What happened to Old London Bridge?

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Written and created by
JAY FOREMAN / jayforeman
PAUL KENDLER / kendlerpaul
Edited by
JAY FOREMAN
Director
JADE NAGI / jade_nagi
Director of Photography
PAUL KENDLER
Camera Assistants
PAUL CURRAN
URS ROBBE
King/horse
VIKTOR BATA
Lord Mayor
PAUL KENDLER
Watermen
NICK SIEPMANN / nsiepmann
AILSA MAINWARING
Robert Walpole
SOOZ KEMPNER / soozuk
Modern waterman
SELWYN FOREMAN
Robert P McCulloch
EWEN MACINTOSH / ewenmacintosh
Arizona Jay
ADAN HINOJOSA II / manic_socratic
Many thanks to the Church of St. Magnus the Martyr, City of London for letting us film their beautiful model of Old London Bridge. www.stmagnusmartyr.org.uk/
Thanks also to
DAVID and MARTIN CLARK for being church extras
SIMON VANS-COLINA for lending us his office
ED MOYE for lending us his dinghy.
'London Bridge And Rush Hour, 1968' licenced from British Pathe.

[@nozero1]

Not only is it untrue that the American tycoon "bought the wrong bridge", but he actively encouraged the untrue legend because he found it was increasing tourism around the bridge in its new place.

[@Hansuns]

That is exactly what I would say, if I bought the wrong bridge.

[@springle91]

@@Hansuns 😂😂

[@heatseeker5362]

Well it's not like he was a businessman for nothin'!

[@Deathmastertx]

sigma grindset

[@khadijahm8305]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZzHq4yHar17js0

[@davekirwin]

Love the staring reflection at 01:28 - this kind of detail is why I'm here for. And the facts, and the humour, and the history, and lovingly crafted video and the...alright, all of it.

[@Pribumi1]

You are very observant!

[@nathnolt]

@oh no wtf is this shit

[@marcos_vipets]

Fucking hell I wouldn't have seen it if I didn't read your comment lol Thanks

[@adewilliam9047]

@oh no reported!

[@sypialnia_studio]

amazing!

[@Gusburg]

Just realised his "reflection" at 1:23 is nodding along to him hahaha. so subtle I love it

[@seattletuttle]

Good catch!

[@luornu]

The thing that gets me about old london bridge was that it was dismantled only about 20 years before photography was invented. We were so close to having photographic documenation of it! Oh the sorrow!

[@user-ln2yx7pz4d]

Гравюры это достаточно компенсируют. А на фотографии его бы почти не было видно

[@poudink5791]

Why did you randomly reply in Russian? Clearly you understood the comment you were replying to, as the Google Translation of your comment shows you were answering it. You also didn't bring up a topic of particular interest to Russian-speaking peoples, or one particularly taboo to English-speaking peoples. Do you simply enjoy not being understood by the majority of this channel's predominently English-speaking audience?

[@jaskaranpabla4144]

Maybe he translated the comment to Russian on his side and then commented with Russian? It’s not that deep

[@deltap6967]

​@@poudink5791maybe he can't write in English and rely on the translate feature to fix any mistake or error

[@tuffandco3745]

There is a smaller version in the City of Bath, England, with shops on.

[@hierismail]

The inclusion of the person at 4:01 and them not getting ANY chance to speak is the funniest thing, imo. Jay doesn't upload often, but when he does, I KNOW it's going to be a treat!

[@MalcrowAlogoran]

I REALLY hope that wasn’t the real head of that company.

[@iz723]

@@MalcrowAlogoran I really hope it was

[@Macarite]

I think he's some sort of Mayor by the looks of his Livery Collar

[@GussDeBlod]

@@iz723 It's Selwyn Foreman, and google tells me he's from the Putney Rotary Club

[@Chris_Cross]

The best part of the joke is the three bridges in the background lol

[@StollBrownless]

I discovered this series when episode 10 was already out, thinking it would never return again. BUT YES! Unfinished London returned and I’m delighted by this new episode of the living series! Keep it up!

[@AxxLAfriku]

i noticed im da man around here on youtube gagagagag

[@almightys5436]

same

[@nathnolt]

@Never gonna give you up 😂 wtf is this shit

[@nathnolt]

@oh no wtf is this shit

[@Laittth]

Turns out unfinished London wasn't unfinished

[@mascotwithadinosaur9353]

I'm Romanian, so not a native English speaker, and have never been to the UK. When I was in kindergarten and we'd sing "London Bridge Is Falling Down", I'd get really sad. I didn't want the bridge to fall, and no matter if we'd build it up with iron bars or needles and pins, nothing we'd do would work because it'd keep falling. It made very sad and worried for londoners. Didn't know back then that they had so many bridges. Made me worried for nothing. Damn londoners!

[@IstasPumaNevada]

That's adorable. :)

[@kikosawa]

Brits be destroying childhoods all over the world

[@ElliLavender]

That's so sweet 😭

[@z3onix]

I forgot how dark the lyrics are lol

[@jem_theelf]

The song's actually based on a real life event - in 1014, a Viking called Olaf Haraldsson destroyed London bridge during an argument with the King Canute, who was the Viking king of England at that time.

[@livrowland171]

The buildings on the old bridge looked intriguingly quaint and elaborate. Would be nice if a bit more of medieval London still existed!

[@Chuked]

Its been so long that everything is bound to change.. In 500-1000 years most people will wish the current London existed but it’ll be gone

[@Bloodhound2211]

Ever heard of “the shambles”? It’s a street in York of preserved and maintained since the 14th century.

[@102938475646665]

we should bring it back tbh. start by knocking down anything built post 1960.

[@41052]

It’s think it’s for the best, I don’t think any amount of scrubbing would give me any piece of mind when I found out why houses have rooms with just a hole in it.

[@user-ln2yx7pz4d]

Куда он вообще делся?

[@GrimOakheart]

Jay is a straight G of an interviewer. Completely objective and he doesn't lead them into talking points. A very rare trait in journalists these days.

[@ReddoFreddo]

If you want people to click your scam link I suggest not writing in all caps with emotes and gibberish. You'd be better of saying something like: "Ha, that reminds me of this video:" and then you post your link that looks like a KZbin URL or something.

[@Schmuni]

@@ReddoFreddo Dont give those assholes any tips, man.

[@markm0000]

@@Schmuni Some people are sheep and don’t know the consequences of what they’re doing.

[@cirrus645]

So much so that he doesn't even lead them to talk, at all. Had to actually laugh out loud at 3:56 - 4:06

[@dogcarman]

@@Schmuni They don’t care bacause 1) they are psychos and can’t relate to how other people think and 2) they need a particular kind of people to click on the link, someone who’s not smart enough to see through spammy propositions. Hence the rest of us are saddled with their stupid posts for eternity.

[@sartajhansi6127]

Wait, The reflection at 1:27 caught me off guard. Unnecessary levels of attention to detail there Jay

[@icreativity5159]

Good catch!

[@LadyAhro]

Ha very impressively done!

[@opiejaye]

Holy shit, I never noticed that.

[@Androish]

Was looking for this comment after I noticed it. I love the small details :D

[@ToppyTree]

wow thanks for pointing that out

[@monicapushkin3274]

The Old London Bridge with BUILDINGS ON IT (!!) is just the coolest thing ever. Can you imagine if we had actual photos and movies of life on the bridge at that time, and could experience it?? Awesome.

[@iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethis]

yeah, living bridges don't really exist anymore sadly

[@parslara5367]

Well, in Bamberg, Germany, the old city hall (a museum these days) is in the middle of the oldest bridge (you can see plenty of pictures online)

[@fallserigne3491]

There is ponte vecchio in Florence, if you want to visit a medieval bridge

[@boccci]

@@iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethisRichmond University's library is a living bridge over the pond and river that runs through its campus

[@miki7566]

4:21 the guys turning their head back towards him was comically hilarious

[@jasonjohnsonhonorsociety]

1:28, mad respect to the detail in adding a reflection reacting to you. I was not about to continue without acknowledging the absolute craftsmanship of your videos, Jay.

[@the_biggest_chungus7508]

The moment I saw it, I thought "well, either he recorded the video at 3am, oooooor he showed us his schizophrenia"

[@RichardTongeman]

God thats so creepy

[@LaneBeScrolling]

Came to say this; his attention to wacky detail is masterful!

[@simonjohnson4704]

That. is. amazing.

[@fightinandirish]

I barely noticed it and thought to myself "nah, why would he do that?" But the mad lad did. 😄

[@YouTube]

💀 can't believe they sent a bridge brick by brick to Arizona

[@BoraCM]

Hullo.

[@FlourishPorridge]

Hi KZbin,

[@Dani-bw6cf]

Brick

[@cgbgaming9363]

Yo youtube

[@t_y8274]

Yo tf you doing, get back to work. Also stop redesigning the ui please, the current one is alright.

[@ivgorm9365]

RIP Ewen MacIntosh

[@michaelbrennan2899]

I found this episode when looking looking at his page on Wikipedia, RIP Ewen, great episode Jay!

[@Th3OneWhoWaits]

May he rest in peace 😔

[@jp4431]

It fell down

[@campbellolney9753]

The subtle editing in the shot at 1:23 freaked me out a little, well done. Also glad this series is back, always entertaining

[@bartholomewdan]

That is an impressive level of commitment.

[@fyshfysh]

wow! would never have spotted that. crazy but brilliant 😁

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

jesus! didnt notice it before reading this. that was creepy

[@chandankumar10360]

That's why I love this channel. Even in mapmen series u can see such gems,To the point that u can make "did you know that in ___" series out of it

[@obsidiancrow450]

wtf i didnt even pick up on it lmao

[@nathanbudge3927]

The "reflection" nodding at 1:30 is a microchosm of everything that makes this channel so brilliant

[@BlookbugIV]

I’d never have noticed if I hadn’t read this

[@Karibanu]

That would have been *really* funny ( and a little creepy ) if the reflection was Jay's brother

[@kontomoca1537]

Only for fans over 18 years old BEAUTIFULGIRLS.SITE 👈 tricks I do not know Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today. Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım '' Erinder: '' Sezimdüü '' Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak '' Dene: '' Muzdak '' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾 They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising 💗❤️💌💘

[@AfricaTekk]

Nelson Mandela Bridge in Africa kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYCoXoWZjKp-Y8U

[@Pearier]

never noticed it lol

[@MayorVideo]

7:46 You shouldn't mess around if you have a time machine...

[@JayForeman]

Oh wow. VERY obscure reference! 👏 👏 👏

[@JanTuts]

2:47 I can hardly believe it, but... "it was Walpole" (Extra History people will know: it's _always_ Walpole...)

[@robertwalpole360]

Yes, it's always me.

[@kipdude1]

I've been using Jay Foreman's "Unfinished London" videos in my English classes for foreign learners. It's perfect because it gives a bit of British culture, history and humour. I'm so glad that he has uploaded a new video. Thanks very much Jay Foreman and the "Unfinished London" team.

[@mbossaful]

Make sure they don't get the impression that "Surfshark what is?" is normally an acceptable word order.

[@512TheWolf512]

@@mbossaful ads are part of American culture, not British. So I don't think he uses them in class

[@burtonfzz]

@@512TheWolf512 of course they no not use it, they are sponsored by another VPN company 🤣

[@davidfay5683]

@@512TheWolf512 That would be a pity. Jay's ads really are the best ads ever.

[@RKBock]

@@davidfay5683 you sound like a person that has too much thyme on their hands.

[@yellowfolder]

The amount of jokes and bits scrammed into these videos is mind-boggling. This channel applies the old showbiz rule of "leave them wanting more" better than any other channel. Fantastic.

[@AfricaTekk]

Nelson Mandela Bridge in South Africa kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYCoXoWZjKp-Y8U

[@UberMan5000]

8:00 Why does that room in France have British-style electric sockets? [/pedant]

[@alphamorion4314]

I'm thinking about those two ferrymen who, years after refusing to go across in order to finish their pint were watching the end of the whole ferrymen industry come to an end. I picture them scratching their bellies, while drinking a pint, and saying "Worth it."

[@DasGanon]

I'm amazed you flew to the US for 6:21, truly dedication to the craft.

[@WaterShowsProd]

He was actually disassembled, piece-by-piece, shipped via Fed-Ex envelopes, and then reassembled. Rumour has it he returned to London afterward via wherry.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Eh, must have been a green screen. I mean, that's obviously Jay - who else could it be - but the background looks like it might be a little fake.

[@universe1879]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 that’s the joke

[@Matt-wc2mf]

@@WaterShowsProd I heard they actually thought they were getting a different British actor that was more famous (and taller and pointier... with 2 towers...) to come to Arizona.

[@emraef]

@@universe1879 no it isnt lmfao

[@joline2730]

I worked round the corner from London Bridge in 1972 and 1973 and passed it every day - I watched as they removed and loaded each stone, carefully marked with numbers and letters, onto massive lorries to take away, probably to Tilbury, to be shipped abroad. I knew it had been sold as there was talk of it in Lloyd's (insurance) who would have covered this precious cargo, I presume. The fact that London Bridge was closed to traffic (obviously) caused considerable disruption and most traffic went over Tower Bridge but was extremely congested.

[@curtislarson1487]

It was dedicated in 1971. I went. You watched in the 60s being taken down

[@joline2730]

@@curtislarson1487 well you know, you might be right, was a long time ago for sure. I worked in London all my working life so . . .

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

I hope the workers on the project had a boombox blasting "London Bridge is Falling Down."

[@tissuepaper9962]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 compact cassette was less than ten years old at the time, so I think the chances are slim, unfortunately.

[@albertbatfinder5240]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 I prefer to think that anyone who played, sung or whistled the tune was immediately thrown off the bridge and into the Thames.

[@meh23p]

6:24 Okay I did not know that expression.

[@furiscafynn6275]

... 1:29 I love the little detail of his reflection nodding back at himmm

[@EngineeringMindset]

1:14 "Cash only. Cards not invented yet" I laughed way too hard at that

[@khadijahm8305]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZzHq4yHar17js0

[@Perririri]

Forgot PayPal!

[@mhkpt]

The little details in their videos are just too good!

[@LPpauwels]

1:11

[@lucyj8204]

I flinched because it said 1p not 1d.

[@WarlordSh4Dow]

Wow, the amount of effort that must have gone into this is insane! So many subtle jokes, so many extras, so many filming locations. Such a fantastic video!

[@inafridge8573]

Really appreciated the reenactments

[@Transportationspotting]

True

[@sheevone4359]

Even travelling to the US for this. Must've been a headache....

[@kontomoca1537]

Only for fans over 18 years old BEAUTIFULGIRLS.SITE 👈 tricks I do not know Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today. Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım '' Erinder: '' Sezimdüü '' Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak '' Dene: '' Muzdak '' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾 They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising 💗❤️💌💘

[@pk3ndl3r]

Thank you. A lot of effort does go into making these videos including months of writing and then filming and editing. I am delighted that is all appreciated. It is a pleasure making them.

[@ElliLavender]

When I saw a bridge with buildings on it in person for the first time (Ponte Vecchio in Florence) I was so impressed that started trying to rebuild the bridge in Minecraft lol. I'm so sad that bridges like this aren't built anymore, they're incredibly cool and the concept honestly sounds so futuristic, even though it's thousands of years old.

[@bertrach]

1:30 Spotting Jay's little jokes makes me so happy.

[@HalfWarrior]

As a native of Arizona; I’ve seen the bridge in Lake Havasu many times and have always wondered why the bridge was brought here; this is quite interesting to learn.

[@caseyburns6187]

Lived in Kingman as a kid, I remember going to lake havasu and being told this story

[@ticklemetorgo]

When i went there with my family, as a little kid I was expecting Tower Bridge. I was so disappointed when I saw it for the first time.

[@smoothpotato957]

It was a gift bruv

[@snesguy9176]

Yep I grew up nearby Havasu. My only thought as a kid was "but why tho" 😂

[@abzinhoo]

MyWifi ❌

[@Conceptcreator]

Those on the background on 4:20 though haha, Also so far great video! Got to love stories of from our history!

[@Greenteabook]

I probably would've done the same

[@wabznasm9660]

Thanks I’d missed that! God that’s hilarious, he must have set that up deliberately to startle them by just waiting in silence until they got settled in frame. This is what genius looks like!

[@VladyF]

@@wabznasm9660 The two guys are credited in the video description as church extras.

[@wabznasm9660]

@@VladyF thanks I didn’t notice that either!! It really looks candid.

[@indopasnorte8804]

@oh no gtf outta here

[@-sturmfalke-]

1:25 That reflection is one heck of a detail!

[@crzyshrf9836]

the advert scroll in the top right is absolute editing GENIUS!

[@Error-ke1tf]

That bridge with houses on it is so iconic. Seems a crying shame it couldn't last, it'd have been such a historical landmark.

[@achim8239]

As he said, this was common for bridges in the middle ages. Space within city walls was scarce. Check the "Krämerbrücke" in Erfurt, Germany.

[@Matthew-ut6ed]

@@achim8239 And the Ponte Vecchio in Florence...

[@barryhomeowner9293]

I daresay it'd be a deathtrap today, what with the crumbling old buildings and whatnot. I'd still love to see that concept applied today though

[@aaronsmith9209]

There is a bridge in the middle of Bath with buildings on it to this day, is a very interesting place. I think it's called Pulteney Bridge.

[@andrewgarrett7100]

@@aaronsmith9209 It is indeed and has a horse-shoe waterfall below it.

[@lucashartzel6898]

So excited for the next unfinished London!

[@VascovanZeller]

Excellent sound design choice at 4:36. Brings me right back to my childhood.

[@birchthebirch4593]

Seeing your reflection nod along to what you were saying made me feel like I had taken drugs 😂

[@mister_i9245]

Man, if London still had a bridge like the medieval london bridge with tons of shops I imagine it'd be a big tourist destination

[@desanipt]

Not many medieval bridges like that survived in Europe, despite many having existed (the most famous beeing arguably London Bridge here, and Notre Dame bridge in Paris). Meanwhile, one of the most famous that did survive and is a HUGE tourist attraction is ponte vecchio (literally "old bridge" in Italian) in Florence

[@ShirinRose]

The Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto) in Venice also has shops on it and is a huge tourist attraction

[@kontomoca1537]

Only for fans over 18 years old BEAUTIFULGIRLS.SITE 👈 tricks I do not know Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today. Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım '' Erinder: '' Sezimdüü '' Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak '' Dene: '' Muzdak '' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾 They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising 💗❤️💌💘

[@p.nguyen8136]

@@desanipt The Krämerbrücke in Erfurt, Germany is also very interesting. A very beautiful bridge.

[@desanipt]

@@p.nguyen8136 Yeah, and it's the oldest surviving of the type, I believe

[@TheIshikawaRin]

It's good to have Unfinished London back, I love this series so much.

[@hifiteen49]

I said to myelf out loud ''My god he's still at it!''

[@suburbanoctopus4517]

1:23 The reflection in the glass doesn’t follow Jay’s mouvement and nods when he speaks. I have questions.

[@gyrostat5211]

cool

[@carolylieberman]

Came for the content. Stayed for the ads. This is one of my favourite channels for history. Thanks for making it so entertaining!

[@PPUnknown]

7:26-8:02 the distance from London to Paris is 344 km, and Jay crossed it with his arm in 26 seconds. That means his arm travels at 344*3600/26 km/h ≈ 47,631 km/h, or 13,231 m/s. That’s 39 times as fast as the speed of sound. Jay’s arm is therefore the fastest manmade object on earth right now. Edit: I’m tired of people saying “what about the manhole cover” or other things that went faster, because those are all not on earth.

[@harisjutt69]

Technically not manmade but natural

[@douglasgriffin694]

Although I suppose you could argue that what we see is a montage of the actual extension… in this case, I challenge you to calculate the amount of time said extension would take. Also… how much weight will he be taking at the shoulder? Surely the leverage forces will be exceptional…

[@user-pk4nr6dy9g]

Wtf is a km

[@alessiobenvenuto5159]

@@harisjutt69 But men are made by humans

[@harisjutt69]

@@alessiobenvenuto5159 yo but according to the first humans came from monkeys soo not manmade

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

Yours are the only adverts I don't skip. And I _hate_ ads! Thanks for bringing this series back! It's one of my faves on KZbin :)

[@khadijahm8305]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZzHq4yHar17js0

[@Norsilca]

I always enjoy jayf oreman's ads

[@maspunchnath7487]

@@Norsilca same

[@StuartCuthbertson]

Is that Flo & Joan singing from 7:34 ish for the advert? I think it might be but they're not credited!

[@somethingelse4424]

I never imagined an arm quite that long, but now when I hear arm related phrases like "the long arm of the law" I will picture an arm like this. What an incredibly long arm.

[@zacharyhebert6423]

We had to wait nearly two years but WE ALL WANT MORE JAY!!!!!!!!!!

[@youtubefan1313]

I love how the harmony of _London Bridge_ that starts at 4:12 begins to sound ridiculously wonkier at 4:27, man I love this guy

[@albertocruz.8034]

Mr. Foreman, thank you for every video. On a site where superfluous content abounds, yours exudes quality, and I thank you deeply for what you do!

[@porguinturtle3854]

This is most fucking British sounding comment what the fuck

[@garlkurzer]

And his partner Mark Cooper-Jones

[@mauriceletterman7025]

Oh to ever receive feedback this eloquent

[@albertocruz.8034]

@@porguinturtle3854 Greetings from Mexico 🤣

[@samuelwoods164]

@@porguinturtle3854 Nah, not just British, just seems to be trying too hard.

[@RJStockton]

My 15-greats-grandfather, John Stockton, was one of 12 Aldermen who defended London Bridge in 1470 against Falconbridge, the bastard son of the Duke of Kent. It was part of the Wars of the Roses. The Duke of York was grateful for the help, and he knighted the Aldermen. Thus, Sir John Stockton, Mercer, became a knight and Lord Mayor in 1470. Immediately before Kent actually took London. Oops.

[@EnoshII]

"defended London Bridge in 1470 against Falconbridge, the bastard son of the Duke of Kent" I'll admit, I thought the post was a joke at this part

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

That is one hell of a story. You've got a historical drama protagonist as your ancestor.

[@MrFlash4203]

Does that mean your a sir because of the legacy?

[@ilRosewood]

So are you not related to the NBA guy?

[@abathtub1411]

heyy my british ancestors also ended up on the wrong side of the war of roses. Apparently they were cool enough to only get exiled to the colonies.

[@bowden589]

I am so happy I stumbled upon this video. I’m now probably going to binge watch all your stuff. So informative and yet so stupid, exactly what I love.

[@RonnieBoadi]

It's been years since I've seen that little block indicating an impending ad. Impressive detail. Bravo.

[@gusmalone2005]

"P'oar" "Wherry hungry" This is the single greatest joke ever made

[@JayForeman]

TWO of the single greatest jokes, you mean!

[@gusmalone2005]

@@JayForeman you got me there

[@man_eating_monkey]

4:28 “The structure was still a crumbling death trap that needed repairing every 5 minutes, as made famous by the Nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty.” I appreciate this joke. Especially while London Bridge is Falling Down is playing in the background 😆

[@occamsrayzor]

I discovered your channel less than an hour ago, and I just love the mix of interesting information and brilliant humour. I'd join your Patreon, but I don't have two pennies to rub together, on account of spending one of them, so thanks for the free content.

[@anguskeenan4932]

The thing I love about your videos is the tiny details, this is my third watch through of the video and I only just noticed your reflection at 1:23. So funny, terrific comedian!

[@torredecker2311]

Jay and Mark, watching your videos takes me at least 5 times as long as the videos actually are. I always find myself pausing the video and analyzing all the details you put in (e.g. that old school graphic of the changing bridges or the difficult sentences you sometimes form). I love it! Keep the good work up!

[@JayForeman]

Thanks! (But Mark’s not involved for this video)

[@torredecker2311]

I know. But when he's involved it also counts for him. And now I'm busy googling for those bridges as you told to.

[@jager2027]

Is mark no long part of the channel? 😢

[@rambo8wradio]

Pro-tip: [,] and [.] buttons move one frame at a time when paused.

[@varana]

@@jager2027 They're doing the Mapmenmenmap series together; Unfinished Londo (and various other stuff) usually is Jay alone. (It's his channel, after all.)

[@yawnberg]

It seems like everything Jay is doing on this channel is a lifelong project. And as it appears he doesn't age, this series will probably outlive us all.

[@jadeforeman131]

Jay’s like wine and cheese. The older he gets, the better he looks. Or it’s the more he lets me make his style decisions 😉

[@AfricaTekk]

Nelson Mandela Bridge in Africa kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYCoXoWZjKp-Y8U

[@KariIzumi1]

Don't worry, part 4 will drop in May 3022, he said so 👌😝

[@AB-im6de]

@@jadeforeman131 Are you his sister 🤔

[@untitled6391]

@@jadeforeman131 Are you his sister 🤔

[@matthewfield2958]

Several years ago, myself and a group of colleagues walked along the Thames Path From Hampton Court to Erith. At the start we walked along the path and soon came to Kingston. As we were raising money for a charity associated with our company (a widely known Peri-Peri Chicken restaurant that rhymes with Mandos) i thought it might be a good idea to pay a visit to any restaurant on (or near) the route. Kingston restaurant was only a few minutes walk away so we decided to go and say hi. On the way we crossed the Hogsmill River over the Clattern Bridge. I did little research and discovered that the Clattern Bridge is purportedly the oldest bridge in London (built around 1175) and one of the oldest river crossings in the world. It is a fine bridge, still going strong after many, many, many, many, many years.

[@kgzuig]

I wish every city in the world was talked about like this. So witty and interesting. I would't do anything but watching that lol. You provide amazing content. I watch it, eventhough I'm not British or even an english speaker.

[@Falltangle]

that interview at 4:00 had me choking on my tea, all the little details in this vid are great Jay!

[@jurreosinga4175]

How is this possible. I kid you not, I decided to rewatch all the unfinished london episodes today, since i hadnt seen the videos for a while. Im not joking, i finished the last episode like an hour ago and suddenly you upload this video, continuing the series almost 2 years after the last episode. Timing couldnt have been better!

[@duckrutt]

I would appreciate it if you would rewatch the videos more frequently. Thank you.

[@jurreosinga4175]

@@duckrutt noted

[@kellijohnson6449]

"Very Long Arm" is the best thing I've heard all day.

[@gipi23]

This has been the most refreshing/creative/funny and interesting video I have seen in a long long time.

[@Babesinthewood97]

I’m Swedish but I just started googling the London Bridge because about 2 weeks ago, I randomly had a dream about being an eel fisher on the Thames, and commuting each day with my little wooden boat (elongated in it’s shape!)under the London Bridge, which had large stone valves in a light coloured stone. I knew nothing about the London Bridge or eel fishing up until now. Intriguing.

[@chinkkat]

Elver so interesting

[@frida507]

Random dream fellow Swede.

[@spaceman9599]

Interesting. I've had these too, neighbour, down to very specific details about life in Spain in the 1100s. I'm significantly not Spanish

[@stuartmccall5474]

If you have ANY OF THOSE TABLETS LEFT I would quietly dispose of them before the police come calling!!!

[@maxvarjagen9810]

@@spaceman9599 Interesting. Spaniards, Swedes, and Georgians all descend from the same tribe. Do you remember where in Spain?

[@thomasdalton9504]

3:06 Imagine the confusion those walkers would be in on the right having seen someone dressed as a horse, beside a person screaming at a stream in 18th century attire, opposite two people enjoying a pint by a dinghy. Not something you see everyday.

[@triky814]

The reflection at 1:30 scared the hell out of me. Great work!

[@Kelsdoggy]

So many hilarious moments in this. Delivering the line in the museum with two unaware blokes in the background cracked me up

[@oliverbrohl9201]

The VPN-longest-arm thingy at the end qualifies for a Webby and an Oscar and every award there has ever been all on its own (including the beautifully written, played, sung and done „long arm song“). And the bit about bridges before that is very nice, too. Also: Make Jay the next host on any award show and I‘ll watch. Happiness!

[@AfricaTekk]

Nelson Mandela Bridge in Johannesburg kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYCoXoWZjKp-Y8U

[@jpe1]

I’m assuming the long-arm gag was a parody of that kid’s show about the guy with a very long penis. … I had forget the name, but Google to the rescue, the show is called “John Dillermand”

[@JP-lu9ed]

The arm seems very Pythonesque.

[@yohan40]

Thank you Jay for brining back this series!

[@ericboom1712]

This place has been overtaken by bots

[@yohan40]

@@ericboom1712 yes

[@JeremyForTheWin]

With a salty first video

[@khadijahm8305]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZzHq4yHar17js0

[@if5566]

Immensely watchable! I often catch things in the rewatch that make me laugh all over again. Jay, you are a truly funny and talented person.

[@ComradeMarlow]

I can't believe I'd never found this channel before. Excellent stuff. The editing that makes it look like the reflection is another person--😫👌

[@catsandmusicandmorecats9146]

I think the legacy of Terry Gilliam's Monty Python animations is secure with Jay's videos. Even in this case (maybe especially in this case) the commercial at the end. Very nice. And informative video too.

[@kontomoca1537]

Only for fans over 18 years old BEAUTIFULGIRLS.SITE 👈 tricks I do not know Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today. Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım '' Erinder: '' Sezimdüü '' Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak '' Dene: '' Muzdak '' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾 They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising 💗❤️💌💘

[@yrodro]

took the comment off my fingertips

[@AfricaTekk]

Nelson Mandela Bridge kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYCoXoWZjKp-Y8U

[@p.f.b.1484]

How interesting! It's a pity that the old old London Bridge (the one with houses and shops on it) has not been preserved: it could have become a historical landmark like Ponte Vecchio in Florence

[@robokill387]

pretty sure it fell down.

[@normanclatcher]

my fair lady

[@MattMcIrvin]

@@normanclatcher as in the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty.

[@chatteyj]

@@robokill387 Did you watch the video? He literally said they took it down.

[@veryberry39]

@@chatteyj LOL check yourself before trying to be bitchy. Do you not know the nursery rhyme/song "London Bridge is falling down"? (aka it was a joke, calm down.)

[@EricB256]

The bridge cards and the very long arm, including its song, are hilarious. Thank you for this new series.

[@Jobotubular]

because, you know, he *could* use it to fight crime, if he really wanted ....

[@croftrider5191]

The reflection detail at 1:30 is mad! awesome video as always!

[@docteurindri5258]

Fun fact: there’s a fire range under the London Bridge that can be used by university of london students on Saturday. Kinda weird the way people look at you when you get in

[@tally9542]

The concept of a bridge with houses on it is just so beautiful to me. I want to live on one so bad.

[@AfricaTekk]

Nelson Mandela Bridge in South Africa kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYCoXoWZjKp-Y8U

[@daseck69]

There are still a couple of those existing throughout Europe. One very famous one being the Kraemerbruecke in Erfurt, Germany, which actually to this day has residential and commercial buildings on it. It's definitely worth a visit and very well maintained to this day.

[@Gary_Harlow]

@@daseck69 And probably costs a mortgage payment of a kidney a mont

[@vivviedarling9336]

I worked in a shop on Pultney Bridge in Bath for several years. The bit where my cash register was was a wooden extension hanging off the backside of the bridge. Freaked me out on my first day after which I never thought about it. If you didn't look out of the back window it was just a normal street with a road, pavements and lined on both sides with shops.

[@Wasserkaktus]

You'd have a field day with an insurance company trying to insure that.

[@brianthesnail3815]

I am frightened of bridges. An actual phobia. I feel quite a panic as I cross one but only on foot. I used to live in London right near the river and used to cross Chelsea Bridge which I always found the most frightening. I still go to London every week and crossed London Bridge the other day on foot to go to a meeting which is not as frightening but still quite bad. Yes, I rank bridges by their fear factor. I normally try to cross the river on a train in an underground tunnel.

[@RJSRdg]

Old London Bridge's narrow arches often caused the Thames to freeze up, allowing Frost Fairs to be held on the Thames.

[@MedlifeCrisis]

Ah thank goodness Unfinished London is unfinished

[@andrasfogarasi5014]

oh hey it's checkmark

[@erraticonteuse]

Crossover about London hospitals when?

[@g1stylempdesign929]

I have family in Arizona and the idea that someone shipped an old bridge to the US from the UK and put it in the middle of nowhere was always bizarre to me. But sometimes you bid on Big Ben and get an oversized champ from Cornwall. Caveat Emptor and such

[@malcolmcanning9553]

Walked across it 35 yrs ago. ...it's not been dismantled and put up again it's bullshit

[@ArnoldClarke]

It’s bullshit, was already in Arizona. Pre mud flood.

[@WSchroder100]

Arizona is not nowhere.!!!

[@malcolmcanning9553]

@@ArnoldClarke coming from the UK .seen the Thames back then to take a bridge down would be hard enough. .mark every cut pieces of argh it s to ridiculous to talk about

[@ArnoldClarke]

@@malcolmcanning9553 Parasites have to hide history. The parasites have indoctrinated people to believe there was no ancient technology. There’s barely nothing around that bridge. Someone needs to start digging.

[@DarkElfDiva]

As a long time watcher of Extra History, I just came here to say, "It was Walpole."

[@karnsireechai3980]

The edit, the humour, the unnecessary long arm song for ads. New subscriber 😍

[@chh4516]

Can we please also appreciate the time, energy and devotion Jay puts into his sponsorship messages. He is the only youtuber where I don't skip these :D

[@kontomoca1537]

Only for fans over 18 years old BEAUTIFULGIRLS.SITE 👈 tricks I do not know Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today. Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım '' Erinder: '' Sezimdüü '' Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak '' Dene: '' Muzdak '' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾 They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising 💗❤️💌💘

[@TheDiasporaMedia]

Yup same here

[@retrodude123]

Anyone notice how, just like on ITV in the UK, he puts the little spinny thing in the top right corner before the advert starts

[@peteatkinson3500]

I had always been greatly confused about the origin of the very commonly used British phrase "I've bought the wrong bridge by mistake". Thank you for clarifying, Jay.

[@gingermaniac5484]

the very commonly used HOW??? IS BROTOSH EVEN REAL

[@Syine]

At nearly 40 I have never once heard this phrase in the UK.

[@tikkj]

@@Syine It's a joke you nonce

[@Ice.muffin]

@@tikkj An actual (good) joke is supposed to be easily accessible and understood by the most common of people. Also, _funny_ .

[@tikkj]

@@Ice.muffin woo woo, the fun police have arrived

[@hernebaybob]

Some of the old London Bridge (balustrades) were incorporated into the pier entrance in Herne Bay. This was subsequently damaged in storms. You can find parts of it to this day on the beach in Reculver.

[@yashbisht33]

now that's a good ad! stayed here for the whole of it.

[@gr6e]

I live about an hour away from the London Bridge in Arizona, it blew my mind as a child when I learned where it was from. Couldn't fathom how you'd go about mailing a bridge.

[@sirBrouwer]

with a lot of stamps. thing the amount of licking required.

[@julianaylor4351]

It was taken down and numbered piece by piece, the packed up with a plan of how to reconstruct it, then shipped to Arizona. It's the 1831 bridge.

[@kontomoca1537]

Only for fans over 18 years old BEAUTIFULGIRLS.SITE 👈 tricks I do not know Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today. Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım '' Erinder: '' Sezimdüü '' Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak '' Dene: '' Muzdak '' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾 They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising 💗❤️💌💘

[@gr6e]

@@julianaylor4351 yeah, I learned that in the tour guide's very next sentence, while they pointed out the numbers on the bricks as the boat floated underneath it

[@man_eating_monkey]

Wow, the video editing finesse has increased a lot on this channel. As have the costumes, attention to detail and all round production quality. (The humour was always top-notch.) Also the animations are exceptionally Flying Circus-esque, despite (presumably) not being made with actual paper cutouts. Well done!

[@kontomoca1537]

Only for fans over 18 years old BEAUTIFULGIRLS.SITE 👈 tricks I do not know Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today. Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım '' Erinder: '' Sezimdüü '' Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak '' Dene: '' Muzdak '' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾 They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising 💗❤️💌💘

[@brennansharpe6515]

His reflection in the glass at 1:23 made me laugh

[@DayLateGamerWill]

The KZbin algorithm put this video on my feed, and I am grateful for it - not only was this informative, but it was entertaining. Good on ya, bud

[@philipmcdonagh1094]

No other bridge till 1750, that is unbelievable.Just in time for the 1800 rush hour. Would have loved to live on the old bridge, I know there would have been the odd plague or two and maybe a fire but still there's something about it.Love the Werther's Original Surfshark add.

[@vedvod]

07:30 He’s got a very very long arm A very long arm indeed He doesn’t use it to fight crime or give help those in need He says “it’s my arm, and I’ll do what I want” That’s always his excuse It’s a very big shame his very long arm has not been put to better use

[@ratoh1710]

Oh! This series had been gone so long I thought that they might have finally managed to finish London!

[@ilexdiapason]

sorry about all the bots on a perfectly good comment

[@meropealcyone]

I love the little black and white lines that appear in a small square in the top right just before they go to their sponsor spot.

[@jordanbrubaker8588]

Great vid, also your VPN ad was thoroughly the best ad Ive seen in years, and I am in fact somewhat aged.

[@dT6E7hmja4iXjsJw]

The 1831 bridge is 157 miles by road from my front door, and I've been there a few times. Like many Arizona residents, it seems to be enjoying its retirement in the sun. The mild dry climate and minimal traffic means it'll probably last just about forever.

[@RIXRADvidz]

mild dry climate? you're talking about Lake Havasu City, one of the few places on Earth where you can go to see what it's like to Fry in Hell before you die. it's a wonder that bridge hasn't been heat fused into glass by now it gets so hot in LHC in the Summers. LOL

[@kontomoca1537]

Only for fans over 18 years old BEAUTIFULGIRLS.SITE 👈 tricks I do not know Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today. Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım '' Erinder: '' Sezimdüü '' Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak '' Dene: '' Muzdak '' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾 They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising 💗❤️💌💘

[@dT6E7hmja4iXjsJw]

@@RIXRADvidz The climate is ideal for stone. Human comfort is a different issue.

[@ShihammeDarc]

why are you bri'ish but using miles?

[@di3727]

@@ShihammeDarc He's an American, lad. He said he lives that many miles away from the bridge in Arizona. Meaning he normally uses miles.

[@Danny_Does_Drawings]

It would have been interesting if you had mentioned the affects the old bridge had on the tides. The starlings on the bottom restricted the river so much that there could be a two meter water level difference on one side of the bridge from the other, which made it extremely treacherous to pass under and also caused the river to freeze during harsh winters.

[@pk3ndl3r]

I did originally write that into the script. The reason we ditched it is because it didn't really add the story of the bridge so without any jokes or really good imagery to make it stand out, it felt like it just slowed the video down.

[@OrangeJews1138]

It’s partly mentioned in one of the blink and you’ll miss it notes on the screen!

[@UKEPICNJC373]

4:41

[@JonatasAdoM]

Not only it blocked traffic, but also the currents!

[@scotlandbydrone]

I randomly came across the old london bridge on a road trip in the US in 2019, stopped off there as a half way point and the town is lovely

[@laurasmith14]

I am a lover of learning history, and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation!