What’s the Oldest Street in London and other Questions - Q&A (4K)
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- Epic Q&A video filmed walking around Leyton and Leytonstone in East London. Links to videos mentioned:
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Thanks to Nathalia Bruno for the brilliant Wherever That May Be t-shirt design
Some of the questions about London, walking, history, travel and life, answered in this video:
Have you ever visited Norwich? Would you ever consider filming there?
I know you are working on a new book, do you have any idea when it will be available and is there a place we can pre-order it from?
What is the best season for psychographic walking? (For me Sept and October in UK are primetime flâneur action with changing light and autumn colours) cheers!
If you had to up sticks and move to a different UK city, which one would it be and why? Cheers!
"you clearly adore your collection of books - but are there any in particular that hold a special place in your heart and why"
If you could suddenly be transported back in time during one of your walks, where would you wish to be and in what century ?
I was wondering if there was a specific place/road/ building, you would like to travel back in time to see built or the early evolution of? Keep up the great work.
I was wondering what tips you had for going on long walks, e.g. are there any good ways to prevent getting blisters on your feet (always a problem I find).
Have you ever thought about taking a dog along on one of your walks?
What do you find to be the biggest challenge when making one of your videos?
do you have a favourite type of architecture and if so, what is it?
Within Greater London, which are your top 3 Lost River Valley Urban Or Suburban sites? A precy of extant stuff on these updated would be good! Or comments on London's brewing industry?
Which North American cities would you like to explore?
Hi John, do you have a favourite stretch of coastline in the UK?
Have you ever felt unsafe on any of your walks.
Have you ever gotten lost, or found yourself in a spot that wasn't what you expected at all , on your walks ?
For all these walks you need good shoes ... Could we find out what shoes are you walking in John?
Are any urban myths from London past or present actually true? And does it matter?
do you lament the loss of so much architecture in London when you see the awful buildings that get put in their place?
Do you see London in major decline?
Why do you walk everywhere, When you can just drive?
Any plans for a video on the History of the White City?
Do you do hikes and traditional mountain hikes?
Are there any short film/ documentaries on the horizon in a similar vain to the London Perambulator?
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Your walks inspired me to walk. I lost 30kgs this year and I am now within normal BMI. Thank you 😊
That’s amazing- massive congratulations
@@JohnRogersWalks I tried walking, problem is all my walks go past Greggs
@@highpath4776 Yup that's my problem as well because I always end up in a cafe.
That’s brilliant! Well done, it takes a lot I know.
congratulations
John, if it's not too presumptuous to add to Mick's comment (based on what you shared of it), I'd like to say that your content and its delivery is not simply free of jargon (though that's certainly refreshing) but it's also indicative of a writer's mind, in which well-considered thoughts are organized and ordered so they might be expressed in coherent statements and not in halting phrases of monosyllables linked by filler words that only buy time to assemble the next fragment.
Interesting your comment about celebrities doing TV walks and tours. That is one of the reasons that I do not have a TV.
Hi/Bonjour from Montreal, Quebec, Canada! Just a shout-out to thank you for taking us along on your walks. I try to get to London once a year, and your research and stories help me enormously as I plan my walkabouts. Many of your followers are super helpful too, so hiya and thanks to all the commenters, too! This year, I'll be poking around Soho and following the London wall. Merrell's, rainwear, and your stories, are packed up and ready. Thanks again!
brilliant Lisa - I visited Montreal in 2008 for the comedy festival - fantastic city. Hope you have a great time in London
hi Lisa.
let me know the next time you visit the UK.
Watling Street pre-dates the Romans but is thought to have crossed the Thames at Westminster (via Thorney Island) and then headed towards Kent. The problem with claiming it as London's oldest street is that London didn't actually exist yet. The Romans radically changed its route through London, crossing at the Roman version of London Bridge then heading westwards through the City towards Newgate. The short street in the City called Watling Street, near St Mary-le-Bow, was named to commemorate this paved roadway rather than literally being a surviving part of it.
Norwich also has a great gaol, the original Victorian wing is still in use, great place, although I thought the old clocktower bell tolling every half-hour to be a bad joke.
Thank you for mentioning Norwich! It is an amazing city. We look forward to having you here.
Norwich is a nice little city, lived there for four years! The Churchs / Pubs thing hasn't been valid for a long time now, unfortunately.
I’ll actually watch the video later tonight, but an excellent listen whilst walking the dogs in the Suffolk countryside this evening. It would be great to see you explore Norwich
Given we apparently share a fondness for a pint or two.. Have you considered walks around sites of London breweries, past and present? Combined with a few before and after illustrations perhaps?
Keep up the good work. Really enjoy your walks
That was really interesting, I like it when you vloggers do a walk and talk video, especially as a Q and A, the bald explorer is another one, but yours are quite philosophical! Keep doing them,John!
Thank you John - a real nostalgia hit for me. As regards blisters, I solved the problem with a pair of thin cotton socks on the feet with woollen socks on top, and of course well fitting footwear.
Hi John.
Always a joy to watch your walks around London and the surrounding areas.
For us fans, what are the days that it's more likely to bump into you whilst doing your walking and filming?
Norwich is a hidden gem. Partly because its quite hard to get to. Not as hard ar Yarmouth, but theres not major motorway there.
Keep Safe John, Thanks Mate.
cheers Dave
Thanks John. As always, you make my Sundays.
Thoroughly enjoyable Q&A Thankyou John. On so many of your great walks I have been in the same area as you either on the same day or day after/before...Whether it be Bruce Castle Park, Marsh Lane, Hainault Forest, Hollow Pond, Knighton Wood, Canonbury N1,
Wanstead Park etc as I myself love walking. One day hopefully I'll get to say hello.
Only come across your posts in recent months and have enjoyed watching them enormously. Your enthusiasm and depth of knowledge is brilliant, keep them coming sir.
many thanks
Your Q & A videos are so informative - thank you.
Another great interesting and informative Q&A.
Thanks Barry
You have been an inspiration John. I walk so much now following your example. Thank you!
that's wonderful to hear Mark, many thanks
Thank you for great answers to great questions. It got me thinking about and reflecting on things. And that't a good thing.
Very thoughtful and inspirational, as always, John. Thank you for these.
Hey thx for the in depth video and response! Watling street…..I will research etymology
John Rogers, the Jewel in the Crown of Leytonstone. Loved this video.
John, great watch & listen as always. Thanks you have passed from an old Roman Town in East Dunbartonshire.
Regards & best wishes as you move forwards.
Really good Q&A! Thanks indeed for answering mine. I think it would be fascinating to go back to the 1670's and see Wren doing his stuff. Now THERE'S a time of change for London. I imagine all these people scratching thier chins and saying "dunno about all these new fangled churches, what's wrong with half timbering and wattle 'n' daub?" When I do a walk, I always like to make sure I have a jacket with plenty of pockets for stuff, obviating the need for bag carrying. Thanks for a great episode! ⭐👍
Solid questions and answers so far, and great job on managing to stitch together 55 minutes.
08:00 - what about 'Bravo Two Zero' by Andy McNabb, or 'Graffiti' by Nigel Rees?
19:42 - is that the junction at Bulwer and Drayton Roads? Used to have a red K5 phone box at that intersection on a much smaller island. Great they've turned it into somewhere you can sit
That was so interesting John, thoroughly enjoyed it. I remember Merlin Street next to Sadlers Wells at the Angel. I hope you do revisit Angel, Barnsbury Estate area at some point. So much history, I can visualise all the people, characters and many relatives that lived in the old Islington area when I was growing up from 1946 - 74, great place. Thank you so much 💕🇦🇺
A chapter of one of Richard Jeffries books describes in heart breaking words the agonisng pain of seeing the lovely lsndscape around you turned into dull,mean streets. Another chapter describes how being a ploughman was not the romantic idyll we now think of. The image of the ploughman and his horses silhouetted against the skyline.
A very good image for selling bread or suclike. After reading what it is was REALLY like trudging behind the horses ALL DAY you feel really glad someone invented the tractor. In fact 'You should see Cyndyllan on his tractor," is one of my favourite poems.
For next time on your Q & A session: favorite pubs, and 2 or three best ales! Great video today!
only problem with these types of videos..is.
being seen as favouritism..
and seen as free advertising for pubs..
Best stay clear, of best this best that , as you said top 10's are difficult.
and viewer's can be fickle.
carry on as you are ..
that was delightful - the breadth of questions and the depth and wit of your answers.
A varied and interesting set of questions. Thoroughly enjoyed the video as always.
thanks Pudding Geek
Great and entertaining Q&A John with some varied questions and your knowledgable answers.Enjoy your walks very much as it's opened up places for me to explore.Keep on doing what you're doing!!
Lovely walk and chat!
Thanks for video John!
Cheers Tom
Have always checked out any books that you refer to on your videos (still trying to track down a copy of 'unto the fields'!) so it was great to have a glimpse of your book collection. It left me hoping that at some point in the future you may do a video about your book collection and give an overview/review on some of your favourite books within it. KR Cooksta Booksta
Great to see bits of Leyton and Leytonstone that I remember. That triangle with the planting on is such an improvement to the dead space and a phone box.
I have a q for next time: what makes the river Lea sacred? 🤔 PS I used to visit someone in the post grad block at UEA in 2001. Could tell you some stories about post grad students.
Loved the video! Sad I missed the window to ask you questions. Where would one post questions if you have another Q and A video?
ur videos always make me smile and living in ilford your videos have helped me appreciate my area so much more
That kid from the 'Fast Show' grew up.😆
I have ridden London for almost 20yrs and also started walking it more over the last 3yrs. I often feel Leyton/Leytonstone pedestrianization and cycle system using existing roads is quite successful. I've been intrigued for years how it was implemented.
One of my favourite cycle routes is down Forest Road in Walthamstow. The beginning of the road (Woodford end) is a good example of a cycle lane but further down in the more built up areas it is quite hazardous with cycle & pedestrian cross-over and of course cyclist, electric bikes and scooters just hammer it down these paths. Leytonstone high street is the same. Its only coexistence is through common sense to prevent accidents, not infrastructure. The same common sense used when we just cycled in the road with cars. I suppose statistically cyclist/pedestrian collisions are more survivable than cyclist/car collisions.
brilliant stuff JR.
Love your channel, and yes. I subscribe.
Hey, John! Super belated comment here, but somewhere along the way I fell far behind on your videos and am only making my way through the backlog to catch up now. Anyway, as far as North American cities go I wanted to recommend Miami, particularly the South Beach neighborhood, due to your love of Art Deco architecture. There is an architectural district there (with a small museum, even) that blew me away when I visited. There are other parts of the city that are quite beautiful and interesting as well.
Love the visual variety of this Q&A.
thanks Daniel
Enriches my life inordinately. Love what you do.
I so love your sensibility and would love to take you around Seattle - will be there next summer - or Mexico City where I am most of the time though there are more knowledgeable guides for here than me -
I gave up walking along the eastern part of Regent's Canal because the sheer number of cyclists passing you completely spoils the walk. Most riders are considerate (a few aren't) but the constant need to look over your shoulder or wait before going under a bridge removes the enjoyment.
I love cycling canal towpaths (especially the Lea Valley and Grand Union) but rarely do it cos I feel bad about the disturbance I cause to walkers. We are both considerate but, yeah, it must be a pain to keep looking over your shoulder, even if it's just mentally. Daytime schooldays seems to be the best opportunity for a quiet walk/ride.
You’re early John. Long time no see. How you doing? I cant think of any questions…let me drink coffee haha.
Makes a pleasant change to have the video finished nice and early Jay - it's a long one though so it'll need to be a strong coffee
@@JohnRogersWalks Or a strong beer? Bit early maybe. I hear you. Im doing a video on the new Star Wars show as we speak. No one around, nice and quiet. Editing is best done in peace I find. Let me get that coffee and watch your video.
Enjoyed the Q&A and early morning walk~ here in Tennessee. (Eastern Standard Time). You are as happy, interesting, and cheerful as always. No matter the time of day! Looking forward to your next video Mr. John Rogers. 🌾🌿🍁
What a great video - much better than TV! 😊
Have you read Mother London by Michael Moorcock? That's where I'd like to time travel to.. I met John Michell when I moved to the UK from South Africa in 1986, he was very interested in hearing about apartheid and I wish I'd known who he was.. What a gentleman.
I live in a suburb of Austin and the hill country is the purtiest place, with craggy hills and deep valleys. We still have many small ranches and ranch-ettes that hold longhorn steer, horses and the best BBQ and TexMex this side of heaven! If you come here, you'll find the "weird" and the traditional. Give us a go!
Re: blisters: Comfortable, quality shoes and good socks. I prefer merino wool blend socks. My daily shoe is the same Merrill that John wears. I wear Keen shoes and boots, too.
Just wondering, John, if the Emerald Usle is possibly on your walking bucket list ?
My wonderful Northern Ireland has the fantastic Giants Causeway, Titanic Museum,, Fermanagh Lakes &the Mournes, but also plenty of intriguing suburbia your natural habitat!
You're such a knowledgeable presenter, who'd make a Phone Book read-out sound interesting!
And most importantly (& I can tell!) you are a kind and humble as in non-arrogant man.
Please check out Ulster soon!
Roger , County Antrim
John,you are a familiar face. Don't those dumb tv executives realise. You and Tony Robinson would be the dream team
And both have links to Leytonstone.
I love your work
That was interesting, great questions. Which RUclips channels do you watch? Thanks for the wonderful videos.
good question - I watch Sean's Allotment Garden, Jay Swanson, Van Neistat, The Anfield Wrap, Undr the Cosh, and lots of others I can't remember off the top of my head
Excellent video. Thanks John. 👍🏼
Absolutely agree re comments about architecture of London - so sad!
Thank you for reading out my question :P
Excellent viewing as always.
Hi John, have you thought of doing a rock tour of London, places where the.Kinks, Dire Straits etc frequented or were significant to them in some way? Paul FitzPatrick
Thanks for the chat.
Love your vlogs. So many comments on every questions but it would take ages 😃
Can you Lower Robert Street it's said to be a haunted one where they worked the night trade and one of them was murdered and you can still hear her screams. My dad always said if you're completely lost head back to the town center and work it out from there and if you're in a group and lost make sure there's a meet up point to find them again.
Annoyingly I missed the window for submitting a Q&A... but I did want to ask if you're familiar with hauntology and if you are how that relates to psychogeography. Anyway, thanks for all the amazing videos 👍
Great Q&A , I use to live in Tilbury Essex, done many trips to Gravesend via the ferry from boy to man ,i have a great affinity with Gravesend , being bias is there any chance in the future of doing a walk around Gravesend ,Thanks.
It's definitely on the list
@@JohnRogersWalks Thank you
I realise it’s superficial but i really like your corduroy jacket and baseball cap nice choice of autumn colours you suit them very well. I am a keen walker myself my new northface waterproof trekking shoes are ideal for it and give me some support with my painful hallux rigidus.
Luv your videos.
Thanks
thanks so much David - massively appreciated
@@JohnRogersWalks I found you just before lockdown and have been hooked ever since. Keep up the good work. David
Bravura, John!
thanks Ashley
oh, did my comment get deleted because i had a link in it? the comment was about upper watergate street - perhaps THE oldest street surface that you can still walk on in london 😊 i'm sure a search on the interweb will find it for anyone interested - building london blog 😉
Mine have not posted on other RUclips sites. Because of links so I remove the dot and write [dot] to get the info across
Places you might like to live John. This is two guesses/suggestions. Back in April chance or circumstance saw me staying a week at a little town called Retford in Notts that I never even knew existed and not only is it a charming place and very historic but it's easy from there to get to Derbyshire,South Yorkshire,Lincolnshire,and a wide area around. I was visiting a friend who lived near Rotherham but I also spent a day at Gainsborough,the town on the river Trent that for about one month was the capital of England one time. Also I visited the village of Laxton but I didn't have enough time to find the famous open fields. Pretty place though. Maybe you might not want to live there but nice for a week's visit.
Also John I reckon you'd enjoy Bristol and you never know. Your son might live here one day. Loads of young,trendy London creatives are colonising Bristol. Putting house prices up ! There is loads of history in Bristol,some of it disputatious.
thanks Jane - I've only been to Bristol once and loved it - must return one day
@@JohnRogersWalks come come
@@JohnRogersWalks I'd like to add John,if you do come to Bristol sometime and depending on how much time is available to you please don't just go to the well known historic places of which there are lots of course and all mostly on the west side of the city. Try to venture eastwards. We have shed loads
of history in east Bristol not a lot on the ground to see but two places I'd recommend is Troopers Hill and St George's Park. The first place is a high area that on one side slopes down steeply to the river Avon. A 44 or 45 bus will take you to Summerhill Rd where you walk through a recreation field to the hill with a tall industrial chimney topping it.
There are lots of fanciful stories about this place but they used to smelt copper there. There are patches of ling heather on this hill,the only place it's survived in Bristol area. On a hot July day in some parts of it you could be in the New Forest. If you walk down to the river Avon you can walk back into central Bristol or the other way walk to Hanham or even to Bath. The other place St George's Park is I think a particularly pretty city park mainly because it's a natural valley (it's even got a lost river!). The victorian's bought a whole farm called Fire Engine Farm and turned it into the park. When he was 3 years old young Leslie Hope used to cry for pennies there. His family emigrated to America and he became the comic Bob Hope. I said cry" I heard him tell this on a radio interview when he was 80. He only lived round the corner. He must've been a smart kid. He would stand in the park and cry as if he was lost then various ladies and gentlemen passing by would say,"poor little boy,here's a penny" and when he'd collected enough he'd take them home to his mother. You had to have your wits about you in those days.
Lots of good stuff in this one John - some great questions and you did really well getting through them. Thanks for answering mine - Bronze Age linguistics was the gist of your answer and yeah that would be quite a hoot, though perhaps a bit difficult to understand what the hell was going on.
Great Q&A, some interesting questions
Thanks for the great Q&A
Norwich, the city that serves up Monoculture like nowhere else in England. 🥺
Hello John... I am really curious to learn from whom you inherited your clearly infinite curiosity and passion for history from?
I did a summer school at UEA just outside Norwich when I was younger... Also had a girlfriend who lived there. Bloody hell that was a long drive!!!!!!! As the old slogan goes "Norwich: A Fine City".
hi there.......if you don't excuse you end up like me i guess, feels like i been to mars and back with muscle pain or bone......keep up the walks man.
I walked past you filming in the little public garden on the corner of Bulwer Road in Leytonstone, I was going to shout out but was afraid I would ruin your take. Love the videos, finding them really interesting as a fairly new resident of the area
Thanks Greg
You would love New Orleans -- & Chicago - put them both on your list!
Chicago has many interesting ethnic neighborhoods, great walk options. And New Orleans, my god, great city to walk and ramble in.
Thanks John, gud vid...
That pedestrianisation thing, they did the same in Dulwich: pedestrianised the posh, exclusive village so that those children could go to school safely. All the traffic from the village was pushed out to the south circular where the poorer communities lived 🙄🙄
Great film, thank you. It sent me back to find the Fishguard walk, that was fun! When did you make your first film and what is it called, please. I'd like to view your early films that I may have missed. Thank you (aka Daisy).
Nice Q ND A round. You are giving answer very patiently..Beautiful 🙂💖😀👩💻🙋🏻♀️🤳✍ you Described everything and every question.Humble nature of you.pls give some more beautiful observations and some more beautiful sightseen.of London 🙂💖😀🙋🏻♀️✍💖👋👩💻🤳✍
Thank you Sir 😊
Agree, Bologna!
how do you routinely get book published ? say a novel etc anything you know it will be published always wondered
Are you sure about how wells were used for astronomy? I was always under the impression that they were used by looking up from the bottom, since even during the day stars are visible by looking up from the bottom of a deep hole.
No I'm not 100% sure at all Benjamin - came across it in a book some time ago but could be utter nonsense
I live in Austin, TX. We have many hiking trails that my daughter and I explore. Would love to show you around if you ever make it out this way!
My question, have you ever made an offering to a river deity? Thanks for making these wonderful videos.
The Lantern Bearers by Rosemary Sutcliff is on Audible for free. Read by Johanna Ward. All about the last Romans in England trying keep the Vikings at bay
Lovely city is Norwich. The Fat Cat is worth a trip! Cracking beer
I find the best way to prevent blisters is to wear two pairs of socks. One thin pair and a thicker pair over them. Then they slip together instead of rubbing my feet.
and talcum powder
iHi there, great to hear they local accent! Are Grove Green Road and Cathall Road still in existence???
They’re alive and well Lynn
Excellent thanks 😂👏if you ever get the train to Birmingham get off at Rugby 😁it will take you 5 minutes to do a video 😂
Ft. Worth Where the west begins And we'll have a cold one!
Funnily enough I thought I saw you in Norwich a couple of weeks ago John, and I thought ‘he’s really got lost this time…😂’.
When you answered the question on your favourite architectural style, I guessed right 👌… the merest hint of Art Deco, and you comment enthusiastically: good man 😁👍.
I enjoyed the video thanks… and I have a question for the next one: have you ever had a strange encounter on your travels, where you felt a strange atmosphere, or thought you were being watched, or just felt on edge? I’m very curious about Bigfoot sightings in the UK, and wondered if you’ve ever encountered anything?
Definitely get the T-shirts printed 👍
After all I thought it was only me who noticed some particular details about ordinary streets and thinking that was too odd or geeky!
As I have asked before you should come to Scouseland to explore not only Liverpool, but Sefton and Wirral Peninsula all the way to North Wales!
I really do need to get up there Priscilla
the wonderful 'Cloth Fair' is apparently the oldest street in London.
older than Watling Street?
I cheated@@JohnRogersWalks Goggle'd it :) a few other roads popped up like Old Kent Road and Rotherhithe Street which is near the Shard.