Dark tales from Victorian London's River Thames (19th Century River Rogues)
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- čas přidán 20. 04. 2024
- In the darkness and fog of Victorian London criminals looted ships and evaded the police for much of the 18th and early 19th Century, but the creation of a marine police force saved merchants money and lives too. In this eyewitness account of Victorian policing on the River Thames, discover some of the methods used by rogues of London's riverine underworld to trick captains and loot valuables from ships; find out what conditions were like in a cell at Wapping police station for crooks that were caught; and learn about some of the unusual ways police went about their patrols, where even a false word could land you in prison.
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CC BY - Marine policing unto signage and plaque, Met police Thames division Wapping by Matt Brown; Traitors gate by Tyler Brenot; White cat over water by Bengt Nyman; Drone shot of tower bridge and city skyline, police boat on river Thames oar in the water at sunset, slow motion oar stroke at sundown, view from boat on river going under Blackfriars bridge by Videvo.com; Nokta Makro Simplex + na Tamizie w Londynie I Skarb z XVII wieku I Greenwich treasures by Pomysłowy Max; A doctor asking his patient's wife by Wellcome Collection; Thames Mudlarking by Alexander Savin
CC BY-SA - Floating police station waterloo by John Winfield via geograph.org.uk; Bedroom 1860s House by James Petts; Hammersmith Police Station by Edwardx; Medicines at 1752 Apothecary, Moravian Bethlehem by Bestbudbrian; The Cells, Newton Street Police Station by David Dixon via geograph.org; Wapping Old Stairs Fin Fahey
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Same here ❤ I love learning about these overlooked things in our past.
My Father, a Master Lighterman, told me that if a body was found in the River, you got two shillings if you towed it to one side if the River, and two shillings and sixpence if you towed it to the other bank. I cant remember which side paid what though
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Plenty of Victorian docs but there all the same but this, is something a bit outside the generic same old ones. Love it mate good job !!!
Glad you like it! The Victorian era was so long and with so much change that there’s a lot of interesting history to tell.
Thank you! Listening to you is always a yummy way to end a beautiful Sunday. Being reminded how good we have it in our comfortable abodes
Yes, hard lives in the past for the many. Thank you for your comment.
I got a bit of a surprise when the RRS Discovery was mentioned! I'm from Dundee, the new home of this ship which was built here when our docks had shipbuilding facilities. It was interesting to hear about "Arctic Jack" being in the force and how the ship was used after its sojourn to colder climes! ❤
It’s interesting to know more of the ship’s history, thank you!
In an episode of Minder they were referred to as the River Filth,...Classic !
Had occasion to view the Metropolitan Police list of officers who had died on active duty from Victorian times to the present. The amount who died in the docks, after 'falling in the water at night' was surprising, to say the least.
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I thoroughly enjoy these productions having spent considerable time on both the tidal and non-tidal Thames back in the 70s and owning a series of boats over succeeding decades.... working with 'Waterman', wonderful characters, learning the natural laws of the river, how to navigate the twisting course of the river through a dark night, how to decide whether it's safe to attempt a transit of a particular bridge at a particular state of the tide, is there enough depth ? Is there enough headroom to pass under ? How Not to attempt to lift a body from the water after its soaking over a lengthy period... and that to bring the body to the Surrey shore at Richmond will get you an award of only one pound whereas if we'd tied up on the Middlesex shore we'd have earned one pound ten shillings... so a young policeman told me.. we weren't tempted to cast off and relocate to the opposite shore.
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Listening to you is always such a yummy way to end a beautiful Sunday. Being reminded how good we have it in our comfortable abodes
@@rachelbachel2 ain't that the truth! It was storming bad here in south GA ! Was watching this while comfy in bed. Such a contrast
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My Favourite character was Arctic Jack, I wonder if he was a Del Boy from Victorian Times? (only teasing), good vlog as per usual, this is Paul in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
It’s a great name to have! Thanks Paul.
Thx ff awesome as always ♡
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Thank you for your wonderful cultural documentary channel. As always iam gathering main information about topics you mentioned briefly here it’s first of river Thames is symbol of city endurance and resilience. It’s only river in Europe have national trail following entire length, also winds away all three areas of outstanding natural beauty. Story goes back over 30 million years ago when river Thames was once tributary of river rhine because Britain was not island . In 1700s river served as major hub for thriving British empire. In 1858 hot summer elevated stench to under able level resulted episode known as great stink . Folklore of river Thames themes has been as site of pagan ritual , sacred ritual and popular celebration since ancient times. Ghosts , strange stories, lurk within tunnels, tributaries and sewers . Monsters of river tales and ideas of serpents goes back hundred of years . In 17 th century whale appeared in deep ford and black wall and were quickly killed. Shark watch annual register in 1787 . In 19 th century whale beached in wool which and met similar fate . Thank you for giving us chance to read and learn new information and improve our English as well. Best wishes for you your loved ones.
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Very interesting to hear all the information about The Thames river.Hope to hear more in the future.Well done to the speaker.👏
this was a brilliant episode mate! 10/10 :)
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Ive always loved and been absolutely fascinated with this sort of history and history in general.
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Almost like theyre my own memory
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Thankyou 💗 , wish many of our younger generation that are stuck in a loop of playing xbox games would listen to your content. We should appreciate what we have now the past was extremely hard. Especially if you were not born with a silver spoon in your mouth.
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Very interesting. Thank you
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So very interesting as always. I can never get enough of London. Do I see an artist painting on the dockside at 3:20? (Zoom in)
Yes, I see a man with an easel.
Good video
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The thames torso murders have always interested me in that they are equally as brutal as the rippers, happened at the same time and was never a priority in the media or with the police despite that killer being just as dangerous if not more than the ripper and certainly better at escaping undetected.
The ripper got lucky. At least once maybe more times he was close to being caught in the act.
The torso killer took no such risks.
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Things haven't changed the police turn criminals loose as soon as they catch them.
In 2018 two hands and a foot were found on the south bank when tide out. Its not history. It still goes on.
Hard days only the strong survived the smell must of been very strong from the river Thames
Please watch and listen as it is very interesting .
Excellent narrator ... Storytelling voice is truly amazing and totally historical!
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Ohhhhhh rrrrr well shiver meeee timbers 😂
This river is haunted
The police cat befriends other cats then pushes them in to drown..
Police the poor to protect the rich .....nothing's changed!
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Thank you very much 😊
Looks like its going backwards again London
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these stories are like warnings to the younger generation. dont get tricked
i love to live in victorian days no mcgrants wy no guns dealers this cause wars money and greed
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Thank you very much! 😊