Hello Alex, this being my very first time watching and listening to your video, I instantly liked it so so much. Actually, I had been in King's Lynn. There I attended Norfolk College of Arts and Technology to study several subjects for A Levels. In September 1980 upto 1982. Then continued to study in Uni , in Edinburgh from September 1982 but unfortunately didn't complete for matriculation. But however I returned with some life real experiences. Whilst in England and Scotland , I didn't grab opportunity to travel and discover the historic cities, towns and the many interesting shires or counties in the UK. But nowadays, through the wonderful You Tube, I learn to discover the many interesting aspects of English towns and cities as well other places in UK. Yes, I am your new subscriber both channels *Alex in Great Britain* and *Explorer*
I left my home city of Leeds in 2005 for new challenges and scenery etc at 47 yoa. I retired last year and moved back home for good I guess and was very pleasantly surprised to see just how it has developed into a high rise important, bustling and busy city.
Thank you! I really enjoyed seeing these cities - I'd heard of them all of course, but several I've never visited. I was pleasantly surprised by the architecture in most of them.
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AS an American, most of these cities were new to me. But my 3 year old did walk the walls of York in 1973 as well as parts of Hadrian's Wall. Fun video as usual Alex, Thank you. Any thoughts for a new series to reuse your footage?
Ah lovely! I also visited York at a very young age. Thoughts for a new series? Not yet, just keeping to the prettiest towns in each county series, plus the one-off deep dive style videos.
Arguably you should have included Douglas, Isle of Man: although not technically part of England it's just across the Irish Sea from the North-West and was granted city status for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. How about doing some similar videos on the cities of Scotland and Wales?
A quirk of where the very restricted boundaries of manchester city proper are drawn. In reality, the southern suburbs of 'greater manchester' are much more expensive than Leeds. Particularly those with a Cheshire post code.
@@liamo8932 But Greater Manchester includes Salford, Bolton, Wigan and others including what used to be a small part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and is regarded as a ceremonial County. Also if it has a Cheshire postcode is it really in Manchester?
@@stephenhodgson3506 I agree that greater Manchester is huge as a concept, but the strict boundaries of Manchester are tiny. The boundaries of Birmingham were allowed to expand over the years but manchester not so much. Theres no such thing as greater Leeds as it's a minnow city in comparison. Old Trafford is not in Manchester for instance. Places like Sale and Altrincham and Bowden are oriented around working in Manchester and much more expensive than Leeds or York
Funny that you should describe many of the places you name as 'Northern'. Most of them my Northumbrian mother and grandparents described as 'Midlands'. Most of them are closer to London than they are to Newcastle!
Oh I know what you mean. You can get from London to Sheffield in just a couple of hours. Newcastle and Carlisle on the other hand... way different story!
I get you, but when I lived in Hastings for a while and went back to my parents' in Hertfordshire for Christmas, I was asked if I was going "up North". I guess that would put Tunbridge Wells in the Midlands!
And even that is being ruined by tarmacking pavements that used to be flagstones and migrants suddenly turning up looking like they've been pulled through a hedge backwards, not knowing how to walk sensibly and talking loudly on phones in a vile noise. Harrogate is on its way down sadly.
It requires a definition of a city to accurately calculate it's size and population...Leeds cannot have less than 1and a half million given it's extent and recent and progressive expansion .this may well be the case in other instances and is not mere parochialism. It has for an unfathomable reason always been shown as moderately sized on the maps...either register the city(however you define it )or the greater version(as with Manchester) including everyway within 20 miles and do keep up with development
I moved South from a northen mill town. Almost all the ex industrial powerhouses have struggled to adapt and modernise. Some people still think they're living in a Ken Loach movie. It's a joke. The countryside is lovely however the transport networks are rubbish.
York isn't a world class city. its a world class town expanded to a city. Best described as a half dozen small towns and some villages pushed together. It lacks the facilities of a true city. I know - I've lived there all my life.
@@richardwills-woodward It always was. But then so is every other city and many have been worse. Leeds for example looked like a bomb site back up until the 90s. (When I was a kid in the 60's some of York still WAS a bomb site!).
According to last Census (2021) the city of Sheffield population (not metro area) is 556,000. As of July this year it's predicted to be around 606,000. Has Sheffield overtaken our friendly rivals in Leeds as Yorkshire's biggest city? _Cue lots of banter between the 'dee dars and Loiners!_ 😊
@@PabloGarcia-hc8xq lt's all confusing - if you look up 3 or 4 sites listing the biggest cities in the UK you'll get 3 or 4 widely differing answers. Some are based on conurbations and some the supposed actual size of the city and none of them agree with the others.
Hello Alex, this being my very first time watching and listening to your video, I instantly liked it so so much. Actually, I had been in King's Lynn. There I attended Norfolk College of Arts and Technology to study several subjects for A Levels. In September 1980 upto 1982. Then continued to study in Uni , in Edinburgh from September 1982 but unfortunately didn't complete for matriculation. But however I returned with some life real experiences. Whilst in England and Scotland , I didn't grab opportunity to travel and discover the historic cities, towns and the many interesting shires or counties in the UK. But nowadays, through the wonderful You Tube, I learn to discover the many interesting aspects of English towns and cities as well other places in UK.
Yes, I am your new subscriber both channels *Alex in Great Britain* and *Explorer*
Thank you, that is much appreciated!
I left my home city of Leeds in 2005 for new challenges and scenery etc at 47 yoa. I retired last year and moved back home for good I guess and was very pleasantly surprised to see just how it has developed into a high rise important, bustling and busy city.
The problem with York is it’s very small and gets overwhelmed when three coaches of pensioners arrive on their saga holiday trip
About 3 of those coaches arrive every 5 minutes in that city on a calm day
Thanks!
Thanks, Dianne. Much appreciated! :)
Thanks Alex, you covered a lot of ground there, both physically and metaphorically.
Ah, cheers!
Liverpool is my favourite city in the UK
I grew up in Cheshire but always felt like Chester was more like a large town than a city.
Thank you! I really enjoyed seeing these cities - I'd heard of them all of course, but several I've never visited. I was pleasantly surprised by the architecture in most of them.
Goodness, Ripon being amongst the big boys was a suprise! Excellent as always, Alex. 🙂
Ah, thanks very much!
In the 1970s York was one of the least expensive cities, prices lower than Newcastle, Sheffield and Leeds.
Has a Cestrian (Chester Born and Bred ) , There's Soooooooooooo Much more you could of said of Chester , The Worlds Oldest Racecourse , The Biggest Ampetheatre ( Outside of Rome ) , The 'Unique Rows' Shopping Gallery Etc Etc
He said about the race course but I agree
AS an American, most of these cities were new to me. But my 3 year old did walk the walls of York in 1973 as well as parts of Hadrian's Wall. Fun video as usual Alex, Thank you. Any thoughts for a new series to reuse your footage?
Ah lovely! I also visited York at a very young age. Thoughts for a new series? Not yet, just keeping to the prettiest towns in each county series, plus the one-off deep dive style videos.
Arguably you should have included Douglas, Isle of Man: although not technically part of England it's just across the Irish Sea from the North-West and was granted city status for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
How about doing some similar videos on the cities of Scotland and Wales?
Excellent . In would have been nice to have been shown a house that was at the average price in each city.
Leeds properties are more expensive than those in Manchester? Wow, this is a huge surprise.
A quirk of where the very restricted boundaries of manchester city proper are drawn. In reality, the southern suburbs of 'greater manchester' are much more expensive than Leeds. Particularly those with a Cheshire post code.
@@liamo8932 But Greater Manchester includes Salford, Bolton, Wigan and others including what used to be a small part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and is regarded as a ceremonial County. Also if it has a Cheshire postcode is it really in Manchester?
@@stephenhodgson3506 I agree that greater Manchester is huge as a concept, but the strict boundaries of Manchester are tiny. The boundaries of Birmingham were allowed to expand over the years but manchester not so much. Theres no such thing as greater Leeds as it's a minnow city in comparison. Old Trafford is not in Manchester for instance. Places like Sale and Altrincham and Bowden are oriented around working in Manchester and much more expensive than Leeds or York
@@liamo8932 That makes sense.
Deansgate is the most expensive postcode outside the South East. Manchester’s wealthiest areas are in Trafford.
Sheffield still makes Quality Steel!
Funny that you should describe many of the places you name as 'Northern'. Most of them my Northumbrian mother and grandparents described as 'Midlands'. Most of them are closer to London than they are to Newcastle!
Oh I know what you mean. You can get from London to Sheffield in just a couple of hours. Newcastle and Carlisle on the other hand... way different story!
I get you, but when I lived in Hastings for a while and went back to my parents' in Hertfordshire for Christmas, I was asked if I was going "up North". I guess that would put Tunbridge Wells in the Midlands!
The only northern cities in this list are Carlisle, Sunderland, Durham and Newcastle the rest are in the midlands.
Isn't Doncaster technically still part of Scotland?
Ah, an interesting legend, that one!
I never knew it ever had belonged to Scotland. You learn something new every day!
He forgot Harrogate which has by far the most expensive housing in the North
And even that is being ruined by tarmacking pavements that used to be flagstones and migrants suddenly turning up looking like they've been pulled through a hedge backwards, not knowing how to walk sensibly and talking loudly on phones in a vile noise. Harrogate is on its way down sadly.
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It requires a definition of a city to accurately calculate it's size and population...Leeds cannot have less than 1and a half million given it's extent and recent and progressive expansion .this may well be the case in other instances and is not mere parochialism. It has for an unfathomable reason always been shown as moderately sized on the maps...either register the city(however you define it )or the greater version(as with Manchester) including everyway within 20 miles and do keep up with development
If you don’t pay your council tax to a city you don’t live in it, it’s that simple
Leeds has 750,000 people
Leeds Borough has a number similar to that, but the city itself alone isn't quite that size. Not yet anyway.
I moved South from a northen mill town. Almost all the ex industrial powerhouses have struggled to adapt and modernise. Some people still think they're living in a Ken Loach movie. It's a joke. The countryside is lovely however the transport networks are rubbish.
York isn't a world class city. its a world class town expanded to a city. Best described as a half dozen small towns and some villages pushed together. It lacks the facilities of a true city. I know - I've lived there all my life.
And it's now scruffy compared to the past.
@@richardwills-woodward It always was. But then so is every other city and many have been worse. Leeds for example looked like a bomb site back up until the 90s. (When I was a kid in the 60's some of York still WAS a bomb site!).
Population of Leeds 800,000 not 500,000
That's the borough population. The city itself is a little over 500,000.
According to last Census (2021) the city of Sheffield population (not metro area) is 556,000. As of July this year it's predicted to be around 606,000. Has Sheffield overtaken our friendly rivals in Leeds as Yorkshire's biggest city? _Cue lots of banter between the 'dee dars and Loiners!_ 😊
@@PabloGarcia-hc8xq lt's all confusing - if you look up 3 or 4 sites listing the biggest cities in the UK you'll get 3 or 4 widely differing answers. Some are based on conurbations and some the supposed actual size of the city and none of them agree with the others.
Leeds City Borough includes Wetherby amongst other places out in the countryside......500,000 in the "built up area"....
@@billythedog-309 The "Centre for Cities" used by UK govt for policy-making gives possibly the best definition of UK cities...with a few exceptions