Surely, by now, Yerkes should have his own theme music
@simoncolenutt52283 жыл бұрын
Played on a honky tonk piano
@ErikPattison3 жыл бұрын
What about the Darth Vader music?
@martynnotman34673 жыл бұрын
"Bad to the bone"
@jtsholtod.793 жыл бұрын
How could it be anything other than "Yakety Sax"?
@SheeplessNW63 жыл бұрын
I came here to comment the same. Just a little musical sting whenever Yerkes makes an appearance.
@the_9ent3 жыл бұрын
“..depicted male nudity. The press went nuts over it” Jago, please never change 🙂
@dronespace3 жыл бұрын
😂
@simonabbott73233 жыл бұрын
Also, it sounds like "with condomnation......"
@barneypaws48833 жыл бұрын
Someone had a bollocking
@namesake-mx9nl3 жыл бұрын
Fancy being offended " over a little thing like that . "
@millomweb3 жыл бұрын
I manage to miss many of these.
@rogerbarton4973 жыл бұрын
The Manchester Guardian was considered to be more of a national paper than a local one, it eventually dropped "Manchester" from its name and became "The Guardian" (or "The Grauniad" in some circles)
@tonys16363 жыл бұрын
My Editor was always ticking me off for the gallons of Tippex I got through when typing up a story. Just as well he and the Linotype operators didn't have to read the almost unreadable carbon copies. Any typos did not come from me, grammatical errors maybe.
@rjjcms13 жыл бұрын
Though whatever caused the gremlins that acquired it that name has been fixed long ago,I'm glad it's not just me who still calls it the Grauniad sometimes.
@IndigoJo3 жыл бұрын
@@rjjcms1 I think it was a Private Eye nickname that derived from its notoriety for misprints and missing sections from before they switched to computerised publishing. (News of the Screws was another name that originated at Private Eye.)
@RobRidleyLive3 жыл бұрын
@@rjjcms1 Not so. as a daily reader of the online editions I can confirm, there are still frequently errors, or rather errors frequently.
@hb1338 Жыл бұрын
@@RobRidleyLive ... or frequent errors.
@PopeLando3 жыл бұрын
The statue's falling head hurt the foot of Mrs Jameson or Mrs James'son? Or Mrs James's son?
@MattBee843 жыл бұрын
I also wonder, 'which head'?
@nicktecky553 жыл бұрын
No... "Mrs James' son", I believe. "St. James's"? An abomination before the Lord.
@johnm20123 жыл бұрын
@@nicktecky55 Since "James" is not plural, the possessive is correctly "James's" though "James'" is also permissible.
@john17033 жыл бұрын
To quote Liza Doolittle: "One day I'll be famous! I'll be proper and prim; Go to St. James so often I will call it St. Jim!"
@nicktecky553 жыл бұрын
@@johnm2012 Nope. Any word ending in 's' has the apostrophe after. Should it be: "the princess's cloak"? Perhaps "Croesus's gold"? Unfortunately, in a world that gives us "Advanced Warning" of roadworks written on a road sign rather than by holographic projection, we cannot rely on our public officials in these matters.
@aloysiussnailchaser2723 жыл бұрын
I worked for LT at 55 Broadway for a few years in the 1990s and loved that building. The LT corporate typeface, New Johnston, was designed by Edward Johnston who taught Eric Gill stonemasonry at evening classes. Sadly we moved round the corner to Windsor House, just another soulless office block in Victoria Street, and things were never quite the same.
@kaitlyn__L3 жыл бұрын
No wonder Gill Sans bears some similar features to Johnston!
@tardismole3 жыл бұрын
I had wondered why that particular statue was nicknamed... "Stumpy". Thank you for answering that long-held question that I hadn't dared ask.
@johnfry10113 жыл бұрын
Always liked 55 Broadway, but it was easy to get lost inside! All the time it remained as offices it retained some lovely features inside, including the service interval indicators in the lobby (to give the directors a picture of how each line was running)
@MeFreeBee3 жыл бұрын
I used to love the service level indicators (is that their proper name? I just used to call them train counters). They were a good way to pass the time when waiting on friends to turn up.
@batman513 жыл бұрын
Lovely building to work in, but a pain to install computer cabling. And don't get me started on connecting it to the TfL building in Victoria Street! Kept me busy though.
@garygriffiths29113 жыл бұрын
As ever another interesting snippet of Underground history my dear Jago - and i must add how wonderful it is to hear the seldom employed word 'impecunious' given a long overdue outing on KZbin.
@JagoHazzard3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! It’s a word I’m very fond of.
@caw25sha3 жыл бұрын
I really can't imagine Mr H saying "well brassic" or "potless" can you?
@highpath47763 жыл бұрын
@@caw25sha depends on context I suppose. Impecunious and railways go together .
@JBuddis3 жыл бұрын
Before starting to watch Jago's videos, I didn't even know who Charles Tyson Yerkes was. How things change.
@richardpotter7123 жыл бұрын
You've got some catching up to do!
@charlestyerkes88333 жыл бұрын
It's probably best for all concerned that nobody knows the full story.
@philiphartstein92213 жыл бұрын
I'm enjoying your wider architectural analyses Mr Hazzard.
@TadeuszCantwell3 жыл бұрын
Yerkes is almost like the reveal in a Scooby Doo carton. What dastardly fiend is behind this mess. Why it's Yerkes..... again.
@chrisg60863 жыл бұрын
It's only a matter of time before he emerges as a Bond villain
@ericpode60953 жыл бұрын
".....Yerkes was a Chicago businessman" like Al Capone?
@englishciderlover73473 жыл бұрын
@@ericpode6095 Or Hillary Clinton's father, who took over organised crime there when Capone died.
@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian3 жыл бұрын
“Yep. Him again! “ 😱
@tamarab57513 жыл бұрын
YERKE! :shakes fist:
@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian3 жыл бұрын
@@tamarab5751 I am sure I will meet him in some dark underground passageway one day! 😳
@eddisstreet3 жыл бұрын
When I started work in 1971, I worked at 28 Broadway (now a hotel) which was, and is, directly opposite 55 - I was never offended by the statues - they certainly did not give me the willies
@pd41653 жыл бұрын
Someone got there before you!
@davidjames5793 жыл бұрын
They didn't make it hard for you then?
@mickontherock13 жыл бұрын
Why oh why does everything in London have to be converted into hotels or trendy apartments? It saddens me. What cheers me up is a new interesting Jago video. Well done Sir.
@davidjames5793 жыл бұрын
Cough, cough, better and more anonymous than sticking ambiguously gained income in a bank account.
@andreyradchenko82002 жыл бұрын
'Green belt' that eco loonies pushed throgh doesn't let adding new residential areas, but it can't stop the population growth. People have to get creative to have new homes.
@vomgrady3 жыл бұрын
I've spent many hours looking at that building from The Star across the road. The flying buttresses 's's always fascinated me.
@johnmartin13883 жыл бұрын
Ha ha!
@Joedirt33493 жыл бұрын
Nelson?
@footplate03 жыл бұрын
I spent many an hour from my office looking at The Star across the road waiting for Friday night when we were allowed to drink !!
@vomgrady3 жыл бұрын
@@footplate0 So you were the face pressed up against the window. I think we used to wave to each other.
@johnbristow8099 Жыл бұрын
Had some pints in the Star when I worked at 55B in the ‘60s.
@Bunter.9483 жыл бұрын
Yet another simply spiffing piece from Mr H. So very informative. And the real skill, I venture to suggest, is the inclusion of apparently useless snippets which upon delivery immediately become vital information. That's a very real talent you have there, Mr T. There's probably a role for you in Government. Thanks, Simon T
@keepingitrealandtruthful.50813 жыл бұрын
One thing I like about Jago is that he's uses a little humour in his videos.
@vaclav_fejt3 жыл бұрын
"a little"?
@oldvlognewtricks3 жыл бұрын
The shade
@erejnion3 жыл бұрын
After the outrage and protests he had to cut it down and it's little now.
@keepingitrealandtruthful.50813 жыл бұрын
@@oldvlognewtricks Not at all I think you may have misunderstood the intent of my comment.
@oldvlognewtricks3 жыл бұрын
@@keepingitrealandtruthful.5081 Inadvertent shade is still shade.
@the_9ent3 жыл бұрын
Love this station, and the building above for its aesthetics and idealism. One of the best looking examples of Art Deco in London.
@GorgeDawes3 жыл бұрын
I totally agree, I love this building and others like it for the sense of optimism they convey. I had a similar feeling visiting the Sarinnen-designed former TWA terminal at JFK airport in New York. It’s as if buildings like this are proclaiming “Look! Here is the future and it’s going to be splendid.”
@JanRademan3 жыл бұрын
I have come to the conclusion that each Underground station isn't a train station anymore, but a museum of all the versions of the station which have existed before.
@SportyMabamba3 жыл бұрын
You’re not far wrong!
@millomweb3 жыл бұрын
We don't have train stations in the UK. We have railway stations and thick people.
@bingola453 жыл бұрын
@@millomweb It's a lost cause, but keep up the struggle. It seems transport cafes are now 'truckstops'. Ugh!
@millomweb3 жыл бұрын
@@bingola45 Really ? I thought they were Greasy Spoons ;)
@mark_delfino3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Newcastle United play at St James' Park, Exeter City at St James Park. Also I said 'him again' about a second before you. There was probably a worldwide chorus of us. Nice vid as always 👍
@clickrick3 жыл бұрын
"...male nudity. The press went nuts..." Well done, Mr Hazzard!
@BarryAllenMagic3 жыл бұрын
"Oh err Missis......could have had someone's eye out with that"! What a beautiful-looking building though.
@jamesjohnmoss81303 жыл бұрын
As always fantastic , please never stop. I love the humor, subtle, as is expected.
@66PHILB3 жыл бұрын
My dad, my son & I were given a tour of 55 Broadway as part of Open London a few years ago. Its an amazing building with an incredible view from the roof. We were asked not to take photos of the nearby Ministry of Justice building. Apparently the MoJ were a bit sensitive about that! My favourite titbit is one of the foundation stones which reads thus: "Metropolitan District Railway Company. This stone was laid on 24th September 1928 by Thomas Auton, Housekeeper 1899-1929. For 43 years a servant of the companies". No chairman or managing director needed for this job!
@jamesduffin94173 жыл бұрын
I was there this morning for the first time in 18 months, and remember why this is one of my favourite building in London!
@highpath47763 жыл бұрын
When is Buckingham Palace being turned into a Travelodge ?
@kaitlyn__L3 жыл бұрын
No no, that’s one was never for the benefit of the public, so it can stay.
@highpath47763 жыл бұрын
@@kaitlyn__L Ahh, Getting it confused with St George's Hospital at Hyde Park Corner - though central london does not a hospital when chelsea hospital is just down the road
@SeventhSwell3 жыл бұрын
I had no idea Bauhaus was so old. I thought it was from like the 70s or 80s. Must have been so weird for Bela Lugosi hearing that song in his 30s.
@stephenhardy11903 жыл бұрын
Love the closing comment about public vs private. Right on!
@caw25sha3 жыл бұрын
6:06 Senate House was the inspiration for George Orwell's Ministry of Truth where Winston Smith worked. It certainly looks a bit sinister. A few pieces of sculpture might have made it less so.
@enclosingthefield3 жыл бұрын
Orwell work there during the war, ministry of information
@SheeplessNW63 жыл бұрын
If you get a chance to look around Senate House, you can visit room 101.
@oldvlognewtricks3 жыл бұрын
@@SheeplessNW6 Room 101 was the conference room at Broadcasting House.
@GorgeDawes3 жыл бұрын
Supposedly Hitler had it earmarked as the future headquarters of the occupying forces once the UK had been brought to submission.
@SheeplessNW63 жыл бұрын
@@GorgeDawes which may be why it was used in the 1995 film version of Richard III, set in an alternate-history fascist Britain of the 1930s. Actually, it's amazing how many films and TV shows have used Senate House. I used to work there, and there was frequent disruption caused by filming taking place. When you have an iconic building, that's a useful extra source of income, I suppose.
@garycook50713 жыл бұрын
Before Covid my daily too and from station. On one platform it says St.James’, on the other St.James’s - looks like they were hedging their bets as well.
@oldvlognewtricks3 жыл бұрын
It’s St. James’s on all modern signage.
@monkey7431_3 жыл бұрын
@@oldvlognewtricks What terrible England that is
@oldvlognewtricks3 жыл бұрын
@@monkey7431_ Modern style is for plurals to take no s (such as “the pilots’ lounge” or “the apples’ cores”) but for words that simply end in s but aren’t plural to take an additional s (such as “the focus’s centre” or “the fungus’s characteristics”). St. James’s Park simply reflects this, since ‘St. James’ is not plural.
@alejandrayalanbowman3673 жыл бұрын
@@trainrover rubbish My desk's corners say so.
@oldvlognewtricks3 жыл бұрын
@@trainrover Your comment’s substance is lacking.
@TefiTheWaterGipsy3 жыл бұрын
I love this one! I worked at 55 Broadway for a while in the early and mid 90's. I really loved the offices and was far more impressed than some of the famous modern city buildings, however impressive. To be fair, even back then its age was evident and had its challenges. Even so, I loved it inside and out. They are also, believe or not, one of the nicest companies I ever worked for/with. The people were all just really good people, well the ones I met. They had been a client of mine when I worked in recruitment, they were a delight to work with and all my temps loved working there, many were permanent temps and no one ever asked me to get them out or get them a place elsewhere. Years later, my aunt worked there as a contractor for several years and she always said how everyone was so nice to work with. I'm not saying they were all really really nice and in the same way, in a Stepford Tube Staff kind of weird way, but I never met or heard of anyone meeting an @rse or wish list having a git of a boss. I can't say I'm surprised they are moving, but flats would have been so much better than a swanky hotel. I really hope they leave the entrance hall and clocks alone, though I doubt it. Great video, as usual!
@camerastooge3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. The last couple times I was in London, this was the station closest to my hotel and so it has a special place in my heart. That and yes, the building is very lovely to look at.
@briyan363 жыл бұрын
One slight inaccuracy - the central tower was never intended to be used as office space, it houses the central lobbies, lifts and main stairwell. It was actually the entire 9th floor across all four wings which was unoccupied due to fire safety concerns.
@millomweb3 жыл бұрын
I'd guessed that was the purpose of the tower. It was Mr. Cartwright's* office - the lift attendant, perhaps. On this thought, there is a lift in New Zealand which does contain an office. I think it takes your money for using the lift and sells you a tourist information booklet etc. But no defibrilator. *Not necessarily his real name.
@trevorhaynes76283 жыл бұрын
Ironically, when an anti-smoking exhibition was staged in the tower in the 1970s, it caught fire!
@simonspringate71353 жыл бұрын
My last job for LUL was running a team occupying one wing of the 9th floor, easily my best office ever - even had an outside area (to watch the occasional fly-past from)
@pd41653 жыл бұрын
@@trevorhaynes7628 My local Health and Safety Exectutive was housed in a old cotton mill. With an irony enjoyed by many - the floor collapsed from under one of their board meetings. I nearly had a stroke myself upon reading it in the local rag.
@paulhaynes8045 Жыл бұрын
@@trevorhaynes7628 excellent surname!
@Peasmouldia3 жыл бұрын
I went to a job interview there, aged 18. Dim and distant past.. Got interviewed by a ringer for Blakey from On the Buses. They decided to forego the opportunity to give me employment.. Ta Jago.
@simonwinter88393 жыл бұрын
I hate you Bunyan !!
@SheeplessNW63 жыл бұрын
Get that bus aht!
@simonwinter88393 жыл бұрын
@@SheeplessNW6 Oh that's wonderful that is isn't it. Come on you get this bus out of here !!
@darganx3 жыл бұрын
There was a guy at Bond Street station in the 90s looked exactly like Blakey! He used to be on controller duty on the platform.. I'm sure LT was aware of his likeness, that's why they put him out there!
@simonwinter88393 жыл бұрын
@@darganx God help all those who didn't mind the doors !!
@foowashere3 жыл бұрын
I’m much looking forward to this comment section, there must be a lot of interesting anecdotes from people who has worked in and around this magnificent building. Thanks for making and sharing, Jago. 👍
@PtolemyJones3 жыл бұрын
A cracking good tale, yet again.
@matthewwinn9793 жыл бұрын
St Jame: patron saint of grammatical arguments on the internet.
@oldvlognewtricks3 жыл бұрын
It's mechanics, not grammar ;)
@francisboyle17393 жыл бұрын
As someone whose name ends in 's', I feel for the guy.
@SportyMabamba3 жыл бұрын
Used to visit 55 Broadway for a monthly meeting. The stairwells are gorgeous with granite and brass fittings as well as a treasure trove of LT/LPTB/TfL ephemera on the walls. The canteen was excellent too! Part of the problem with the office accommodations was that so much of the internals can’t be modified due to the historical merit they impart. The executive offices and boardroom are fantastic with original wood panelling and large portraits of the Greats of Old. Handily sited for a pint after work too, if you don’t mind paying Westminster prices!
@1963TOMB3 жыл бұрын
I used to visit occasionally and was always impressed by the art deco nature of the interior: shame I was only allowed in when they wanted to give me a rollocking about the lack of progress on whatever radio system I was working on at the time.
@nilo703 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jago , for another exciting ( but , you know, not TOO exciting) episode
@alejandrayalanbowman3673 жыл бұрын
It reminds me a little of that other wedding cake, Broadcasting House.
@unclenogbad15093 жыл бұрын
Me too, especially since BH also has a 'truncated' Epstein statue over it's main doors. That guy form in his statuary.
@cmw37373 жыл бұрын
The announcement that it would become a hotel was made while I worked for TFL there back in 2013, or at the very least there was a strong rumour of either that or luxury apartments. Or perhaps it was so easy to guess what would happen to it given the plan to move offices. The roof terrace was always a pleasant spot to eat your sandwiches with benches and a garden with a lovely view of Westminster and the park. I remember seeing a particularly good rainbow from there.
@SheeplessNW63 жыл бұрын
It's annoying. I really don't think London needs another high-end hotel. Nor does it need more luxury apartments, to be bought as an investment by the filthy rich with no intention of actually living there full time.
@oldvlognewtricks3 жыл бұрын
8:01 - Did you just call your donors offensive knobs? 🤣
@paulwain93353 жыл бұрын
Back in the early 1990s I had a chance to go there (to meet Dennis Tunnicliffe - then Managing Director of LUL) as part of a University project. The outside of the building had nothing compared to the executive suites. And I believe it was the 9th floor that had a private restaurant/carvery! I still remember all the wood paneling and the sheer size of some of the offices. [Not that he offices in Acton Town & some of the other sites I 'worked' at were any smaller - some offices were the size of the whole downstairs of most houses!].
@blahqwe3 жыл бұрын
Thanks....I used to pass through this place every Saturday and thought it to be quite an impressive building.
@norryvamp3 жыл бұрын
As a commercial leasing manager, I will spend the rest of my day inspecting 55 Broadway for vacancy ads to see what it looks like inside :D
@SheeplessNW63 жыл бұрын
There's an annual festival called Open House London, in September, when various buildings around London open their doors to the public for guided tours. In the past, 55 Broadway has taken part in this, though it changing hands may have put the kibosh on that.
@stephanbach16522 жыл бұрын
I’ve walked by that building many times. I so sorry I never really looked at it. Thank you for for this gem of a video. How did I miss this wonderful video posted over a year ago?
@thegreybeard34413 жыл бұрын
Was lucky enough to go on one of the last tours of 55 Broadway before it was leased out. Lovely building and thankfully protected from development. 54 Broadway used to be the MI6 headquarters, who knew!
@tamarab57513 жыл бұрын
Who knew...that was the point, no?
@rodjones1173 жыл бұрын
John le Carre outed it in a documentary (which is on KZbin) several years ago, so quite a lot of people knew actually. He said when he worked there, for MI6, there was no security to speak of...
@estellehowell44143 жыл бұрын
I went on one of those tours too. Glad I took the chance then, can't imagine I will be staying at the hotel any time!
@caw25sha3 жыл бұрын
@@rodjones117 He also mentioned it in his sort-of-autobiography The Pigeon Tunnel. The current HQ is rather better known. In fact short of putting up a 50 foot high sign in flashing pink neon it couldn't be more conspicuous.
@highpath47763 жыл бұрын
Was that next door to the passport office.
@bugsby46633 жыл бұрын
When I worked for LU, it was usually just called '55' and the snooty office workers all looked down on you if you turned up in uniform, although the two ladies at reception were lovely. The directors on the top floor had a carpet so plush you could lose your family in it.
@darganx3 жыл бұрын
I went for training at the then new Oyster department at 55 Broadway in the mid 2000s. From the moment I entered the building I was stunned.. people coming from doors in all directions, it was literally like Leicester Square ticket hall in rush hour 😁 never seen a workplace like it. Apparently it has 10 floors up, and THREE down - with an employees entrance to St. James'ssss Park station! What totally spooked me though was the Control room, where CCTVs on every train, bus and tram from Heathrow to Hainault can be viewed. That's when it dawned on me that LT/TfL has the level of encroachment similar to MI5, made sense when at the time Scotland Yard was just around the corner. I didn't get the job but for two weeks I took full advantage of the free travelcard and the oh-so-lush fully subsidised canteen, which is worth a video in its own right!
@JB-ek4yx3 жыл бұрын
When Holden built senate house with the proviso that no statues were included, he should have finished the entire building to look like a giant phallus 🤣
@acjdf3 жыл бұрын
He did.
@hb1338 Жыл бұрын
"plunging into Mother Earth".
@richardpotter7123 жыл бұрын
4.04 there is a shot of the building with a post box outside. In the days when you could hide behind the pillars, I have it on good authority that spies (the blind match seller) used to hide behind the pillars, directly behind the said post box. Opposite was 54 Broadway which was the Minimax Fire Extinguisher Company. As Jago would say, "nothing too suspicious about that", however the Minimax Fire Extinguisher company was just a cover for the building which was actually the HQ to MI6. I believe there was a tunnel directly from 50 Broadway to St James Park station, but I could be wrong. Nice clip, thanks Jago.
@hojomo3 жыл бұрын
Big thanks for this one - a real memory jerker for me - when I worked in London I would come into this station every day, and walk up Whitehall at lunchtimes! I managed to cut through the waffle, to focus on the subject of the title, and learned alot, so Thanks again 🙂
@LondonWalkbyLondonSocialite3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. I will check this out , I walked past Buckingham Palace today, did not go to the St james park 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
@lesleydowney3975 Жыл бұрын
I started my first job at 55 Broadway in July 1968, there was an enterance to the offices from the platform. Happy memories of working there.
@snubby46243 жыл бұрын
Can we get a Yerkes playlist? :)
@charlestyerkes88333 жыл бұрын
I concur
@snubby46243 жыл бұрын
@@charlestyerkes8833 😂
@catfish5523 жыл бұрын
Let's agree to just call the station "St. Jame's Park" so no one will be happy with it.
@mysterium3683 жыл бұрын
Coming from a German, your pronunciation of Bauhaus is pretty on point.
@marcus23363 жыл бұрын
There's literally a brand new "luxury" hotel built recently just opposite st james park tube and 10 seconds away new scotland yard been demolished for 1000s of "luxury" apartments soon to be finished now this will be a "luxury" hotel - you won't see a single light on at night when built all investment - all during a housing crisis.....
@alunjones44273 жыл бұрын
Spent many hours working in that building from late 70s to late 90s the architecture inside was amazing with some parts still all original glass chandeliers original old lift indicators some rooms still had wood lined paneld walls & light fixtures.
@MrSHWP1 Жыл бұрын
Jago, don't worry. Here in the Netherlands, Amsterdam in particular, we also transform landmark buildings into hotels. I work for GVB, the transport company for Amsterdam, and our HQ used to be in het Scheepvaarthuis, this was the old HQ for big shipping companies in the 1800s and early 1900s. Our company held office there from 1983 untill 2005. Now it's the Amsterdam Amrath Hotel. So, welcome to the club old Chap!
@chriscaughey11032 жыл бұрын
I laughed all the way through this! I really appreciate your humor and your look at the Tube as well.
@craigfonger9853 жыл бұрын
Your dry humor is the best! Being in the States - there is certainly no deluge of dry humor.
@michaelwhite80313 жыл бұрын
Use to work across the road at the old New Scotland Yard, 10 Broadway. The building always looked like it would have been better off in America, but l loved the sculptures that adorned the outside. Eric Gill would probably be the most disputed artist of today .
@jeffreyleib96723 жыл бұрын
Yet another enjoyable, excellent and well-researched video. Thank you.
@guyr.60533 жыл бұрын
1:19 Rise up and applause the great Yerkes!
@baxtermarrison53613 жыл бұрын
I feel one can never have enough CTY when making mention of the Underground!
@steveneiselen79933 жыл бұрын
Yerkes's
@johnm20123 жыл бұрын
He's the baddie. You're supposed to boo and hiss, not applaud!
@charlestyerkes88333 жыл бұрын
Yes, please do
@baxtermarrison53613 жыл бұрын
@@johnm2012 Evil genius or lovable rogue? 🤔 Depending on the amount of time twiddling his mustache in a Dick Dastardly fashion I would wager.
@simoncroft97923 жыл бұрын
Is that brutalist block next door part of HM Home Office?
@highpath47763 жыл бұрын
Has bits gone to Justice - I cannot keep up. PS the idea of having a public hotel that close to the home office and the embassys just round the corner from the pub. though actually there is a hotel adjacent to 55 broadway anyway.
@therealcaldini3 жыл бұрын
Nah, Home Office is off Horseferry Road, a few minutes walk away.
@paulhaynes8045 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting. I like your slightly 'off piste" videos. I've known the 55 Broadway address all my life, but never knew exactly where it was!
@brucemcintosh683 жыл бұрын
Another brilliant and entertaining monograph.
@Jaxck773 жыл бұрын
That conclusion, ouch. Too on the nose mate ;)
@18robsmith3 жыл бұрын
The number of hours I've spent in the various reception holding pens waiting for meetings, interviews and so on are without number, or at least I can't put a number to said times of waiting......
@grahambaker7563 Жыл бұрын
Always love your videos, Jago! Very entertaining!
@TheClockwise7703 жыл бұрын
Another superb and comical tale of one of London's large Underground stations not to mention that dastardly entrepreneur Mr Yerkes This building reminds me of the Regent Palace Hotel that was between Piccadilly Circus and Regent Street sadly demolished some years ago for redevelopment. Methinks it could also been designed by Frank Pick as it too had naked statues adorning its sides and a similar style.
@josephkerrigan39783 жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure of working at 55 Broadway in the early 80s, in the quaintly-named Train Working Office, recording and analysing failures and delays on the Underground. Although I was not in one of the sumptuous wood-pannelled offices on the upper floors but rather in a freezing cold room on the first floor, overlooking St Ermin's Hill, an alleyway where the adjacent hotel kept their bins (through which people could often be seen rummaging for anything edible). One Christmas, I ended up on a terraced garden but had no idea how I had got there and I was never able to locate it again.
@charlestyerkes88333 жыл бұрын
I thought you'd forgotten about me for a while there.
@barneypaws48833 жыл бұрын
Thank you for joining us Mr Yerkes
@pd41653 жыл бұрын
@@barneypaws4883 I'm admiring his pluck!
@BdManus3 жыл бұрын
Great video very informative. Here in the States, they just knock down old buildings. Glad it will have another life.
@SixthQuarter3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video once again. I love the videos of the buildings and similar. Great work. 👍🏼
@ThomasTrue3 жыл бұрын
Jago, it's always pronounced "Jameses". James', note the apostrophe behind, is a grammatically correct contraction of James's. Maybe just me but I love 55 Broadway. It's an architectural masterpiece. One wonders what the prude brigade would have made of Capitol House in Edinburgh. Originally the home of an insurance company, this modernist building has bronze statues above either side of it's entrance, with the entire artwork being called "The Family". One side has a naked woman nursing a baby, and a naked boy in front of her, and the other side has a naked man with a naked girl in front of him. Personally I love it, but it has drawn some controversy in it's time.
@bobwalsh37512 жыл бұрын
I walked past 55 Broadway en route from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace and the whole time as we walked by I felt equal amounts of reverence and dread.
@bobblue_west3 жыл бұрын
Hi, Can anyone recall the Jago video which talked about the District line "chaining up" Met loco's to the buffers at South Ken station, over a dispute? Thanks.
@chrimbo903 жыл бұрын
Yerkes: very much the Blofeld to Jago’s bond
@RichardWatt3 жыл бұрын
I was actually here on Sunday (I came down to London to meet up with someone I know who was in the London Marathon) as it was the closest Tube station to the finish line, and managed to recognise everything from Jago's video!
@waynedexter34463 жыл бұрын
An amazing and revealing insight. thank you
@tedthesailor1723 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that. The old place could certainly do with a wash and brush up...
@Thunderbuck3 жыл бұрын
For a grey building it certainly has a colourful story. Nicely done!
@devileddoll3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for explaining this building. I walked passed it once and wondered what the hell is that place. It looks important. The statues with heads falling off is a bit mental as well. Oh it is related to the Ministry of Truth at the Uni. Thanks for the knowledge, as always Jago.
@neeelix3 жыл бұрын
Some 15 years ago I worked for TFL at Victoria and was treated by our then Station Manager to lunch in the Staff Canteen on the second but top floor, outside of which was a terrace which had excellent views over the area.
@tlillis43 жыл бұрын
Just down the road from 55 Broadway is 2 Broadway - the location of the MTA. Well, the MTA (the New York City regional transit authority) is indeed on 2 Broadway but it is on the *real* Broadway in New York City not some ersatz one concocted by the Brits. Don’t bother visiting - it is in a non-descript building in the Internationalist style. More like a cut-rate corporate block than anything of note. The real work of the NY Transit Authority (the bit that actually runs the subways) is done in downtown Brooklyn near Fulton St, It, also, is a non-descript tower although you wouldn’t know it because it’s constantly behind scaffolding. No, seriously! When my mates in college went to work there in the late 80’s (on graffiti resistant paints) it had scaffolding. When I was there in the last 90’s it had scaffolding. When I last saw it just before the pandemic it had scaffolding. I wonder if it’s like that episode of “Yes, Minister” where nobody actually works there and they just keep the scaffolding up to avoid questions? Oh, and if you are in the neighborhood you should check it out because it is across from the “New York Transit Museum” which does have wonderful people working there AND a Hazzardesque bounty of transit history.
@Keithbarber3 жыл бұрын
What's on top of st.James park station? 55 Broadway London SW1
@johnbristow8099 Жыл бұрын
This video brought back memories for me as a former inhabitant of Electric Railway House.
@falafel46183 жыл бұрын
Anyone know what the yellow diamond is for (and, indeed, the white rectangles) dotted along the yellow 'keep away from the platform edge' line (see 0'21'')?
@Tevildo3 жыл бұрын
The yellow diamond is the CCTV target for the driver - they should line up with the doors, when observed on the platform CCTV monitor, if the driver stops the train in the right position.. The white square is where the station staff are supposed to stand while dispatching a train.
@falafel46183 жыл бұрын
@@Tevildo Thanks
@future0573 жыл бұрын
Interesting video once again!
@andyrob32593 жыл бұрын
Always liked the Art Deco arcade there.
@FM602603 жыл бұрын
The whole thing about the name pronunciation reminded me of the time I heard someone pronouncing Greggs (as in the bakery/takeaway chain) as Greggs's.
@tmb88073 жыл бұрын
I've heard the same thing with the DIY chain "Wickes's".
@therealcaldini3 жыл бұрын
@Capt Shiny Gregories’
@kiwitrainguy2 жыл бұрын
When visiting England my Mum used to pronounce Waitrose as "Weight-Roses".
@dancedecker3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video as always. Small side note perhaps regarding statues. I've always loved how people rename things from their officially intended and more perhaps eloquent name, to something that is let's say, a bit more..er. relevant. In Liverpool, on the front of Lewis's former store, is a large statue of a naked man, officially called "Liverpool Resurgent". Nah... nothing so ethereal to our Scouse friends....it's Dickie Lewis!! What else could it be? And the four bells in "Paddy's Wigwam"... Sorry..the Catholic Cathedral, aren't Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The John one's ok,the others are Paul, Ringo and...you get the idea. Also, in Dublin the statue of Molly Malone, who allegedly sold a little more than just seafood alive alive o, which is within a fountain area, is unofficially known as "The Floozy in the Jacuzzi". Awesome!! Thank you Jago. Excellent as ever.
@robbrown75922 жыл бұрын
I lived near Liverpool for many years and I heard the Lewis's statue also referred to as 'Moby Dick'
@dancedecker2 жыл бұрын
@@robbrown7592 Fair enough. I don't doubt that is also an option. Lol. Love it
@hedydd23 жыл бұрын
A most excellent episode sir!
@martentrudeau69483 жыл бұрын
Nice architecture, well done video and commentary.
@jimobasa5253 жыл бұрын
Any chance of the erudite Mr. Hazzard considering a video covering all the stations that have even been located in the Shepherd's Bush area. There was once a station sited slap bang in the middle of what is now Shepherd's Bush Market and another one called Uxbridge Road
@JoseMorales-lw5nt3 жыл бұрын
As a native New Yorker, I genuinely appreciate how this building has an address worthy of my city! I do believe there's an actual 55 Broadway here in NYC, just not as austere as your London version. Funny enough, here in America, a similar... eh-hum... edifice malfunction occurred regarding similar statues. The grand architectural marvel known as Union Station in Washington, DC was originally adorned with nude male statues. Citizens became outraged. Local municipalities demanded something be done. The solution? Each statue was strategically covered from the waist down with shields!
@mrb.56103 жыл бұрын
I seem to remember there was a wall of circular 'train indicators' at St James' ....are they stil there ?