Who Stole The Money For Regent's Canal

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Skill Builder

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@wilfredwilde9559 2 ай бұрын

This man is excellent.He’s a native Londoner who really loves his city . He should have his own series on television.

@brigidsingleton1596 Ай бұрын

😮😢 I don't watch TV ...only YT...

@bluedeskfan2754 Күн бұрын

Much prefer him doing his own thing on YT. Might not be as slick as a TV production (for now) but is far more personable, interesting and in-depth.

@gearoiddom 2 ай бұрын

Come for the DIY stay for the history. A serious KZbinr. Respect. I don’t know how anyone could live in London and not be captivated by all the rich history.

@adamgibbs6806 2 ай бұрын

I'm actually building a canal and this vid was a great help!

@surreycountyfiddle 3 ай бұрын

Excellent work Roger, better than a TV documentary. No shaky cam, crazy fast zooms, ridiculous out-of-focus shots, or the dreaded crappy pizzicato music - just a straight to the point well researched piece! I've always thought a video on the old London cemeteries would be quite interesting. Or maybe some of the infrastructure that few people cover.

@jamesforte-mason8849 3 ай бұрын

Also non of that crappy vocal fry that the youngsters use, does my head in

@SkillBuilder 3 ай бұрын

I like the cemetry idea. A history of how London disposed of its dead would be interesting.

@adamgibbs6806 2 ай бұрын

Its a great little documentary I think any filmmaker would be proud of. More and more KZbin creators with a cameraphone and a drone are just completely humbling mainstream or large production companies.

@False9Gaming 2 ай бұрын

Agreed 💯

@adfeu652 2 ай бұрын

@@SkillBuilder Abney cemetery work will be over soon, they are finishing a cafe on the east entrance and refurbishing the chapel in the middle of the park

@ChristianFrench1 3 ай бұрын

Roger is a great presenter on this type of programme, absolutely loved this! Well done buddy.

@SkillBuilder 3 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

@idi0tdetectioninprogress 3 ай бұрын

Roger should have his own show.

@Jordan-bp3zu 2 ай бұрын

He kind of does and you sort of just watched it 😂

@plunder1956 2 ай бұрын

A very enjoyable video.

@lillielangtry9652 2 ай бұрын

He's got one on here. I discovered him by accident. KZbin is where it's at now. Mainstream TV is finished. Who needs to pay a licence fee to be brainwashed?

@charlescoulson Ай бұрын

Wow Roger! You just opened a whole load of memories for me. When I was a young pilot with BOAC I was living in London and having quite a lot of spare time on days off I teamed up with another chap that I trained with and he had an enduring love of narrow boats. We met up with John James who used to run Jason's Trip in narrow boats (Motor and Butty) from Blomfield Road (Little Venice ) down past the zoo to Camden Lock where there was a winding hole(a place where you could turn round. and back again. We had regular runs ,school parties, wedding receptions, you name it we did it. Later in life I was (and still am) living in Scotland but based out of London. This gave me the odd day off when going home was not realistic and I was staying with my brother in Putney. I had a wee Brompton bike and pedalled my way from Teddington Lock all the way down the Thames towpath and revisited the Regents canal(Not all in one day ,obviously). This filled the days off and over the years I covered most of the places all the way down to the docks (Dockland and across to Greenwhich). The advantage of the Brompton was when it got late I folded it up and got the tube home. Your video just rekindled those happy days, thanks.

@SkillBuilder Ай бұрын

Hi Charles I am very happy to hear that this video brought back some great memories, I had hoped it would inspire people to visit but also mean that people who have been to London could gain something more from it. I think some may think that they missed a lot of good things and want to come back. I love cycling the tow path, though the bit around Hammersmith is often flooded so you have to time it right. On another note, have you read Nick Eade's books on his time flying 747's for BA? It is highly entertaining.

@charlescoulson Ай бұрын

@@SkillBuilder Not seen Nicks book, I shall look out for it. It was a great career. I was VC10, then short haul 1-11, Scotland on the HS748 flying the Highlands and Islands(more fun than you are supposed to have with your clothes on), then 757&767 down south and finished on the 777. Retired for a wee while and then Loganair on the Saab 340.

@paulabennett4788 Ай бұрын

We lived in Delamere Terrace overlooking the canal. Bloomfield Villas was just around the corner. The place where the boats turned was called The Basin and Jason's boat was moored there. Over the years The Regents canal became very fashionable and then the Basin with all the luxurious boats which very rich people lived in became Little Venice. It was a great place to live as it was a mixture of Bohemian people and now Famous artists, Lucian Freud lived next door. on Sunday morning the shrimp man came with his barrow of delicious cockels and mussels and fresh shrimps. Then in summer when it was hot the Ice man came and we bought big chunks of ice as we had no fridges. The Rag and Bone man with his cart and horse calling out Rag and Bones. It has so much character. Last and not least The Fog. You could not see in front of you. Many people died of chest problems. So, that's my childhood in a few sentences. There's so much more but it would take forever to write. Thanks again for reminding me of my interesting days in Paddington. 😅😅😅

@kenclarke1952 2 ай бұрын

This guy summed it up............. " Excellent work Roger, better than a TV documentary. No shaky cam, crazy fast zooms, ridiculous out-of-focus shots, or the dreaded crappy pizzicato music - just a straight to the point well researched piece!

@Tuberuser187 2 ай бұрын

Yeah but what about a really dramatic edit into the Wapping riots, some really hyped up music into silence and "Events would unfold in ways *NO-ONE* saw coming!" or something like that? He could really use some professional video making flair!

@stuartgoodall225 18 күн бұрын

Thank you Roger

@soapyfrog 3 ай бұрын

Very nice. I live in Limehouse Basin so it was all “I can see my flat!” And then you proceeded up my favourite canal. Learned new things and entertained. 👍

@Me-zo8yc 3 ай бұрын

Loved this, fascinating and well produced. Thanks Rog

@andrewharlow84 3 ай бұрын

This was great Roger! Look forward to seeing more history videos from you 😊

@SkillBuilder 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much

@zcfacd0 3 ай бұрын

@@SkillBuilder ditto, the best thing happened to me today is to learning a few things about London from your video. Thank you Roger. Have been to Limehouse basin many times (my parents had owned one of the flats on Narrow st for more than 30 years ever since I could remeber as a child) and how it had connected all the places in London that I know and visited many times with my kids, through the coal trade, it is so fansinating.

@muckymedway3309 2 ай бұрын

No long periods of a presenter looking into the distance over some music not saying anything.

@steveoliphant8541 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely, this was delightful.

@jim_jim1674 3 ай бұрын

Roger is such a great tour guide. Magnificent. Thank you.

@jamespratt5509 2 ай бұрын

Bout time they gave you a tv show mate 🙌🏼

@keithlatty Ай бұрын

Wow!! Well done Roger. A brilliant production. More Please!!!

@Daniel-cp3jw 2 ай бұрын

Please keep going...I am following this channel from many years and it is a pleasure to see how it has evolved into this. WOW an absolute gem on the internet.

@SkillBuilder 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

@capt.bart.roberts4975 2 ай бұрын

I was very young the first time mum took us through Little Venice, to go to The Zoo. We entered through the very beautiful, and then very new Snowden Aviary. I loved the aquarium and reptile house.

@DM-hp7ct 2 ай бұрын

A fabulously well researched and presented film. Thank you Roger.

@damiantrejo8266 2 ай бұрын

What an amazing video, I run almost all the time in the canal and I am stunned by the engineering behind the locks and all the infrastructure getting all the story behind it just makes it so much interesting.

@DannysGalaxyTab 3 ай бұрын

Roger, I'm not even a builder (I'm a furniture designer and maker) but I come and watch your videos because I've always been interested in building and construction and your way of presenting is fantastic. These new history/documentary style videos give me even more of a reason to come and watch. They're fantastic and really interesting.

@ianashworth7744 3 ай бұрын

A really excellent mini documentary Roger - thank you. I'm looking forward to your next one.

@SkillBuilder 3 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

@Doug.... 3 ай бұрын

Another fascinating insight to London heritage Roger. Your vid on the London bricks was superb. Keep it up. 😁😁

@alanbarker7923 Ай бұрын

As a North Londoner i found this fascinating.

@nilo70 Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this story with all of us ! Cheers From California 😎

@SkillBuilder 29 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@philn1957 26 күн бұрын

Thanks Roger, very interesting and so well presented

@grahamnichols1416 2 ай бұрын

Really EXCELLENT. Who needs to travel abroad with all this under our noses?

@SkillBuilder 2 ай бұрын

I love travelling abroad. I used to hear Fred Dibnah say that we had everything in this country but how did he know if he never left it?

@leanordials8008 17 күн бұрын

Wish I could travel and see this. Will have to enjoy your videos. Thank you from the USA

@lillielangtry9652 2 ай бұрын

I discovered this channel by accident. It just popped up on my feed, probably something to do with the algorithm because I like history. Great watch! This guy really knows his stuff and presents it in a watchable and honest way. I had absolutely no idea people could now live inside one of those old gas holders' frames!

@steveaa 3 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed that Roger. Better than TV. Please do another one soon.

@SkillBuilder 3 ай бұрын

I have one in edit now.

@paulabennett4788 Ай бұрын

Brilliant and so informative. I lived in Paddington near Little Venice before it was called Little Venice. I could see the coal barges being pulled along by the shire horses. My brother and I spent a lot of time canoeing on the canal and my parents used to visit the Bridge Pub overlooking the canal. It was a very poor area then and a barge called Jason's used to take people up and down the canal. I could tell you so much more but I think this is enough. I loved your video and presentation. You are so good and knowledgeable. Thanks again for bringing back happy memories. 😅😅😅

@SkillBuilder Ай бұрын

Paul Please do tell us more, I am interested in your early life and I am sure others will be too. I struggle to find anything in archives about the 'ordinary' lives of people in London. The fact that it was a poor area is telling, nobody could have imagined those houses being worth millions.

@weavehole 11 сағат бұрын

If you haven't already read it, East London Canal Tales by Carolyn Clark has exactly those kind of stories. [I haven't watched your vid yet! Hopefully you don't mention it halfway through 😂]

@TWOKDOK1 3 ай бұрын

Your enthusiasm and love for your subject shine out from this excellent video Roger. Very well done indeed. More Please. Much more.

@SkillBuilder 3 ай бұрын

More to come!

@mathsangler 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, Roger. I'm a Londoner through and through, but I learn something new every time I watch one of these. Appreciate the time and energy you put into each one.

@SkillBuilder 3 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, I enjoy doing them and I learn a lot as well. The trouble is that I can't stop looking at new angles. Where did Homer go? He was sentenced to 7 years in Australia but his name doesn't appear on any of the records and there is no record of his death. Maybe he changed his name and disappeared or maybe he is under that canal.

@Mr-ue2ul 2 ай бұрын

Me too. Love your informative easy going presentation

@Artist675 3 ай бұрын

As an artist (painter of architectural subjects - mainly ruins in the landscape); with a passion for the history of buildings, and their materials, your excellent, well-researched and narrated productions (including this one) tick many boxes for me. Congratulations on your success! I look forward to viewing more of your work.

@donandrews4368 Ай бұрын

Just Discovered you,,, Well documented Video , I’ll look forward to seeing Many more in future

@griptopia 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely loved this video, we grew up (hehe) never! , next to the canal in greenford, and it has featured in our lives ever since despite living in various places. The canals are an asset to london.

@quinndavid-h7g 2 ай бұрын

fantastic channel - superior to TV

@tkthebear984 2 ай бұрын

Excellent documentary Roger. I often have a walk around Limehouse and the Regents canal and never once thought about the history of the area. Thanks for the informative video 🙂👍

@TQ11AA 2 ай бұрын

Great down to earth natural presenting style!!

@uncensored5104 2 ай бұрын

The Grand Union Canal in West London was my playground in the late 70s, early 80s. As kids we would play on all of the old closed down factories that lined the canal. We also use to cycle for miles & miles without our parents knowledge. Great memories. Thanks Roger.

@Mr-ue2ul 2 ай бұрын

Same here but river lee from Edmonton to the Thames at poplar. Loved exploring old factories and bomb sites

@chrisjones3901 2 ай бұрын

West Cheshire dweller love the video of bits of the city I never would get to see.A good history lesson and interesting footage.Thankyou.

@robyn7287 2 ай бұрын

Would have loved to be in a tour that took me around these places which included all the information. You’re a very good narrator and such endless knowledge on all this. I imagine that there are millions walking around London with very little knowledge of its history as in any city

@royporter4232 Ай бұрын

Probably the best presentation I have seen in years. I shall watch it again !

@GHOOGLEMALE 2 ай бұрын

Another TV Potential programme here -" London By A Londoner" Great production

@BillOdyssey 2 ай бұрын

Fascinating stuff Roger, more please.

@SusanPayne-b2t 2 ай бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed my trip along the canal. Thank you😀

@SkillBuilder 2 ай бұрын

That is good to hear

@UK_Lemons 2 ай бұрын

EXCELLENT. thanks.

@Synysterjmz 3 ай бұрын

This was a great video; an excellent piece of journalism on some fascinating architecture. Please do keep these mini docu-series coming and I look forward to one on the railways.

@stephenbowe4073 21 күн бұрын

Hi Roger, KZbin recommended this video to me. I’m now going through all of your videos about the building of London. Thank you so much for the content and for educating me. I’m a Londoner born and bred but I’ve been in the US for the last 20 years. Thanks for bringing me back home again. Stephen!

@johnfrankiss6396 2 ай бұрын

I think the first time I looked at skill builder was to get a grip on scarf joints. Been watching ever since. Now I use it as a way of trying to escape from the reality of today's uk. Keep it up we all need a dose of sanity.

@MrPete1x 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Roger

@svlamancha9877 3 ай бұрын

Totally different and totally excellent 👍

@jothompson1903 Ай бұрын

Great to see all the beautiful places in London. Your knowledge of the place is windetful.

@MMG_MoonManGuitar 3 ай бұрын

Fascinating insight. Thanks SB.

@ukcliffjones 3 ай бұрын

I love these videos. They have become family favourites. Brilliant presentation, eloquent and smart.

@HomerSparkle 2 ай бұрын

I've honestly learned more from this channel than the past 18 years of KZbin videos.

@holmes5517 Ай бұрын

This just appeared whilst browsing YT. Amazing content, just loving it. Great work so have subscribed Observation re 10.59 minutes. Those 'horses' in the photo are mules! These animals until recently have been essential to transport and industry since ancient times. Horses were used as well I know, but being a 2 mules owner and nut, I just had to point them out!

@SkillBuilder Ай бұрын

Thanks, I am always happy to learn

@cmcb7230 2 ай бұрын

London is such an amazing city.

@iancooll12 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the Video, I grew up fishing on that Canal mainly between Bethnal Green and the Broadway lock, where you showed the renewed Gas Tanks and the old renovated warehouses. I was Canadian-born but raised by fantastic Gran, due to problems after and related to the war. I remember the Canal Horses, Coal deliveries for the house brought there by horse and Cart and Guys bringing it into the "Coal Hole" under the stairs in Baskets on their backs. It was amazing how many services were still dependent on the Horse and Cart until the mid to late 60s. Great memories and it was an enjoyable place to grow up, until we were forced out and my family split again.

@towgod7985 2 ай бұрын

This is only the second video I 've seen from this guy and it is just as outstanding as the first. Some network should grab him as a presenter.

@utahdan231 2 ай бұрын

I learn a lot from your videos. London is my favorite city after New York. Thank you for detailed stories.

@BillyGold007 3 ай бұрын

Nice new style of video! Love a bit of history!

@pitcull1046 3 ай бұрын

Fabulous video guys. Makes me want to buy a barge and go exploring!

@annamossity8879 2 ай бұрын

Same here! ❤

@paulcollins7840 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for such superbly presented and fascinating insight into the industrial history of London.

@LudwigHohlwein1776 3 ай бұрын

Nice bit of piano playing at the end there, Roger. Mad skills bro! Love these little history films on London. Keep em coming. Cheers

@nathan260575 3 ай бұрын

Thanks you for keeping our history alive. I for one needed this. Please keep them coming.

@rmsalkin 2 ай бұрын

You have talent Sir. Loved your channel for years. Keep giving us a treet

@01mememememe 3 ай бұрын

As others have said, loved this, fascinating and well produced, look forward to part II

@gerardhogan3 2 ай бұрын

Greetings from Australia, and I absolutely love learning British history. Always have since I was a kid. This stuff is our roots. My Great x 4 grandfather fought at Waterloo with 40th of foot REGT. Thanks for this history lessons my friend!

@chrisbennett6260 2 ай бұрын

what nothing about the Abos history mate you know the people of australia and Tasmania where you live ?

@gerardhogan3 2 ай бұрын

@@chrisbennett6260 thats downright racist mate

@rozelle122 2 ай бұрын

@@chrisbennett6260First nation people’s please !

@AnthonyFrancisJones 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant! The 'staples/clamps/dogs' at 11:40 are almost certainly an addition to stop the stone blocks from cracking open/splitting further. On some canal bridges you will see large iron plates to guard against the 'rope rub' and even these have deep groves cut into them!

@The_Voice_of_Reason748 3 ай бұрын

These need to go on TV

@JamesKing-om5mt 3 ай бұрын

TV is dead Grandad.

@nickhickson8738 3 ай бұрын

TV production would necessitate a lot of noisy underscore music being inserted drowning out Roger's commentary.

@JamesKing-om5mt 3 ай бұрын

And only Toby-jugs watch TV. @@nickhickson8738

@rocketmunkey1 3 ай бұрын

Not enough far left and global warming messaging in it, Roger would have to sell his soul and make amendments to the script to get on TV

@JamesKing-om5mt 3 ай бұрын

@rocketmunkey1 Roger wouldn't meet the ideological criteria..

@BadBadger70 2 ай бұрын

This guy summed it up by summing up that other guy........ "This guy summed it up............. " Excellent work Roger, better than a TV documentary. No shaky cam, crazy fast zooms.....

@Sharky1966 2 ай бұрын

A brilliant and fascinating video. Thank you ❤️👍👍

@aureaphilos 2 ай бұрын

Another advantage of rail over canals (unfortunately) was that the railroad engines could also burn coal, so they carried their fuel along with them into London. Enjoyed the vid! You and "Rob's London" give us such enjoyable excursions through London!

@wernerelble5415 2 ай бұрын

Thank's from Germany. Regards

@StephanieElizabethMann 2 ай бұрын

Your video was quite an eye-opener. I've not heard of these canals. I'm glad they were not filled in. Just an ad to that. I love your choice of accompanying music.

@kier4931 Ай бұрын

This is awesome! Thank you so much. London is my favorite city in the world and this is such a great show on it. Roger, it’s as a good as a BBC documentary. You really have this city dialed in. My son, wife and I went looking for the sharks last time we visited and found them! So happy to see a quick shot of them. And I learned lots of new things. I am going to follow the canal and see the places you mentioned next time we are in town. Thank you again! Wonderful.

@SkillBuilder Ай бұрын

That is great to hear Kier, if I can help people find something extra in the buildings my job is done.

@1riwa Ай бұрын

I enjoy the rambling.

@JackieCasey-m7q 2 ай бұрын

then out of ten, this blokes a natural presenter , really does his research

@RobertLogan 15 күн бұрын

Mum from Wapping, Dad from the Highlands, and I know a crapton about the East End - family there for generations, but its lovely to see you do such a good job.

@neelamharia4225 Ай бұрын

I really enjoy your historical walks and talks about the interesting history around London.

@wollaminfaetter 2 ай бұрын

I absolutely love these videos on London. They make me want to revisit London to seek out all these more or less hidden places the city i full of. Great work!

@SkillBuilder 2 ай бұрын

I lived in Copenhagen once, I love it there

@gckw 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. Thank you.

@ianhatchman1627 2 ай бұрын

loved this one , i lived 100yds away at Haggerston from the Regents up to 15yo , its deffo gone rather up market all the way up to what it was!!

@katesleuth1156 Ай бұрын

I love London.🇨🇦

@Yorkshirelad58 3 ай бұрын

Love this series of history lessons. Super presentation. Thanks Roger.

@SkillBuilder 3 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@charlesbrown5093 29 күн бұрын

Great job describing the things that most people have no memory of.

@howardsercombe248 2 ай бұрын

The content and delivery for this video are the best - clear, informative and captivating.

@janstafford1490 Ай бұрын

Simply great video Roger, hated hostory at school but now just love it Thanks for that one.

@SkillBuilder Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@alanswallow9033 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Roger! now looking forward to more in this history series of videos. Cheers Alan in Christchurch New Zealand.

@Mossie-f8o Ай бұрын

Another fabulous video, loved the closing music.

@andrewhamshare2511 28 күн бұрын

Cool thanks. We loved doing the Regent on a narrowboat. Great way to enter the capital.

@louise2467 2 ай бұрын

Love seeing pics and history of London. Love to visit for a few days, but it wears me out. Used to commute 2 hrs each way for a year, so not ideal. Still getting the train to London, now retired, is exciting! Thanks for the history, shame you didn't teach @school!!

@samuelburleigh1895 2 ай бұрын

Nothing as good as London history from what sounds like an intelligent real Londoner. Excellent and informative production. Who needs the big outfits.