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@Joolzguides Underneath the Ministry of Defence Main Building is the Defence Crisis Management Centre. It is a bunker jointly used by the MOD and the Cabinet for civil and wartime emergency operations. It's 1980s construction project name was Project Pindar. The DCMC is linked to 10 Downing Street via the Whitehall Tunnels, allowing the PM and Cabinet to discreetly enter the DCMC. The Whitehall Tunnels are connected to the BT underground cable tunnels, which were infiltrated by investigative journalist, Duncan Campbell, in December 1980. Project Pindar was started in the mid 1980s, but was not operational until 1992 due to various set backs in construction (not least a fire) and cost overruns. There is another underground facility underneath the Old War Office, which is used as a Police Operations Centre for the policing and defence of Whitehall.
Jules, that Admiralty marking is exactly the same as the Tasmanian convicts used to wear on their convict clothings. Now the head of places like Port Arthur, one of the first prison colonies in Australia was called the Commondant, Commondant Both who was a captain in the British Navy. So I think you might be right on that marking. It makes complete sense to me that they are the Navy's markings. If you google Port Arthur Prisoner's uniform you'll see that stamp on all their clothes.
The arrow marking in the kerbstone is very similar to the convict markings on prison uniforms in the colony of Australia from the 18th and 19th centuries and it meant the convict was the property of the Admiralty (Marines).
The three arrows at 8:06 are surely an Ordnance Survey bench mark which means the exact height has been measured at that point (and will be on large scale maps). It may also mark the point where Charing Cross (the road) became Whitehall (the road).
I don't think they are OS benchmarks. OS benchmarks are set on vertical surfaces (like walls) to mark a height datum.They also have a horizontal mark above the arrow to indicate the height datum. The three line arrowhead shown in the video is very similar to the WAR DEPARTMENT markings of WW2, so Joolz is probably right. Although I am not entirely sure if Joolz's explanation is correct, I am quite sure they are not OS markings. I hope that helps!
The Red Ensign or "Red Duster" is the civil ensign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is one of the British ensigns, and it is used either plain or defaced with either a badge or a charge, mostly in the right half. Since the reorganisation of the Royal Navy in 1864, use of the White Ensign (a red St George's Cross on a white field with the Union Flag in the canton) has been restricted to ships, boats, submarines and on-shore establishments of the Royal Navy.
Joolz, for some reason this popped into my head: Have you ever thought about a Monty Python walk? Did they film things like their sidewalk mountain climbing skit or other things in London? Just a thought.
Underneath the Ministry of Defence Main Building is the Defence Crisis Management Centre. It is a bunker jointly used by the MOD and the Cabinet for civil and wartime emergency operations. It's 1980s construction project name was Project Pindar. The DCMC is linked to 10 Downing Street via the Whitehall Tunnels, allowing the PM and Cabinet to discreetly enter the DCMC. The Whitehall Tunnels are connected to the BT underground cable tunnels, which were infiltrated by investigative journalist, Duncan Campbell, in December 1980. Project Pindar was started in the mid 1980s, but was not operational until 1992 due to various set backs in construction (not least a fire) and cost overruns. There is another underground facility underneath the Old War Office, which is used as a Police Operations Centre for the policing and defence of Whitehall.
Hi Jools. Another great video. Just to clarify re both the Household Cavalry and the Foot Guards. They are all full time professional soldiers in the Army who rotate normal military duties (including fighting in conflicts - Foot Guards as Infantry and Household Cavalry with armoured vehicles such as tanks) with ceremonial duties. So another reason to leave them alone when doing ceremonial duty is that they are not actors in costumes but may have just returned from combat. The armed police at Horse Guards are Ministry of Defence police as that is military land (hence the mounted and dismounted troopers on guard duty there).
Great video Joolz, interestingly I live near the village of Mells in Somerset, this small village has lots of links to Whitehall, Lutyens designed a few pieces in the village, the Bonham Carters have links here and the church has a few graves of people who frequented Whitehall.
I was in the Silver Cross at 1:20 a couple of weeks ago with my mum. A decent little boozer. The food is nice, or was when we were there at least lol. They do a half decent pints of Guinness too, but not a scratch on Mulligans in Manchester! ... or most places in Dublin of course.
Thanks for showing us the Liberal Club as well. My grandfather was a member and we sometimes used to go on a Sunday. Never thought to ask why he was a member yet always voted Labour. Now I know.
I’m more impressed by the guys on horses than the ones with guns who don’t do much at all (at that location). Respect for these highly trained men and women.
I was told the Royal cavalry guard has the highest self deletion rate in the army the other day by a soldier. Apparently it's one of the most stressful regiments to be part of due to the fact that you are responsible for the horses in every way and also have to maintain the same standards every other soldier has to.
Well, don't start me off! I suppose here it's part of my uniform but I expect it's not allowed. That said, if I have to take mine off inside then everyone else should have to wear one outside!
I'm sure someone else has already pointed this out but those marks carved into kerbs and buildings are Ordnance Survey bench marks. They are not particular to London as I've seen them in Aylesbury where I live.
Whitehall was part of my working life for a couple years back in the 1970s (I actually worked in the offices of Admiralty Arch for a certain government department). Sadly so many of the buildings have been sold off and converted to housing for the well-offs and oligarchs. I’d much rather have seen affordable housing created.
I bet you that Roger Bisby from the Skill Builder channel would know what that sign in on that curb. You should ask him Joolz, in fact you should get him on one of your episodes, now that's a great idea.
8:04 that arrow mark means property of the Crown Government. That mark is a pattern old Convict and Prision uniforms and stamped or engraved on all military and Police equipment up to the end of the 19th century
:Snapping notes you are leaving with" led to a small scandal in the netherlands when one politician was photographed with a text mentioning a specific member of government should be given 'function elsewhere'.
Jules, that Admiralty marking is exactly the same as the Tasmanian convicts used to wear on their convict clothings. Now the head of places like Port Arthur, one of the first prison colonies in Australia was called the Commondant, Commondant Both who was a captain in the British Navy. So I think you might be right on that marking. It makes complete sense to me that they are the Navy's markings.
What would be lovely is a small animated location map in the corner so that we can see exactly where you are during the video. Trying to locate a pub after is tricky.
I used to be a horseguard at Horseguards parade and have spend many an hour there. The descion of if you were on horseback or on foot was based on an inspection/ points given by the officer. Horseback (or the 'boxes') was the best as you got one hour shifts and a lie in the following moring. If you got 'under the archs' it was two hours on foot. I don't know if you stil can but you used to be able to march down the to stand on whitehall, or head down the archway to look over the parade ground and St James park. Wonderfull at evening time when when everything was silent and the cast iron lamps next to the exit where lit up, illuminating the area in an orange glow that probably hasn't changed in a hunderd years. Above that archway was the Duke of Wellingtons office, and the garrison seragent major (the highest non-commisioned rank in London) works at the very same desk the duke did. Stunning inside. Oh, and at the far end of the smaller archway seen at 10:36, there is a small window looking down into a basement. That was as a chicken fighting ring, and the wooden 'arena' itself is still there. Next to the gate where the horses go in and out is called the 'chits' (no clue why), and a gun rack rack dating back to napoleonic times is there. The floor is also worn away by all the generations of marching and standing, and there is a little dent in wall where guardsmen put the tip of their sword to take the pressure off. Also, you it's takes on average 14.5 steps to cross, and you an see 60 floor titles and 262 planes of glass.
The broad arrow, of which the pheon is a variant, is a stylised representation of a metal arrowhead, comprising a tang and two barbs meeting at a point. It is a symbol used traditionally in heraldry, most notably in England, and later by the British government to mark government property. It became particularly associated with the Board of Ordnance, and later the War Department and the Ministry of Defence. It was exported to other parts of the British Empire, where it was used in similar official contexts.
Hi Joolz, great video as usual. We were wondering who the artist was of the ' Whitehall looking towards the Abbey' picture and maybe if you know where we could get a print from. So interesting looking at the people and carriages. Thanks. Keep up the good work.
@@Joolzguides Thanks for the reply! I know one that you might not know. "Not enough room to swing a cat" came from on ships when they had very cramped quarters and they used to use the cat o nine tails to discipline sailors. The whip had nine tails and was very long. Hence the saying.😀
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Underneath the Ministry of Defence Main Building is the Defence Crisis Management Centre. It is a bunker jointly used by the MOD and the Cabinet for civil and wartime emergency operations. It's 1980s construction project name was Project Pindar. The DCMC is linked to 10 Downing Street via the Whitehall Tunnels, allowing the PM and Cabinet to discreetly enter the DCMC. The Whitehall Tunnels are connected to the BT underground cable tunnels, which were infiltrated by investigative journalist, Duncan Campbell, in December 1980. Project Pindar was started in the mid 1980s, but was not operational until 1992 due to various set backs in construction (not least a fire) and cost overruns.
There is another underground facility underneath the Old War Office, which is used as a Police Operations Centre for the policing and defence of Whitehall.
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Jules, that Admiralty marking is exactly the same as the Tasmanian convicts used to wear on their convict clothings. Now the head of places like Port Arthur, one of the first prison colonies in Australia was called the Commondant, Commondant Both who was a captain in the British Navy. So I think you might be right on that marking. It makes complete sense to me that they are the Navy's markings. If you google Port Arthur Prisoner's uniform you'll see that stamp on all their clothes.
What a fantastic 'episode' Joolz, really enjoyed that one, loads of interesting places and facts. That Liberal Club is something to behold 😮👌
The arrow marking in the kerbstone is very similar to the convict markings on prison uniforms in the colony of Australia from the 18th and 19th centuries and it meant the convict was the property of the Admiralty (Marines).
I had no idea. Thank you
There is also the three arrow marking on the left hand corner of Alexandra Palace
Its thr government 'broad arrow'. It meant government property.
Wouldn't it be a lovely thing if everybody watching this would just hit the "Like" button? It's kind of a pat on the back for this chap, what?
Eh What..
I agree. Thanks 🙏
Another splendid Sunday with Joolz and Simon. Thanks and cheers Gents!
I hit the Like button as soon as I log onto Joolz Guides. I've never taken it back , his content is always a delight.
The three arrows at 8:06 are surely an Ordnance Survey bench mark which means the exact height has been measured at that point (and will be on large scale maps). It may also mark the point where Charing Cross (the road) became Whitehall (the road).
I always thought they were surveyor's marks. We have them scattered around Sydney too.
Yep, I'm with you
I don't think they are OS benchmarks. OS benchmarks are set on vertical surfaces (like walls) to mark a height datum.They also have a horizontal mark above the arrow to indicate the height datum. The three line arrowhead shown in the video is very similar to the WAR DEPARTMENT markings of WW2, so Joolz is probably right. Although I am not entirely sure if Joolz's explanation is correct, I am quite sure they are not OS markings. I hope that helps!
This is right. You'll find the same Ordnance Survey marks all over the country.
Thanks guys. Yes I’ve seen them elsewhere which is why I think I might be wrong
Can you do Dulwich one time in your videos
The Red Ensign or "Red Duster" is the civil ensign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is one of the British ensigns, and it is used either plain or defaced with either a badge or a charge, mostly in the right half.
Since the reorganisation of the Royal Navy in 1864, use of the White Ensign (a red St George's Cross on a white field with the Union Flag in the canton) has been restricted to ships, boats, submarines and on-shore establishments of the Royal Navy.
Love your videos! 500 views in the first 12 minutes. Yes Joolz I salute you! Legendary ❤
Joolz, for some reason this popped into my head: Have you ever thought about a Monty Python walk? Did they film things like their sidewalk mountain climbing skit or other things in London? Just a thought.
Underneath the Ministry of Defence Main Building is the Defence Crisis Management Centre. It is a bunker jointly used by the MOD and the Cabinet for civil and wartime emergency operations. It's 1980s construction project name was Project Pindar. The DCMC is linked to 10 Downing Street via the Whitehall Tunnels, allowing the PM and Cabinet to discreetly enter the DCMC. The Whitehall Tunnels are connected to the BT underground cable tunnels, which were infiltrated by investigative journalist, Duncan Campbell, in December 1980. Project Pindar was started in the mid 1980s, but was not operational until 1992 due to various set backs in construction (not least a fire) and cost overruns.
There is another underground facility underneath the Old War Office, which is used as a Police Operations Centre for the policing and defence of Whitehall.
Very interesting, thank you.
Hiya Jules!!!
A lovely Autumnal Sunday afternoon walk around Whitehall with Joolz and Simon!
7:11 - the mark in the pavement looks like a surveyor's bench mark.
Just had a look on the NLC website for the application form. £1000 a year for membership. Interested but that would be a no from me.
❤Wow...that was my first walk _ during my visit London...I am so nostalgic,🤭🤗😎feel like could do again❤ Thank you so much J & S .🙏🌹
Hi Jools. Another great video. Just to clarify re both the Household Cavalry and the Foot Guards. They are all full time professional soldiers in the Army who rotate normal military duties (including fighting in conflicts - Foot Guards as Infantry and Household Cavalry with armoured vehicles such as tanks) with ceremonial duties. So another reason to leave them alone when doing ceremonial duty is that they are not actors in costumes but may have just returned from combat. The armed police at Horse Guards are Ministry of Defence police as that is military land (hence the mounted and dismounted troopers on guard duty there).
I've lived 8 years in Thailand Joolz, 13 years before that in China and your videos really make me love England / home - thanks so much
Great video Joolz, interestingly I live near the village of Mells in Somerset, this small village has lots of links to Whitehall, Lutyens designed a few pieces in the village, the Bonham Carters have links here and the church has a few graves of people who frequented Whitehall.
I was in the Silver Cross at 1:20 a couple of weeks ago with my mum. A decent little boozer. The food is nice, or was when we were there at least lol. They do a half decent pints of Guinness too, but not a scratch on Mulligans in Manchester! ... or most places in Dublin of course.
😄😄😄 That walk was so good, I had to rewind twice. 😄😄
Thanks for showing us the Liberal Club as well. My grandfather was a member and we sometimes used to go on a Sunday. Never thought to ask why he was a member yet always voted Labour. Now I know.
7:40 the arrow head is known as the ‘crow’s foot’
Enjoy your walks around London Joolz . How ofter do you make and post on RUclips, as it seems a long while since your other posts .
I stayed at the yard hotel last year when I came back to renew my passport - sherlockholmes ghost roams the corridors
Glad you went to the National Liberal Club, of which I am a proud member.
You missed a stink pipe. No,no,false alarm. Its a lamp post.
Get in, happy Sunday
Greetings from Casablanca Morocco to my beloved nation, the Brits .
Toodle pip 😉😀
😅 Hello
1st😂
I’m more impressed by the guys on horses than the ones with guns who don’t do much at all (at that location). Respect for these highly trained men and women.
I was told the Royal cavalry guard has the highest self deletion rate in the army the other day by a soldier. Apparently it's one of the most stressful regiments to be part of due to the fact that you are responsible for the horses in every way and also have to maintain the same standards every other soldier has to.
And here I come running to watch/learn more about London’s fascinating walking routes❤
Mr Joolz. what is the etiquette when wearing a hat inside (a club)?
Well, don't start me off! I suppose here it's part of my uniform but I expect it's not allowed. That said, if I have to take mine off inside then everyone else should have to wear one outside!
I learn many things about London from each video. Keep up the great work Joolz.
I'm sure someone else has already pointed this out but those marks carved into kerbs and buildings are Ordnance Survey bench marks. They are not particular to London as I've seen them in Aylesbury where I live.
I got confused right at the beginning as you talked about the Strand and then pointed to The Mall.
A wealth of Information and Spif.fing Backgroung Music. Thank you.
Our capital city is Westminster, not London. Westminster is not in London. Greater London is not a city.
Another excellent review. Perhaps you could do few London clubs reviews.
Another great video Joolz. Happy Sunday.
FOOTPATHS! At least in civilised countries!
Nice to see you, as usual, Joolz. I look forward to watching this episode tonight.
My favourite you tube channel delivers again , that liberal building was amazing, you always get to meet nice people, thank you
St Martin in the Fields...Reminds me, have you done/can you do a Streatham vid ❤🙏🏽
This is fantastic!! I genuinely want to join the Liberal Club now!!
Would love meet u Joolz 1 day when back home in UK someday, as an expat in Hong Kong, China mainland, Singapore, Thailand, love your vids.
It's the Broadarrow that on all property of His Majesty or the Crown if will. Ot's on every Musket issued to a soldier, their Haversacks, and tents.
Whitehall was part of my working life for a couple years back in the 1970s (I actually worked in the offices of Admiralty Arch for a certain government department). Sadly so many of the buildings have been sold off and converted to housing for the well-offs and oligarchs. I’d much rather have seen affordable housing created.
I bet you that Roger Bisby from the Skill Builder channel
would know what that sign in on that curb. You should
ask him Joolz, in fact you should get him on one of your
episodes, now that's a great idea.
In the US they mark the curbs to identify where the water line or sewer line enters the building from the street underground.
Used to have annual Summer school cocktail evenings on that fantastic terrace. Special place.
8:04 that arrow mark means property of the Crown Government. That mark is a pattern old Convict and Prision uniforms and stamped or engraved on all military and Police equipment up to the end of the 19th century
:Snapping notes you are leaving with" led to a small scandal in the netherlands when one politician was photographed with a text mentioning a specific member of government should be given 'function elsewhere'.
The Arrow mark is on all items belonging to the military. I looked it up on Wikipedia. Even on bullits, so maybe Joolz is right on kerbstone
Jules, that Admiralty marking is exactly the same as the Tasmanian convicts used to wear on their convict clothings. Now the head of places like Port Arthur, one of the first prison colonies in Australia was called the Commondant, Commondant Both who was a captain in the British Navy. So I think you might be right on that marking. It makes complete sense to me that they are the Navy's markings.
I wish I saw this video 2 years earlier before I strolled through that area.
Excellent job !
What would be lovely is a small animated location map in the corner so that we can see exactly where you are during the video. Trying to locate a pub after is tricky.
You are a ray of sunshine i just love love love your videos. Your content and presentation is outstanding.
It's called a bench mark and will be one point of measure above sea level ...
I used to be a horseguard at Horseguards parade and have spend many an hour there. The descion of if you were on horseback or on foot was based on an inspection/ points given by the officer. Horseback (or the 'boxes') was the best as you got one hour shifts and a lie in the following moring. If you got 'under the archs' it was two hours on foot.
I don't know if you stil can but you used to be able to march down the to stand on whitehall, or head down the archway to look over the parade ground and St James park. Wonderfull at evening time when when everything was silent and the cast iron lamps next to the exit where lit up, illuminating the area in an orange glow that probably hasn't changed in a hunderd years. Above that archway was the Duke of Wellingtons office, and the garrison seragent major (the highest non-commisioned rank in London) works at the very same desk the duke did. Stunning inside. Oh, and at the far end of the smaller archway seen at 10:36, there is a small window looking down into a basement. That was as a chicken fighting ring, and the wooden 'arena' itself is still there.
Next to the gate where the horses go in and out is called the 'chits' (no clue why), and a gun rack rack dating back to napoleonic times is there. The floor is also worn away by all the generations of marching and standing, and there is a little dent in wall where guardsmen put the tip of their sword to take the pressure off. Also, you it's takes on average 14.5 steps to cross, and you an see 60 floor titles and 262 planes of glass.
TBM . Marking height above sea level.
I’ve always wondered how wide the carriage was to get stuck in that side street?
I thought that marking on the curb is an Ordnance Survey Bench Mark
The broad arrow, of which the pheon is a variant, is a stylised representation of a metal arrowhead, comprising a tang and two barbs meeting at a point. It is a symbol used traditionally in heraldry, most notably in England, and later by the British government to mark government property. It became particularly associated with the Board of Ordnance, and later the War Department and the Ministry of Defence. It was exported to other parts of the British Empire, where it was used in similar official contexts.
Seems slightly blurred?good video thanks.
Theres a bridge in essex with that mark carved into the base and i always wondered what that mark meant, so i think it must be a stone masons mark!
Hi Joolz, great video as usual. We were wondering who the artist was of the ' Whitehall looking towards the Abbey' picture and maybe if you know where we could get a print from. So interesting looking at the people and carriages. Thanks. Keep up the good work.
A cup of tea while watching a Jools Guide, what more could you want on a Sunday
Excellent video Jules. Know the area well.🎉
Brilliantly entertaining as always.
Surly it is an ordinance serve mark.
That marking refers to the height above sea level
THA LOOKS LIKE A BRITISH GOOS FOOT TO MARK OWNERSHIP WAS USED IN 1500 - ON
Got your book recently J , top qual , sir !
Nice to see you on here again
swilliamism also has a good vid on Whitehall.
A classic Joolz episode
Simon with a proper dark beer. 👍
Hello Jules love your walks.
is it a arrowhead or 3 trumpets ?
Dulwich please 🙂
Always love a Joolz guide on Sunday morning! Love it when you tell the origins of sayings as well. Bob's your uncle and the hot seat! So cool!
Yes, I didn't know those either until I made this!
@@Joolzguides Thanks for the reply! I know one that you might not know. "Not enough room to swing a cat" came from on ships when they had very cramped quarters and they used to use the cat o nine tails to discipline sailors. The whip had nine tails and was very long. Hence the saying.😀
And Fanny’s your aunt!
@@pearlhartney9- ‘Last one up the old sea dog gets a lick of the cat!’
Fab video yet again!
Thanks 🎉
"Nice one" Joolz
😊❤
Cheers Jools!
Gauranga!
Your best yet Joolz. I thoroughly enjoyed that
I am so fed up with the foreign flags all over the place
A flag flies above each different embassy.
What a strange thing to say.
Even Americans know what boot scrapers are out side the door.🫤
pub sign advertises SPORT on the sign, aka brothel?