lived minutes away for years and I'd never even heard of it..

[@dannymcmince]

My thoughts exactly!

[@andrewemery8495]

Not enough.. There are few things more horrific nor nightmarish than puppets.

[@Clanciee]

I pass it all the time. I always used to go watch theatres in there

[@tilsa1478]

@@andrewemery8495 Come on !!...

[@MyDuckfoot]

Another fantastic trip around parts of London

[@joannephillips6781]

Oh thank you for this video! My 2nd great grandfather resided in Islington at the time of his marriage in 1865, Christchurch Parish Islington. Made me cry! It was a bit further away from where you were filming but the nevertheless I realised they’d been in and around that area.

[@danielfortier2629]

We are Canadians and going to London in March. We will visit things tourists usually don’t see thanks to Joolz Guides!!!

[@SuzieLady]

YAYYYY! You featured the row of houses I live on.. Thank you so much for covering Islington, Angel.. I have lived in Islington for 40years plus and feel it really deserved an episode on your amazing channel. Thank you so much! 😊

[@dougzirkle5951]

Since your videos are never dull, I particularly look forward to the longer ones, like this. Funny, entertaining, and educational...thank you Joolz.

[@user-wn8jq5jx3d]

I just noticed that I sat at the same table as you in the Hope and Anchor which has to be one of my favourite pubs ever. Love going out in Islington when I visit my daughter there x

[@handyharrycyp]

when you threw your mini fit you were the double of Basil Fawlty, nice

[@Joolzguides]

It's from a Monty Python sketch

[@dukeofhaas]

And John Cleese reprised his "mini fit" at the end of FT Episode One.

[@MrDaiseymay]

and even taller

[@susanropars8200]

yes! I think Joolz looks are a combination of John Cleese and David Byrne. anyone agree?

[@MartinAhlman]

@@Joolzguides Also from Farty Towels, my good man.

[@Pauldjreadman]

Fantastic. Nothing like Joolz going around London.

[@tilsa1478]

You're absolutely right !!!. . . .

[@Elitist20]

3:36 - Remember the thin platforms at Angel. The most unpleasant station on the Northern Line - and that's saying something.

[@stevendaniel5649]

Golly but I do love your videos!!!!! I could live in London so happily. This culture is in my DNA. Thanks, Joolzy. You're the best........

[@Michaelbos]

I wish 🙏 the current generation would clearly understand that England is a Great country with history and tons of beauty. Nothing is perfect, but if they would wake up and embrace they’re culture and history, then trying to destroy it.

[@groundhogphil]

The Old Red Lion has a dog in its sign commemorating Rolo who I believe was the landlords dog.

[@EdmundAcuto]

Particularly enjoyed this one. Very atmospheric.....

[@stevencassidy6982]

Chapel Market holds very fond memories for me. i used to drink in a pub opposite.

[@tilerman]

Me and a mate were recently working on a job right near Chapel Market. He was born in Hoxton and he told me he remembers a lost children's post in Chapel Market. He told me he used to deliberateley lose his mum and dad so he could go to the post and play with all the other 'lost' kids!

[@barry5111]

Just down St Johns street at the junction with Rosebury avenue was a pub called the New Clown which I think is now a restaurant. That was once my classroom in the sixties. I used to visit Chapel Street and Camden passage. Loved the pie and mash. When I used the Angel tube it was lifts to get down with an island platform.

[@smike-lz8uf]

And when those huge lifts broke down - constantly - it was a bloody hard slog up those metal stairs! :-) I worked at Gordon's Gin down Goswell Rd - long gone. Do you remember seeing the brewery horses out and about too? So lovely!

[@barry5111]

@@smike-lz8uf So much changes over the years my dad was born in Rahere street off Goswell Road in1914. Most of the traffic in his youth was horse drawn. He remembered the tube trains had gates on the carriages with a gate man on each car letting people on and off. I like these walkabout videos I find out things I never knew even after growing up in the area. Sadly the difference after sixty years means I wouldn't want to live there now.

[@smike-lz8uf]

@@barry5111 You truly have The Angel in your blood! I would love to time-travel for a few days and see your father's 'manor' as he knew it but for sure, it's all a bit homogeneous now. Those early tube carriages though, wow! :-)

[@qualitygoldfish2198]

@@smike-lz8uf I remember seeing them,mum and her sister worked there,she said they looked after the staff and payed good wages.

[@qualitygoldfish2198]

@@smike-lz8uf The apple fritters in chapel street market and the smell of beetroot boiling,nice mix

[@Drew_Eden]

Another great tour. We stayed just off Chapel market a couple of years ago. There's a pub called The Alma, the interior was copied for the Nags Head in Only Fools and Horses. There;s also a great pie and Mash place called M Manze.

[@chrispiper2195]

Thanks Joolz I really enjoyed this one. I grew up in Chapel Market. I can remember well all the places you visited. You didn't mention the famous Manzes pie and mash shop. My Mum rented a flat above the shop. Hope it's still there. Keep it up.

[@chrispiper2195]

@Lesley Leith Hi Lesley, It was a great adventure wasn't it. My bedroom overlooked the yard where the eels were kept. I remember it well. There were two ice cream shops. Peter Brothers and Di Marco's. And don't forget the apple fritter man! Great Days.

[@BombsGaspan]

Love the "Nice try, Lao Che" Indiana Jones reference! Excellent video as always.

[@Hrochnick]

Used to get amazing apple fritters on Chapel Market when I was a kid in the 70's. Never forgot those, loved them!

[@barry5111]

I remember the fritters lovely they were and the Manze's pie and mash and De Marcos ice cream. My Uncle used to send me up for some eels and I used to hate to see them gutted and chopped up in front of me.

[@davidkent8606]

I was only talking to my Thai wife, here in Thailand, about those amazing apple fritters a few days ago, I also remember the equally amazing savoury beef rolls they used to sell in the Chapel St. Woolworths 60 years ago. Chapel St. Market these days it's only a shadow of its former self. And what about the amazing array of Turkish Kebab restaurants in Essex Rd. opposite the Cleveland Estate (alas, all gone now). I was born and grew up in Islington, Oakley Rd. and Downham Road, and my father before me was born in Cross St. I'm 71 one now, and not so good on the old pins, so I don't suppose I'll ever visit Islington again, but it'll always be in my heart.

[@qualitygoldfish2198]

@@barry5111 Was just thinking that myself,loved the apple fritters with sugar,and the smell of beetroot cooking.Strange how the smells of food stay in your memory.

[@judithbateson6353]

A breath of fresh air on a nasty January day. Cheered me up to bits. Ta a lot!

[@funkyalfonso]

At the end you were in the Hope and Anchor which apart from the music was famous for selling wonderful Scrumpy Cider. It was so strong and easy to drink the police only allowed them to sell two pints per person. Great dancing downstairs and an opportunity for young people to get a bunk-up. Happy days.

[@nataliameyer4947]

It is always amazing how much people that recognise you are sooo happy to see you

[@Joolzguides]

It amazes me too but people really seem very happy to see me....everyone except my friends that is!

[@tilsa1478]

Why amazing ? Such a knowledgeable guy that has so much to tell !!. . . . Tks !!...

[@mattiemclean9882]

Great as usual! Looking forward to the New River Walk.. walked that many times... do it in the summer and you will see carp basking in there believe it or not!

[@chrishoo2]

A joy to watch while in “lockdown” in Lisboa, Portugal.

[@waynebickell1793]

I was born in the Royal Free Hospital near the Angel and lived around Islington all my childhood years. At one point we lived just around the corner from Chapel Market on Baron Street and would often eat pie & mash at Manze's. Sadly, no longer there due to the high rents and rates!

[@cbarnett2112]

Absolutely Brilliant!!! As always! I truly love this vid simply because it felt like a casual stroll with friends talking about the places you see and having a bit of fun along the way. I truly felt like I was strolling along with you, Lou, and Simon! I also loved the occasional overgrown walk through paths. We called them "sneakarounds" cause you could cut across blocks without walking along auto traffic or crossing streets. You should do a whole vid on your favorite "walkthroughs paths". They are somehow beautiful and peaceful strolls away from busy noise. Anyway, I ramble. Thanks for posting and rock on, Joolzy!!

[@rocknrollrambling874]

The Screen on the Green is also world famous as the venue where The Clash played their 2nd gig supporting the Sex Pistols on 29th Aug 1976

[@SparkySenor]

My birthplace and always home, although I've lived in Glasgow since 1992. A great reminder of where I'm likely to return. Thank you.

[@kdean9537]

The title says it all "Tremendously Excellent...." I can never get enough of seeing all the beautiful historical buildings...I love the way you tell the history...Julian you are the best! 💖...thank you...take care!

[@joansmith3296]

This is one of your best Joolz, really good & lovely area. 'd love nothing better than to sit with you in a pub drinking a pint & listening to you! Happy New Year.

[@websitesthatneedanem]

6:43 - Wink! Wahey!!😁👍👍👍

[@Guccit865]

I hung around in chapel market back in the 80s my sister got a council house in Dagmar Terrace eventually she bought it and sold it for fortune as my whole family came from N1 and served in the war it was right that we lived in lovely homes back then. God bless the cockneys.

[@carolegroom5161]

It’s brought back memories as I lived in Alwyne Villas of canonbury road.

[@brianhewson7779]

Carole Groom I lived off Canonbury Road, Halton Road. Do you remember “ the Canonbury Tavern”.

[@nicensleazy1892]

See The Stranglers at the Hope and Anchor many years ago :-)

[@charliemersonwrightashby]

My home ❤️ - though I may not live there any more, it's still a part of me!

[@williamsmith8164]

It’s been taken over by foreigners

[@citizen1163]

@@williamsmith8164 I came back 7 years ago. Muggings, homeless, EastEuropean beggars, stab deaths & that's just Upper street! Drive by shooting off Upper street in Essex road in early evening & gun shot wound victim in Highbury Fields barely scratches the surface of crime ridden Islington but the history is AMAZING & still retains a village atmosphere. I've seen more foxes here than when I lived in the country! Pity Manzes in Chapel St shut down bc of rent rise. Had been there since 1800s + original interior. Amazing Italian Art Gallery Estorick in Canonbury Square where Evelyn Waugh & George Orwell lived... Someone Saved Elton John's Life one Night in Furlong road flat.... Never bored if you live here!

[@brianhewson7779]

pamla motown Grew up in Islington, still regard it has home. Boris Johnson used to live in Furlong Road. Used to see him jogging.

[@citizen1163]

@@brianhewson7779 I lived almost opposite to Furlong Road & my aunt lived opposite to where Elton John lived. She sold her house before gentrification! Yes, for those of us born here, Islington is home, thru good & bad times.

[@citizen1163]

@@brianhewson7779 I heard that Boris Johnson lived in Furlong Road. The person who bought the place where I was born, just across Liverpool Road in Ellington street, told me. Islington is a hub of personalities, artists & such like! I feel very proud to be an Islingtonian/EastEnder/Londoner with a touch of Norwegian/French/Irish/Scots! & I voted Brexit!

[@loulove321]

I honestly love your videos so much, I live in Birmingham, but visit London as often as possible each year and I miss it every single time I have to leave. I get to live vicariously through your videos, but also get to spit out facts about different areas to my friend when we do visit, and confuse her on how I even know these things. Thanks Joolz!

[@lukenewton143]

Been waiting for this one, thank you Joolz!

[@nilo70]

Thank you for sharing this with all of us !

[@arriesone1]

Love London, love Joolz’s videos. So many interesting historical nuggets, fascinating (and sad) to see how the town has changed and what has been lost.

[@alanjacks9081]

My great grandmother was a governess bought over from Austria in the 1870s. Their son made her pregnant. To save the family embarrassment she was sent away to the Islington Workhouse where my grandfather was then born in the Infirmary. Fortunately afterward, they provided for her within their extended family but separated her from my grandfather. Happy days !! Never visited Islington except in this video, thanks Joolz.

[@sarahfoster6765]

Loved a trip down memory lane, I was born in the old Royal Free Hospital Liverpool road & lived in Islington for the first 28 years of my life & my mum lived then until 11 years ago. Xx

[@jameswarrick778]

Another delightful & informative episode, thanks joolz.

[@livingthegoodlifechannel]

Jules, that top hot looked really good on you. You need to acquire it right away.

[@The000clash000]

Yeah missed a trick there bro

[@2Sugarbears]

I JUST BLOODY LOVED THAT. I knew almost none of the story. Thanks Joolz .

[@siouxjames-love7162]

Absolutely LOVED this video! 😺👍🏻 It was really jolly enjoyable to watch! 😺 I especially *appreciated* the wee shot of the squirrel in the tree 💛🐿 🌲😻(I’m a squirrel *enthusiast*... so this really made my morning! 👻😸 Thanks Joolz! 😋

[@brandyrose9997]

You're getting better with age Joolz. Please don't stop bringing London to life for this viewer! 💖👍

[@gabriellehollington5163]

Wonderful Islington, so many memories. Used to work there & would have loved to have lived there too.

[@Pierlover]

I used to have a Saturday job when I was at school in the early 60's at a very Dickensian shop in Upper Street called the Curtain and Drapery Store. I remember seeing 'Psycho' at the cinema - an Odeon I think - then waiting for the underground on the alarmingly narrow island platform of Angel Station, which only had lifts and stairs then. I've been to Gracie Field's grave in Capri ('Our Gracie') where there's also a little museum - more like a garden shed - except when I was there it was gathering dust and all her records were bending in the sun and heat. I'm not sure whether many Capri visitors, even the British, would know who she was now.

[@lyndabeverley6690]

Douglas do you mind me asking you the old Dickensian shop you worked in on Upper st was it run by two men that were brothers I think the shop might have been called the Apostle Brothers and they sold buttons braid ribbons, the shop was falling apart inside.

[@Pierlover]

@@lyndabeverley6690 It sounds like the shop but when I worked there it was run by my school friend's aunt. Perhaps they took it over later. It was certainly in a bad state but people used to come from miles to buy fringes and braids as well as curtain material and always commented on how it looked like something out of the distant past!

[@starshipdjs7524]

This is where I was born and grew up starting in the late 1950's. Thank for sharing, enjoyed the walk down memory lane with you 👍

[@trufantom21]

I love this guy....always a pleasure to watch.

[@jennygibbons1258]

Such great childhood memories. Thanks.

[@colinricgmailcom]

It brings back so many memories from 60 or 70 years ago! Perfick!

[@Petra44YT]

Memory is an amazing thing. When that lady showed the puppets, I could almost smell the glue. It was the old type of 1980s glue, with full solvent content. Because I made a puppet myself in those days. :-)

[@alanswea]

Great video...thanks. I've been going to the Kings Heads for 50 years...watching all the shows I can... and sometimes still manage to stay there to the early hours of Sunday morning. One quirky thing you might not know... the Kings Head didn't like the idea of decimalisation in 1971 and kept its tills in old money. Customers in the 1990s didn't know what to do when their barman told them their round of drinks cost 5 pounds, 8 shillings and 10 pence.

[@chattygran]

Just subscribed. I was born in London. We moved to SA in 1975. I would dream of London as a child many years after leaving. This channel is just up my alley😉 Excuse the pun !

[@ArcAudios77]

Excellent,, my thanks to you Sir for the continuallly worthwhile education on London sites. Regards

[@youcefbouzid3477]

Comme d’hab ! j’adore vos vidéos merci

[@gfrkiss]

I was born in Liverpool Road...When The Maternity ward of the Royal Free was there..My Mum told me some great stories about the place..and you didn't mention that The Sex Pistols played The Screen On The Green in 76 , one their most notorious gigs...

[@andrewmogg591]

Lovely visit to the Puppet Theatre after viewing your clip Joolz. Thank you.

[@sadnessinside123]

Another wonderful watch. Always love the work and knowledge. Thank you.

[@M-demo]

Thanks again Joolz good to see Londinium with yourself.

[@sav7568]

Happy New Year to you Joolz and welcome back to the 2020 version of these esteemed pages. You have not been around too much lately. Hopefully that means you are frightfully busy conducting customized tours.

[@BritishBriggsy]

Fantastic as usual Joolz! :) London theatres are too good - especially the smaller more quirky ones. I'll have to visit here soon! :)

[@alessandrobrambilla6620]

Another great video! I've lived in London and been there so many times as a tourist as well, and yet thanks to your videos I have the chance to discover hidden gems and unexpected beauties! I think next time I'll come to London I really have to get in touch with you and plan a tour!

[@2bluehorizons4]

Thank you, that was LOVELY!

[@muja28]

Thanks for this video of the Angle Islington I have been looking forward to this one for some time .You have done this one well There is so much history in the area so now i look forward to the New River video .

[@barbaralamson7450]

I absolutely love the video's I've seen so far. Thank you ever so much for sharing them. A new and dedicated fan, me.

[@MrDaiseymay]

Joolz--As10 yr old school kids, a girl and I had to recite the 26 verses of ''The Walrus and the Carpenter'' to the whole school, a verse each. ( we both needed to learn them all)

[@christopherblalockfineart3557]

Cheers Joolz!, More!!!

[@nickilston1763]

Another classic vid Thanks Joolz

[@verykeen2please]

oh the good olde days when you could attend a pub, be social and hear live music

[@badshotuk72]

Lovely video and a great bit of nostalgia, I grew up just off Liverpool street as a kid, we moved out to Hackney then eventually down to Kent, I didn't appreciate how lovely it was and I'm sure my parents didn't see our old ex council house reaching 6 figures a few years later :-(0

[@humble4533]

Thanks Joolz for a teriffic video. Very informative and entertaining. Wishing you a great new year. Look forward to the next.

[@rose1971]

Another great video. Just loved the part of the puppet theater. Reminded me of when I was a puppeteer

[@jesselambert4968]

Great video as always but please keep making more maybe one a week! They bring so many people joy!

[@RyanBatty]

“Nice try, Lao Che.” Brilliant.

[@bobrose7900]

Another wonderful and heart warming video for anyone remotely interested in London... that'll be all of us then! Loved Li'Lou attendance and comment, the banter is priceless!

[@gaiaocracy]

A hearty thank you for the tour and for sharing your knowledge. Your videos will be my guide should i ever visit London.

[@CEng-ge6sw]

Oh yes, Joolz. One of your very best videos.

[@KimCarmenWalsh]

You weren't bigging it up, this really was a tremendous tour! Thank you :)

[@sashaviner3047]

I used in Islington and recognize the area. I now live in Spain but miss Islington greatly. PS l'm 12 and love your guides it brings back good memories from when I was 5 and 6. Thank you for these amazing guides.

[@robbey300]

The Kings Head pub is a fabulous place to visit.....I love to see the expression on newbies faces there when people launch into arias. 😎