This Is Shocking - Is London Being Ruined?

[@judilpt]

Everywhere is ruined, the older you are the more you yearn for the old days and how it used to be😢

[@TheDarkSide46]

dont worry the way this lot gen wobblers are going Humans our kind wont exist much longer and the irony is the Earth will still restart itself like its done 100s of times lol

[@ValSmart-p3d]

Heavy x

[@captainwin6333]

Same with every generation but it may come as news to you but your generation changed things from the generation that went before it. Every generation changes, oldies just have to accept it.

[@janesdresser8843]

Completely agree, live before computers and mobile phones. My daughter is 20 and would have loved to have lived in the 70's ❤

[@jimlepeu577]

Back in the day, when the bit between Tower Bridge and London bridge was known as the Port of London, Tower Bridge used to open to allow cargo ships in to discharge at the warehouses. I was born in Vine Lane off Tooley Street. I’ll never go back to London because it’s nothing like I remember.

[@MrKevinbeagle]

This blows my little Londoner’s mind !! - I spent many many years in Kennington and can remember driving around and parking anywhere no problem ! And what have they done to it !! And they awful big bloody building with useless fans ugh - I worked at the Thomas A’Beckett pub on the Old Kent Road too so this has been wonderful !! thanks so much for your great videos !!! I sat watching saying ooh look I know that street !! Lol

[@SandraDent-lf4xy]

Great video, Martin and Sharon, it's sad to see how things change over the years.

[@JLG57]

Just got to say how I so agree 100% with everything you said about London. I'm a born and bred Londoner and proud to be so, but I moved away in '96 and sad to say I could never go back again except maybe for the odd visit. More of the look of our heritage should have been retained in the development of modern property. Times must move on, but new development should be in-keeping. Great video👍

[@christinehodge3608]

Have been to London 4 times Camden food ,enjoyed your family day out,

[@leanneclare3750]

This takes me back. I use to park in Tooley Street and walk down to the South Bank! I couldn’t live with all that noise and chaos anymore. Shame about the pasty. Thanks Martin for another great vid.

[@ronaldmartin7892]

An interesting and depressing video, Martin. I was born in 1933 and raised and worked in and around London up until the 80s. Thank goodness I experienced it before it was completely destroyed.. It seems like the architects and planners were given carte blanche to do as they pleased and erect monstrosities. If I went back there after living for over thirty years in Thailand I would be like a foreigner and completely lost. All very sad. But then Bangkok is just as guilty. Thank goodness I live out in the sticks. And two pies is more than enough you greedy bugger!😉

[@Tezzachel]

Great video guys ❤ sad to see what London has become x

[@victoriareed1611]

❤❤ great vlog from London Sharon and Martin, it's sad to see London's skyline so filled with boring high rise buildings it's sad that all the glamour of London has gone , its good that some little pockets remain , my Mum came from STEPNEY and was evacuated in 1939 with 2 sisters and her older brother ( she was 1 of 10) they never went back , you showed us some of the little gems tonight thank you 😊

[@ulsu21]

I love your videos, great seeing Tracy and family in the them as well, really enjoyable watch.

[@taniabigby347]

Loved that tour, really enjoy your excursions, as much as I would love to be able to do it my mobility won’t allow it so I enjoy following you.❤

[@butlersempire]

Thank you so much

[@heidzsoder199]

❤ great video, London is so difficult to enjoy these days, but as usual, you made it look easy! The crowds are daunting and appreciate your efforts to take us along with the family. Lovely jubbly 😊 xx

[@GraemeLinsel]

Great vlog as usual ,love your down to earth attitudes and of corse the food reviews are great 🎉

[@leekingsley827]

I'll never understand why pie n mash isn't more popular, its handsome. Your video had me salivating! 🤤

[@janiceb552]

Love the family day out! I remember as a kid my mum use to send me to a shop called Baldwins in Camberwell to buy Sarsaparilla, I used to travel from Hackney and take the 35 bus, those were the days ❤ x

[@1960gal]

My family originate from the Old Kent Road/Walworth area. I wasn't brought up there but used to work around the corner from The Cut. One of my aunts lived in East Street. I loved Sundays down East Lane. I believe my [maternal] Grandad had a Stall there, probably in the late 40s/50s, selling Sarsaparilla. I go back to visit family by train. Each journey never fails to dishearten me. Every last inch of space has a tower block bring built on it, even right next to the rail lines. Sad....only saving grace is seeing all the lovely Victorian terraces. Do I miss London? Yes, but 'My' London of old. As a teenager in the 70s there was nowhere better to live in my eyes. Oh how we miss that life!!

[@AnneHollowell]

@@1960gal My great uncle Ernie's Pullen was known as the banana king of East st market , back then too xxx

[@janworthy2741]

Hi, thank you for taking us with you today, you have have given me back some lovely memories from when I used to visit London with my dad (he used to work for Pickford the removal people). London has changed so much, I would soon get lost now, I used to know it like the back of my hand, not anymore sad to say. Please all of you, take care and stay safe.

[@butlersempire]

Glad you enjoyed it Jan

[@ronaldmartin7892]

Pickfords! Do you remember their advertisements on the buses and the tube? 'A note from you. A call from us. A date is fixed. No worry or fuss. A Pickfords van. A gentle giant. The job is done. A satisfied client.' Those were the days of penny fares on the buses.😉

[@elainemcintyre4407]

Thank you Martin for the tour of London, especially the Roman underground crypt & church. Loved the house of secrets & the little Red Mini, my Grandfather had a cream one back in 1971. Martin you must have been a very fit young man to climb all those steps ! Big thumbs up to your Grand Children for such good behaviour,as it was a long day. Thank you again, Elaine from Queensland, Australia.

[@slw147]

What a brilliant presentation. Thouroughly enjoyed this one. Tell you what Martin - I hear the BBC are looking for a new presenter - Interested?

[@marionlang359]

71 year old used to love sasperella can't get it now in Manchester. Loving the video. Give Tracy and the kids my love xz

[@butlersempire]

Thank you so much 😁

[@Alapahauk]

honstly it gives me the shudders watching you guys walk through south london and tower bridge, used to lived and worked there. moving from there to Cambridgeshire fens was best thing I ever did 20 years ago. Slower pace of life beats the rat race any day. Love your videos me and the wife are addicted lol, just great and wholesome, always watch all the way through and give you a thumbs up! it's been great watching your channel grow!

[@butlersempire]

Thanks bud, Yes we moved out in 2000 and would never move back

[@mariajefferies8555]

👏🏼👏🏼One of the best vlogs ever 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Really well behaved children too👍🏼

[@chasmcl42]

Me and the Mrs went to London for the first time last October and we actually used that 50p toilet, brilliant video as usual guys, and its true we Scots are a friendly bunch 👍👍

[@julieannekiely2857]

What a great in sight To London well done martin and family delighted to see tracy and her children bless them, its a shame to see old buildings lost with new sky scrapers along side them best wishes to you all x julie

[@Getinthere95]

Hi Sharon and Martin as always fantastic vlog and a massive thank you for remembering to put the birthday wishes at the end. ❤❤❤❤

[@butlersempire]

Our pleasure!

[@butlersempire]

We would have said it but we'd finished making the video.

[@Christine-il8nm]

Thx for taking us out for the day enjoyed it very much ...awesome family ❤

[@butlersempire]

Our pleasure!

[@Captain._Phil]

Thanks for showing your journey to London. As I've never been, its great to see. Enjoying your trips.😀

[@kevinwoodruff8994]

What a fantastic video thoroughly enjoyed it Martin Sharon and family👍

[@jayneegan373]

Brilliant video sharon n martin ,thankyou ,and tracey and kids xxx

[@ChristineHaywood-d9j]

A great tour. Lovely to see Tracy and the children. XX

[@Ocean348]

Love the channel … popped up and now catching up on your journeys. York was amazing . Sharon shivered when she went into Margaret clitheroes house… I will say that I went to York and went to the house … around 20 years ago and as I stepped inside I got an overwhelming feeling of peace and calm , it has since become a shrine as it wasn’t then it was an empty room. Took me back a bit when Sharon shivered 👌🏼👍🏼

[@mikechunter1099]

Only the UK and it's gormless authorities are hell bent on destroying the past and our wonderful heritage I'm afraid. Other countries seem to value their past and achievements. The towers of glass and steel ate quite monstrous in my view and a l think the construction more responsible for subsidence and damage to the old buildings than climate change is. I'd planned to visit London when I retired a little while back but, like Martin I cannot do with all the herding people about and pushing and a shoving. The prices are quite eye watering too. Tracey did so well keeping the children together and being so calm. The Butlers have wonderfully behaved grandchildren and it's so good that they are encouraged to have a try at everything, none of this faddy eaters rubbish. Further more-- how dare anyone have a strop at the Matriarch- Sharon on the train down!! Who? Where? The Empire will get them!!

[@carolmakin8075]

Still binge watching and that was a very busy interesting video, Tracy and the kids are so lovely.

[@denisebeesley-js6ee]

Very interesting loved it all and as usual I enjoyed the trip. Lovely family. ❤

[@butlersempire]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Denise27_27]

Well it's 40 years since I went to London and boy has it changed for the worst. I prefer the old buildings. Loved the church and the spiral column. Wasn't keen on the busy streets either. But all in all it was brilliant to see London again. Thank you for letting us share your day x 💕💕💕

[@Denise27_27]

@dougaldouglas8842 I don't think that I would like it now lol

[@ohthechitchat]

​@dougaldouglas8842average house price a million for a two bed, so I don't think your comment has much foundation.

[@mogtim]

You're probably my age, my dad used to take my brother and me around London in the 60s and in the 70s and 80s I found myself working there. I hate the new skyline in London and everywhere! On a lighter note I'm watching you on holiday in Croatia and all the KZbin ads are coming up in Croatian for a change. Love the Vlogs and Tracy's nice too!

[@annerosson4730]

A superb video Martin and your commentary was brilliant.l felt sad when so much of London wasn’t as you remembered it but I felt glad for you when you were crossing the bridge,seeing traitors gate,the Monument and of course the ancient church.History means a lot to you and we love to hear you tell it.

[@butlersempire]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mrsgab56gillianbates45]

Being disabled and not leaving the house these videos are a life line to me being able to see what is going on in the world today thank you thank you thank you gillian

[@yvonnekeegan573]

Just watching this. You and Sharon are great, so funny too. Lovely family. Cheered me up.

[@zoewheeler9857]

Another lovely video really enjoyed your outing out in London lovely to see Tracey and the kids on the trip aswell, sign of the times though with all the changes going on, I live 20-30 minutes from London not visited for awhile though xx

[@monicaskierski9697]

Thanks for taking us viewers on a trip to London , on my Birthday. 🎉 Love your trips , thanks again. Blessings to all you good people.

[@butlersempire]

Our pleasure!

[@zenadoyle5566]

Fantastic journey thank you made my day as lm disabled my roving days are over,but yes l remember when London wasn’t spoilt.WTH being nearly 80 lovely memories.XX.

[@PamB677]

Hi family I’m a London lady it’s not all bad in this beautiful city .. next time use the Uber Boat up the Thames seeing the History of the Thames .. Greenwich Pie Mash Goddard’s .. London Life Thanks for sharing x

[@butlersempire]

Thanks for the tips!

[@beverleyringe7014]

What a very enjoyable video of London, thanks to you Martin Sharon and family.. very expensive things are.

[@butlersempire]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Phil-1969]

Great video Martin, London and the rest of the uk has changed so much over the last 30 years , I wonder around my home town and think am I in the right country, no one speaks English, Bring back Maggie thatcher and Basil faulty 🇬🇧

[@walkingtalkingfoodies8627]

Great people to watch 😊😊😊

[@markeastwood14]

I enjoyed that alot , thanks all of you

[@KathleenOsborne-et1dp]

Thanks

[@butlersempire]

Thank you so much Kathleen

[@simonbaker5972]

Your best video yet! Martin, your brilliant at explaining things! Your grandchildren will always remember this! What a treat, pie mash and liquor. Only us Londoners truly know its the food of the gods! 😁 As the saying goes, you can take the boy out of London, but you can't take London out of the boy! When I was a kid, I loved going to London on my own on a Red Bus Rover ticket. Loved the Natural History museum and the science museum. Often I'd go to Hamleys to play on the games. I'm mid fifty now, so all but memories!

[@butlersempire]

Thank you so much Simon😁

[@glynisherridge4839]

Hi Sharron and Martin and Tracy and family x

[@butlersempire]

Hello Glynis👋

[@glendaanderson8627]

That was a great watch. We've never been there, we live in Scotland but it was interesting. Please tell Tracey the kids are an absolutely credit to her, so well behaved and well mannered. A great day out for them too away from the technology!!!

[@mamnan8953]

The thing is European cities were rebuilt just as they were after the 2nd world war Dresden, Berlin, cities in Poland they were all rebuilt replicas of how they looked before the bombing. Britain changed for ever. Such a shame.we will be losing our identity and lose our accents soon. Love you guys a true authentic British close family perfect

[@hollyr.2846]

As usual, a wonderful history lesson from Martin and superb day out with the family which I thoroughly enjoyed from beginning to end as it's about 20 years since I went to London. We see everything, road names, train times, cost of meals, shops...the lot. I can't think of a better vlog anywhere in any country. Butlers Empire is a 5 star vlog which has everything. Thanks a million 💐

[@paullawrence8572]

We're cockneys but we wouldn't want to go back there neither Martin! We're going to miss the Lovely Tracy & family when they go back! Great vid guys! ❤

[@butlersempire]

Totally agree

[@triciawhite8119]

Thank you for a really interesting insight into this part of London and I do agree with you that the old buildings are getting lost amongst all the new skyscrapers. Your grandchildren are delightful too, lovely to see them.

[@butlersempire]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@davestatham812]

Never tried Londons pie and mash, i know you love good food, so it must be good, just doesn't look the best, great video again guys, top stuff, 👍🏻❤

[@stephanieboond1564]

Hi Sharon Martin Tracy and children..your video was excellent and very interesting indeed..I have Never Been to London..it was good to see the tower and bridge it sure was worth watching this video. I would just like to say to you Martin and Sharon a huge THANK YOU BOTH for all of your hard work that goes into the makings of each of your videos, for our entertainment..my sister (Sharon powers) told me about your channel and I haven't stopped watching the videos since..again I THANK YOU BOTH.xx ❤️❤️

[@butlersempire]

Thanks so much Stephanie

[@janicecox1143]

they used to have live eels in the window many years ago love pie and mash and proper liquor

[@debradickson7816]

We mainly went to Cooke’s Pie n Mash shop in Dalston opposite Ridley Road Market and they had eels outside slithering on a ledge attached to the shop window. My Nan loved Jellied eels 🤢 not for me though prefer pie n mash & liquor. We also went to Manze’s in Chapel Street market Islington or Manze’s in Walthamstow Market.

[@alandykes2519]

Great video again Martin loved it 👍👍👍👍

[@sheilagarrido8204]

That's really interesting Martin. All your knowledge about the construction of the bridge. Thank you.😊❤

[@butlersempire]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@karenclancey2557]

Excellent thank you for the tour of London . You are a lovely family.❤️❤️🤩

[@butlersempire]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@yolandatubin8126]

I read somewhere the pie shop closing hope not!! Great video….

[@peterdaley5217]

This is like a bit of fresh air , watching the family.

[@eileenkillen1481]

Best show in the world. Love you and your family. ❤️🙏🇮🇪

[@butlersempire]

Thank you so much Eileen😁

[@carolinechaney3287]

Lovely video of a lovely family day out. I love Tracy's dress. Is it a Liberty by any chance as it looks like it. x

[@rosenamarshall5502]

Great video . I was born in Kennington I went back to my old street for a look after 62 years ! I used to have pie and mash down Lambeth walk as a child . I went to manzies too when I went back to be honest the taste was not as good as I remember as a child most use dry parsley now days fresh parsley is so much better which I’m sure they used many years ago .

[@butlersempire]

Thanks for sharing

[@claire.cnf1984]

Absoutely loved watching this thankyou for taking us around with ya 😊

[@butlersempire]

My pleasure 😊

[@geoffcrisp7225]

Martin, How I agree with you totally about the changing face of London and our country. Baby boomers born and brought up in NW London until early 70's when we moved out to Nth Herts. Best thing we ever did. I continued to work into London for short periods until 2000's and across East Anglia and saw it change for the worse. Even the leafy middle class suburbs I knew have declined and now look tatty. Our heritage and buildings have been destroyed and pushed aside in the name of big business. Instead tall buildings should have been confined to areas such as Docklands, just like in Paris where there is little high rise in the centre. Your family and grandchildren are a credit to you both, well behaved and a pleasure to watch and I guess take out on excursions. Both my wife and I enjoy all your various videos and travelogues. Keep up the good work in The Wolds. Kindest regards Geoff C East Sussex

[@butlersempire]

Thank you so much Geoff😁

[@jennifermharvey9882]

Kids are so well behaved

[@trixieb4501]

Another very interesting video from you both!👍🏼

[@debsmostexcellentadventure5353]

This got be my fav of your videos loved it debs xx

[@butlersempire]

Glad you enjoyed it Debs

[@debsmostexcellentadventure5353]

@@butlersempire i done the same with my children,i remember taking my youngest to london to show her some punk shops and clubs.i spent 4 hours trying to show her BOY shop,only to finally find out it closed 20 years ago 😁 debs xx

[@paula-di8fw]

Great video😊 great Family 😊

[@butlersempire]

Thank you so much 😀

[@derbyjohn972]

Cracking family vlog Martin amazing tour 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@florence1395]

Stayed at Grantham as a teenager & was so bored lol 😂 I still love London, Covent Garden & Piccadilly 💛

[@janispope4295]

Obviously London lost a lot of its History in the Blitz which is part of the reason why Cities like Paris look more cohesive/ beautiful, plus it has built up slowly, largely keeping the original road structure even after the Great Fire, whereas Medieval Paris was flattened by Haussmann (I am not a Londoner but feeling a bit defensive! 😀). But I agree decades of planning since has been so badly done, many parts have been ruined, the buildings won’t last, always about the money. Glad you got to see some of the Roman history which has lasted, there is quite a lot in the Square Mile. Great place to do some church crawling in. Great Vlog, thanks for sharing. Also Museum of London Docklands good free place to take kids.

[@janispope4295]

@dougaldouglas8842 I went to Paris a few years ago, a lot of organised walking tours so I guess it was just the best bits. It’s obvious from the news that however it looks, that the city has problems. I lived in London over twenty years ago after Uni but realised it is only a nice place to live for those with the good fortune to have a home in a nice area. Still enjoy visiting, there is so much history still.

[@Susan-kd3rv]

There was a manze pie mash shop in Walthamstow e17 but it shut down about 3 yrs ago , I thought there’s was only that one , I loved that pie mash shop .

[@mjwilliamsb2676]

Tower blocks are everywhere now - I live in West London,and i fyou drive up the A40 into town, there are masses of towers all close together, hideous 40 or 50 floors and more structures and they're building yet more... we all hate them. And the worst thing is, they are the highest polluting form of building, they only last 50 to 60 years and will need to be demolished at that point. Which might not be a bad thing, as it goes, maybe they;ll build something more in keeping with old London, something more attractive for people to live in.

[@lyndaholmes7293]

What a brilliant vlog the tour of church and cript was great love this sort of vlog

[@bararabutler1720]

Loved seeing your London day with famiky ❤

[@butlersempire]

Thank you 😊

[@annreeman7386]

Great video loved looking around London but have to say would never want to live there, nice to go for a visit but even better to go home , thanks for taking us with. 😊

[@sheilagarrido8204]

Ohhhh Thank you for this Folks, I love London.❤ what memories😊❤. Tracy look sooooo much like Sharon. Lovely girl 🎉.

[@butlersempire]

Glad you enjoyed it Sheila.

[@sharonlyon5827]

Once again , great video, lovely to see you all having a good day out😊 x

[@butlersempire]

Thanks so much 😊

[@janetpark5306]

I live near Durham snd its all ruined thete too now. It used to be a lovely historical city. With the Cathedral and the Castle. The River. The oldie oldie, cobble streets, But they are now surrounded by new builds. Shopping centre car parks, flats galore!.. such a shame Loved the video. Thank you ❤xx

[@happy_clouds]

Hi Sharon and Martin great vlog cant go to London without having a good ol traditional pie and mash Manze pie and mash is the better shop. London has great history and architecture that wont change, but London people have changed some what. Not many cockneys left now, that was their grub pie and mash 🙂🍽

[@radaring]

I love the auto generated subtitles... we had a biomass in Saturn (pie & mash in Sutton)

[@butlersempire]

lol, yes they are funny.

[@angelaward3455]

Nice tour round the parts of London looking at tower gate, and other places near by that your filmed.

[@butlersempire]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@marcuswhitmore6622]

Thanks for taking us with you on your trip to London. 😊

[@butlersempire]

Glad you enjoyed

[@shedend3066]

Whilst a lot you say is true re architecture (far,far to many glass high rise buildings - look at the disaster down the Thames from Waterloo to Wandsworth) London is still a brilliant place to live - I’ll never leave, as Londoners we know where to go and not go and avoid the tourists. There are still loads of free places to go to and not everyone rips you off. As for the noise I love it the countryside is far too quiet. Brilliant as usual keep up the good work

[@JohnLarge-ld1cq]

Was in London 3 weeks ago for the first time in 15 years I found it overwhelming and much too busy. But London is London and if you want it , you have to pay for it. Thanks again for a really nice video we enjoy them immensely.

[@butlersempire]

Totally agree

[@janispope4295]

There is a hidden chimney on the bridge, looks like a light with the top missing, from when the guards in guard room below used a fire, before the clean air act.

[@suestevens342]

Nice 💖 to see children doing so much walking around London lots of kids don't like Walking down the road need to go in that car .what a lovely day out 😊

[@toniswift6058]

Hi Martin, Sharon and family. I still live here. Like you Martin, I remember doing Monument on a school trip. I am slightly older but it was free and I have always remembered the three hundred and eleven steps. I remember getting to the top and seeing vast views. Glad you guys didn't pay and get cheated over that, it would have spoilt your memory of a time when there were views. Take care guy's. x

[@butlersempire]

Thank you so much

[@robertbarnier45]

Memories of London for me. Thanks. Aussie Bob 😊

[@mazzarouni5608]

Triple pie! A food warrior.

[@ponyboycurtis9345]

Quadrupling

[@chriskeller4563]

Martin certainly loves his food ,as i do .i remember pie mash an liquor when i worked in Dalston in the 80s 😊mmmmm

[@tollmart]

Absolutely brilliant thank you very much for making this

[@sandrawells4010]

Thank you so much sharon tracey& martin another brilliant vlog,so interesting i loved it. How good are the children.a credit to tracey.❤

[@frankiebye]

Really enjoyable video. I'm from South East London, if you're ever back in the area go to Baldwins in Walworth Road (SE17) home of Sarsparella. Its a health food shop that's been there for decades, I'm 60 and I used to go there as a kid. You can buy it by the pint and its like a pub. In East Street market (The Lane) they sell it hot in the winter. If you're ever in Greenwich go to Goddards for Pie n mash, really good. You can then catch the riverboat to Westminster. Really different seeing London from the river, beautiful. Health & Happiness to you & your family 👍💯

[@butlersempire]

Thank you so much Frankie😁

[@williamkennedy2902]

Great video.. really enjoyed this one ..

[@FranLuckyflute]

A quarry from Cornwall supplied the granite stone for Tower bridge

[@francisraffle2948]

Martin all the new building won't last as long as the old buildings I love looking at old buildings as it puzzles me how they lifted the bricks or sandstone up to and half the old buildings were so ornate the new buildings will be hone jn about 30 years as they do not have thd footing as the old ones .I've only been to London once and its far too busy for me love fran xxx

[@jennymatthews4901]

Missed the start so watching again

[@randomgameplay9950]

Your daughter is so rite about manners dropping from Scotland to England...my sister stays in Oxford originally from Scotland...manners cost nowt!!