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This story choked me up ❤

I came across a book recently detailing the history of the Aerofilms company which was the first to photograph the British Isles from the air. Comparing the monument's location in Aerofilms' wonderful very early 1920s image of this area with its location in Google Earth's most recent pictures (nerd alert!!) shows that the whole monument moved by some 30-50ft at some point between those two sets of images. So your statement "it is actually one of the most MOVED memorials in London" confirms what those pictures show, with the re-location of the monument to its current location presumably occurring on its return in 1931 after 9 years on the Victoria Embankment. It has stood in its current position since then with just the figure being removed for wartime preservation, renovation and repair.

Thank you. I never knew this. Appreciate all your hard work in learning these stories.

I just finished watching Berkeley Square the 1998 drama series so I came here thank you

Great! Haven't been there for years! I think it was one of the last places in London that had red squirrels.

Well the beidge aint in use noe cause someone crashed into it and it has cracked 😂

Been there… Went to the top…👍🏻

Amateur etymologist here . To be given a sack never hang well with me . these people would travel all over Europe. So would have something most substantial to carry their livelihood . Then English in the 1830 or 40's. But it was know in France in 1640's France in the 17th century ( on lui a donné son sac. And to be fired was not known until 1880's in America used by actors

I would love for this to be a series. I always wonder where they come up with these sayings.

Is this the hadrians wall mister?

More please

Sir i thank you for your work. I mean who dosn't like getting smartor on old news😊

I am afraid you are totally incorrect about letting the cat out of the bag I'm afraid. The saying comes from the naval days of Horatio Nelson and the need to keep strict authoritarian discipline among the crew ".Letting the cat out of the bag" was a reference to the cat of nine tails with was a barbaric punishment for even the most minor infringements. The "cat" was kept in a bag. Another saying from the days is a "square meal" the dinner plates were all designed in a square shape so they would all fit together more easily and therefore stop sliding about and falling off the table.

Just saw a TIL on Reddit and ended up here! Great video! Very informative

Interesting Pharisees

Dear Santa claus I need a real cyclops visor xmen make it yellow please and thank you Santa claus from tyler delaire

I was here yesterday. Love it.

ruclips.net/video/L2RaNWektfc/видео.html my experience in Denmark Street .. WOW!

Thank. you. That was great. 😊

Did they have a few good looking young men around for entertainment?

Morbid

They are lovely. Samuel Pepys was the Master of Trinity House, back in the day. He reformed the Royal Navy. So much history there, but they prefer to keep a back seat in history.

Very informative. Many of my family were baptised or married in this church.

Excellent. I lived around the corner from Marble Arch for a couple of years . Never a dull moment

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So it's like I have always said the people of Westminster don't do anything unless it affects them the big stink of 1858 is the most famous one🇬🇧

My Aunt and Uncle ran the George from around 1956 to 1978 . The restaurant was downstairs then with the waitresses in period costume. Upstairs had letting rooms , let mostly to Dr’s from Guy’s.

Legend

Waiting there for you and me...

Good Afternoon. I have just watched this video and l really enjoyed the derivation of these phrases. Getting the Sack/Getting Fired was new to me. It's always nice to learn something new - so thank you! BTW I have watched staff in Buckingham Palace setting out the dining room for a State Dinner and, yes, it was measured with a tape to check each guest's space AND staff used their thumbs for glasses and cutlery. Even the placing of the chairs was measured, including the distance from the table. As were the positions of floral arrangements. It was almost an artform.

"Hoist with his own petard" Why not keep it as originally written in Hamlet?

Thank you 😊

Hundreds of new things to learn! Thank you for the education. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

Worth visiting HMS Victory in Portmouth to see the wooden square plates

I would need more than 18" room at the table, i'm what you call an "ample woman" 😂.

They are coming to my town Corydon Indiana tomorrow! I am so excited.

Wow that’s a lovely fountain

Great video! Harry Beck's design is truly iconic and changed the way we navigate the London Tube. If you're interested in learning more, check out "The Creation Of The Harry Beck Tube Map - Hand Drawn History

Thank you! Great storytelling, subscribed!

People who buys a ticket to watch an executions are out of their freakin mind literally

Thanks, and am surprised!

Bril Mate! 🔔

You have a very nice speaking voice. You should consider doing a podcast, too.

If Cornwell had have been an adult, no one would have heard of him.

maybe you can tell me why streets have no road names. If you are looking for a road such as Goulston Street, that it.s not got a name on its road. That between Whitechapel and Aldgate that nothing is signed. Awful area to know where you are going.

Nobody says how the tunnels were dug? With shovels by hand, by boring machines? How were the walls fixed? Bricks by hand or what?

Thanks for sharing, her life story is so interesting. Both fantastic and sad.

Thanks

Thank you for this video!

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