Strange London Street Names (and the History Behind Them!) Part II

[@louisebowen6061]

Part 3...4..5..6 . These should be regular weekly ones so interesting....

[@genevievedaly2323]

Really appreciate these virtual tours. Can't wait to go on one of your tours in person when lockdown ends. Pleeeeeeze soon....

[@LookUpLondon]

Thanks Genevieve! Hopefully I'll have a better idea of when they can resume after the 22nd! Will be updating the website as soon as I have more info :)

[@ianjohnson2198]

Thanks Katie. There’s some fascinating stories there. I thought I knew the City fairly well but I had never heard of Turnagain Lane. Just goes to show there’s always something new to learn about London.

[@LookUpLondon]

Totally! Always a school day in this job :)

[@thehallwayofhistory4657]

London is fascinating isnt it! Brilliant video Katie.

[@theoldbuilding4818]

That's so good. I usually stay in Westminster and walk down Cockpit steps towards the good stuff! I always wondered why it was called that!

[@LookUpLondon]

Ah glad I could share that for you! It's so atmospheric isn't it? You feel transported back!

[@denisef2845]

This was so fantastic! As someone in the US, it’s fabulous to see these things. Thank you!

[@LookUpLondon]

Thanks Denise! So glad you enjoyed it :)

[@oneearedwonder]

Always fascinating. I love hearing you unraveling the stories and history of London.

[@annwessels2247]

Thank you once again for a very interesting video

[@LookUpLondon]

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it Ann!

[@alikigeorgiou8499]

As always, really interesting and engaging with great stories. London is such a wonderful place with its rich history reflected in the street names. Thanks again, Katie!

[@LookUpLondon]

Thank you! :)

[@treadoutoftime8054]

Great video, so informative. Thanks Katie.

[@LookUpLondon]

Thanks Harry!

[@ChrisWilliams1962]

Extremely enjoyable video once again! Thanks also for referencing layersoflondon.org. Looks like a fascinating collection of maps on there that can be layered. Love that sort of thing!!

[@LookUpLondon]

Thanks Chris, It's an absolutely epic site - very easy to go down a rabbit hole of good geeky stuff!

[@judithbarnett2966]

YES!! Love this :-)

[@aitchelle1738]

Crazy how you know all this. Love it

[@LookUpLondon]

Thanks! I've been working as a full time guide since 2015 so it's a constant process of gaining more knowledge and fun facts over time!

[@darrenvoysey7734]

loving the history

[@carolinesexplosion]

Thank you so much!

[@amaiaharries4049]

I like the ironically named "mount pleasant" where the royal mail sorting office is (the mail rail is definitely worth a visit). Mount Pleasant was particularly unpleasant, being the largest location where London's waste (read: excrement) and ashes were deposited - highlighted by the name of adjacent road, Laystall Street. Later ColdBath Fields prison was located here. I was working for a while on the development that is being built here and used to chuckle at the ground workers digging deep into the old "mound"

[@LookUpLondon]

Yes that's a great one! Oh man, I wouldn't want to excavate that site.

[@aitchelle1738]

Quite wonderful

[@despazapryanova3811]

Thanks Katie 🙏 London streets names have no less interesting stories than the buildings on them or around.

[@CarlvsTravel]

Came from tiktok. Great channel!!

[@LookUpLondon]

Thanks for letting me know! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@jonnyminogue]

When I was in London last August, I walked by Swallow Lane, took a picture, and giggled

[@poyntz55]

Cheers Katie, I have read that Bleeding Heart Alley has a ‘festival?’ every year that involves eating all things red !

[@LookUpLondon]

Really?! Ha that’s great!

[@joeblogs4701]

I always mused that it was no coincidence that Cock Lane also contains the statue of The Golden Boy Of Pye Corner, and yes, he is naked - a pun on the name.

[@milenatrombini8266]

My English school is in Buckingham Street... I know very well that area... the Victoria Embankment gardens are really great

[@LookUpLondon]

Ah yes! Plenty of cool monuments there including the lovely former watergate!

[@terry9965]

One of the grandest parks in London. There is a great curry house in Swallow Street

[@LookUpLondon]

Yes! Veeraswamy, it's brilliant.

[@terry9965]

@@LookUpLondon Yes it is and it’s been there donkeys years

[@MasoudTajamiri]

Let's start with everyone's favourite :))))

[@LookUpLondon]

Ha, tried to put it as delicately as I could!

[@PenninkJacob]

❤❤❤

[@chriswaddington4050]

Might Blood Bowl Alley have had anything to do with the medical profession, e.g. blood letting?

[@thewiex]

👏👏👏👏

[@terry9965]

London was a filthy dive

[@spuddy4845]

YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR HISTORY. Sir christopher hatton never married and didnt have a wife, bleeding heart (originally hart) was named after a pub that was there, hart being a deer.