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An eclectic mix of recent social history using now and then videos, mainly over the last 40 years, with a sprinkling of useful DIY and other interesting content.
An eclectic mix of recent social history using now and then videos, mainly over the last 40 years, with a sprinkling of useful DIY and other interesting content.
Interesting alleyways near Covent Garden, London
London has a lot of Alleyways, often full of history and curiosity
This video includes 4 alleyways that are off the Strand leading to Covent Garden near Trafalgar Square and Charing Cross and one that is right in Covent Garden.
If you are in London, try and take a bit of time to explore these peculiarities from an earlier time!
I hope you enjoy, please like and subscribe Thank you for watching Eclectic Experience change seen through images.
The first 4 of the 5 alleys we are going to look at run between the Strand and a smaller road Maiden Lane.
Exchange Court
Heathcock Court
Bull Inn Court
Lumley Court
Looking at an 1851 map and the map of 1682
Nell Gwynne Pub, named after the mistress of King Charles II and interestingly dating from around 1680 though obviously much modified since, next to the Adelphi Theatre.
Lumley Court runs next to another theatre, the Vaudeville.
The Lamb and Flag, Lazenby Court said to have been frequented by Charles Dickens.
Sources
www.layersoflondon.org/
www.ianvisits.co.uk/
National Library of Scotland - Maps - maps.nls.uk/
This video includes 4 alleyways that are off the Strand leading to Covent Garden near Trafalgar Square and Charing Cross and one that is right in Covent Garden.
If you are in London, try and take a bit of time to explore these peculiarities from an earlier time!
I hope you enjoy, please like and subscribe Thank you for watching Eclectic Experience change seen through images.
The first 4 of the 5 alleys we are going to look at run between the Strand and a smaller road Maiden Lane.
Exchange Court
Heathcock Court
Bull Inn Court
Lumley Court
Looking at an 1851 map and the map of 1682
Nell Gwynne Pub, named after the mistress of King Charles II and interestingly dating from around 1680 though obviously much modified since, next to the Adelphi Theatre.
Lumley Court runs next to another theatre, the Vaudeville.
The Lamb and Flag, Lazenby Court said to have been frequented by Charles Dickens.
Sources
www.layersoflondon.org/
www.ianvisits.co.uk/
National Library of Scotland - Maps - maps.nls.uk/
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Interesting Alleyways of Charing Cross , near Trafalgar Square, London - The thinnest, Diagon Alley?
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Why has London so many Alleyways? London is constantly changing with new buildings going up all the time yet one of the peculiarities is that there are so many alleyways. Some very small, often hiding buildings and entrances to pubs and the sides of Theatres. Others are less small. These are 5 near Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross and the busy West End, more will follow in later videos If you ar...
Steeton Hall Gateway - 54 Amazing Corbels,
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Just look at these corbels there are actually 54 on this Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade I listed building! This is the Gatehouse to Steeton Hall, Yorkshire It is located here about 13 miles from Leeds but very close to the A1(M) near South Milford. It was probably built in the 1360s or 1370s putting it during the reign of King Edward III I hope you enjoy this video, I will be making more ...
Penshurst Place - Spectacular complete Medieval Building 1972 & 2024. Where is the Fireplace?
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This is a truly spectacular building and garden, it is grade 1 listed and I visited as a child back in the 1970s and on this occasion have returned to see a very specific feature, which I will come to later on Incredibly, this building was first constructed in 1341 and still contains many original features. Henry VIII also had an owner executed - supposedly for treason but it could well have ju...
Cherryburn, Northumberland - Poultiggery, and birthplace of Thomas Bewick
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Over looking the Tyne Valley about 12 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne and near Hadrian’s Wall is a great little National Trust property - Cherryburn This was the birthplace of Thomas Bewick who revolutionised wood engraving for print and book illustration and who incidentally the Bewick swan was named after! The family lived here from around 1700 and the original farmhouse is interesting in its ...
Polruan Castle / Blockhouse, Cornwall. Castles are Amazing, history, context, visiting tips
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Built in the 15th century and only in use for its initial purpose for 60 years, one of the best preserved chain blockhouses in the country, Polruan Castle. Refortified in the English Civil War it is still here today on the River Fowey. I think castles are amazing because they have survived for hundreds of years and often as in this case when their original purpose disappeared. This castle or Bl...
The Crypt at Hexham Abbey, Northumberland - Roman Stone, Saxons, Scots' raids & rediscovery
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The Crypt at Hexham Abbey has an amazing history - it was built of Roman Stone by the Saxons as part of a church destroyed by the Danes, the Vikings. Rebuilt, attacked by the Scots, and then lost and then rediscovered in the 18th century! I hope you enjoy, Please like and subscribe, thank you for watching Eclectic Experience change seen through images. Hexham Abbey with its crypt is located in ...
Longthorpe Tower - Incredible 700 Year old Medieval Wall Paintings. History, Context, Visiting Tips
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Longthorpe Tower has some of the best medieval wall paintings in Northern Europe - they are almost 700 years old - incredible to see. Moving forward many hundreds of years it was also used as a look out tower during World War II as it was actually one of the highest points in Peterborough This video will cover some highlights from the building and its history I hope you enjoy, Please like and s...
Vicar's Medieval Pele Tower Corbridge - Built from Roman stone at a time of war and now a bar
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Well this was certainly a find, a vicar’s Medieval Pele Tower, built with stone taken from Roman buildings, constructed for protection from the Scots and other raiders, but built in the grave yard of a church - and its now a bar!? Well this is certainly different! This is a fantastic reuse of a building that is grade 1 listed and a scheduled ancient monument. I hope you enjoy, Please like and s...
Hadrian's Wall - What to visit if short on time! History, Context, Visiting Tips
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Top Roman sites to see and things to do in and around Hadrian’s Wall The remains, finds and recreations from and near the almost 2000 year old Hadrian’s Wall are staggering but what to prioritise if short on time? There is so much to see and experience that it really will depend on individual taste as to what to see. Each site has something special or different to offer depending on what you ar...
Pontefract Castle - Love affair, liquorice and a dead King! History, context and visiting tips!
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Pontefract Castle was besieged 3 times during the English Civil War and then slighted but still has significant remains - as well as links to liquorice with the famous Pontefract Cakes. It was also where one of Henry VIII's wives , Catherine Howard, was alleged to have an affair that cost her her head and her lover's. Also, many years previously King Richard II died there in 1400. This is one i...
Conisbrough Castle 1996 & 2024. Changes, History, Context & Visiting Tips
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In 1996 I took some photos of Conisbrough castle and have come back in 2024 to see what has changed! And there has been some change! We can see how guidebooks have moved on and what an admission ticket used to look like, remember them? I will try and highlight some interesting features and provide a bit of history, as well as some visiting tips Please stay to the end for all the detail I hope y...
78 Derngate, Charles Rennie Mackintosh House in Northampton England Art Nouveau
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This is quite amazing, a Charles Rennie Mackintosh house in England. It is scrupulously restored and contains many original features, incredible! This is 78 Derngate in Northampton. In this video I will cover some history, context and visiting tips. Please stay to the end for all the detail I hope you enjoy, Please like and subscribe, thank you for watching Eclectic Experience change seen throu...
Plympton Castle - Castles are Amazing - History, Context, Visiting Tips
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Castles are amazing not least because they have survived for so long. This is Plympton Castle in Devon, near Plymouth. If you are in the area it is well worth visiting especially for its history Please like and subscribe and click the alerts bell for future releases. I think castles are incredible, so if you are unsure what castle to see I aim to visit, or revisit, as I have seen an awful lot b...
Kirkham Priory, North Yorkshire 1996 & 2024 History, Context, Visiting Tips including role in D Day
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In 1996 I visited Kirkham Priory in Kirkham, North Yorkshire and have come back to see what has changed I will try and highlight some interesting history - it played a part in the World War II preparation for the Normandy landings, has some fascinating features, including carved stones on the entrance and a great drain and also provide a bit of history, as well as visiting tips Please stay to t...
Alexander Pope's Grotto, Twickenham - Incredible underground survivor just restored
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Alexander Pope's Grotto, Twickenham - Incredible underground survivor just restored
Old Soar Manor Kent. 1986 & 2024 History, Context and Visiting tips
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Old Soar Manor Kent. 1986 & 2024 History, Context and Visiting tips
Lots Road Power Station London 2009 to 2024. Redevelopment as Powerhouse residential accommodation
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Lots Road Power Station London 2009 to 2024. Redevelopment as Powerhouse residential accommodation
St Catherine's Castle, Fowey, Cornwall England. Castles are Amazing, History, Context, Visiting Tips
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St Catherine's Castle, Fowey, Cornwall England. Castles are Amazing, History, Context, Visiting Tips
Kilpeck Castle, Herefordshire- a rival to Hereford? Castles are Amazing! History, Visiting tips
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Kilpeck Castle, Herefordshire- a rival to Hereford? Castles are Amazing! History, Visiting tips
Interesting Leicester - Great Things to See & Do Part 2
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Interesting Leicester - Great Things to See & Do Part 2
Interesting Leicester - Great Things to See & Do Part 1
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Interesting Leicester - Great Things to See & Do Part 1
How Croydon Has Changed 1997 to 2024. High Street, Grants, Swan & Sugar Loaf, Mint Walk
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How Croydon Has Changed 1997 to 2024. High Street, Grants, Swan & Sugar Loaf, Mint Walk
Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales. Castles are Amazing, history, context, visiting tips
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Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales. Castles are Amazing, history, context, visiting tips
Helmsley Castle - North Yorkshire. Castles are Amazing. Features, History and Visiting Tips
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Helmsley Castle - North Yorkshire. Castles are Amazing. Features, History and Visiting Tips
How Leicester has changed 1989 to 2024 as seen with images. Part 3
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How Leicester has changed 1989 to 2024 as seen with images. Part 3
How Leicester has changed 1989 to 2024 as seen with images. Part 2
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How Leicester has changed 1989 to 2024 as seen with images. Part 2
How Leicester has changed 1989 to 2024 as seen with images. Part 1
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How Leicester has changed 1989 to 2024 as seen with images. Part 1
How St Mary Cray, Kent has changed 1985 to 2023
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How St Mary Cray, Kent has changed 1985 to 2023
Thanks For The Update ! I Worked in The Swan and Sugar Loaf in 1960 !😊
Thank you for this historical record of Orpington , I was born in 1957 and grew up in Lancing road not far away from here and remember the Walnuts even before it was built , it is amazing how it has all changed over the years .
Croydon is in Surrey!
Nice video, thank you for posting. I lived in and around Orpington in the 1950's and 60's. It has changed incredibly and, sad to say, not for the better in my opinion. Then, it was a charming little Kentish town full of friendly, neighbourly people. Now? Just another suburb in the London sprawl. I visited recently and it was a traffic nightmare, old landmarks had been pulled down with ghastly edifices replacing them and swarthy, miserable, immigrant types were everywhere. Only a few days ago 3 young men were shot and injured in Otlinge Road. It's sad.
Nice video, thank you for posting. I lived in and around Orpington in the 1950's and 60's. It has changed incredibly and, sad to say, not for the better in my opinion. Then, it was a charming little Kentish town full of friendly, neighbourly people. Now? Just another suburb in the London sprawl. I visited recently and it was a traffic nightmare, old landmarks had been pulled down with ghastly edifices replacing them and swarthy, miserable, immigrant types were everywhere. Only a few days ago 3 young men were shot and injured in Otlinge Road. It's sad.
Nice video, thank you for posting. I lived in and around Orpington in the 1950's and 60's. It has changed incredibly and, sad to say, not for the better in my opinion. Then, it was a charming little Kentish town full of friendly, neighbourly people. Now? Just another suburb in the London sprawl. I visited recently and it was a traffic nightmare, old landmarks had been pulled down with ghastly edifices replacing them and swarthy, miserable, immigrant types were everywhere. Only a few days ago 3 young men were shot and injured in Otlinge Road. It's sad.
Nice video, thank you for posting. I lived in and around Orpington in the 1950's and 60's. It has changed incredibly and, sad to say, not for the better in my opinion. Then, it was a charming little Kentish town full of friendly, neighbourly people. Now? Just another suburb in the London sprawl. I visited recently and it was a traffic nightmare, old landmarks had been pulled down with ghastly edifices replacing them and swarthy, miserable, immigrant types were everywhere. Only a few days ago 3 young men were shot and injured in Otlinge Road. It's sad.
I moved to Croydon in 1976 and left in 1993, went back once in 2004. It had been thriving but was rapidly going downhill when I left, it’s sad to see it decline further. When I was a teenager I often hung out in Queen’s Park with my friends, it was pretty then but looks horrendous now. I don’t plan on ever going back.
Interesting little video thank you. I come from the city of Kingston upon hole we have lots of old little ladies like that all very unique and interesting one called the land of green ginger
Thanks, I do find it fascinating how these alleys have survived and just how many cities have them!
@@eclecticexperience1 I obviously didn’t check this when I did it on spellcheck it obviously has a mind of its own. It should be HULL AS YOU PROBABLY GUESSED HOPEFULLY AND IT CERTAINLY ISN’T LITTLE OLD LADIES,
@@rontanser9369 Don't worry I guessed correctly!
Excellent work, thank you.
Thank you!
Know it well…
Crispins had 4 fish shops in orpington for about 10 year's until they sold them high street ,colton parade, marina crescent, cockmanden,.
Love your videos very nostalgic and ive subscribed keep up the good work
I used to work at crispins fish and chip shop did you know they had 4 fish shops in orpington one at the war memorial one at colton parade one by St. Mary Cray station and also one in cockmanden crispins had 40 fish shops called crispins and 40 called Marys fish and chips around the cost of England thay thay were owned by RHM Ltd rank hovis and bisto and many other companies
All 4 were called crispins for about 10 years before they sold them
Thanks for this as I lived in Tadema Rd from the late 50s then into Stadium Rd for a couple of years. Primary school was Ashburnham Rd all off Lots Rd..played in bombed out warehouses fished in the creek and had a fight in is with some lads that had walked across the rail bridge from Battersea 😂 also played on sunken boats on the Thames where the embankment turned up towards the Kings Rd. Fantastic childhood 👍
What were Saxons doing building a church in the Angle Kingdom of Northumbria? I think someone has got their history mixed up.
I take your point, however Hexham Abbey describe it as a Saxon crypt so I followed that convention.
Very interesting. Thank you.
The pedestrianisation is horrible. Very rarely go into town now, fosse park is much better. The city just looks dirty constantly, beggars and tramps everywhere, people stopping you asking if you have a minute to talk about your energy or broadband. The city council is pretty useless and really dont invest in making the city beautiful, preferring to make it dull and drab
Tell me about it ! Lived in Leicester all my life (72 now) drove buses during the 80s, 90s and early 2000s right through the middle of town ! The place had 'hustle & bustle' in those days, now it's like visiting a cemetery. By the way I too will only visit the city centre now if it's unavoidable !
A fantastic trip down memory lane. I lived near the top of Broomhill Road from 1982 to 2012. Spent far too much time in the bar at The Cricketers next door to the Common. :>) A few yards to the left of Lingfield's in Broomhill Road is the Old Forge Garage where I had my cars serviced and MOT'd. It's still there today. My son still resides in Orpington so I have seen most of the changes that have taken place over the ensuing decade.
Thanks - I have to visit!
I went to see Dead Poets Society in 1989 on its release. I was studying at the university in Leicester from 1988 to 1991 and then for my PGCE from 1992-1993. It is fascinating seeing the differences between 1989 and 2024. I hold Leicester in high regard. I have not been there for about twenty years. I know it is important to live in the moment but I am nostalgic for the eighties and would turn the clock back if I could, notwithstanding the fact that it was a tumultuous time politically and the Cold War was at its height. There are some beautiful buildings in Leicester. The people are friendly and down to earth, too. I have been thinking of going back to spend a couple of days there and I am sure I will before long.
We left the Shoddy EU. The British still use imperial
The location you ringed on the map for Ocean Cruise Terminal is in fact the Town Quay - you’ll only catch ferries to Hythe (across Southampton Water) and the Isle of Wight from here. You need to go a bit further along Platform Road to get to the Ocean Terminal. Not sure if you can reach it via Dock Gate 5 on foot, or if you have to carry on further down the road to Dock Gate 4 (which is certainly the only way to access Ocean Terminal if you are arriving by car).
I just returned myself after 7 years and this video mirrors a walk around just last week. Fascinating
what a great study. thanks
i remember pikes aquatics i think building has gone and orpington model car centre
Thanks for this, I was born in '88 and lived on Hearns Road till I left home at 18. Those old pics brought back some old memories, especially the old Blue Anchor and Red Lion pubs.
Thank you for this very helpful information. Do you think it would be safe to do the walk from the train station to the Ibis hotel late at night?
The 1989 photos are of incredibly good quality, so much so that they don't actually look that old! If I had to guess, I'd have said they were from the late 90s/early 00s.
Thank you for the comment on the good quality. I have double checked and the 1989 photos were taken in November 1989. The photos are high quality scans of the negatives which is probably why they come across so well. Another check is what is showing at the Odeon, Roadhouse and the Dead Poets Society which were both released in 1989.
The commodore cinema certainly brings back many romantic memories. Great days gone by growing up and living in Orpington. Bring those days back please. Now living in West Sussex
Nice video, unfortunately my friend & I are leaving out of Ocean Terminal, a 30 Minute walk according to Google. I’ve been to mayflower terminal twice before, far away from Ocean terminal. It looks easy on a map but …..no, it’s far from Ocean Terminal (completely separate entrance)✌🏻safe cruising everyone
I was on the lots road site april to August 2022 renewing tge chimneys. Great project. It looks fantastic now. I will have to have a look next time in London.
Which way do you turn once you walk through the Gate? Although the Horizon terminal is directly in front of you, there is a long perimeter fence. Is there a way through that car park for pedestrians or do you have to walk right around the fence?
Amazing video 😍👑❤️😘🤩👍
Don't go anywhere near that place !!?
Thank you that was very interesting as always. It’s done very well if it was a ruin by Henry the eighth.
Thanks, yes an amazing survivor!
Makes you realise how much pedestrianisation has improved our cities from the horrors of the 1970s.
Said nobody sane .
@@muckle8 I agree, traffic flowing through the city gave Leicester and other big cities a 'pulse'. Of course some will say better without the fumes but pedestrianised cities simply have a dead feel to them.
@ryszardlorenc7047 to my mind they are a fast track to a dead city , the car less streets often become full of beggars and peddlers and muggers and without traffic to disturb them are free to concentrate on bringing the area down . - THATS why it’s being done . Imho.
its a shiteole, Granby Street, omigod,,, be careful. lunatics druggies, beggars, v unsafe
Fantastic content sir i've really enjoyed watching it. I've lived in Leicester in early 2000s its still the same.
Excellent video, thank you for posting. I was brought up in the Crays during the 1950's/60's. We didn't have much but as a kid I thoroughly enjoyed it all. I can still recall the sense of camaraderie and the troubles shared with neighbours. Went back on a visit recently and couldn't believe my eyes - a traffic nightmare and swarthy foreign types everywhere. What on earth happened to our world?
Thank you
That looks amazing, Steve! Think I'll be booking a quick trip up to Northampton soon, cheers! 😄
My grandad used to be the organist at St. Giles from around the early 1980s until the mid-late 1990s.
When the bridge was built it was said that WHEN THE BRIDGE WAS PAID OFF THERE WOULD NO LONGER BE A TOLL..... That was UNTRUE and we STILL pay to use it....... Politicians... And they wonder (don't care what we think) why we hold them with contempt.
Great to see it comming to an end. I have been working there for 2 years as a technical manager for basements contruction. I have for plenty of photos from the inside.
Thank you for this! You definitely earned all the extra cruise calories you lost! 😂
Yes, that does look amazing thank you, didn’tRenni Macintosh school of art burn down twice a few years ago while being renovated??
Thanks, yes unfortunately I believe it did.
Very interesting.
Great advice. I'm going to probably opt for an uber?
It's an awful place now run by a mayor who doesn't understand people or care. Leicester for the few, not the many.
Great video , I grew up in Orpington it is interesting how it change's without one realizing , the building at 6:34 used to be a coal merchants office.
Glad you enjoyed, thanks for the information