There are native sites in America you can checkout! The Serpent Mounds, Cahokia, the Peublo stone villages. Used to be lots more (like the Iroquois forts) that got demolished sadly
@@Mike8981 i think they mean Britain generally right back to pre-Romans, just like how when people talk about Egyptian history they arent starting at 1922
By the time the Fleet hit the Thames it certainly didn't have-giving properties, unless you count giving people cholera and typhus among those properties.
I wonder when the sign, complete with carved head, was made. I also love that ultra London plant...the ever present buddleia. That stuff can grow from just an 1/8th in of grime in a window sill corner. Was Sadler's Well also connected to the Fleet? Or was that a real Well?
Sadlers Well and nearby Clerkenwell were both fresh spring water wells both drying up at some point, the river fleet still flows (can be seen through a floor grill on Saffron Hill ec1)
A city so dense with concrete even the rivers have been smothered. I love our British urban planning, makes me proud about all the heritage that gets sold (like London Bridge) or demolished for basic businesses (still mad about the unique Colchester Roman fountain levelled to build an odeon franchise cinema)
1. The old London Bridge (that was sold) wasn't actually very old.... 2. The rivers where redirected in the 1800's. So, quite a while ago. Do you not like the architecture of the time?
Thanx for this, I lived close by on Penton rise and wondered what this meant-there a old yard 50yrds along which I thought were connected, also round the corner is were Lenin stayed in London and more than once when I've seen tourists looking at blue plaque explained that Paul, Ringo, and George stayed around the corner..😂.❤❤❤
Waterlow House was another Nell Gwynne summer residence & Charles II used to visit her there. Lovely park open to the public and cafe, it is on Highgate Hill N6.
We don't have things like this in the US. I mean small, historical tidbits going back hundreds of years. Everyday reminders that people had lives long before we did. It is kind of a sterile feeling. I think it has a decided effect on our sense of identity.
for the uninitiated, a 'pinder' is a peanut. However, back in the day it was another form of a 'pounder': some one who would impound any stray animals which got loose from the fields or strayed from areas where their owners had rights to graze the verges beside the road. I presume the word 'dog-pound' comes from that as well
Wonder what the connection between a London pub and the Pinder of Wakefield is ? (Update, apparently George Green was landlord way back, He was the Pinder of Wakefield)
They really have destroyed London architecturally .. all those well built old buildings destroyed in favour of concrete boxes .. the architects of the modern age really need to be punished for what they’ve done to our once beautiful capital city.. and Johnson and Khan too of course! Johnson single handedly destroyed all historical music venues in London for the cross rail that’s not even happening! Grrrrr
It’s sad how much our people our history and our culture is walked over and forgotten each day, it’s also being carved out to make room for others culture or for people who don’t have any and don’t care about what was once the greatest country on the earth and the greatest city London….it’s sad what native British have done to London and just let it all slip through their fingers This is our peoples land what we fought so hard for
It reminds me to what you may find to see on old Dutch buildings in cities and shopping centers all over the country. In Dutch these figures are called ‘gaapers’. In Englush this would mean something like “yawners”. The Dutch yawners are kinda eccentric looking heads with the mouth open and the tongue flat over the low teeth. Ready to receive a pill from the drugstore that at the time was in that building.
Everything is offensive these days, a teacher can't even say good boy or good girl without being fired, the brainless politically correct liberalist have been in charge since atleast the 1970s/80s
You seem to be indifferent to accepting the fact that we (as a society) did not build this . These structures have not been constructed & found but rather found. No horses, buggy’s & rope created the 16th Chapel.
Honestly, how much more beautiful would London be if the rivers and streams had not been covered over?
Depending on whether or not they were still emptying their chamberpots and industrial runoff into them.
Now the healing waters are running thru the sewers.
It's a storm drain now, so only the occasional brown trout.
Boris wanted to uncover part of the Fleet I think; which would be fantastic
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A Pinder was a person who’s job it was to impound stray animals
Ahh I was thinking what a pinder was?? Nice one for educating me..
We have a Pinderfields hospital in Wakefield.
Many villages and towns, have a 'pinfold ' lane in them.
Thanks
As American, I love that the “interesting little details” around London are older than my whole country 😂
@@awdturbopowah773 Thanks.
@@awdturbopowah773 Thanks.
There are native sites in America you can checkout! The Serpent Mounds, Cahokia, the Peublo stone villages. Used to be lots more (like the Iroquois forts) that got demolished sadly
Whole? As opposed to parts of your Country? I think you’ll find your country has been around about the same time as the United Kingdom. 😂
@@Mike8981 i think they mean Britain generally right back to pre-Romans, just like how when people talk about Egyptian history they arent starting at 1922
There's an old folk ballad about Robin Hood called "The Jolly Pinder of Wakefield
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Pinderfields area is in Wakefield.
We have a hospital with the name.
@@michaeldoolan7595 Indeed: the Pinder's fields.
ruclips.net/video/u2JABXBNwO8/видео.html the ballad mentioned above.
'pinder' being an old word for someone who would impound stray animals
Oh, Progress! Where healing rivers get buried in storm drains below metres of concrete.
I absolutely love that about London. So many tiny historical details everywhere.
Wakefield hospital is called PINDERFIELDS
Yes. The fields belonging to the Pinder of Wakefield, whose name was George-A-Green.
That's true
I was looking for a comment about that 😂
@@pmberryany knowledge of his use of those fields?
By the time the Fleet hit the Thames it certainly didn't have-giving properties, unless you count giving people cholera and typhus among those properties.
Fascinating history. And excellent presentation.
This is SO. COOL.
Never stop making these shorts, please!
I’ve been fascinated by London all my life. 😊
Thank you so much for your very informative and educational posts on History. Love and prayers from the Philippines.
It would be amazing if you could put a qr code near these plaques and we could hear your audio !
Thank you again ! So interesting thank you 👍 🤔 👌
I wonder when the sign, complete with carved head, was made.
I also love that ultra London plant...the ever present buddleia. That stuff can grow from just an 1/8th in of grime in a window sill corner.
Was Sadler's Well also connected to the Fleet? Or was that a real Well?
Sadlers Well and nearby Clerkenwell were both fresh spring water wells both drying up at some point, the river fleet still flows (can be seen through a floor grill on Saffron Hill ec1)
Love all of the U.K. Magical.
Love stuff like that. How interesting.
A city so dense with concrete even the rivers have been smothered. I love our British urban planning, makes me proud about all the heritage that gets sold (like London Bridge) or demolished for basic businesses (still mad about the unique Colchester Roman fountain levelled to build an odeon franchise cinema)
1. The old London Bridge (that was sold) wasn't actually very old....
2. The rivers where redirected in the 1800's. So, quite a while ago. Do you not like the architecture of the time?
😬
Thanx for this, I lived close by on Penton rise and wondered what this meant-there a old yard 50yrds along which I thought were connected, also round the corner is were Lenin stayed in London and more than once when I've seen tourists looking at blue plaque explained that Paul, Ringo, and George stayed around the corner..😂.❤❤❤
Waterlow House was another Nell Gwynne summer residence & Charles II used to visit her there. Lovely park open to the public and cafe, it is on Highgate Hill N6.
Thank you! I love history, especially stories of every day living in London whilst we, in the US, were just getting started.
I love how London built over their rivers and think that's a good thing. In our city, they build bridges.
London Bridge?!
Main Street Akron, Ohio, used to be part of the Ohio-Erie Canal system. 🤷♂️
Because it was also used as an open sewer.....not very conducive to public health, hence it being covered
We don't have things like this in the US. I mean small, historical tidbits going back hundreds of years. Everyday reminders that people had lives long before we did. It is kind of a sterile feeling. I think it has a decided effect on our sense of identity.
1678. The USA wasn't even a glimmer in anyone's eyes....
The Pindar of Wakefield was where Bob Dylan's first British appearance happened
for the uninitiated, a 'pinder' is a peanut. However, back in the day it was another form of a 'pounder': some one who would impound any stray animals which got loose from the fields or strayed from areas where their owners had rights to graze the verges beside the road.
I presume the word 'dog-pound' comes from that as well
"Pleasure Gardens." "Healing Well." Way to pave over Paradise...
Wonder what the connection between a London pub and the Pinder of Wakefield is ? (Update, apparently George Green was landlord way back, He was the Pinder of Wakefield)
No wonder Princess Charles thought nothing of having a mistress
History daddy is back!! 😂
Some main roads of still have big lamp posts which originally were Trolley Bus electrical poles
It's like a time portal that teleports you to the pleasure gardens of past times. All you have to do to activate it is
Is this why Fleet St is called Fleet st? Is this nearby? I need to come back to London!
Did something contaminate the water so it had to be covered up . Or why would you cover up drinking water if it was fresh ?
It gradually became more and more polluted, parts of it nearer the Thames were first covered over in 1734.
Most of the lost rivers of London are used as part of the sewer system now
Fascinating 😊
Thx for your posts. Do you do walking tours like Joolz tours,?
They really have destroyed London architecturally .. all those well built old buildings destroyed in favour of concrete boxes .. the architects of the modern age really need to be punished for what they’ve done to our once beautiful capital city.. and Johnson and Khan too of course! Johnson single handedly destroyed all historical music venues in London for the cross rail that’s not even happening! Grrrrr
Im so glad its pronounced that way. I panicked a bit when I saw Bagnigge 😅
Amazing! And King's Cross is now one of the most claustrophobically built up areas, with a horrendous crime rate!
The crime rate is King's Cross has substantially improved since the 1980's.
It is now home to many Tech industries including RUclips!
Wait did they build over a river?
Nice work
The 'ST' probably refers to the London goldsmith Simon Thriscrosse who seems to have built the house in around 168
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Bagnige House. That area- is it an historic property not to be destroyed. Pinder was a parliamentarian.
When the Full Moon shines full on the face... IT COMES TO LIFE!! 👻👻
Fascinating
Imagine if they didn’t destroy all the Victorian buildings in London and build a horrible skyscrapers.
Thank you, good content!
Wonderful!
AMERICAN 100% but I always feel at home when I have visited Britain. #pastlife 🍸🍸🍸
"for whatever reason"?! Isn't that something you would investigate in your line of work?
So interesting and something you are exceptionally good at 🇬🇧❤
In the US we have reminders all over town.. of fast food joints & dying big boxes..
Very interesting...thanks
Reimbursement property near kings cross London
Love your videos
Human ignorance is amazing! HA HA HA HA love the details in London!!
The plaque looks to read pinder av/ay Wakefield. So this is how the Welsh have "ap" and we have "of" I'm guessing...?
That's the most random nonspecific place to to place the plaque.
Damn, and i walked past there hundreds of times for work 😅
Could they ever unearth the lost river and make it a feature today? Just a random questions that popped in my head!
Everything is England seems to have its name, place, and time in history. Life in America can leave you feeling more disoriented.
I love historical things too.
It’s sad how much our people our history and our culture is walked over and forgotten each day, it’s also being carved out to make room for others culture or for people who don’t have any and don’t care about what was once the greatest country on the earth and the greatest city London….it’s sad what native British have done to London and just let it all slip through their fingers
This is our peoples land what we fought so hard for
The 'bearded face' is a representation of 'The Green Man' or a 'foliate head'.
Here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Man
😮ok, but who else thought that sign said "BadNixxxx"??!
So many amazing historic signs around this area, I still wish Kings Cross to be called Battle Field
Battle Bridge actually.
I miss London...it's been 2 years . Time to visit again ❤
I don't I think it's an absolute CESSPIT now sadly..
I love the history but unfortunately there are things that I hate about it now. @@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13
Sad. In 50 years the Muslim Majority will be pulling these all down
They ran out of space, so they had to leave out a letter
Best plaque I have seen was "here in 1715 nothing happened"
Why the frac did they build over the one with the healing waters?
It was thought to have healing properties. Key word "thought"
If those properties were actually measurable and real it wouldn't have been built over.
It reminds me to what you may find to see on old Dutch buildings in cities and shopping centers all over the country. In Dutch these figures are called ‘gaapers’. In Englush this would mean something like “yawners”. The Dutch yawners are kinda eccentric looking heads with the mouth open and the tongue flat over the low teeth. Ready to receive a pill from the drugstore that at the time was in that building.
The pointing on that house is so bad bet is causing loads of problems inside
When covered over the ditches were stinking polluted sewers
Will we have 3 days to find out?
Omg that’s so amazing! Thank you so much for this video!
...Buddleia...!
heartbreaking what London has become
But where's the Grey Poupon‼️
6.9k Likes?
NOICE!! 👑✝️
Well, you can kiss them good-bye, Britain! Your country is being over-run . . .
cool
0:40 First 'nip-slip' in history? (Probably not: but maybe the first that got past the YT algorithm...)
Why is the frame rate so low on these videos? It's all juddery instead of smooth like literally every other video on RUclips
>:-D UPside down world (the King's Cross)
Nobody added an r?!?!
Healing? More like the opposite
Looks a bit structural to me 😂
London is lost to the British people. So few live there.
You would not be allowed to call a place Badnigge House these days - it might cause offense.
Everything is offensive these days, a teacher can't even say good boy or good girl without being fired, the brainless politically correct liberalist have been in charge since atleast the 1970s/80s
Media occasionally twist their stories but hey… eat it while u can.
You seem to be indifferent to accepting the fact that we (as a society) did not build this . These structures have not been constructed & found but rather found. No horses, buggy’s & rope created the 16th Chapel.