Roger, this was absolutely brilliant, it’s one of the most interesting and watchable videos I’ve seen in a long time - the content quality was superlative and it’s worthy of main stream TV any tine - brilliant.
Agreed, more Roger Bisby and less Michael Portillo please. Call the new series "Bisby Builds Britain", featuring many guides and advice as covered previously on here - and of course, the essential, "Rant of the Week".
I usually can’t be bothered to comment on RUclips, but your recent walk about videos are genuinely cracking. Proper old school style documentaries, that are relaxing and interesting to watch, no need for flashy editing or ego based presenting. Keep up the good work mate- this is easily good enough to be on mainstream TV.
It's a very rare thing for me to place a comment on RUclips but, I've seen a few of your videos now about London, and they are brilliant. You're a natural. Extremely interesting and informative. Can't wait for another installment. Thank you.
Roger, you are the most interesting, articulate, authentic, and amusing narrator I have ever listened to. I would listen to anything you might discuss.
Brilliantly executed video, I knew quite a lot about London as my old drove skip wagons for about 55 years around London and he always gave me a guided tour, how accurate all of it was but nevertheless it was great hearing it from his theories, he emptied bins at Buckingham Palace and I had the privilege of going into the back entrance the the Bank of England one morning. On the boat disaster, my Aunt was supposed to be on that but due ill health she had to miss it thankfully, but the best thing was when i worked at a screen printing company, my boss always had new ideas for Christmas party locations, so firstly we went on a very palled steamer called the Dixie Queen, I wasn’t sure how I felt about being on the river and then more so after seeing the the paddle that was at the back had a lot on nylon robe holding it together, the we went on smaller party boats that went towards Tower Bridge and then turned around and back up to Plumstead then back a few times but the best was a party in the gantries on Tower Bridge, one was for music and chatting etc the other was a bar and food area, you can probably guess where I was. But lastly last year I had an operation at Guy’s and St Thomas hospital very near the Shard. My recovery was not quick but eventually I was discharged and had hospital transport home, being a east ender going over London bridge was a site for sore eyes as I was going to my side of the river and I got a great shot going over then posted it on FB and said I’m finally going home. Once again Rob, great job with this one. 👏 A last thing to add, I have only seen the old Oliver Twist film and not read the book, but in the film it was Bill Sykes who killed Nancy. As I said I have not read the book so could be mistaken.
I am doing some research on London for videos I am making and I happened to discover your channel; I am hooked to it. I am now watching the videos you have made. I live in India and I visited London twice, that is, in 2023 and 2024. I joined walking tours to know about this fascinating city, but guides never give so much information like you do. I might visit London once again in May this year and see sights I did not see before and revisit some I have seen before, so your videos would definitely help; this could perhaps be my last trip to London. So thank you for making these videos.😊
Roger, I only discovered your vids by chance, and have no previous interest in such things, but you have changed that and are now one of my favourite vloggers....total respect to you sir!!!!!
Terrific stuff ! with a great little camera man ! You paint a wider picture, along side the history, making it easier to retain.. I'll be here for the next one too.
Thanks for putting that together. I like the walk and talk format. More deep dives into older methods and builds, please. I'm sure a lot of us get enough of coping with the new stuff during working hours!
This was super Roger, and your builder perspectives add great insights. Well paced, digestible information made even more palatable by your sense of humour. Magnus did an excellent job and has a future in the movie business :)
I thought I knew a lot about London! You have taken the subject to a whole new level. Your passion for the infrastructure that makes London one of the most historically and interesting cities in the world, is wonderful. Thank you for these videos.
These types of videos are excellent, packed full of useful information and history and a talented young camera man aswell! Keep it up, would love to see more 👍
I’m ashamed to say I clicked on this to see how boring it would be and ended up watching all the way through. It was brilliantly made and far more interesting than I expected. Some fascinating knowledge there. You would make a great tour guide 👍🏻👍🏻 My brother lives in London and I bet he doesn’t know half of this. Good stuff 🤝🏻🌉🛤️🏗️🏭
I live in south east London, our local river - the Ravensbourne runs into other local rivers including the Poole and the Quaggy and into The Creek at Deptford and so into the Thames...so though I have a little local knowledge, I have nowhere near as much fascinating information to hand as Roger here. I always find his videos about London, it's architecture, building practices, old Londoners, their work and life etc well worth watching and learning about our extensive capital city. Thanks Roger. 👍🙂🏴💜🇬🇧🤭🖖
Yet another brillant video! I learnt a lot of interesting facts there Roger. Looking forward to the next one. The old Royal Doulton factory is an amazing building, tucked away, I found it by accident one day while walking along the Thames.
Magnes is such a lucky boy to spend the day with you. I really enjoy your content, always interesting, intelligent and curious. You need to be in front of an even bigger audience to inspire the young. Thank you.
Inspiring the young is a tricky business. There is a point in our lives where we know so much more that our elders and think they are fools. I am not sure what happens and when but I often wish I could meet my old teachers (now dead) and apologise. Yes there were people I met who put me on the right path and opened doors with their encouragement and they came from all walks of life. Again I would love to go back and tell them what a difference they made.
@SkillBuilder Yes, I feel the same way and often think about them. And the men like my father, who laid, built and dug, every brick, stone and tunnel that we take for granted. I did an night class years ago in plumbing. The teacher was an older man who took a shine to me and because of that kept the class going, even thought there was only two pupils. At the end of one class he called both of us over and said that there were tools missing and he didn't care which one of us took them, but we were to go into the tool room one at a time and whoever had the tools was to return them. Since i am not a thief, I was SO embarrassed and ashamed for the other guy, I picked up my bag and entered the tool room, made a noise as if I were replacing tools. The other guy then went in and after a few seconds said "they're here!" I can never forget the look of hurt and disdain that the plumber gave me. I still remember it and still wish I had the intelligence and gumption to tell that decent man that I wasn't a thief and didn't steal school property. I was young and gormless and not able to see the world as it was. Now I am older and just vaguely stupid, Take care and thanks for your content and sharing your knowledge.
Very enjoyable and informative Roger ,Well presented and Filmed Looking forward to many others The London River is enshrined in History all the way to the estuary
Fantastic, thank you. I’m from Lancashire and I love coming to London whenever I can (but I wouldn’t want to live there). Your videos teach me many things that I’m didn’t know before. Pointing out the reason for the expression on the Lion Brewery lion’s face was funny.
The quality of this video and whole channel is really impressive. That brick walkabout was amazing too. There is so much in London that is both modern and ancient. I'd love to know more about the industrial adaptation of technology into the London infrastructure. Like over the last 200 years. It was the first modern industrial mega city. How did they do it? Any lessons learned? Thanks for the great content.
Fabulous stuff! Welcome to my manor! And there was some stuff there I didn't know. The river that comes out at St Saviours Dock is the river Neckinger, allegedly named after the noose they used to hang pirates, and St Saviour's dock saw some executions back in the day. If you want a good look at the underside of Tower Bridge go to Horsleydown steps on Shad Thames at low tide and you can get right down on the beach underneath there.
Excellent series. Well done to you. I was taught that the original road from Canterbury to Dover was built by the romans straight (as normal) and came to the Thames near Westminster because, there, the river was shallow enough (the river being much wider and shallower before it was contracted for construction) for a ford. However, the Romans then wanted to have a road direct to where ships could dock and the highest point on the river for ships at that time was London Pool which is in the vicinity of Tower Bridge. So, the Roman Road took an effective 90 degree turn from its original routing to London Bridge. It is said that the name Cannon Street is a corruption of Candlewick Street - and nothing to do with cannons. An awful out of streets in London had centres of trades and so, Candlewick Street was a centre for that trade. Is all this absolutely correct? Who knows? So many versions have grown up and it’s a fascination, and almost irrelevance, as to which is true. If you are visiting London to learn more, then I highly recommend following these routes but also go to the Museum of London which is worthy of a whole morning or afternoon by itself. Keep up the good work
Re tolls - many years ago in Melbourne, the government was upgrading the Monash Freeway, and promised they weren’t going to introduce tolls, and promptly introduced tolls…It’s a world wide phenomenon!
Loving these historical video's another one well done! Especially loved the remarks on Waterloo bridge of the dubbelglazing boys and cowardly reservedly redrawing your comments on that bridge hahaha
What a fascinating Series! I'm not sure how I stumbled upon it but I'm really glad I did. The first one I watched was about the bricks used to construct the houses. I first became interested in the subject of the hidden waterways around London when I read a psychological thriller series by a husband and wife who write under the name of Nicky French.
I always wondered why those redundant pillars were there alongside Blackfriars bridge. An extremely interesting video, Roger, from one who used to walk daily to and fro from Lambeth bridge to Vauxhall bridge. I didn’t know most of this info. Thanks for making it!
Hello Dear Mister Roger I’m one of your followers and I did love the way you talk the story of this intriguing beautiful town of London were I live because of my friend job even though I’m like a tourist because of brexit rules take me out of social working life I’m from Italian town of Napoli wich is charged of historic places and I really encourage you to keep doing those videos about ancient and recent story. Luigi from Naples.
Roger, this was absolutely brilliant, it’s one of the most interesting and watchable videos I’ve seen in a long time - the content quality was superlative and it’s worthy of main stream TV any tine - brilliant.
I am never sure about these videos so it is good to see your comment
Agreed, more Roger Bisby and less Michael Portillo please. Call the new series "Bisby Builds Britain", featuring many guides and advice as covered previously on here - and of course, the essential, "Rant of the Week".
The TV License fee would be easier to justify if a portion of it (say 1%) were paid to The Skill Builder channel.
Yes, this format is great!
Love what history you are revealing to us folks. Keep up the good work
I usually can’t be bothered to comment on RUclips, but your recent walk about videos are genuinely cracking.
Proper old school style documentaries, that are relaxing and interesting to watch, no need for flashy editing or ego based presenting. Keep up the good work mate- this is easily good enough to be on mainstream TV.
Roger mate if no one has said it before, let me just say you're rapidly becoming the modern day Jack Hargreaves. Great video as usual!
Or Fred Dibnah.
Thank you. That was a fantastic insight into London's Bridges
Great. enjoyed it
It's a very rare thing for me to place a comment on RUclips but, I've seen a few of your videos now about London, and they are brilliant. You're a natural. Extremely interesting and informative. Can't wait for another installment. Thank you.
Could listen to Roger all day. He’s got such a concise, factual approach. It’s wonderful.
does he know all this stuff off the top of his head? amazing!
Roger, you are the most interesting, articulate, authentic, and amusing narrator I have ever listened to. I would listen to anything you might discuss.
A really wonderful video No silly music just good honest facts What a joy to watch
Legend. You vlogs are always interesting and helpful
Brilliantly executed video, I knew quite a lot about London as my old drove skip wagons for about 55 years around London and he always gave me a guided tour, how accurate all of it was but nevertheless it was great hearing it from his theories, he emptied bins at Buckingham Palace and I had the privilege of going into the back entrance the the Bank of England one morning. On the boat disaster, my Aunt was supposed to be on that but due ill health she had to miss it thankfully, but the best thing was when i worked at a screen printing company, my boss always had new ideas for Christmas party locations, so firstly we went on a very palled steamer called the Dixie Queen, I wasn’t sure how I felt about being on the river and then more so after seeing the the paddle that was at the back had a lot on nylon robe holding it together, the we went on smaller party boats that went towards Tower Bridge and then turned around and back up to Plumstead then back a few times but the best was a party in the gantries on Tower Bridge, one was for music and chatting etc the other was a bar and food area, you can probably guess where I was. But lastly last year I had an operation at Guy’s and St Thomas hospital very near the Shard. My recovery was not quick but eventually I was discharged and had hospital transport home, being a east ender going over London bridge was a site for sore eyes as I was going to my side of the river and I got a great shot going over then posted it on FB and said I’m finally going home. Once again Rob, great job with this one. 👏 A last thing to add, I have only seen the old Oliver Twist film and not read the book, but in the film it was Bill Sykes who killed Nancy. As I said I have not read the book so could be mistaken.
Brilliant show.Great seeing the buildings and the history of London from a builders perspective.Well done.Nigel Duff New Zealand
Loving these London history videos Roger.
Really enjoyed this film Roger. Good luck to young Magnus, a cameraman in the making for sure there.
You really have a way of making the history and architecture interesting. Thank you for a great watch. I shall look out for more of these
I am doing some research on London for videos I am making and I happened to discover your channel; I am hooked to it. I am now watching the videos you have made. I live in India and I visited London twice, that is, in 2023 and 2024. I joined walking tours to know about this fascinating city, but guides never give so much information like you do. I might visit London once again in May this year and see sights I did not see before and revisit some I have seen before, so your videos would definitely help; this could perhaps be my last trip to London. So thank you for making these videos.😊
Great stuff,....More please,....Much, Much, more Roger!
Roger, I only discovered your vids by chance, and have no previous interest in such things, but you have changed that and are now one of my favourite vloggers....total respect to you sir!!!!!
Thanks and welcome aboard. I am happy to get a new audience from outside the DIY fraternity
Brilliant Roger, love these videos about the building of London. More please. Also, well done to your little camera guy, great work.
Absolutely loved this. Really enjoy your humour too.
Great bit of research carried out for this video. Keep up the history videos!
Terrific stuff ! with a great little camera man ! You paint a wider picture, along side the history, making it easier to retain.. I'll be here for the next one too.
Thank you, if you can like and share that will help. This is a bit of a slow starter
My new favorite channel the way you tell the history of England is top notch 👍🏻
Really interesting and extremely well presented and filmed👍👍
In terms of architectural information, it is a great addition to all the other vlogs about London that we can find on YT.
I forget just how busy the capital is. Great bit of production from the lad and precise narration too!
LOVE these fascinating insights into London's infrastructure .. please make more! There is an endless supply of subject matter in this wonderful city
Mate, loving these London history lessons, thanks to yourself and your camera man.
Thanks for putting that together. I like the walk and talk format. More deep dives into older methods and builds, please. I'm sure a lot of us get enough of coping with the new stuff during working hours!
Very much enjoying this series. Fascinating stuff
Loved this Video, thanks Rog.
This was super Roger, and your builder perspectives add great insights. Well paced, digestible information made even more palatable by your sense of humour. Magnus did an excellent job and has a future in the movie business :)
I thought I knew a lot about London! You have taken the subject to a whole new level. Your passion for the infrastructure that makes London one of the most historically and interesting cities in the world, is wonderful. Thank you for these videos.
These types of videos are excellent, packed full of useful information and history and a talented young camera man aswell! Keep it up, would love to see more 👍
ahahaha! great camerawork, Magnus! another great video
Great video - good one, Roger 👍
Very interesting as usual Roger, thanks to your cameraman as well
Thanks for watching. Magnus, my grandson will be pleased
Thanks Roger i love the Architecture of London so much variety and character.
From NZ.
Superb, have enjoyed all of these out and about videos. Interesting, informative and entertaining. More please!
Cracking video, very interesting look forward to seeing more. Cameraman did a good job too.
I’m ashamed to say I clicked on this to see how boring it would be and ended up watching all the way through. It was brilliantly made and far more interesting than I expected. Some fascinating knowledge there. You would make a great tour guide 👍🏻👍🏻 My brother lives in London and I bet he doesn’t know half of this. Good stuff 🤝🏻🌉🛤️🏗️🏭
I live in south east London, our local river - the Ravensbourne runs into other local rivers including the Poole and the Quaggy and into The Creek at Deptford and so into the Thames...so though I have a little local knowledge, I have nowhere near as much fascinating information to hand as Roger here.
I always find his videos about London, it's architecture, building practices, old Londoners, their work and life etc well worth watching and learning about our extensive capital city. Thanks Roger.
👍🙂🏴💜🇬🇧🤭🖖
Another excellent, informative video, Thanks Roger! 🙂
Brilliant and wonderful as usual. Keep going bloke!
Yet another brillant video! I learnt a lot of interesting facts there Roger. Looking forward to the next one. The old Royal Doulton factory is an amazing building, tucked away, I found it by accident one day while walking along the Thames.
Magnes is such a lucky boy to spend the day with you.
I really enjoy your content, always interesting, intelligent and curious.
You need to be in front of an even bigger audience to inspire the young.
Thank you.
Inspiring the young is a tricky business. There is a point in our lives where we know so much more that our elders and think they are fools. I am not sure what happens and when but I often wish I could meet my old teachers (now dead) and apologise.
Yes there were people I met who put me on the right path and opened doors with their encouragement and they came from all walks of life. Again I would love to go back and tell them what a difference they made.
@SkillBuilder Yes, I feel the same way and often think about them. And the men like my father, who laid, built and dug, every brick, stone and tunnel that we take for granted.
I did an night class years ago in plumbing. The teacher was an older man who took a shine to me and because of that kept the class going, even thought there was only two pupils.
At the end of one class he called both of us over and said that there were tools missing and he didn't care which one of us took them, but we were to go into the tool room one at a time and whoever had the tools was to return them.
Since i am not a thief, I was SO embarrassed and ashamed for the other guy, I picked up my bag and entered the tool room, made a noise as if I were replacing tools. The other guy then went in and after a few seconds said "they're here!"
I can never forget the look of hurt and disdain that the plumber gave me.
I still remember it and still wish I had the intelligence and gumption to tell that decent man that I wasn't a thief and didn't steal school property.
I was young and gormless and not able to see the world as it was. Now I am older and just vaguely stupid,
Take care and thanks for your content and sharing your knowledge.
Wonderful narration. Very interesting. More please!
Great series. Yes please, keep them coming 😁
Excellent content, would love to see more of the bridges.
Absolutey fascinating - amazing seeing London through your eyes!
Great stuff, look forward to similar videos. 👍
Hi Roger. I love watching your videos. Please make more it’s so interesting seeing you take on history.
Thanks Roger, really enjoyed that. More please!
I absolutely love the historical incites on this channel I LOVE LEARNING ABOUT THE PAST
Thank you
Thank you, again Roger , more please , yes ❤
So interesting.. you have me all agog. Thank you! 😊
Brilliant video! Everything about is just right. I would love to see some more!
Great tour of the bridges Roger. Fascinating facts. Thanks 👍👍👍
Find these videos so interesting. Is there anyone else doing similar? Just wish you did more
Cheers Roger, really enjoyed that, thanx.
Another brilliant edition of Rodger’s Rambles! Thank you. Will be showing it to my kids tomorrow - great way to educate them.
Very enjoyable and informative Roger ,Well presented and Filmed Looking forward to many others The London River is enshrined in History all the way to the estuary
You bring a lot of knowledge and passion to this subject mate. Good work fella. 😊
fantastic, keep up the good walks!
Great video Roger. The river at the end is the river Neckinger at St Saviours Dock., Built by the monks of Bermondsey Abbey.
Thanks for that, I have had a look at it since my visit. I didn't know it at all
Fantastic, thank you. I’m from Lancashire and I love coming to London whenever I can (but I wouldn’t want to live there). Your videos teach me many things that I’m didn’t know before. Pointing out the reason for the expression on the Lion Brewery lion’s face was funny.
The quality of this video and whole channel is really impressive. That brick walkabout was amazing too. There is so much in London that is both modern and ancient. I'd love to know more about the industrial adaptation of technology into the London infrastructure. Like over the last 200 years. It was the first modern industrial mega city. How did they do it? Any lessons learned? Thanks for the great content.
Good suggestion
Fabulous stuff!
Welcome to my manor!
And there was some stuff there I didn't know.
The river that comes out at St Saviours Dock is the river Neckinger, allegedly named after the noose they used to hang pirates, and St Saviour's dock saw some executions back in the day.
If you want a good look at the underside of Tower Bridge go to Horsleydown steps on Shad Thames at low tide and you can get right down on the beach underneath there.
thanks I will do that
I normally watch for the construction videos, but I love your history lessons thank you
Such an interesting video. thanks Roger please keep making these brilliant videos
Nice Roger, very nice, thank you
The storytelling is excellent in this one!
Thanks Roger. I love these videos and appreciate the hard work that goes into them
Thanks for that. The amount of views doesn't justify the time spent but I love doing them.
Some amazing history we have, learned a few new things from this video. Brilliant stuff Roger. Must do more!
Thanks!
Thank you sir
Best educational video I’ve seen in a long time
love these videos roger, really good. big thumbs up to your junior camera man 👍👍
Glad you like them! He has a day off school tomorrow so we will be back out there doing some more.
Great video.
Sir, you are an outstanding storyteller. Even more interesting than heat pumps…
Top quality video! This video series is brilliant.
Thanks Rog, I enjoy these and your way of presenting
Roger your a class act buddy.
Fantastic Roger, please do more!
Many thanks for great video 👍 love to see more old engineering focus videos 👍
Loved it👌 very interesting Roger
Wholeheartedly agree with all that’s been said, great viewing. Look forward to seeing many more.
Thanks so much Roger, that was incredibly interesting, I learnt so much in 25 minutes. Please keep making these great videos 👍
Great content Roger more like this please 😊
Loved the film and your narrative. Can we, please, have more?
Loving this series!
Excellent series. Well done to you. I was taught that the original road from Canterbury to Dover was built by the romans straight (as normal) and came to the Thames near Westminster because, there, the river was shallow enough (the river being much wider and shallower before it was contracted for construction) for a ford. However, the Romans then wanted to have a road direct to where ships could dock and the highest point on the river for ships at that time was London Pool which is in the vicinity of Tower Bridge. So, the Roman Road took an effective 90 degree turn from its original routing to London Bridge.
It is said that the name Cannon Street is a corruption of Candlewick Street - and nothing to do with cannons. An awful out of streets in London had centres of trades and so, Candlewick Street was a centre for that trade.
Is all this absolutely correct? Who knows? So many versions have grown up and it’s a fascination, and almost irrelevance, as to which is true. If you are visiting London to learn more, then I highly recommend following these routes but also go to the Museum of London which is worthy of a whole morning or afternoon by itself. Keep up the good work
Really enjoyed this. I like all your content but this was a brilliant video
Re tolls - many years ago in Melbourne, the government was upgrading the Monash Freeway, and promised they weren’t going to introduce tolls, and promptly introduced tolls…It’s a world wide phenomenon!
Loving these historical video's another one well done!
Especially loved the remarks on Waterloo bridge of the dubbelglazing boys and cowardly reservedly redrawing your comments on that bridge hahaha
Really enjoyed watching this, would love to see more of this type of content.
What a fascinating Series! I'm not sure how I stumbled upon it but I'm really glad I did. The first one I watched was about the bricks used to construct the houses. I first became interested in the subject of the hidden waterways around London when I read a psychological thriller series by a husband and wife who write under the name of Nicky French.
I always wondered why those redundant pillars were there alongside Blackfriars bridge. An extremely interesting video, Roger, from one who used to walk daily to and fro from Lambeth bridge to Vauxhall bridge. I didn’t know most of this info. Thanks for making it!
Really good video, thanks for sharing
superb. or ..great job ;) thanks for the tour.
Hello Dear Mister Roger I’m one of your followers and I did love the way you talk the story of this intriguing beautiful town of London were I live because of my friend job even though I’m like a tourist because of brexit rules take me out of social working life I’m from Italian town of Napoli wich is charged of historic places and I really encourage you to keep doing those videos about ancient and recent story. Luigi from Naples.
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I enjoyed this Roger, it's great to hear about some of the historic details which you'd never know by just walking around yourself. Keep them coming 👍
Nice one Roger great video
Great video and very informative and interesting 👍🏽
The mix of history and politics on this channel, in relation to the construction topics is absolutely spot on. Such a pleasure to watch.