London Districts: Brixton (Documentary)

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Brixton is a district within the London Borough of Lambeth in south London.
Around 1067, a man called 'Brihtsige' built a stone structure and it became a regular community meeting place known as 'Brixis-tane', a saxon term meaning 'at the stone of Brihtsige'. Over time, Brixistane morphed into the name Brixton.
Electric Avenue was one of the first streets to have electric street lighting installed and is home to the famous Brixton market.
By the 1960’s, the markets were the go to place for Caribbean's seeking out rare things like Scotch bonnet peppers and salt-fish to make things like patties, and fritters and authentic Jerk based dishes previously only available ‘back home’.
The covered in Brixton Village & Market Row markets are intrinsically linked to the history giving the area its strong Afro-Caribbean culture and ambience.
The Barrier Block is a daunting block of flats often mistaken for Brixton Prison. It's a truly brutalist-inspired structure designed by a Polish lady. The harsh, uninviting sight of it has a fearful reputation which it has also lived up to in the past.
Brixton has birthed some of the most influential aspects of modern culture in British society since the mid-20th century.
The Brixton Splash is a street festival held on the first Sunday of every August till 7pm with sound systems, soul food stalls and live music. It celebrates the historic local culture and provides free art workshops and volunteer opportunities for the youngsters.
Windrush Square was named to mark the 50 years since the Empire Windrush ship arrived with 492 initial migrants from Jamaica three years after World War Two in 1948. It features both the United Kingdom's national war memorial to African and Caribbean service personnel who fought in the First and Second World Wars and the Grade II-listed Georgian building housing the Black Cultural Archives. The archives are free to visit Tuesday to Saturday from 10-6pm.
Brixton is just as famous for its vitality and tolerance as it is for riots and crime. It was the scene of riots in 1981 during a time of deep social unrest. To tackle the rising crime from gangs, Police attempted to carry out an extremely controversial new law; the 'sus law' which allowed stop and search procedures by plain clothed officers on the mere "suspicion" of possible wrongdoing by any individual.
Within 5 years, 9 cinemas were built mostly under the railway arches in Brixton. The Ritzy Picturehouse on Coldharbour Lane, opened in 1911 as "the Electric Pavilion" and is widely regarded as one of the first purpose-built cinemas for film in the UK. It's the only one of those 9 to still exist.
This place is a vibrant melting pot of colour, sound, people, variety, smell and activity with a rare freedom that invites you to be you, earning it much admiration and pride.
Robert David Jones was born in Brixton and became known to the world as David Bowie. He was a beloved Brixtonian and this particular mural, created in his memory, is popular with visitors and tourists.
Pop Brixton has transformed a disused plot of land into a trendy space for food and live entertainment, seven days a week, till late. Its made out of old shipping containers, a prettier version of the successful Boxpark concept.

[@cliffbanton5196]

Born and raised in Brixton its changed so much as people say times have moved on it still brings tears to my eyes when i think back how we had to live

[@Mark28644]

Brixton looks like such a vibrant & fascinatingly wonderful place in South London. Love what I've seen here in this video. Thanks for posting it.

[@tonyclifton265]

these Dewyne Lindsay short docs are like pringles: once you pop/pop/pop you cant stop/stop/stop. i just keep watching one after another like an addict.

[@tamarab5751]

Wait'll the melodies get stuck in your head...

[@jameeledwards8836]

Peace from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S.A. Mr. Dewyne Lindsay! Having been a subscriber to your channel for quite awhile now, I must say thank you very much for the content you've provided. As a 51 year old african-american man across the pond and watching such shows as The Avengers, Doctor Who, The Prisoner and my all time favorite Benny Hill, these shows provided hours of fascination and curiosity in my early teen years. London and its many districts have a rich history, and I'm glad that a brother is showing the contributions, and sacrifices made by blacks in the U.K. no matter what part of the world they came from. The internet has made connecting to information about different cultures, their way of life, customs and traditions as well as the people themselves with a few clicks on a keyboard! By the way I'm still very up to date on The gang flying around in the T.A.R.D.I.S. The longest running sci-fi show in the history of T.V. Some things will never get old!!!!!! Keep up the great work brother!!!!!

[@mayena]

Brixto is the tradtionallly still viewed by many as the cultural nucleas of the London African-Caribbean community, since 1948, but it is much more dispersed now throughout many parts of South London. Thornton Heath, London borough of Croydon, is now considered the leading African-Caribbean neighbourhood of South London, 65,812 population with the Afro-British demographics of 36.4% (27/3/2011).

[@jameeledwards8836]

@@mayena Thanks for the new info. Gentrification is a very serious problem here in America as well, especially in the poorer inner city areas! Respect mayena!

[@kevinn5976]

Born and bread in Lambeth, lived in Clapham, Stockwell and Brixton from 1967 till 1983.Great memories. Loved the market, Ritzy, Ska te park and used to go to Wimpy every Saturday with my mum. Like Bowie moved to Beckenham in 1983. Still miss Brixton.

[@sonicmagnus5312]

this Black Briton, that lived in my neighborhood in Long Island, when i was young always spoke of Brixton, as one of the only original people hoods in London. I then remember that song Electric Avenue, listen to Caribbean music and hearing talks of Brixton, David Bowie and of course my man Nasty Narst once i cross the pond to the UK, Brixton, is first stop

[@smokingfetish8149]

Sonic Magnus 💯

[@smashb3766]

Brixton is not like how your friend described it as anymore. It is now fully gentrified with many of the locals including carribeans forced to move outside of london or other areas and now the area is full of yuppies and hippies and posh people who find it “trendy” and many of the social housing has been demolished

[@sonicmagnus5312]

@@smashb3766 great, so Brixton, is now Brooklyn what the hell, i’ll go anyway

[@smashb3766]

@@sonicmagnus5312 yh correct but probably worse n its not just Brixton but other areas of london like peckham, camden, nottinghill, hackney, Stratford and so many other areas of london. 2012 olympics played a big part too but ur lucky new york doesnt have 630k+ cctv cameras. Google gascoigne, aylesbury, heygate, thamesmead, ferrierr, nightingale estates etc to see example of huge social projects being demolished n replaced with modern apartments for the rich and foreign chinese/Russian investors. Yh im speaking a lot but this topic jus means that much to me so idm taking my time to type

[@mistaoutcome9936]

@@smashb3766 all the guys from Brixton are getting moved to Croydon that's one reason why Brixton and Croydon are so affiliated. Just wait in another 5 years the people they moved from Brixton to Croydon will get moved again since Croydon is getting develop nicely.

[@oldproji]

Brixton is my hometown. I left in 1969 when I married and moved near my work. It's good to see that the Granville arcade still exists under another name and the Ritzy cinema once called the Pullman. I went to Effra Parade Infant and Junior School; Santley Street Senior School, and also Tulse Hill School when it first opened. I grew up at 146 Leander Road and also lived at Crownstone Court on St Matthews Road. I worked at the Regal/ABC Streatham and many other cinemas in South London. Great days.

[@user-rb7oo4ue5z]

But now most dangerous place in london by black peoples

[@samjones4327]

Thank You for this documentary. I will definitely be coming to Brixton when I travel to London. Peace & Blessings

[@leetraquair1498]

You have smashed it again, Mr Lindsay. Superb.

[@TheAnonYmouse]

Big up Brixton from Canada. Hope to visit your beautiful district one day.

[@margaretginty6611]

Windrush Square originally the Orange Luxury Coach station, where people got coaches to the coast seaside and more places.

[@sinistercharger]

I have lived here all my life and didn't realise that.It might explain the "Butlins Holidays" painted logo on the wall there

[@Ms.NIkaDM]

This was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks 🙏🏾

[@minpower9480]

Hello from spain, very good video, I was in Brixton in 20017 and I fell in love if I could go back

[@kellyknights1783]

Proud to be a south londener

[@fifilalaosei3476]

How I miss Brixton, love this place. Absolute style.

[@ipso9141]

Where yu at now..... May we all inquire? 👍🐕🦕. If yu got any good spots' please.... ME AND THE LASS...... gotta get there again

[@womblowbobble1139]

It’s such an incredible place, there’s something special about Brixton and there always has been but it’s sad to see the uniqueness slowly decrease

[@audreyfoster1695]

It has become more European. There are less than a million Caribbeans in the UK as they have moved away gone to Canada and the USA or back home. When the UK left the Commonwealth, Caribbean families who helped Britain clear up after WW2, were given a hard time...... I am surprised to keep hearing about Africans, as it was the British Caribbeans mainly from Jamaica and other islands who helped to build up Brixton. The "gentrification" of Brixton seems to be about money being spent for Europeans to set up the cafes and restaurants now in the market place rather than the food stalls. Also being close to Central London, the government wants to attract more Europeans, therefore properties will become very expensive................

[@yani2499]

@@audreyfoster1695 As long as black people don't live in Mama AFRIKA, they will always...always be NOMADS. Brixton is just as Babylon as any other western place.

[@anthonybartlett6924]

@@audreyfoster1695 part of brixton was one of the most expensive parts of south london in the late victorian/edwardian period. what exactly did the jamacians build in brixton i was born there in 1956 & my mum had lived in blenheim rd since mid 40's the only thing i remember they did was take over the grenville arcade from the english & jewish stallholders. we also had a fair sized irish community their pub was the george canning in effra rd. i have no idea what the place is like now other than it being the murder capital of london wild horses could not get me within 100 miles of the place now. i lived & went to school there in the 60's & my mum in the late 30's through the 40's so witnessed the influx & i fail to see that replacing the irish & jewish populations with afro carribeans has been a positive thing.

[@selfishgypsytears2322]

It's dirty. Like Africa

[@LondonPower]

@@yani2499 rubbish mother africa and mother europe nationalistic bolshit

[@greyhound1racing]

havent seen Brixton in over 30 years, fascinating .👍👍

[@Mark28644]

Yes, of course. Brixton was the birthplace of the late, great David Bowie. May David rest forever in eternal peace.

[@micahayton4912]

So good mate put in the hard working

[@sinistercharger]

The Barrier Block was designed the way it is because a Flyover was going to be built straight through Brixton in the early 70s and the Building is built like that to withstand the noise and pollution as it was going to run alongside it

[@ministry2627]

My girlfriend took me to the Ritzy on my 18th birthday back in 97. Great memories. ❤️ Cool vid. I didn't know how Electric Avenue got its name.

[@user-fg8up7ps9b]

Lived in ATL, Bermuda now London. Looking forward to the getting out Stratford for a day to visit Brixton. Good food, history and beautiful Caribbean women..

[@LondonDistricts]

Have fun!

[@rafail6089]

These are very interesting videos! You should do Grove Park next!

[@LondonDistricts]

Grove Park is ready to watch now :)

[@jamesjohnmoss8130]

Wow, Dewyne. You have flooded my mind with childhood memories, My mum would WALK me, my brother and two sister’s, from Stockwell toBritton every Saturday, to buy food and sauces that surprise. She was somewhat questioned, given the somewhat hot meal she created in our white circle. However Brixton lives on in my mind. But what happened to all the market stalls, that used to be around the station, and to some degree in the arcades? Those archives used to be stuffed with fun stuff to buy, now, just food?

[@viniciushurtado7132]

Best intro haha Love your videos

[@LondonDistricts]

Glad you appreciate that.

[@TheresaofTheWorld]

Thank you!

[@marcelafuentes7498]

I just found this channel, I loved it!

[@LondonDistricts]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Dream-qy9ir]

Looks beautifully cultured.. hope to visit one day - Chicago IL, USA

[@LondonDistricts]

You should!

[@jimmya.2300]

Great stuff again Dewyne. Working my way through all of them. How many have you made to date?

[@LondonDistricts]

58 so far and counting... Retiring at 65 to get my pension! Naa only playing.

[@rodmack5137]

Great Music

[@LondonDistricts]

Thanks Rod. "London Districts Soundtrack, Series Two" coming soon.

[@adriansymcox1641]

some great shops and stalls in brixton

[@jamflo2]

Wow,,, great content! gave me some insight into a vague history of those who came before and proudly represented our culture despite the odds against them.

[@mariamogaburu2765]

Excellent video

[@atom999]

Awesome

[@LondonDistricts]

Thank you

[@jenngw]

Incredible!! How can I persuade you to make one about Vauxhall?

[@LondonDistricts]

I like Vauxhall. It won't be too long before i get there.

[@jenngw]

[@maggieboo8142]

@@LondonDistricts I was born in Vauxhall 🇬🇧

[@DrewMIATL]

It’s really cool to see where my mom and grandmother come from. Would like to visit sometime.

[@michaelb1862]

You SAID it!!!Brixton HAS birth some of the most influential aspects of modern CULTURE! In society since mid 20th century?that's TIME Gentlemen!

[@user-zs6cx1ep1c]

01:48 That’s my nan! She’s lived in Brixton since the early 60s ❤

[@eddyvideostar]

At 1:21 minutes: I thought this is home!

[@margaretginty6611]

Reliance Arcade, Egyptian style architecture, at 455 Brixton Road, interesting very short walk of ultra small shops. At end cross Electric Lane into Market Row arcade, at end cross Atlantic Avenue for Brixton Village arcade former name Granville Arcade.

[@Zlervo]

Most of the interesting shops were closed last time I went there. Network Rail want to spruce up everything and charge triple rent. It's totally killed the area.

[@daisychain3007]

I like such videos.

[@alanjohnson4541]

This is great

[@desbuju]

I love Brixton it's place to Be 👍👍

[@bobo2422]

Ziggy stardust is from here.👨‍🎤

[@mikemorris3421]

I believe the barrier block design was to address one of the urban motorways planned at the time, fortunately cancelled. It has become somewhat of an icon, it would have been worth showing the other side to give context. I suspect if the council were to attempt to demolish it there would be an outcry. It does have a presence and there are much worse buildings in the area I would vote to remove than this.

[@YellowDiamonds]

Love Brixton. Can you do Streatham next?

[@LondonDistricts]

Coming up soon.

[@snubcapri8691]

Oh wow! Nostalgic feeling I grew up in London UK in the 90s much had changed since I last saw Brixton 2006 .. I dated a hot Jamaican UK chick 😊🙄..oh my days

[@numbnutone]

Brixton starting to look like Camden Town. I used to love Camden Town in the 70's & 80's now I hate it. Brixton is going the same way.

[@LondonDistricts]

Can we add an 'ie' to the end of your first name. So tempting.

[@shahniwiki2298]

that's such a shame

[@kidsbignews3333]

That was awesome Brixton is a wonder place and has a lot of history behind it even until today😁😣🌍

[@Adam10Burt]

Visited this place back in January, wanted to visit the windmill. Must of went the wrong way. Try to find the path but hard to get to even with a map. A guy who live there wanted to help but do not know where to windmill even he live there.

[@LondonDistricts]

If you go again you'll find it upwards on Brixton Hill towards Streatham, at the right turning just before the prison. Wanted to feature it, but the episode was long enough.

[@anthonybartlett6924]

blenheim gardens is the turning after jebb avenue ( the prison ) coming from the tube windmill park if it still called that is about 100 yards in blenheim gardens on left hand side, grew up in the late 50's early 60's playing in it windmill stopped working in 1934 so iv'e never seen it work.

[@EliteXtasy]

Can you make a video about Sipson and Harmondsworth before they're sadly bulldozed?

[@LondonDistricts]

Interesting. I'll look into that...

[@chicagobullslauren9340]

Man said 'SMELL' hahaha we get ya!!

[@JonatasAndrioni]

Thanks

[@LondonDistricts]

No problem

[@jonathankit3734]

What's the tune playing throughout this video. Uses to live in stockwell, would be good to see a video about that

[@LondonDistricts]

Noted. The tune was made just for this episode by Yeth Thar.

[@LondonDistricts]

Check out the new London Districts Soundtrack here yeththar.bandcamp.com/follow_me

[@newageviewstv8006]

Dope Do Clapham next!

[@Captaln_Rex]

Brixton is the meaning of getting stabbed

[@Arthurish22]

Great informative films of London Areas.

[@LondonDistricts]

Glad you like them!

[@omarrkoroma5570]

Don't grab my throat!

[@LondonPower]

nice pictures i like

[@AdrianMareEWEASANTE]

Track list please!!!

[@LondonDistricts]

yeththar.bandcamp.com/

[@F4TiMA.]

H O M E(!) 🖤🖤🖤🖤🦋🖤🖤🖤🖤🙏🏿

[@LondonDistricts]

Cool!

[@Michael-bf1dt]

Hello Fatima how are you. Greetings from Ireland. Hope you’re safe from Covid. I see you love Brixton 💓 I’ve been to London several times. Have a good day and stay safe 😀😘 Michael

[@lynnecromack4933]

RIP: Keith Blakelock.

[@footballsoccerx2021]

WHAT has Blakelock got to do with Brixton???? What a A STUPID COMMENT!!!! Try Tottenham, FOOL !!!!!

[@anthonybartlett6924]

it's the Granville arcade most of the stallholders were jewish in the early 60's, we lived dumbarton rd, grandparents sudbourne & Blenheim & aunts uncles Bonham.

[@anthonybartlett6924]

@Jodie J my grandparents lived in blenheim rd from mid 40's until 1969 when they knocked it down my mum & her younger brother were bought up there. they lived the other side of the alley ( led to elim church ) my grandad used to clean the church & play the organ he was not religious but could not afford a piano an arrangement that suited both parties. i used to play in the park around the windmill. i think that they ruined the place although the houses were cold & had no bathrooms ( there was plenty of room in them to put one in ) they knocked them down instead & have you seen the state of what they built in their place.

[@anthonybartlett6924]

@Jodie J & some love i'm 65

[@anthonybartlett6924]

@Jodie J my grandad & dad played darts for the oak in the 50's, most of the people i knew who lived in lyham rd, were in the forresters friendly society who met @ the hall in lyham rd opposite the school they are either dead or had moved by late 60's. most of the people i knew then were my grandparents neighbours in blenheim all moved out by 1970.

[@margaretginty6611]

@@anthonybartlett6924 Amazes me that Lyham Road used to have at least 6 pubs on it. Walked down there in 2020 and one pub still remained.

[@anthonybartlett6924]

@@margaretginty6611 i remember 3 1/ corner of blenheim 2/ either side in the parade 3/ above chale rd, which is opp dumbarton.

[@rahimnami1113]

Where is thé Moroccan shops ?😎

[@brainsmith3931]

Gentrification is destroying London. And it's thriving communities, gentrification is a form of racism and segregation, London is lossing its character and the people moving in and the places are boring and bland now, London is not for the local born and bred hence why many haveeft to Essex and Kent.

[@daisychain3007]

But if nothing ever gets gentrified, Brain Smith, it deteriorates into a slum and people complain that they are being neglected. Victorian slums became slums only because no-one looked after them.

[@richardcummins5465]

Who is that beautiful girl at the start, who would like to educate me?

[@jeanmay-millman4124]

Be ourselves bring back the pie and mash restaurant 😋 Brixton at the beginning was all farm land .Brixton is a ethnic diverse area .

[@keusnicatima5943]

The song didn’t talk about this!

[@mayena]

5:21-5:35 the Sus Law was a derivative of the Vagrancy Law of 1824.

[@paulhoey9254]

Had a good party there other night

[@dawnempress5014]

South London is banging nice people there love London

[@pennypillow4445]

i hate how unaffordable brixton is becoming, all these posh apartment buildings that nobdy can afford are popping out of nowhere. brixton is losing its identity

[@ivoryhare4676]

❤️❤️❤️😘🇬🇧🇬🇧💂🏿‍♂️🇯🇲🇳🇬would love to visit Brixton one day👨🏼‍🎤 David Bowie 👩🏿‍🎤👨🏿‍🎤🇬🇧one day ❤️

[@jdlc903]

Brixton used to be a ahopping mecca for west London, i understand my great grandma would shop there from belham. Now apparently black ppl resent white people moving in.(even though its always been a white majority area)

[@jdlc903]

@Lewis Davis ? Did immigrant communities have any intention of integrating with the white working class communities they pushed out?

[@colossus112785]

Brixton is pretty much London's Harlem

[@TsarOfTheStar]

Pop Brixton ruined Brixton Market

[@lorraine96smith56]

I cant smile and see the changes in Brixton as positive. It's nothing more than ethnic and social cleansing and it's depressing to see.

[@wingaard]

ethnic cleansing ??? 🤣🤣🤣 Brixton has always been an affluent area. Its temporary 'ghetto' days are over.

[@musicguy20]

I’d give anything to live in England. Tbh I’m tired of the sun lol

[@helenthomas2095]

Where you from?

[@musicguy20]

@@helenthomas2095 the sunny southwest of Murica’

[@nialove2845]

INSTEAD HE EXPLAIN HOW THE CARIBBEAN CULTURE GOT TO ENGLAND, HE'S EXPLAINING WHERE YOU CAN FIND IT. What year did Jamaicans start moving into England? What year did the Africans & Indians start moving in? How did the area start to change? What did they bring into England? So on and so forth

[@egolifeheaven]

Brixton prison?

[@LondonDistricts]

Yes.

[@egolifeheaven]

@@LondonDistricts You mean to suggest, the prison located in Brixton is becoming gentrified, or are you fucking around? In other words, the only location these poofy town planners can't touch seems to be the only place no body wants to go, and as such everywhere other than the local penetentiary is free of their weak cultural influence. It was a retorical reply, expecting an insightful comment on their intrusive social engineering, up to the line of those outcast from gentrified society.

[@denislaw8]

Don't forget that Jamaicans only arrived in the 1960s. Before that is was nearly all native. So a very short history.

[@Cslicksmusic91]

We’ve been here longer than that

[@lynnecromack4933]

@@Cslicksmusic91 Yeah - only late 40s though.

[@denislaw8]

@HJK R That all this propaganda about black people always being in England, trying to give the millions who are here a sense of belonging, is not true.

[@jacquilayton2557]

Funny you mention the origin of the name being Anglo Saxon, then skip 1,000 years to talk only about the black culture of the area that's only been there since the early to late 1950s. Shame.

[@anthonybartlett6924]

1948 i believe ,my mum was still @ school corner mandrell rd lyham rd, the only positive thing was the music which we bought from the import record store on atlantic rd. we had a thriving jewish community until they got off the boat train from clapham junction & congregated around the railway st. we had a working class english & irish community + a jewish merchant class mainly grenville arcade stallholders, these were pushed out by the incomers who are now whingeing about them now being pushed out, we were told it's progress when it happened to us by ted knight & co so what's good for the goose ect.

[@Ericson-vk6bx]

2:20 A flag of Venezuela 🇻🇪

[@glitbow7630]

They have Latinos in London?

[@tanthaman]

I was meant to go on an African safari but can't due to covid. My friend just told me to go to Brixton instead.

[@lynnecromack4933]

dont forget your stab vest !

[@jonw3462]

Grim crime ridden area. Apparently it's OK during the day but I duno why people like it.

[@Einhpets]

Only here because of Lianne La Havas lol

[@HISNAMESAKE]

today, itis gentrified, whited out

[@kevinhatchett2021]

basically, its a dirty dangerous, ghetto!!!!

[@glitbow7630]

Haters

[@basejumpingmonkey]

A bit monotone and basic like the narrator is reading from the back of a magazine

[@fusiliers1]

Brixton market is not famous anymore