The reason why those Stormtroopers are running along the platform, is because they've just heard that due to a signal failure at West Hampstead there are severe delays to all Jubilee Line destinations, and they need to take the DLR instead...
@KENKENNIFF3 жыл бұрын
Hope they are smart enought not to go straight to the Canary Wharf DLR and head off to West Ferry instead
@actuallypaulstanley3 жыл бұрын
KENKENNIFF ha, those that know, know!
@kaitlyn__L3 жыл бұрын
@@KENKENNIFF that’s a good tip. I, a mere tourist, made that exact mistake.
@rjjcms1 Жыл бұрын
Does that entail going through that kaleidoscopic tunnel seen at 5:50 here?
@krisstopher8259 Жыл бұрын
imagine sitting on the tube and when it stops, a hundred stormtroopers enter the train. lmao
@richardmcgowan63833 жыл бұрын
In 1992, when it was all brand new, I went to Canary Wharf just to see it. It was the depths of the recession and I had read that the top floor of the tower was open as a tourist attraction - the owners were that desperate. We went on a week day, but It turned out you could only visit at weekends. The security guard on the ground floor growled at us apparently without irony, "During the week, this is a busy international office development." We were the only people there. Ir was silent and empty.
@highpath47763 жыл бұрын
i have unused tickets for ascending one canada square, the option was withdrawn after the IRA bomb a bit further along the DLR route (South Quay?) When it was difficult to let One Canada Square the windows were lit in assorted colours and patterns in the winter nights, have some photos somewhere I took when passing the place.
@richardmcgowan63833 жыл бұрын
@@highpath4776 shame you never got up there. I made it some of the way up a few years later. A friend of mine wa a summer intern at the Daily Telegraph and she invited me for lunch in their canteen there. The view was spectacular even though we weren't at the top. I was curious because I had passed by the consruction site in 1989 when I was doing a GCSE geography project about the LDDC. It was a big hole in the ground at that time. Then when the tower went up, you could see It from my home in north London. It was taller than Muswell Hill, and It seemed to follow us around the locality. Whenever you looked south, there ir was. It was a bit like the beginning of Yellow Submarine, when the submarine starts stalking Ringo..
@highpath47763 жыл бұрын
@@richardmcgowan6383 Quite a reference point from my view across the Roding in Barking (which is closer admittedly)
@CorvoFG3 жыл бұрын
“But a consortium of Banks approached the London Docklands Development Corporation in a dark alley one evening with a massive wedge of rolled up £50’s...”
@bigblue69173 жыл бұрын
Wasn't that their holiday money. When I say holiday money I mean their long weekend in the Seychelles money. If it was their real holiday money they could have bought the Isle of Dogs outright.
@eattherich92153 жыл бұрын
'But a consortium of Banks approached the London Docklands Development Corporation in a dark alley one evening' with an offer they couldn't refuse.
@TheGKFront3 жыл бұрын
But a consortium of powerful people known as the Cabal approached the London Docklands Development Corporation in a secret location off the grid and stroke a deal before Reddington could have intervened.
@devil-sad3 жыл бұрын
Interestingly the Canary Wharf estate is considered to be private property, currently owned by Qatar if I remember rightly. There are little signs near the bus stops reminding people they can be removed at any time by the Wharf's private security guards...
@uktony15253 жыл бұрын
Retired 10 years ago but still wake up at 5.00am as I did for 34 years in order to catch the 06.05am train into London and four the last ten years into Canary Wharf. Nice video as always. Your snippets of transport in London are always informative and entertaining.
@sunscream45253 жыл бұрын
After discovering that one of the scenes from Rogue One was filmed at Canary Wharf, I now have a mental picture of Star Wars shenanigans going on while a line of bankers in pinstripe suits and bowler hats silly walk their way home in the background. Hey, it's not the daftest thing in Star Wars.
@chalayan3 жыл бұрын
oh I didn't know that... which scene was that?
@jabciuthehut3 жыл бұрын
A few weeks ago they also filmed for one of the new Disney+ Star Wars shows at Crossrail Place!
@thegrowl22103 жыл бұрын
@@jabciuthehut Which one?
@jabciuthehut3 жыл бұрын
@@thegrowl2210 Andor
@fathobbit61603 жыл бұрын
I love Canary Wharf. It’s like a financial services amusement park. I like travelling there on all the transport options including river bus to Canary Wharf Quay. Thanks for posting the interesting video.
@noisytim3 жыл бұрын
You're the first person on youtube, where i'm happy they got a sponsor! You even introduced them in an non-abnoxious way!
@paulqueripel34933 жыл бұрын
Have you seen mapmen? People comment on the adverts at the end of the video, so they stay and watch them.
@johnclark27512 жыл бұрын
After my first trip on the Elizabeth Line the other day, I got lost walking from Canary Wharf (Elizabeth Line) to Canary Wharf (Jubilee Line) - I hadn't realised there were two separate stations!😄
@caesar77343 жыл бұрын
3:56 If anyone is wondering, this is a grey wagtail.
@Larry3 жыл бұрын
You definietley should consider doing a series on future stations, you can even come back to them a few years later with updates/progression and comparisons to what was initially planned Etc. Especially places like Euston. They're removing entire streets for its extension.
@snubby46243 жыл бұрын
Obligatory Hello youuuuu.....
@JagoHazzard3 жыл бұрын
There are some I’ve been looking into...
@neilthehermit46553 жыл бұрын
Brilliant idea.
@lordgemini23763 жыл бұрын
@@JagoHazzard Barking Riverside, New DLR Station near Canning Town, Overground station in New Bermondsey, Old Oak Common and so on. So many options!
@neilbain87363 жыл бұрын
That's a very good idea. So obvious when you think about it (which means I didn't). And there is such a lot being removed for the new Euston too.
@simonwinter88393 жыл бұрын
Back in the 1990s I used to drive buses numbered in the "D" series, D being for docklands of course. An old east end Jewish chap who had lived in the east end long before the redevelopment of the area used to be a regular passenger, sorry customer, of mine. I asked him what he thought of the docklands light railway and he replied " well,it's alright for running up and down Brighton beach I suppose ". This being a reference to Volkes Electric Railway that does indeed run along along the promenade at Brighton. For anyone that's interested the buses I drove were operated by Kentish bus which had been London Country South East. London Country had been split into geographical sections so as to be easier to sell off after deregulation of the bus industry. Kentish bus was absorbed by what is now Arriva. I now work for Hackney Community Transport driving the N26 night bus from Trafalgar Square to Chingford. Excellent video, cheers Jago.
@simonwinter88393 жыл бұрын
@@MyRackley Why is the DLR not a light railway? Isn't the clue in it's title? It certainly looks light compared with National rail.
@kapparomeo3 жыл бұрын
"Not even the strangest thing I've seen on the Jubilee Line" - don't play coy, JH!
@davidw15183 жыл бұрын
Yes, do tell!
@CorvoFG3 жыл бұрын
I moved to London in 1997 and one of the first things I ever saw on the Jubilee line was a Drag Queen, fully done up with make-up and a ball gown. Wearing a Vivienne Westwood crown. At lunchtime, on a Tuesday. Over the years, even that has slipped way down the “crazy stuff you see on the tube” rankings
@michaeldwyer33523 жыл бұрын
bankers don't lose their shirts (4.45), they lose other people's shirts.
@rogink3 жыл бұрын
I think it was the developers who lost their shirts. They went bust not long after it opened.
@neilforbes4163 жыл бұрын
They were going to call the station "Isle Of Dogs" (5:00) but went 'bark' on the idea as it was a bit 'ruff'! LOL
@ReddoFreddo3 жыл бұрын
That would've been a much cooler name
@adamcrofts583 жыл бұрын
Well I remember travelling to Canary wharf to sort a contract out, it was my first time on a train without a driver. Slightly unnerving but fun. Thanks.
@tylero85953 жыл бұрын
Must be Saturday and midnight here in Vancouver. Oh yeah, it is. British time again.
@mattscudder19753 жыл бұрын
The world runs off British time, GMT mate. 😳🤔😂
@CravenBC243 жыл бұрын
I used to work on the 47th floor of 1 Canada Square. Fantastic views over Greenwich and City Airport. When planes took off they appeared to be heading straight for the tower before veering away - and this was after 9-11, so scary!
@chriswareham3 жыл бұрын
Similar thing for the Gherkin - planes approaching City airport would fly straight towards the building, then turn 90°. Hated working in that building for many reasons, but that was the worst one.
@cheeksgt3 жыл бұрын
I looking forward to non essential travel opening up again, I can wait to travel to the “big smoke” to explore all the things Jago has shown us during these lockdowns...
@alexandraclement14563 жыл бұрын
Agreed there needs to be a Jago tour once this pandemic is over.
@oc2phish073 жыл бұрын
@@alexandraclement1456 I have this great mental image of Jago leading a tour, with his umbrella raised so no-one in the group loses sight of him, and 104,000 dedicated followers hanging on his every word walking around London. I would love to join a JagoTour.
@XalphYT3 жыл бұрын
@@oc2phish07 Please be reasonable. Jago would divide the 104-thousand of us likely into two or possibly three separate tour groups.
@marthalauren8583 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your using the correct plural, Canarys Wharf
@jmtubbs16393 жыл бұрын
So what is the correct plural of Canary Island?
@marthalauren8583 жыл бұрын
@@jmtubbs1639 Don't be silly, there's only one
@pw703 жыл бұрын
The descriptive plural of the three railway stations with the same name in the district is the "Canary Wharf railway stations." Just like the descriptive plural of the eight railway stations on the peninsula is the "Isle of Dogs railway stations." Terribly sorry but the current English languages do not provide a shorter way.
@jmtubbs16393 жыл бұрын
@@pw70 That is what I would do yes. I think Mr H was just being playful.
@assortedpov3 жыл бұрын
Why Canarys and not Canaries?
@mickd69423 жыл бұрын
Worked on security on the big pointy building on a floor that was being fitted out for some banking firm , we had an over weight Irish supervisor who was tyrant , when the lifts broke down he waited we took the stairs up about forty odd floors , it was party time feet up on desks brews all night music full blast and doing diddly squat knowing he couldn’t do anything about it as he was stuck in reception , another time when state street bank were moving in they were handing out handfuls of the best sandwiches I’ve ever had , one of the fitted book cases that ran from floor to ceiling had been pushed under a ceiling light and had been smouldering away for hours , found it before it burst into flames but it had burnt almost through the hard wood top with no sign of anything wrong on the under side , no smell no smoke nothing apart from the a tiny patch of blackening , think that was around the 37th floor , happy times , used to take a radio scanner to work on nights , the radio reception on the upper floors was unbelievable , signals coming in from all over the place.
@SingaporeSkaterSam3 жыл бұрын
The Bob Hoskins movie The Long Good Friday gives you a good feel of what the area was like in 1980.
@cargy9303 жыл бұрын
Yep, Helen Mirren and Charlie from Casualty were always hanging around the place!
@BarryAllenMagic3 жыл бұрын
Not to mention a good insight into the U.S. corruption and back-handers that went on......albeit Lehman Brothers weren't mentioned directly!
@brettpalfrey46653 жыл бұрын
Also several episodes of the Sweeney were filmed in the derelict Docklands, in the mid 70s
@BarryAllenMagic3 жыл бұрын
@@brettpalfrey4665 Some were indeed Brett. The shoot-out over at a derelict St. Katherines Dock was certainly more realistic than the terrible fake Aussie accents of Patrick Mower and George Layton. They were woeful!
@brettpalfrey46653 жыл бұрын
@@BarryAllenMagic LOL..thats being kind!!
@simonwinter88393 жыл бұрын
I am a London bus driver and we are regularly asked to carry Docklands Light Railway over the radio as the DLR frequently brakes down .When they have fixed it we get a clearance call. One day the controller said" Docklands Light Railway are pleased to announce that they have found a tanner (an old disused coin worth 2.5p)for the meter and got it going again so no more tickets to be accepted on the DLR.
@gospelman72223 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of our old friends the Gascoignes, Bob and Penny. I'll get me coat and see myself out...
@simonwinter88393 жыл бұрын
@@gospelman7222 The original host of university challenge (before Jeremy Paxman) was a certain Bamber,Tanner for the meter,Gas coin ! Get my coat while you're getting yours please !!
@matthew-Williams3 жыл бұрын
I do love the sound that the Jubilee line train makes when leaving the station, its so unique.
@donmazzia58563 жыл бұрын
Oh boy, thank you. 'Nother thing to help my picture of 'B-4'!
@beeble20033 жыл бұрын
All trains powered by three-phase motors sounds like that. There are plenty of them above ground, too.
@simonwinter88393 жыл бұрын
@@beeble2003 I don't think they make quite the same unique sound the Jubilee line trains make.If I was blindfolded I would be able ,in a test,to pick it out.
@kavorkaa3 жыл бұрын
As a Canary Islander myself,born and bred,im happy we went from bananas to three stations and counting
@adonaiyah21963 жыл бұрын
How is it possible for one to be born in the docks do you mean you're from millwall or north of the isle of dogs and what do you think of the development of the are, fast or slow, shocking or predictable
@kavorkaa3 жыл бұрын
@@adonaiyah2196 im from the Canaries,the islands off the coast of Africa,not from the Docklands
@channelsixtysix0663 жыл бұрын
"three stations and counting" - Exactly. Why stop at three?
@lordgemini23763 жыл бұрын
@@channelsixtysix066 Crossrail 3 proposals say hi
@MattUK363 жыл бұрын
In fact bananas, tomatoes and amazing Canarian wine
@susiewickham99903 жыл бұрын
My brother was one of the civil engineers tasked with keeping Big Ben steady while they tunnelled the Jubilee line tunnels below. 🚆
@simonwinter88393 жыл бұрын
Yes,it didn't chime once. (Big Ben ,to the uninitiated, is the name of the bell in the Elizabeth tower that used to be be called St.Stephens tower . The bell was named after Benjamin Hall,the chief of works on the Palace of Westminster building project, the Palace of Westminster being the official name for The Houses of Parliament).
@highpath47763 жыл бұрын
He had to hold his hands up to that when asked.
@channelsixtysix0663 жыл бұрын
@@highpath4776 Hmmm, who held Ben's donger?
@channelsixtysix0663 жыл бұрын
Susie, from what I remember reading about that, it was a very delicate operation, going under the clock tower.
@susiewickham99903 жыл бұрын
@@channelsixtysix066 it always made for interesting chatter over a coffee. 😀
@Bobby-uv1xf3 жыл бұрын
Great memories of the Jubilee line extension being built, I was one of the "Test Train Operators" going on to work at North Greenwich . Believe me the inner workings of some of the Stations are unbelievable. GOOD TIME'S
@GWJUK3 жыл бұрын
I still can’t quite believe the JLE is 21 years old. I remember watching cab view rides on the internet before it opened which must have been quite a thing in its self and only capable on the work PC.
@trickygoose23 жыл бұрын
That's about 10 years older than I would have guessed. In my head it was still quite new when the 2012 Olympics took place!
@1963TOMB3 жыл бұрын
I remember working all hours to meet the opening deadline: my most memorable job was to test that the correct alarms were present when the floodgates at Canning Town Portal were opened and closed : I wonder if they have ever been needed for real? No-one would believe me that the end of the century wasn't until the end of the year 2000 and that we had another year to complete the job and hence earn another years worth of money: thanks Prince!!!
@ainsleyharriott22093 жыл бұрын
Every shot in this feels very nostalgic as I lived and worked there for 3 years. Would definitely consider moving back someday. It’s a nice area for morning runs.
@joethebrowser27433 жыл бұрын
Why move then?
@ainsleyharriott22093 жыл бұрын
My new job was too far to comfortably commute to so I moved to West London
@joethebrowser27433 жыл бұрын
@@ainsleyharriott2209 OK. So you still live in London. 👍🏻
@joethebrowser27433 жыл бұрын
@@ainsleyharriott2209 is that you in the picture? Only the name don't quite fit face.
@ainsleyharriott22093 жыл бұрын
Yeah I have the same first name as the chef and people have called me it so I made it the username 🍲👌
@Peasmouldia3 жыл бұрын
This area conforms most to the futuristic predictions of my youth. Back in the mid sixties you could go on a pleasure boat trip round the mostly abandoned docks from St Catherine's dock and up to the Victoria and Albert docks, which I think still had a few working wharfs. Some of my school mates dads were dockers. My good spar Sid Saunders house was a wildlife refuge for exotic animals his dad had brought home from work. Tree frogs, tarantulas and even a python. The former dock area now looks like a sci-fi movie set to me now.. Thanks JH.
@mdhazeldine3 жыл бұрын
You mean it actually IS a sci-fi movie set?! Lol
@Peasmouldia3 жыл бұрын
@@mdhazeldineNote to myself: Never make a KZbin comment at 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning..
@caesar77343 жыл бұрын
4:11 Does anyone else really like that Jubilee Line whine?
@BrianSeaman3 жыл бұрын
Great film, as always. I've managed to get lost amongst the Canary Wharves skyscrapers a few times.
@ReddoFreddo3 жыл бұрын
I'm usually not a big fan of modern architecture (just a matter of taste) but the stations in this video are all really beautiful. Kind of cyberpunk like.
@matthewdunderdale86853 жыл бұрын
every time you mention the JLE opening in 1999... i am transported back to those 3 games in 10 days in May that year that made me a very very happy manchester united supporter...
@channelsixtysix0663 жыл бұрын
When it comes to station names, the imagination runs wild, doesn't it. Awww, how poetic, Jago. 06:30 That would warm the cockles of any railway enthusiast's heart.
@marienbad23 жыл бұрын
The quay to starting Sunday off well is a new Jago video and a coffee.
@Andrewjg_893 жыл бұрын
Loving the pun Jago. “Canary Wharves”. Brilliant video Jago. 😂😂
@jasperfk3 жыл бұрын
I used to work at The Parlour - a bar and restaurant right at the bottom of One Canada Square. One of my pet peeves is when people refer to that iconic building as ‘One Canary Wharf’! Drives me mad!
@oldskoolgooner3 жыл бұрын
Great vid ! I worked on the jubilee line Canary Wharf ! What the public see of the station is nothing ! It’s huge ! In depth and in length ! An amazing station !
@SuperCookiemonster693 жыл бұрын
Your video almost makes me miss travelling through one or more of the Canary Wharf stations a day.. almost
@alexw88673 жыл бұрын
I love Canary Wharf it’s like Venice and Hong Kong combined
@alexw88673 жыл бұрын
@Richard Joniec wow 22x is a lot u must have a lot of air miles 😂
@bwaw19723 жыл бұрын
Your videos are always a joy and a great way to start my Sunday.
@dtvfan243 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, Used to work at Sq Mile Canary Wharf and just love the foster partners made station. really loved working there
@elizabethspedding19753 жыл бұрын
A great way to start the day, coffee and your video.☕
@beeniemen3 жыл бұрын
The cross rail station is immense the best looking station I have ever seen and the public park is a jewel
@realisticmgmt3 жыл бұрын
Thank you NotJustBikes for introducing me to this most excellent channel! Cheers Jago, love the videos!
@ilkoconsult3 жыл бұрын
"Ahh now the biting make sense". Thanks for this detail explanation about fruiting period of the Wharves
@martinwtaylor3 жыл бұрын
"One or more Canaries Wharf" - LOL!
@ltankk Жыл бұрын
3:56 - that's a beautiful cute yellow birb 🐤
@PlanetoftheDeaf3 жыл бұрын
I really like both the current stations, both are nice bits of architecture. I worked in a lego building in Heron Quay in the late 90s just before the Jubilee Line extension opened, and the DLR by then was really struggling to cope with the passenger numbers, and was ridiculously overcrowded!
@aptenodytesUK3 жыл бұрын
It is correct to say that Canary Wharf was so named after it trade with the Canary Islands. But it is interesting that the Canary Islands name originated from Canis (Latin for dogs) and not the birds. Hence Canary Wharf on the Isle of Dogs is named after the Islands of Dogs
@highpath47763 жыл бұрын
@Ross Bourne I had a dog call Budgie
@maryapatterson3 жыл бұрын
@@highpath4776 😂🤣
@highpath47763 жыл бұрын
Norman Foster - wins award for designing holes
@strawhataddison3 жыл бұрын
That wasnt the strangest thing youve seen on the Jubilee line? Well what it then? :)
@PimStoit3 жыл бұрын
We need to know.
@usvalve Жыл бұрын
I think it was an advert for Memorex cassettes that said "even the bad times sound good". Well, with Jago, even the sponsors' messages, which usually drive me up the wall, sound good.
@stevesalvage10893 жыл бұрын
I do like the film shots here , must get down to see canary wharf , thanks for the education jago !!
@hyperdistortion23 жыл бұрын
Back in my days working in Canary Wharf (and thank you for this trip down memory lane, I could see my old office in a couple of shots!) I used both the open-at-time-of-filming stations as part of my commute. I’d arrive in the morning on the Jubilee Line, then leave in the evening via the DLR. Happy days... Excellent video as ever!
@highpath47763 жыл бұрын
but how did you get home - were you visiting someone who lived on the DLR?
@laszlokaestner57663 жыл бұрын
That Crossrail walkway is very trippy.
@Mettyunuabona_3 жыл бұрын
Finally expecting a Quays of Canary Video now! Always wondered why there are So many damn Stations in one small area;
@TheClunkingFist3 жыл бұрын
Awesome. I lived nearby in 1999 and saw the opening of the JLE. Magic. Also, the weekend closures of the DLR so that they could extend the platforms for longer trains.
@ttrjw3 жыл бұрын
I remember travelling on the DLR when it opened. Canary Wharf was closed. You'd stop at a station as discussed - and then move off again without the doors opening.
@timsully89583 жыл бұрын
Great stuff again. I worked at Harbour Exchange Square and thus used (old) South Quay daily in the mid 90s and even now it seems remarkable how the area has built up from where it was, not least since that South Quay is now technically an abandoned station! We still use this as a through route to Greenwich via Heron Quays and I must admit I do occasionally struggle to appreciate the scale of change even since 1995 when I went for my interview! (God, that suit was terrible 😞). I can recall when Heron Quays was of course open to the elements and pretty much Canary Wharf tube was just a big hole where they had dammed off the dock either side. It was amazing seeing that huge roof structure emerge rather like a big metal tiara bursting through the earth 🤣😅😅 It was still very much in its infancy as a place so it has been intriguing seeing it continue to develop 🤔👍🍻
@robertbutlin37083 жыл бұрын
Nice Grey Wagtail!
@moonsengineeringadventures6233 жыл бұрын
First time I was ever in the UK, this is where I left the underground man I was lost when I ended up in the mall ! especially after a 13 hour jet lag, the docklands museum is awesome ! I love the models and videos they have there !
@JagoHazzard3 жыл бұрын
I’m looking forward to going back there.
@lapiswake65833 жыл бұрын
I went to Canary Wharf tube a few years ago. I like collecting pictures of all the labyrinths (except West Acton and Victoria stations' labyrinths haven't reappeared after some work was carried out, and Ickenham's was also removed before the new footbridge started construction. And one of West Brompton's "no entry" signs from the one way system introduced recently was taped over the one there, so I don't have a clear pic of 127), but when I got to Canary Wharf, I couldn't see it. I had a big wander around, even walked all the way to the DLR station. But on my way back, I spotted it. You can see it, number 72/270, on this video at about 5:10 in, on a pillar on the left as you go down the escalators (which makes it face away from the ticket barriers, so not easily noticeable). I haven't done Canary Wharf DLR yet, although as above I've visited on foot, and I've been through on my way between Greenwich and Limehouse (the only 2 DLR stations I've actually done so far).
@michelleshaw3373 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see you do a video on the development of Canary Wharf as a real estate development. I seem to recall through the 90s it went through multiple iterations with some really ugly financial shenanigans going on. We heard about it in Canada mostly because of the involvement of people like Paul Reichmann, and a few others. The financial web associated with the development is itself a fascinating tangle.
@thirtychurchlane86713 жыл бұрын
Another great vid. I just moved out of London and I'm not missing being in those plague tunnels.
@anomalousoddity3 жыл бұрын
"you are the roof to my six platforms" hahahaha you wally
@JagoHazzard3 жыл бұрын
This is why I couldn’t find a publisher for my book of poetry.
@tezzo553 жыл бұрын
So Canary Warf Station was going to be called "I Love Dogs"
@n17hero3 жыл бұрын
Good to see Crossrail is becoming another option around there. When I was contracting in Canary Wharf about 10 years ago the Jubilee could be less than stable, or could get ridiculously over crowded. Taking the DLR south to join up with other routes often got me around the blockage. Always good to have options. Thankfully I've been working almost exclusively from my own office since that time and I'm so thankful I no longer have to commute. Getting to the Jubilee gates at Waterloo some mornings only to see people being "held" was always an oh no moment.
@richardavsmith3 жыл бұрын
I spent the whole episode thinking "will he say Canaries Wharf?" And you did not disappoint.
@hildaenjoyer88623 жыл бұрын
Your rise to power is a sight to behold.
@andrewholland13903 жыл бұрын
Ah One Canada Square, or the Torchwood Tower to those really in the know! :) So miss this place in a way, used to work at South Quay Plaza II during 2000-2005 so came in by DLR from Greenwich (later Gallions Reach) every day. Still miss the usual lunch choices: Sandwich Plus (both of them) between Crosshabour and South Quay and the awesome Tai Won Mein noodle bar outside Cutty Sark DLR. But my waistline doesn't miss them now! ;) Moved up north in 2005 and I'll never live in London again (born and bred in Greenwich) but yeah, do have a strangely fond affection for the Canary Wharf area, cold and unfeeling though it often is...
@craigr98813 жыл бұрын
Busiest station on the tube without a change. Canary Wharf, Jubilee Line.
@GothicHorror103 жыл бұрын
Gosh I was really on the ball with this one. Loving the videos as always!
@oc2phish073 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jago for yet another great video. Canary Wharf is a place I visit regularly at weekends where I indulge in my hobby of street photography. I notice that one contributor this morning says they find the area to be soulless. I could not disagree more. Apart from the amazing architecture, I have found there are many things of interest to see and enjoy. One of the best is surely the Crossrail Place Sky Garden with its abundant plant life and the restaurants. On one of the lower levels of Crossrail Place, on the Mall, are a good number of diverse eating places too with outside seating and a small canal which also has lots of plants growing, while inside you will find at least three pianos you can use, one of them VERY transport-related. A modern covered bridge over a ground level area of water features and modern art leading from Crossrail Place to No 1 Canada Square is imaginative. After crossing the South Quay footbridge you can see a group of quite old French vehicles in a small square off Admirals Way selling a range of foods and further down the Le Sorelle floating restaurant. There are usually lots of weird and wonderful ships moored here too, from ultra-modern to old sailing vessels. Surrounding the Canary Wharf Underground stations is Jubilee Park, a pleasant park with trees, modern art and a delightful water feature, great for summer picnics. The fountain and waterfalls in Cabot Square are soothing to sit and watch as are the illuminated acrylic benches that change colour in another small park off Upper Bank Street. To the north of the area is St Peters Barge, London’s Floating Church and the Museum of Docklands. If you throw in all the other places to eat and the huge underground shopping mall I believe anyone visiting will be well entertained. So, soulless? No, not in my opinion.
@highpath47763 жыл бұрын
Not soleless, Billingsgate market is nearby (for now). Not been to the area recently so crossrail place is new to me
@oc2phish073 жыл бұрын
@@highpath4776 "soleless" LMAO. Nice one.
@blyby3 жыл бұрын
Canary Wharf has my favourite station exit, when you go up on those escalators and you look up to see all the immense concrete giants around the glass dome it makes you feel a certain way, especially if you've lived in a small town or small country like me, also the walk from canary wharf to the more central touristy areas along the Thames is a strong recommend from me
@assortedpov3 жыл бұрын
I love the docklands museum (London's history fascinates me), used to go there sometimes when I lived in New Cross. Little wander through Crossrail Place roof garden whilst I was there. You could also complicate that list further with Crossharbour DLR station? Although it's not as close to Canary Wharf as those stations you mentioned - so realistically not where you'd be walking to if you were after a DLR service - but still what I consider walking distance.
@spewter3 жыл бұрын
Heron Quays is the thinking man's Canary Wharf DLR
@ashleyjarvis9543 жыл бұрын
Ahhh the office I used to work in...was there... but cant tell you which one.. may go back in a couple months! What surprises me about Canary Wharf is the positive write up from Jonathan Meades - maybe he was being ironic, but actually its a nice place to work.
@1974UTuber3 жыл бұрын
5:43 I really like this colourful tunnel. I am willing to bet if you ride your pushbike through there at moderate speed it looks like the infinity sequence from 2001 A Space Odyssey or the beginning of Doctor Who from the Colin Baker years
@tomasjones37553 жыл бұрын
Quite the duplicitous, or even triplicitous, tale
@batman513 жыл бұрын
As part of the Jubilee line extension deal LUL moved a 1000 staff to the building (including the development team) just outside the the western Underground entrance. In preparation for this I spent a lot of time there which was not great: no Jubilee Line and the DLR (only to Tower Gateway) stopped at 9 p.m and did not operate at weekends and so far as I recall, no buses either. The only catering was from a market stall in the Canada Tower foyer area. The wind was pretty well unbroken as there were few buildings (although you got better views than today). l later took part in the escalator testing at CW - about 100 of us formed a crocodile and marched up down the rows of escalators to test their ability to cope with various loadings. We only had a 10 year lease and had to move out at the end of that time. The building developed a crack in the entrance hall after the IRA bomb went off at South Quay next to a shop I often visited.
@poppedweasel3 жыл бұрын
Bankers' buildings being limited to 7 storeys high? There's a good plot for a Yes Minister episode.
@corinheathcote98683 жыл бұрын
Early London marathons ran around there show the change. It was easy to shut a road when no one used them, a specially on a Sunday morning.
@davidjames29103 жыл бұрын
Yes, I did the marathon in 1989 and the area was nearly empty. I appreciated the St John's volunteers who cheered us on because, for some way, there was nobody else.
@caileanshields45453 жыл бұрын
The JLE's station at Canary Wharf is perhaps my favourite modern station on the entire Underground. Never fails to impress. Top-shelf stuff as always, Jag. :)
@sirmeowthelibrarycat3 жыл бұрын
🤔 Would Westminster Station come close in architectural design?
@toni47292 жыл бұрын
Yes, I enjoy it actually. It looks a bit different since I lived in Bethnal Green back in 1965. I live in Oz now.
@Rogar03 жыл бұрын
I quite like Isle of Dog’s stations, It has a rather ‘nice smell’ to it; a Wag of a Tale! 🐕👍😎
@denisoleary53023 жыл бұрын
Another nice one Jago. It still amazes me every time I enter that cavernouse enterance. I can remeber the dock which used to be above it. As far as tube stations go, i doubt you could better it. ps not been on the Mosccow subway yet
@simonwinter88393 жыл бұрын
When the docks were operating there used to be a Lady of the night who was noted for her cav......I really shouldn't have bothered with this one !!
@ifaiful3 жыл бұрын
You could have mentioned; before Canary Wharf was built, the warehouses were used as storage for the props snd puppets of the satirical ITV series, Spitting Image.
@stevecooksley3 жыл бұрын
They're missing a trick not building a giant yellow skyscraper there that's bent in the middle. Also 3:27 noticed Bank was south of Tower Gateway on a map - artistic licence?
@neilforbes4163 жыл бұрын
Too many Canary Wharves? Probably because they were *cheep* to build! LOL
@hairyairey3 жыл бұрын
Shame that the Canaries are named after dogs and not the birds then. A common mistake.
@hairyairey3 жыл бұрын
@Ross Bourne Oh look there's even dogs on their coat of arms - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islands - you are right though the name is derived from Latin.
@scythal2 жыл бұрын
@@hairyairey In fact the name "Isle of Dogs" is similar to the Canary Islands' name origin "Islands of the Dogs"
@shrikelet3 жыл бұрын
Three Canaries Wharf? It's bananarchy.
@DrewsRailwayWorld3 жыл бұрын
Wow so many canaries, I'll have to tweet on that, and I am relieved (I think) that the name comes from it's connection with bendy yellow things rather than sweet little yellow birdies down mines, so glad I didn't slip up....ouch ...Drew
@highpath47763 жыл бұрын
Refering to JH Vid of April 1st, should said incidents occur here, would that have been Bannana Splits ?
@2H80vids3 жыл бұрын
I've only used the DLR station, and then only the once, but it's an imposing place. For some reason, it kind of reminds me of some of the German or Dutch suburban stations. It just doesn't look like a typical, suburban, London station.😁
@DaimlerSleeveValve3 жыл бұрын
The offices for the JLE project were placed at South Colonnade. Hint to staff: build a way to get to work.
@simonwhitlock91893 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jago, hope you are keeping well.
@Sckadoo3 жыл бұрын
oOoOoOo moving up in the world. Finally Squarespace sponsored!
@adamhenley82953 жыл бұрын
Used to go down to Canary Wharf twice a week for many years but never once used the main entrance. Came in on the dlr from bank and left on the jubilee line but entered via the shopping centre entrance near the back My employer at the time, Barclays, only moved into Canary Wharf after having signed the contract in early Sep 2001 and they couldn’t get out of the contract - the building had to be redesigned to withstand a plane crash
@SadaraDharmacari3 жыл бұрын
thanks for confirming the plural form of 'canary wharf'.
@BrakeTheGame3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video ❤
@emflower333 жыл бұрын
I did not know that Star Wars fact. One to tell my friends later! I also didn't realise there were initially other plans for the area. It is interesting to imagine how different it could have been with residential housing and light industry instead of grey skyscrapers. I'm pleased you mentioned the many DLR stations! I've always found it odd that they have so many. I'm sure the trains don't bother picking up speed, there's only one or two train lengths between each one! I would like to know: Did they purposefully build that many, or did the development change so they had to add them? Thanks for a great video!