The church has a bulls head carved into it. I heard it's because when Christians tried to convert the local pagans like 1000 years ago they basically went look we've just updated your religion a bit, we even kept the bulls head for you
The church has a bulls head carved into it. I heard it's because when Christians tried to convert the local pagans like 1000 years ago they basically went look we've just updated your religion a bit, we even kept the bulls head for you
Kew is a lovely place, but one thing we don't have here is hills. I'm going with Wikipedia's combination of "quay" and "hoh" (spur of land) because it is on a big bend in the Thames.
She needs to team up with Jago Hazzard or someone similar for a halloween cross over covering the "ghost" stations, those that were renamed, abandoned or never quite finished. ;)
I know it would take forever, but I'm really interested in the history of the different place names that are related to people, and I was wondering if there was any history to elaborate on.
@@zoeyc5851 thanks! Just googled it and its more a 5/10... cool bull, but I did expect a bit more tbh. They could've done better, like a church in the shape of a Viking helmet
Yeah it's not that impressive but I heard it's there because when Christians tried to convert the local pagans like 1000 years ago they basically went look we've just updated your religion a bit, we even kept the bulls head for you
Who was Gilla? Who was Putta? Gunnhilda...Is that Gunhilde, daughter of Harald Bluetooth and sister of Swein Forkbeard, or some other? Who was Cynesige? Who was Wynnman? Hans Sloane...Well, at least I could find out he was. He probably DIDN'T actually invent chocolate milk. Who was Stybba? Who was Beohha? Who was Daecca? So many people not famous enough to have been widely heard of, but who have places named for them, including some I didn't catch. I suppose they were famous in their own time.
Max Miller joke remember Miller comes from a music hall background “ There I am sitting on a Piccadilly tube, woman puts her hand on my leg she says is this Cockfosters ? No I says it’s Maxie Millers” YOU ASKED FOR IT
A video or short required. If any of J Draper, J Hazzard, G Marshall, or J Foreman could make it that'd be great. Better if they all have their own takes.
And for the last few days, these underground station name origins have been the last video I watch before going to sleep . Keep the effort and videos going . Enjoying them as well as your other contents since seeing your content a few months ago.
District used to run limited excursion services out to places like Leigh-on-Sea and Shoeburyness. Both good names. Wikipedia tells me that Shoeburyness was the home to the last case of indigenous malaria! That’s the second Earl’s Court station, so heir to the first imaginary earl. There were more stations past Ealing Broadway that were closed due to low rider numbers. This includes Slough which of course means muddy spot in the road.
The subtitles are probably computer generated, but one thing caught my attention. It reads "Edgy's Wear" where a more logical reading is "Edgy's Weyr." Of course, I still don't know who Edgy was.
If you look at the captions in the video itself rather than the youtube auto-generated subtitles it shows the correct spelling, Ecgi's weir. Weir of course referring to a weir in a river and Ecgi being an Anglo-Saxon name belonging someone associated with that strech of river, most likely the landowner.
The church has a bulls head carved into it. I heard it's because when Christians tried to convert the local pagans like 1000 years ago they basically went look we've just updated your religion a bit, we even kept the bulls head for you
All those street names in the City are named after what you could buy there back when the area was the main market hub for London. There's Fish Street, Bread Street, Milk Street, Wood Street, Ironmonger Lane... the names are all literal. So, centuries ago, Threadneedle would have been a street with tailors and similar industries.
These are serious. A lot of the places names around London are incredibly old, and so they have undergone huge sound-changes and shifts in meaning. But even as a native speaker and Londoner I still need to pause these videos to follow along!
That level of enthusiasm is usually reserved for bot accounts that will tell you how pretty you are before trying to sell you on a scheme. Maybe chill a bit?
"Embankment means embankment."
It's always been the most clear cut to me 👍
J should but that on merch 😂
English is such a confusing language....
Hearing Jay say this absolutely broke me
Definitely an election campaign slogan if ever I heard one.
"oh, you like stations? Name every station"
JDraper: hold my tube map
I'm going to need to know more about this church with horns.
The church has a bulls head carved into it. I heard it's because when Christians tried to convert the local pagans like 1000 years ago they basically went look we've just updated your religion a bit, we even kept the bulls head for you
Mansion house had me crackling
Church with horns? That raises more questions than it answers? 😁
Question one: 📯 or 😈
“Horn-like gables” which they apparently ran with and started using a bull as a symbol for the church.
The church has a bulls head carved into it. I heard it's because when Christians tried to convert the local pagans like 1000 years ago they basically went look we've just updated your religion a bit, we even kept the bulls head for you
'J..Draper 'means 'Totally Brilliant'😂❤
You’re going to have to do the Waterloo and City line after that behemoth
East Ham mentioned on a video without crime being the cause! I wish I could tell myself as a teenager that dreams do come true.
Kew is a lovely place, but one thing we don't have here is hills. I'm going with Wikipedia's combination of "quay" and "hoh" (spur of land) because it is on a big bend in the Thames.
She needs to team up with Jago Hazzard or someone similar for a halloween cross over covering the "ghost" stations, those that were renamed, abandoned or never quite finished. ;)
The 4 J's of London: J Draper, J Hazzard, J Foreman, and "Jeff" (Geoff) Marshall.
I know it would take forever, but I'm really interested in the history of the different place names that are related to people, and I was wondering if there was any history to elaborate on.
Hornchurch really is a church with horns!!
...which leaves me with more questions than before: What type of horns? On which church? Where were the placed? And how many?
@@konstantin_d.m St Andrews church, it has a bull on it (of course with horns)
@@zoeyc5851 thanks! Just googled it and its more a 5/10... cool bull, but I did expect a bit more tbh. They could've done better, like a church in the shape of a Viking helmet
Yeah it's not that impressive but I heard it's there because when Christians tried to convert the local pagans like 1000 years ago they basically went look we've just updated your religion a bit, we even kept the bulls head for you
I'm loving this series 😊
Who was Gilla? Who was Putta? Gunnhilda...Is that Gunhilde, daughter of Harald Bluetooth and sister of Swein Forkbeard, or some other? Who was Cynesige? Who was Wynnman? Hans Sloane...Well, at least I could find out he was. He probably DIDN'T actually invent chocolate milk. Who was Stybba? Who was Beohha? Who was Daecca? So many people not famous enough to have been widely heard of, but who have places named for them, including some I didn't catch. I suppose they were famous in their own time.
There isn't a cuter person on youtube 😂😂😂
Max Miller joke remember Miller comes from a music hall background
“ There I am sitting on a Piccadilly tube, woman puts her hand on my leg
she says is this Cockfosters ?
No I says it’s Maxie Millers”
YOU ASKED FOR IT
I'm really amazed at the number of Old English derived place names you've discussed over this series. Some things change - others are set in stone 😮
We have a lot of those same named areas in a lot of New England cities
Wait ,what? Cheswick park is cheese farm park ?
Wow,and to think that today it is a posh area!...😂
Longest One So Far!
That "Oh, God, there's still more," was so real.
I wonder who Gilla and Padda and Daecca were. All these people, lost to time.
like tears in the rain.
A video or short required. If any of J Draper, J Hazzard, G Marshall, or J Foreman could make it that'd be great. Better if they all have their own takes.
Yes, please tell us about these people who have had their names immortalised!
@@Bonnifer Presuming that there's anything to tell...
I could hear you say edgis weir for hours on end
The alternative meaning I've seen for Plaistow was from Plegstow - "playing place".
And for the last few days, these underground station name origins have been the last video I watch before going to sleep .
Keep the effort and videos going .
Enjoying them as well as your other contents since seeing your content a few months ago.
I live in Barking didn’t know it was nothing related to dogs
A lot of landing going on back in the day
You have got a river to cross. Landings are a must.
Youraregreat ! Great job !
White chapel is White chapel ! 😊😅
J Draper is such a lady 😍
I feel like you could make an interesting video (or series of videos) involving Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere
Got to admire your work ethic. 🥰
I love linguistics this is so cool
This is the video I didn't know I needed.
District used to run limited excursion services out to places like Leigh-on-Sea and Shoeburyness. Both good names. Wikipedia tells me that Shoeburyness was the home to the last case of indigenous malaria!
That’s the second Earl’s Court station, so heir to the first imaginary earl.
There were more stations past Ealing Broadway that were closed due to low rider numbers. This includes Slough which of course means muddy spot in the road.
¡ Perfect Audio ! (from the Latin audire "to hear" :)
The subtitles are probably computer generated, but one thing caught my attention. It reads "Edgy's Wear" where a more logical reading is "Edgy's Weyr." Of course, I still don't know who Edgy was.
If you look at the captions in the video itself rather than the youtube auto-generated subtitles it shows the correct spelling, Ecgi's weir. Weir of course referring to a weir in a river and Ecgi being an Anglo-Saxon name belonging someone associated with that strech of river, most likely the landowner.
@@Temujin1206 Thank you. (It should be spelled "weir" in my post too, as it's talking about a place in the UK, but the author is American.)
Yes, but what does embankment mean? 😁😁
Embankment!
It's an artificial land barrier built in the Victorian era to severely restrict the flow of the River Thames.
The next series should cover surnames😂
You need a little rest after doing that.
why does the church have horns
Gargoyles set around the spouts where the rain from the roof is cast away from the walls to avoid damp and damage.
The church has a bulls head carved into it. I heard it's because when Christians tried to convert the local pagans like 1000 years ago they basically went look we've just updated your religion a bit, we even kept the bulls head for you
Lucky it doesn't still run to Southend.
Or Windsor.
Or Windsor
wot about the streets: why is it called Threadneedle Street?, is it something to do with, 'camel through the eye of a needle'?
Could be that the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors has had a premises there since the 14th century
All those street names in the City are named after what you could buy there back when the area was the main market hub for London. There's Fish Street, Bread Street, Milk Street, Wood Street, Ironmonger Lane... the names are all literal. So, centuries ago, Threadneedle would have been a street with tailors and similar industries.
Any fans of Dr. Kat on here? And, how do we get these two together?
Good Day !
Unlike most of her videos, I think this one is English only. I have no idea what she's talking about or if these are jokes or serious 😂
These are serious. A lot of the places names around London are incredibly old, and so they have undergone huge sound-changes and shifts in meaning.
But even as a native speaker and Londoner I still need to pause these videos to follow along!
@@elizakeating8415 thank you!
Is this on The Knowledge?
I love you
That's a lot.
Amd it used to be a lot more.
@@quintuscrinis8032
The District Line was longer?
@frankharr9466 yeah, the service didn't last long but the District railway used to run services out to Southend in the East and Windsor in the west.
@@quintuscrinis8032
Wow. Thank you. I had no idea.
Love J.Draper the finest woman on this rock i was instantly hooked just when i hear you speak my love 😍😍😍 🇺🇲🇬🇧.
Simp shame me if u must idgaf 😊
What the fuck
That level of enthusiasm is usually reserved for bot accounts that will tell you how pretty you are before trying to sell you on a scheme. Maybe chill a bit?
TBH I'd rather miss out on any long-form content you might make than have youtube spam my notifications with your shorts. It was nice while it lasted.
Then just turn them off, ffs. CZcams always shows me the channels I watch most frequently anyway.
@jagohazzard