As an E1 lad (born in Shadwell) that both lived AND earned a living around Stepney and Poplar, this filming meant so much to me John. I adore your superb channel - but jeeeeezus.....you truly pulled it out the bag with this one mate. So many happy memories from my youth. Thank you. Thank you oh so very, very much. 👍🏻
I have never commented on anything on RUclips before. Watching your video has shown me what my family would see now, were they to go back to where they all lived and worked pre WW2. Of course many of the buildings were bombed out of existence but there would be enough landmarks and street names still in existence for them to be able to get their bearings, even those who lived there during the 1800s. Many of the streets you walk down are on census records for these people and my mum walked down others as a child. Nothing short of wonderful.Thank you.
Thank you for taking me down memory lane on this walk John. My dear Nan used to live in the flats, Osterley House Poplar, just off Chrisp St market which made an appearance a number of times, but not referred to. They had an "Adventure playground" just nearby too and I was allowed to go in when I got a little older. Fondly remember her Steak and Kidney pudding, which was steamed for hours and Incredible! Happy times☺️
Hi John! So much to say about this lovely film. Thank you for making it. I’m pleased to say The Half Moon Theatre is very much alive and well just round the corner from its original location. Now in Whitehorse Road very near St Dunstan’s. One of the things you can see in the film is the red ensign flying from the top of. St. Dunstan’s and the White ensign flying from St Anne’s Limehouse (Hawksmoor’s church on Commercial Road). They are the only two churches to have permission to fly the naval flags and show their close connection to the. Sea. Loved your coverage of The Lansbury Estate and Chrisp Street Market. Named after George Lansbury of course, MP for Poplar and leader of the Poplar rates rebellion which led to 30 councillors being jailed for refusing to tax the poor. Heritage panel in Poplar Recreation Ground if you’re in the area again!
Wow! Those gorgeous hidden gems of Georgian/Victorian houses and squares tucked away behind the Brutalist main roads. I think those honking cars were for you John. They recognised you.
Very interesting....from a former Resident of Bow. My late Mum worked in Poplar Hospital in the 1960's when the Docks were still operating. Your film brings it all alive.
We moved into a thirteenth floor flat in Latham House, a tower block on the Mountmorres Estate, visible from St Dunstans, at Christmas 1963 when I was six months old. We were rehoused 16 years later. The docker's leader Jack Dash lived on the floor above ours. There is a strong history of protest in the area - I remember the anti silver jubilee graffiti in Bromley Street and Maltese PM Dom Mintoff's daughter who lived on Westport Street being arrested for throwing manure in the House of Commons in 1978. Incidentally my parents thought of Latham House as the promised land, having been rehoused from Stephen and Matilda House in Wapping. The underfloor heating and mod cons were a thing of dreams.
As a former resident of Stepney Green, thank you for this video, A wonderful and cohesive community, great shows at the Half Moon theatre, best pubs in London with free bar food in Sundays, ; Stepney a happy place to live until the Isle of Dogs was destroyed, and the community against their wishes moved out; though happy memories stay with us
The old East End community went years ago, mid 90s. I’m Stepney born & bred and loved living in there, fantastic upbringing even with the rough estates & people.
What a wonderful video. I especially enjoyed the visit to St. Dunston's church. And the weather looks glorious in England today. Thanks, as always. Richard in Reno
Good to see some ungentrified London … Ian Nairn’s other books look like an interesting base for future walks … perfect accompaniment to a late Sunday evening ❤
As a former town planning and regeneration student, I still don't know whether to find the juxtaposition between the normal housing and the towering canary wharf looming above, sad or pleasing. It's the obscene wealth looking down onto a working class area I find concerning I suppose. Great video john
Thank you for the Grundy Street section, (thank you for the whole video), I found my Grandfather, his half Aunt and her Husband in a shop in Grandy Street in the 1891 census. The history of the area told me Grundy Street was the last street in the East End that maintained a cow for local milk sale.
"The old Half Moon Theater over there, now a W***********s". Possibly the most depressing start to another enjoyable walk with the joyous John Rogers. I love that book, well anything by Ian Nairn really. And suddenly we slip back 1000 years at St Dunstan's, wow.
Great walk. I especially enjoyed your portrait of the Lansbury Estate which still displays some of the ethos and optimism of the early post-WW2 period.
Another good one John, thanks. What a character Ian Nairn was, there are a few Nairn features on the BBC iplayer (Nairn about Britain etc) remarkably he was a pilot flying one of the first jet fighters in the RAF, the Gloster Meteor. A fondness for beer of course (which eventually killed him). Looking forward to the next one John. Best wishes 👍
I found your walk around the area most interesting as my grandparents lived in a slum in Stepney in 1911 & went to school off the Commercial Road from 1955-60 & my memories of that time was of the bombsites everywhere. I went back there 40 years later & did not recognise the place.....
I know St Dunstan’s well. I went to a wonderful performance of Bach’s StJohn’s Passion there a few years ago. The ‘Danish church’ has a great cafe that’s worth a visit too. I love this walk John as it covers my local stomping ground and.the area I lived throughout the 80s and 90s. St Paul’s church is a favourite to and the Nairn book is a great guide to this part of post-war London. Thank you..
Thanks John , great video , Im a fan of Ian Nairn and particularly like it when he moans about some of the modern architecture (1960s and 70s) . His scathing reviews are brilliant , funny and still relevant today , I advise everybody to look his clips up on youtube , theres some very entertaining moments
We all see things differently. Your way of always trying to see the good torches my heart. We may see the grandeur in old buildings, but seeing these newer structures shows how the architects really cared and wanted to make things better after the war. It was so cool to see a little bit of both. Dunston Church was wonderful, especially to be able to go in and look around. Thank you John for bringing your heart on your walks; it means so much.
Oh John, how could you not visit the wonderful farm virtually opposite St. Dunstan's? Also, St Dunstan's gardens are beautiful, lots of daffodils in the spring and other gorgeous flowers, it's a lovely area, it's wonderful to just wander down side streets, etc. Thank you John for your quality output
Hi John - when you said it was time to finish the video, i thought - aw, no, not already! i was really enjoying today's walk, as yesterday was a bit of a stress-out for me, and your walks are so helpful in reducing stress, i find. thanks once again - love from canada!
Saint Dunstan seems to have some kind of link to Satan. Other than the aforesaid, interesting that there is the ‘Bishop of Stepney’ but nowt ‘bishoprick of Stepney’. ?
Lovely walk.. thanks John. This one was really appreciated..my grandparents lived in Stepney way. Me and my sister always spent as much time as possible in the children's playground at the back of st Dunstan's...long gone now...that was 60 years ago...😊
Waiting for the upload really pleased you are looking at Nairn. I stumbled on him as a kid when they repeated some of his TV progs in the afternoon. It was compelling yet quite melancholic TV. A flawed genius. Wonder what Iain Sinclair makes of him
What a fabulous walk. Always enjoy seeing the interesting buildings that you find. It reminded me of the oranges and lemons rhyme which they think St Dunstan's are the bells of Stepney
St Dunstan’s is certainly historic. I suppose the new architecture went up quickly as the area recovered from bombing. Thanks for the interesting video, John!
I love these videos. They're fascinating. I could easily imagine them being made into a BBC series they're so well researched and narrated. When I was young, my parents would take my brother and l to London every year, usually around Easter time. I'd have only been around 3 or 4 when we first went, but my earliest memory is eating some smarties in Trafalgar Square when I was about that age. I remember riding on the Routemasters and in cabs, and I still think the routemaster is the most beautiful and iconic piece of engineering. I try to go to London once a year still (I live in Yorkshire now), and more recently, I've tried to avoid the well known places and explore more unknown sections and these guides are a great reference point. I've booked for a weekend in April with Emery Taylor's House, Dickens' house, and Denis Severs' house on my itinerary.
Fabulous video as always, thank you for the work you put in. We see parts of London that I’ve never seen and your knowledge and enthusiasm sweeps us along as we watch. Thank you John, keep them coming.
Hello John... My dad took my older sister to the festival of Britain in 1951, and it has occurred to me how little of the population of Britain was able to experience the festival directly... I can't remember how they travelled there, but it would have been beyond the capacity of most people to do so, financially and socially. I wanted to say also that as a person who relocated from a rural life to the city in the 1970's, to live in East London, I did notice how the smaller locales ( groups of streets ) operated as villages... So that I eventually l felt more comfortable living there. Thanks for the "walks" we enjoy them immensely
Hi John... Just adding .. would you consider walking down Burdett road to east India Dock road ? My old stamping ground and steeped in history of London's docks .?
Thank you for such an interesting walk around the areas of Poplar and Stepney, my great grandfather was born and lived in Poplar and most of his family worked at the docks, i live near London but have yet to visit these areas and how lovely to see pockets of some streets still with the victorian houses standing and the pubs which are still open busy , my great grandfather moved away to Battersea and became a Covent Garden Porter in the end .
Thank you also for showing me the flat I was born in. 36 Market Way...amazing memories of growing up on the market with family and friends... Thank You so much...❤
I love it when you draw attention to the many layers of history to be found around London. As a history lover, it is something that draws me to watch your excellent videos. Thank you.
Left me wanting more with this one John . . . Home of my maternal ancestors (the Irish side) a few married in St Dunstans so that was great to see. I loved Stepney; Victorian terraces, green leafy spaces and the traditional pub - really lovely.
Thank you John - such an interesting walk and your positivity about the area was much appreciated. Not places that I really knew as an ex-south London lad who rarely ventured into the East End.
Excellent stuff as ever sir! My dad's old stamping ground is Poplar...I've been off social media for a bit (for sanity reasons ha!) but am back trying to flog my stuff again...but have kept up my regular Monday appointment with your good self & my weekly dose of ambulatory therapy! 😐 Keep on truckin' my man...
Hi John glad to see the seaman's mission is still there I had my wedding reception there on the 5/3/1969 shame you didn't visit hawkesmore church St Anne's said to have been the seaman's church where I married my husband in 1969.
Lovely videos as always! Seeing my knock of the wood in a new light. Any chance of a Spotify playlist with the music featured in your videos. The music is always so beautiful.
Pleasant always to walk along with you Mr. John Rogers. Even if via RUclips.🙂 Love England (London). I greatly appreciate your channel . From Tennessee (GMT 4) 🕊️🌳🌾
Thank you John such a lovely film and for me extremely timely as I have recently visited Frederick Gibberds home and gardens in Harlow, I can throughly recommend a visit an absolutely tranquil spot a complete contrast to the hustle and bustle of the East End and lovely tea and cake!
You were right about the old people’s home, the original ‘L’ shaped building suffered a fire in the mid 80’s and was eventually demolished and the new one built.
What a great themed walk. Loved it. I also loved the use of map sequences. Have long thought maps would be a lovely addition. Thank you John - very enjoyable.
The tall block of flats behind the market at the end with the separate elevator column connected by footbridges is a famous one that shows up in videos/books/ lectures on Brutalism
What a lovely video to watch; relaxed and interesting, story-telling approach. 👍 I've subscribed and shall look back at what else you have talked about. 🙂
What lovely film thank you for making it. I very much liked that it highlighted that est London is in fact a collection of small villages. I always think that's more apparent in West London but is often overlooked in the east, those small squares formed such a part of my childhood where we would spend hours lounging about them. thank you again.
York square is a lovely spot, the old ship is a classic east end boozer, has a famous drag show of a Saturday evening. Apparently the square is the inspiration for Albert square in Eastenders but let's not hold that against it, a wonderful area pregnant with layers of history. Keep up the good work John. Kevin
Fascinating video - I love walking around the East End but I have never been to Chrisp Street Market or seen that fabulous clock. Looking forward to heading there on my next walk! I love St Dunstan’s Church and have visited several times but I had no idea that the 10th Century church was inside the 15th Century one. Thanks for another excellent tour John 😊
What a lovely area, gorgeous old terrace houses. It was so nice to see the green area's of park land jotted inbetween the streets. Thabk you John, I did enjoy this video. 💕🇦🇺
John, thanks for this walk, being born in Whitechapel Stepney, I have never seen the inside of St. Dunston's Church so thank you again for the view; I'll try to get to see it ASAP! Terrible when you think I spent several years as an apprentice pushing a builders barrow and learning my trade in the area; Yes! there was much rebuilding required after WW2 and Adolf Hitlers Slum clearance programme; having played on the bombsites as a child (wonderful adventure playgrounds) . The 'L' shaped, old peoples building I believe was on the corner of Ricardo Street and Bow Common Lane, (although last time I went past I don't remember seeing it)! The Chinese connection with the street names was because it was a part of Limehouse area or China town, before China town went up West!
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As an E1 lad (born in Shadwell) that both lived AND earned a living around Stepney and Poplar, this filming meant so much to me John.
I adore your superb channel - but jeeeeezus.....you truly pulled it out the bag with this one mate.
So many happy memories from my youth.
Thank you. Thank you oh so very, very much. 👍🏻
I have never commented on anything on RUclips before. Watching your video has shown me what my family would see now, were they to go back to where they all lived and worked pre WW2. Of course many of the buildings were bombed out of existence but there would be enough landmarks and street names still in existence for them to be able to get their bearings, even those who lived there during the 1800s. Many of the streets you walk down are on census records for these people and my mum walked down others as a child. Nothing short of wonderful.Thank you.
Thank you for taking me down memory lane on this walk John. My dear Nan used to live in the flats, Osterley House Poplar, just off Chrisp St market which made an appearance a number of times, but not referred to. They had an "Adventure playground" just nearby too and I was allowed to go in when I got a little older. Fondly remember her Steak and Kidney pudding, which was steamed for hours and Incredible! Happy times☺️
thanks for sharing those great memories Paul. The geographical references in the block names did strike me but I forgot to mention on camera.
This should be shown on TV, fantastic ..
I wholeheartedly agree 🌟
Thank you John and Iain keeping the threads of London relevant xxx
Many thanks Morrigan
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Hi John! So much to say about this lovely film. Thank you for making it. I’m pleased to say The Half Moon Theatre is very much alive and well just round the corner from its original location. Now in Whitehorse Road very near St Dunstan’s. One of the things you can see in the film is the red ensign flying from the top of. St. Dunstan’s and the White ensign flying from St Anne’s Limehouse (Hawksmoor’s church on Commercial Road). They are the only two churches to have permission to fly the naval flags and show their close connection to the. Sea. Loved your coverage of The Lansbury Estate and Chrisp Street Market. Named after George Lansbury of course, MP for Poplar and leader of the Poplar rates rebellion which led to 30 councillors being jailed for refusing to tax the poor. Heritage panel in Poplar Recreation Ground if you’re in the area again!
Wow! Those gorgeous hidden gems of Georgian/Victorian houses and squares tucked away behind the Brutalist main roads.
I think those honking cars were for you John. They recognised you.
Very interesting....from a former Resident of Bow. My late Mum worked in Poplar Hospital in the 1960's when the Docks were still operating. Your film brings it all alive.
We moved into a thirteenth floor flat in Latham House, a tower block on the Mountmorres Estate, visible from St Dunstans, at Christmas 1963 when I was six months old. We were rehoused 16 years later. The docker's leader Jack Dash lived on the floor above ours. There is a strong history of protest in the area - I remember the anti silver jubilee graffiti in Bromley Street and Maltese PM Dom Mintoff's daughter who lived on Westport Street being arrested for throwing manure in the House of Commons in 1978. Incidentally my parents thought of Latham House as the promised land, having been rehoused from Stephen and Matilda House in Wapping. The underfloor heating and mod cons were a thing of dreams.
As a former resident of Stepney Green, thank you for this video, A wonderful and cohesive community, great shows at the Half Moon theatre, best pubs in London with free bar food in Sundays, ; Stepney a happy place to live until the Isle of Dogs was destroyed, and the community against their wishes moved out; though happy memories stay with us
Too add! Captain Cook lived on Mile End Road, Colonel Booth began the Salvation Army on Mile End Road
The old East End community went years ago, mid 90s. I’m Stepney born & bred and loved living in there, fantastic upbringing even with the rough estates & people.
Thanks for taking me back to where i grew up,christened and married in st dunstans
What a wonderful video. I especially enjoyed the visit to St. Dunston's church. And the weather looks glorious in England today. Thanks, as always. Richard in Reno
cheers Richard - we've had a glorious burst of late summer sun
Good to see some ungentrified London … Ian Nairn’s other books look like an interesting base for future walks … perfect accompaniment to a late Sunday evening ❤
As a former town planning and regeneration student, I still don't know whether to find the juxtaposition between the normal housing and the towering canary wharf looming above, sad or pleasing. It's the obscene wealth looking down onto a working class area I find concerning I suppose. Great video john
Limehouse next?! Ive always thought its a hidden gem, the basin is gorgeous! Thank you for this, looking forward to the next
Limehouse Limehouse Limehouse!
Yes please to Limehouse.
Thank you for the Grundy Street section, (thank you for the whole video), I found my Grandfather, his half Aunt and her Husband in a shop in Grandy Street in the 1891 census. The history of the area told me Grundy Street was the last street in the East End that maintained a cow for local milk sale.
"The old Half Moon Theater over there, now a W***********s". Possibly the most depressing start to another enjoyable walk with the joyous John Rogers.
I love that book, well anything by Ian Nairn really.
And suddenly we slip back 1000 years at St Dunstan's, wow.
Great walk. I especially enjoyed your portrait of the Lansbury Estate which still displays some of the ethos and optimism of the early post-WW2 period.
Another good one John, thanks. What a character Ian Nairn was, there are a few Nairn features on the BBC iplayer (Nairn about Britain etc) remarkably he was a pilot flying one of the first jet fighters in the RAF, the Gloster Meteor. A fondness for beer of course (which eventually killed him).
Looking forward to the next one John. Best wishes 👍
great fact about the Meteor James, thanks. I must dip back into those iPlayer docs - what a character
I found your walk around the area most interesting as my grandparents lived in a slum in Stepney in 1911 & went to school off the Commercial Road from 1955-60 & my memories of that time was of the bombsites everywhere. I went back there 40 years later & did not recognise the place.....
A magical place built for the people indeed, totally in agreement that Chrisp still retains some of its wonder. Thanks for another wonderful video
I know St Dunstan’s well. I went to a wonderful performance of Bach’s StJohn’s Passion there a few years ago. The ‘Danish church’ has a great cafe that’s worth a visit too. I love this walk John as it covers my local stomping ground and.the area I lived throughout the 80s and 90s. St Paul’s church is a favourite to and the Nairn book is a great guide to this part of post-war London. Thank you..
many thanks Mark - I'll make sure to go back
Thanks John , great video , Im a fan of Ian Nairn and particularly like it when he moans about some of the modern architecture (1960s and 70s) . His scathing reviews are brilliant , funny and still relevant today ,
I advise everybody to look his clips up on youtube , theres some very entertaining moments
We all see things differently. Your way of always trying to see the good torches my heart. We may see the grandeur in old buildings, but seeing these newer structures shows how the architects really cared and wanted to make things better after the war. It was so cool to see a little bit of both. Dunston Church was wonderful, especially to be able to go in and look around. Thank you John for bringing your heart on your walks; it means so much.
One of my favorite walks you've done. Thanks John.
many thanks William - I loved it so editing the video was a real joy
Oh John, how could you not visit the wonderful farm virtually opposite St. Dunstan's? Also, St Dunstan's gardens are beautiful, lots of daffodils in the spring and other gorgeous flowers, it's a lovely area, it's wonderful to just wander down side streets, etc. Thank you John for your quality output
Hi John - when you said it was time to finish the video, i thought - aw, no, not already! i was really enjoying today's walk, as yesterday was a bit of a stress-out for me, and your walks are so helpful in reducing stress, i find. thanks once again - love from canada!
St dunstans churchyard has monks buried their. Some graves are around 1000 years old. Incredible.
Saint Dunstan seems to have some kind of link to Satan. Other than the aforesaid, interesting that there is the ‘Bishop of Stepney’ but nowt ‘bishoprick of Stepney’.
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St Dunstans Church also has a plague pit.
Truly textbook John Rogers film. I enjoyed every second of this walk. Thanks
Excited for the book!
Lovely walk.. thanks John. This one was really appreciated..my grandparents lived in Stepney way. Me and my sister always spent as much time as possible in the children's playground at the back of st Dunstan's...long gone now...that was 60 years ago...😊
Waiting for the upload really pleased you are looking at Nairn. I stumbled on him as a kid when they repeated some of his TV progs in the afternoon. It was compelling yet quite melancholic TV. A flawed genius. Wonder what Iain Sinclair makes of him
Very happy to see this video after asking if you'd be around Chrisp Street a few weeks ago. Fabulous production as always.
Wonderful Nairn walk here John. Especially noticed the camerawork, very evocative, in the sunshine.. Lovely! ☀️👍
Thanks William
What a fabulous walk. Always enjoy seeing the interesting buildings that you find. It reminded me of the oranges and lemons rhyme which they think St Dunstan's are the bells of Stepney
St Dunstan’s is certainly historic. I suppose the new architecture went up quickly as the area recovered from bombing. Thanks for the interesting video, John!
Just watched this in hotel Chattanooga USA 🇺🇸 brilliant as usual 👌🏻👌🏻
What a wonderful image Robert - thanks
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Subscribed
Nairn went to my old hometown of Barnsley and gave a great insight into 60 planning. It's on RUclips and worth a watch.
What a cracking walk - so interesting - from the medieval to the modern era - thanks John for the ongoing quality and inspiration your walks provide.
I love these videos. They're fascinating. I could easily imagine them being made into a BBC series they're so well researched and narrated. When I was young, my parents would take my brother and l to London every year, usually around Easter time. I'd have only been around 3 or 4 when we first went, but my earliest memory is eating some smarties in Trafalgar Square when I was about that age. I remember riding on the Routemasters and in cabs, and I still think the routemaster is the most beautiful and iconic piece of engineering. I try to go to London once a year still (I live in Yorkshire now), and more recently, I've tried to avoid the well known places and explore more unknown sections and these guides are a great reference point. I've booked for a weekend in April with Emery Taylor's House, Dickens' house, and Denis Severs' house on my itinerary.
Fabulous video as always, thank you for the work you put in. We see parts of London that I’ve never seen and your knowledge and enthusiasm sweeps us along as we watch. Thank you John, keep them coming.
Hello John... My dad took my older sister to the festival of Britain in 1951, and it has occurred to me how little of the population of Britain was able to experience the festival directly... I can't remember how they travelled there, but it would have been beyond the capacity of most people to do so, financially and socially.
I wanted to say also that as a person who relocated from a rural life to the city in the 1970's, to live in East London, I did notice how the smaller locales ( groups of streets ) operated as villages... So that I eventually l felt more comfortable living there.
Thanks for the "walks" we enjoy them immensely
Hi John... Just adding .. would you consider walking down Burdett road to east India Dock road ? My old stamping ground and steeped in history of London's docks .?
Thank you for such an interesting walk around the areas of Poplar and Stepney, my great grandfather was born and lived in Poplar and most of his family worked at the docks, i live near London but have yet to visit these areas and how lovely to see pockets of some streets still with the victorian houses standing and the pubs which are still open busy , my great grandfather moved away to Battersea and became a Covent Garden Porter in the end .
The amount of books I buy due to your videos! You should be earning commission!
St dunstons church very nice to see vid all good to view
great walk - just recently discovered Nairn's work!
It's always such a treat to see a new walk video has been uploaded, thank you.
Thank you also for showing me the flat I was born in. 36 Market Way...amazing memories of growing up on the market with family and friends... Thank You so much...❤
Thank you John. Inexplicably, I found the film really moving! Not sure why my emotions were so stirred, but it was a lovely piece as always.
An interesting area of London, John. Thanks for the walk - very engaging! ❤
You sure moved through time on this walk. Loved the focus on postwar architecture
I love it when you draw attention to the many layers of history to be found around London. As a history lover, it is something that draws me to watch your excellent videos. Thank you.
Hi John. Thanks for another interesting video 👍
I really do miss London , sometimes . Thank you so much from Downunder. 👍☮️🙏🇦🇺
Brilliant, as always!
Left me wanting more with this one John . . . Home of my maternal ancestors (the Irish side) a few married in St Dunstans so that was great to see. I loved Stepney; Victorian terraces, green leafy spaces and the traditional pub - really lovely.
Thanks for the maps as part of the video. I had quite forgotten many of the places here - not been in this part of the world for over 2 decades now!!!
It would be interesting to see what Nairn’s view on current architecture would be
Thank you John - such an interesting walk and your positivity about the area was much appreciated. Not places that I really knew as an ex-south London lad who rarely ventured into the East End.
Excellent stuff as ever sir! My dad's old stamping ground is Poplar...I've been off social media for a bit (for sanity reasons ha!) but am back trying to flog my stuff again...but have kept up my regular Monday appointment with your good self & my weekly dose of ambulatory therapy! 😐 Keep on truckin' my man...
And as an added bonus the mighty Ian Nairn as your guide...
Excellent video as ever! Thank you!
Hi John glad to see the seaman's mission is still there I had my wedding reception there on the 5/3/1969 shame you didn't visit hawkesmore church St Anne's said to have been the seaman's church where I married my husband in 1969.
WoW Stepney & Poplar What a Great walk thanks
Nice to see John. Thank you
It's a wonderful cityscape! I felt as if I was there too. Thank you very much for providing a nice video 😊
Lovely videos as always! Seeing my knock of the wood in a new light. Any chance of a Spotify playlist with the music featured in your videos. The music is always so beautiful.
Nothing more relaxing then watching one of your walks. Cheers John 🍺
Literally thought that before I saw this post.
Hope you enjoy it Joe
Pleasant always to walk along with you Mr. John Rogers. Even if via RUclips.🙂 Love England (London). I greatly appreciate your channel . From Tennessee (GMT 4) 🕊️🌳🌾
John, you have a wonderful ear for music, the scores you pick always seem to add a dreamy nostalgic aspect to the video. Really enjoyed this walk
Thanks Stephen - I love adding that layer of music and mixing it in
This was a great video! 👍🏼
This has given me a few ideas for my lunch time walk when at work. Some lovely places by Dunstins surprised you missed the Darn house.
Thank you John such a lovely film and for me extremely timely as I have recently visited Frederick Gibberds home and gardens in Harlow, I can throughly recommend a visit an absolutely tranquil spot a complete contrast to the hustle and bustle of the East End and lovely tea and cake!
You were right about the old people’s home, the original ‘L’ shaped building suffered a fire in the mid 80’s and was eventually demolished and the new one built.
The Old Ship in Stepney is one of my favourite pubs in London
I must go in some time
Wonderful!
What a great themed walk. Loved it. I also loved the use of map sequences. Have long thought maps would be a lovely addition. Thank you John - very enjoyable.
The tall block of flats behind the market at the end with the separate elevator column connected by footbridges is a famous one that shows up in videos/books/ lectures on Brutalism
Balfron tower
What a lovely video to watch; relaxed and interesting, story-telling approach. 👍 I've subscribed and shall look back at what else you have talked about. 🙂
Many thanks
Do like stepney so evocative even now of the past century 20th in all its different era's.
Oh wow! I was just watching a documentary about Ian Nairn earlier today.x
Wonderful, as always. Thank you! (My manor, Stepney.)
What lovely film thank you for making it. I very much liked that it highlighted that est London is in fact a collection of small villages. I always think that's more apparent in West London but is often overlooked in the east, those small squares formed such a part of my childhood where we would spend hours lounging about them. thank you again.
Glad you enjoyed it Dave
Great video John and nice too see an area so important to Me being covered. Many Thanks.
York square is a lovely spot, the old ship is a classic east end boozer, has a famous drag show of a Saturday evening. Apparently the square is the inspiration for Albert square in Eastenders but let's not hold that against it, a wonderful area pregnant with layers of history. Keep up the good work John. Kevin
You're an amazing filmmaker John ❤
Thanks so much Shay
Interesting walk & nice to see some mid-century developments.
Fascinating video - I love walking around the East End but I have never been to Chrisp Street Market or seen that fabulous clock. Looking forward to heading there on my next walk! I love St Dunstan’s Church and have visited several times but I had no idea that the 10th Century church was inside the 15th Century one. Thanks for another excellent tour John 😊
Wonderful 😊. Thankyou!
thanks for watching Ruby
Lovely walk , as usual. You're goo company, it's always nice to see Iain too. Cheers!
Lovely!!!!
What a fantastic community.
Thankyou john,for that taster pre your book,gap already made in my bookcase!.
Another great video of discovery John. Thanks for your continuing enthusiasm for all things London. 👍🌹
What a lovely area, gorgeous old terrace houses. It was so nice to see the green area's of park land jotted inbetween the streets. Thabk you John, I did enjoy this video. 💕🇦🇺
Many thanks Liz
That was lovely to see John , thank you .
Thanks for watching Anne
I enjoyed this video very much, thanks!! I didn't know that area of London so it's on my list for a future visit from Paris!
Amazing video. I'm your fan.
John, thanks for this walk, being born in Whitechapel Stepney, I have never seen the inside of St. Dunston's Church so thank you again for the view; I'll try to get to see it ASAP! Terrible when you think I spent several years as an apprentice pushing a builders barrow and learning my trade in the area; Yes! there was much rebuilding required after WW2 and Adolf Hitlers Slum clearance programme; having played on the bombsites as a child (wonderful adventure playgrounds) . The 'L' shaped, old peoples building I believe was on the corner of Ricardo Street and Bow Common Lane, (although last time I went past I don't remember seeing it)! The Chinese connection with the street names was because it was a part of Limehouse area or China town, before China town went up West!
Nice one John, gud walk...
Thanks Ralph