Mysteries on the City Fringe | Clerkenwell Walk (4K)
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This walking tour of Clerkenwell on the fringe of the City of London includes Charterhouse Square, Smithfield Market, St. John's Street, St. John's Lane, St. John's Gate, The Jerusalem Tavern, Clerkenwell Green, St. James's Church, and the site of the Clerk's Well.
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Eeek I canna believe developers want to tear it down...rather than develop, fix the stuff we have. I'm really enjoying your videos john. The mix of history, lost information and nature is right up my alley..
I think the Museum of London will be moving in, so looks like it will survive.
It is one of the reasons I got out of working in the construction industry, I couldn't sleep in good consciousness as it became clear that I was part of the problem in destroying the city that I love.
City of London wants to tear it down. Different entity run by bankers. Kinda London's shadow government
@@dambrooks7578 you should use your construction expertise in restoration architecture, then. I’m sure there is a need for that, especially in old England.
@@Mistydazzle I do not have the financial backing to do such work, instead building is now so poorly run that homes are built that will struggle to still be standing in fifty years. All because quick profit is seen as important, restoration is seen as profit loss, so isn't done when tearing it down is so much easier.
This guy can tell no lies without being completely devastated - absolutely love it 😃
@@psr0459 Yes indeed....a mistake would be a more appropriate phrase....he would never tell untruths on purpose ;)
I was a Cycle Messenger for many years and used Live/squat and Work in Clerkenwell.. So many good times on a summer Friday evening hanging out with mates around the pubs about the Green.. Cheers Mush.
Cheers Wayne
I was born and brought up in central London, then came north but visited back to my roots several times a year since then. However, I may not be visiting so often in years ahead which means I really appreciate your videos both now and in time to come. I can almost smell the streets as you walk and talk. London. My first love. X
Welcome back John, hope you enjoyed your well-deserved rest. A nice film to start the year, and it's great getting the Sunday evening walk-fix again. I enjoyed seeing 'fact-checking John' too, a nice way to update us on what you'd said in the film. I dunno how you keep so much information in your head, so you're definitely allowed the odd clarification as far as I'm concerned!
Many thanks Steve - I really annoy myself with some of the mistakes but I also love just getting carried away with the spirit of the walk
♥️Thanks John
Great walk! My mom was born in Clerkenwell but evacuated during the war with her sister and baby brother to the Midlands where my grandmother decided to stay for the open space. They would’ve returned to a flat after having a huge garden. My Grandfather joined them eventually after serving in the fire brigade through the blitz . Sadly they died when I was young and I missed out on so many precious stories. My grandparents lived in Compton Buildings but I’ve no idea if such a place still exists . Thanks again, these walks are a bounty of those stories x
I’m really enjoying your videos John, I’ve lived in London all of my 59 years and I’m still learning more about it everyday 😀
Happy new year John and the community hope you all had a great time. Looking forward to the new walks, wherever they may be 👍
Hi John what a beautiful walk. I use to work in this area and miss it so much. I've seen it at all times of day and it always has that inspiring feeling no matter what time of day it is.
I must get back for a walk around there later this year.
Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and making these informative video's I do look forward to Sundays.
Take care and look forward to the next one, wherever that may be! 😊
Great start to 2022. What a fascinating area on the outskirts of City. I’ve walked passed this area every day for years. I’m now retired. Lovely to see the Jerusalem Tavern. When I visited here with friends I found that it was owned by St Peter’s Brewery, in Suffolk. This was where I married my lovely, and late lamented husband in 2005. A building constructed of the remnants of Flixton Priory… all the connections. It’s was a joyful day in the heart of deepest rural Suffolk.
this video has brought tears to my eyes ... I have made that walk a thousand times between the train station and the store where i worked
Happy new year John. Clerkenwell is especially of interest to me, as my late Dad grew up there and it features heavily in my family tree. Thank you for walking around the area and your knowledge of the local history.
I love Clerkenwell. So historical.
i love Clerckenwell i LIVE on Percival street I walk all the time as much as I can I love London, im not a native but I LOVE to live in London absolutely, thank you for the awesome history about so much I didnt know🥰🥰🥰🥰
Hi John, I have recently found your brilliant and fascinating video’s,. Although a Londoner myself I left in 1989 and am learning so much about our great city. How I wish I could travel back in time to see how London looked back in the times you interesting describe. Many many thanks.
Hey Neil, may I ask where you lived - and where are you now?
I used to live in London on various occasions between the years of 1999 and 2006. I miss walking along the many interesting streets and being part of the many lovely architecture of London. Hope to return soon. Meanwhile, hope nothing changes much. I hope more people would take an interest in preserving London as the most interesting city in the world.
Thank you John, wonderful stuff for an exiled Londoner far from home to enjoy and learn from.
Absolutely first class as usual John - wonderful stuff : )
A trip down memory lane for me and a reminder of happy days working in that area of London. It's great to have the historical background for the buildings we walk by. Thanks.
I use your videos in two ways, one for learning English purpose, shadowing method, repeat sentences after you. Second for pleasure and getting knowledge about the city I'm living now. Thank you. All the best in the New Year!
That’s wonderful Andrew - great to see the videos are useful
I used to work for a shitty company (MAS Market Research) in St John's Square from '87-88. My favourite parts of the day were the walk to and from Farringdon station because I would walk past St John's Gardens and then go through St John's Path. The winter nights oozed history and ghosts would pepper my imagination especially when it was foggy.
God, I love that part of London. You've inspired a day out. Thank you.
haha i am catching up - 2022! hehe the BOING noise was fun - as was the intermission for your "correction", ha! and a [very] belated happy 2022 to you as well, john! 😊
John apologies accepted lol...thank you thank you lived in Islington (Highbury) since 1988 and you've shown me street sights that I never new existed love Clerkenwell worked and spend many nights out in that area..God bless keep up the good work
Hi John! Just found you on CZcams, so am now binging your videos. They're great! Happy New Year from a new fan in the US.
That’s wonderful - cheers Meg, much appreciated
I just posted this on Julian McDonnell's website and so, true to my word...
Joolz Guides and John Rogers: in some ways so different, in some ways so similar - and yet both excellent in terms of quality and interest. I'd love to hear you swapping stories about your journeys around London and to compare and contrast your different approaches to storytelling and film-making. In fact, I think I might repeat this exact request on John's channel and see if anything comes of the suggestion!
All the best from a Melburnian Londoner.
I’m here because of the comment you posted over on Joolz Guides lol
Thank you for that, I’m enjoying seeing London from a different perspective. Cheers
And Sean James Cameron as well. That would make an interesting and entertaining trio.
Hear hear Phil - I find they scratch different itches for me - perhaps John a more contemplative and meditative (the wonderful music helps) and Joolz is more factual and jolly.
I follow both and they are outstanding - simply outstanding
All these mentioned are excellent, has anyone seen Robslondon channel ? CZcamss recent creator on the rise. The research, narrative and atmospheric music makes for entertaining videos. He fits in well with the London gang !
John, I so love your walking tour videos, you are full of enthusiasm and information. I used to work in Charterhouse Square and on Little Britain (Barts and QMUL) I knew I was in special places, but not so much about the history behind them
Thanks for sharing a brilliant walk around a most historic part of London, John.
I love your stickler for details mentality, even to the extent of editing in a retraction.
You are a fascinating historian, and demonstrate what you know with excellent visuals and commentary.
I'm hooked on your walks already, and still have many to catch up with.
Thank you, sincerely for the work that goes into making your walks for those of us with an interest.
Happy New Year to you too.
I am in UK for the first time and discovering Clerkenwell right now while on vacation. I can’t believe I bumped into your videos. They are so instructive. I am planning to see even more locations tomorrow thanks to you.
I thoroughly enjoyed the video, beautiful old buildings and fascinating history. Thank you
Great to see you back! A happy new year to you. Looking forward to all the walks that you have planned.
Hi john it’s the boy with gold tooth you met me by Heathcote pub on grove green road a while ago when you open your channel you met with such respect truly great content you help me discover London and made it so interesting with the facts and history makes me proud born in London I show your videos to my kids and I tell them that’s my friend 😂
Happy New Year, John! Bits of this remind me of a medieval village. So evocative.
I’m here because someone mentioned this channel in the comments of a Joolz guides video. I am so glad that person left that comment as I’m enjoying John’s videos as well. Happy New Year!
Cheers
A hauntingly beautiful walk through London history and geography. I love the music also. Thank you!
As always, a great, interesting and informative video.
Your vids are a much look forward to, highlight of the week. Thanks John. Happy New Year!
Absolutely the best ..John is a wonderfully engaging companion on these fascinating walks ..Thanks John
Wow, John you are a total national treasure and your work is amazingly knowledgeable and respectful of our great City. Thank you.
Thank you so much for the film and Happy New Year. I grew up in Clerkenwell so this was a lovely trip down memory lane for me!
I cannot but think we must of rubbed shoulders at some point in the 26 years that I lived in London. Great to see Clerkenwell again. The Kings Head in particular where yes we used to stand on the pavement drinking also. So many good memories of the area especially Jerusalem Passage where the stained glass studio I worked for at the time was situated. Thank you again for doing these walks and don't ever apologise for getting bits wrong. You get far more right and it is all part of your video's. Keep em coming. I hope Smithfields survives but the hands of time and all that. Interesting to note that some of the buildings we installed stained glass into only 30 years ago that were new builds are now gone replaced by new new builds! All part of the ever changing face of London and its story.
Great job buddy, used to go every Friday evening to the Duke of York on the corner of Clerkenwell Rd and Vine Hill back in 2000’s when I was working as a courier, also worked for the courier company just of Hatton Gardens for a while so know the area like the back of my hand . Loved it all apart from the chavs harassing everyone on a daily basis from the rotten city rd / angel area. Hope things changed by now. Greetings from Liverpool pal
me too.. Its called the Clerk and Well now .. To posh for couriers for bout the last 10/12 years..
Thanks John. You bring a nice vibey sense of place to these videos.
Great walk! Great having a look around the old buildings and streets of London, finding out about their history. Calm atmosphere of a New Years Day really was a treat!
the caledonian cattle market became a normal market and then it was one of the first astroturf (all weather)football pitches in the country ... in fact I've got some photos of the group Madness filming a promo shoot there ... proably 35 years ago???
So interesting, I love the history that was often left out when we were taught at school. Thank you and a happy new year 💕🇦🇺
Happy New Year John, your videos, comments and passion have reignited my lost passion for the social history of the places we call “our manor”
I have walked around here a lot John. However, you make it even more fascinating - thanks for another excellent video and I loved the helpful interruption.
Many thanks- I love it round here so it’s great to be able to share
A wonderful start to the new year, filled with hope and possibility. I look forward to 2022 with you John. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year David
Happy New Year to you and a brilliant walk as usual John - lovely peaceful New Year’s Day atmosphere among the sites and stories of Clerkenwell. Your videos are now officially the highlight of my Sunday evenings…looking forward to 2022’s walking travels wherever they may be 👍
Happy New year folks!! Always love your walks John, So relaxing to watch!!! Cheers🍺👍🏻
Such an enjoyable walk, just love seeing those ancient buildings. Thank you.
Happy New Year John! Thanks for another ramble through history and lost memories! I was really surprised to hear about the Crusader orders in London(certainly though I knew they have a vast legacy in France) Looking forward to more great walks this year.
I cant believe how many subscribers you've gained since i started watching a few years ago. Well deserved.
I love doing London rambles. Really good to have someone pointing out all the history I would often miss. Cheers.
Happy New year to you and your family John. A happy surprise whilst I was working to see your interesting video with wonderful insights into the area of Clerkenwell. Thank you for a brilliant video and I look forward seeing your next masterpiece which are always appreciated
Many thanks Humble
Thanks for this great little film, John. Happy New Year. I love your London vids.
Happy New Year dear John. You got a new fan from Germany! I do miss coming to the UK a lot after my weekly business visits to pretty much everywhere in the UK I believe for the last 8 years. Listening to you is awesome.
Another excellent video, John. So much information and so much to see. Your occasional slip ups make the videos more human. Happy New Year.
Thanks Dale
Love this channel for so many reasons. Thanks John.
Stay safe and healthy John. I look forward to a year of interesting walks and the knowledge you provide.
Happy New Year, John. This brought back some really nice memories. I used to work around Clerkenwell for a little while and would wander around there during lunch hour. Glad to see Scotti's Sandwich Bar still in business.
happy new years to you and yours john. looking forward to 2022 walks with you. all the best mate.
Happy New Year to you and your family John. 🥳 Another interesting walk, even with the clanger-dropping 😂
Happy new year, I have just started with your tours and really enjoy them
Thanks for another cracking ramble around London loved it an hope u have a wonderful new year
A great way to see in the new year John, nicely done
So I've started 2022 in a state of collapse from sciatica. Watched this video and I'm cured, it's a miracle
Great to hear of your miraculous recovery John
Great video! I was in this area a few months ago. Wish I would have found your video before my vacation. Lots of great historical info on your amazing city! I will use it for my next trip.
Happy New Year, John, and particular thanks for your shots of St John Street. My great-great-grandfather lived there around 1840 when he was apprenticed to a clockmaker. Apparently Clerkenwell was quite a centre of clockmaking in London. Have a good walking year and I shall look forward to many more of your entertaining and informative videos.
I love London, have visited three times, I find your walking tours so very very interesting! Thanks so much !
Thanks yet again for your marvellous videos.
That was great John. You walked past where my grandfather had his gold & silversmith's business in St.John Street, Clerkenwell, in around 1896. Mappin & Webb were also near there.
Good one, John. I live some 80 miles north of London and most of my visits were to attend conferences. Needless to say, I saw only train stations and the walls of the Tube. Your walks have been a real eye opener for me. Thanks.
HAPPY NEW YEAR🥳
Loved The Charterhouse and what fascinating Medieval locales. Yon do cram a lot into such a short space of time. Scintillating stuff, John.
Great video John. I enjoyed the almost Pythonesque intervention. Happy New year!
Happy 2022 John. I discovered your channel at the end of 21…so I ended it on a high note 🤗👍. Your walks will be a pleasure I am sure during 22 and beyond. Thankyou 🙏
Happy 2022 to you too - many thanks for finding the channel and watching the videos
Great walk. Eye-opening as always.
Happy new year John another impressive video the wonders of the city of London such an amazing city and it’s wonderful buildings long May they remain from the developers thanks for sharing John Brilliant.
Excellent video. Slowly working through your back catalogue, love your passion for London and it's incredible history. I think the face you thought was possible a green man looks to me to be more like Pan.
I really enjoy your videos, John. You present them in an engaging way and take great care with your fact-checking. Bless you. x
Sipping a cup of tea and watching a Sunday staple with my favourite topic of wells and springs, buried rivers, along a walk with history....
Great upload. Thanks for sharing. I am new to living 8n Clerkenwell. It is a great part of Town with so much history. It is fascinating learning more about the Russian connection in Clerkenwell also. Speaking of underground rivers and tunnels. There is something very serious underneath Clerkenwell of a Government/MoD nature.
Surely not tear down Smithfield market😱...we so love your walks ,this was a great one.
Woow am going to over load on this channel... where have you been all my life.
Just found you and can't stop... so easy to listen to you.. its as if we are walking together... THANK YOU
welcome to the channel tiddlesthatsmycat - thanks for watching the videos
i work in farringdon and really enjoyed learning about all the amazing history of the area. thank you for putting this together
Happy New year John! Wonderful stories much enjoyed ! Thankyou.
Great to see you back John
I have a long period of paternity leave coming up and John has been a real inspiration for me - my baby and I will be hitting the streets and seeing things. I'm reading through Iain Sinclairs' books at the moment and feel ready to tap into the city - maybe our paths will cross
congratulations on the birth of your baby Radders - many many happy days ahead
You should have your own TV show. This is great, really enjoyed it. 😃
Great video again John, thank you. Rumours have it that the Museum of London will take over some of the Smithfield Market retaining its current features.
Also a bit of rumoured folklore about the Charter House is where the Offside and throw in laws in association football were created. Apparently when the school was there the children would play with a ball in the cloisters and occasion the ball would fly out of one of the arches (now windowed up) and the young pupils were sent out the retrieve the ball and throw it back into play. And then the offside to stop players hiding behind the pillars and waiting the ball to come up to their end of the pitch for them to run out and have a free shot on goal. Whether that is true or not I am not sure but it seems plausible.
I remember the rumours that the Museum of London will go there but as yet haven’t seen this, but what a great location it would be.
Its true, the museum is going to move to smithfield , it will occupy the part of the market known as the village, also the annexe which is located at the farringdon rd end of the market,
Beautiful! I was a student at City and my accommodation was near Smithsfield Market. Loved the walk around, so many memories!
Hi John great video as usual,the fox & anchor was famous back in the day for opening at 3 am to serve booze & breakfasts to the meat porters ,pity you didn't mention the watch,clock& jewellery trade which occupied all of the back streets for 100's of years,worked in the trade there for years, our landlord was charterhouse,i used to go in there to pay the rent. cheers, Ray.
Really interesting as always, love to see this part of London, happy new year😍
So looking forward to seeing what new walks you have planned John
Thank you so much for your descriptive video of one of the most interesting areas of London!
Thank you! Thank you a lot! Many previous walks to cutch up and many to come!
Hi John, thank you for another wonderful walk! Happy New Year & all the very best for a Prosperous, Healthy & Happy 2022! Take good care, stay well! Much love Kathy x (Ontario, Canada)
Thank you for this. I used to go to London for work on a regular basis and work with a client in St John’s Street. Loved seeing all the old places again - and am really regretting that I failed to visit all those beautiful places around Clerkenwell when I had the opportunity.
An absolute joy - thank you
I think doing a lively walk and getting every detail right is quite rare. I go on guided walks and often stay stum when mistakes slip in, but I love your intervention from home to correct one! By the way another Clerkenwell guide informed me this week that the Jerusalem Tavern is 25 years old.
Thank you, happy new year!
Randomly taken to your channel via the CZcams recommended algorithms and I love it. Subscribed!
Many thanks J C
Smithfield meat market hanging on , nothing like it once was , lived in Islington all my life , Hatton Garden and Smithfield iconic areas both .