I'm a Geordie, that lived and worked in London for many years. Love your videos, please keep them coming, I learn so much about my second favourite city (after Newcastle obviously).
One of my favorite books and is still a good read even now. The first time I read it I was a teenager and had to sleep with the light on for a few days.
Yeah. When I visited back in the 80s the guy who did the tour always drank scotch en route - the good old days - and he got very upset at being asked about the Highgate Vampire. After a while he snapped the coffin had been moved to Kings Cross.
@@Robslondon - One of the two main parties in this, David Farrant, died not that long ago. The other party, whom I shall politely refer to as a 'fantasist', Sean Manchester, is the one who got it stirred up to fever pitch. This was when the vandalism of the old Highgate cemetery started. It's only comparatively recently that the Friends Of Highgate Cemetery have got the place stabilised, and cleared. If you take a guided tour with them - and that is the only way to see the old cemetery - they dislike any mention of the 'Highgate Vampire'. I do have a copy of David Farrant's little book about the affair. It's an interesting but strange read. Farrant ended up in prison because of the trouble. A BBC TV archive programme from the 1970's, called 'The Dracula Business' is worth seeking out. It is presented by Bram Stoker's relative, Journalist and Soho character, Daniel Farson. It's a wonderful bit of TV, from when the BBC did things properly. Farson used to frequent the 'Colony Room' drinking club, which was the watering hole of anyone who was anyone, for many, many years. Ever thought about doing a video on places like that?
@@brianartillery Excellent comment Brian, thank you. Yes, the Colony Room is an interesting one... wasn't the artist, Francis Bacon closely associated with it?
@@Robslondon - Yes, he was. I first heard of the Colony Room, and it's terrifying proprietor, Muriel Belcher, from the fascinating book, 'Suggs And The City'. I recently read 'Tales From The Colony Room', a mammoth, but unputdownable book which I enjoyed immensely. Well worth checking out. It's funny, shocking, sad: everything a good book needs. Full of scandal and bad language, too. It's a lot of fun. And it's all gone, now, sadly. It's summed up by a record by the band 'The Correspondents', called 'What's Happened To Soho?', which contains the lines: "Oh, no! What's happened to Soho?/Where will all the reprobates go?"
@@taraelizabethdensley9475 yes but it was too monstery for me. Frank Langella was smooth, seductive, charming, not scary. Just made you want to bare your neck to him.
He played it like a playboy. Only Christopher Lee ever had the physical presence and screen threat to go with it. I don't think anyone else ever came close. He could say nothing and just point and it was powerful.
I've been studying the paranormal for many years and rumor has it that *The Spaniards Inn* in Hampstead is one of the most haunted pubs in London. *Highgate Cemetery* is also reputed to be haunted as well.
A most interesting video. Having walked around Highgate Cemetery (and Brompton Cemetery for that matter) and seeing those creepy private mausoleums I can see what inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula. If the Count was alive today, he would probably be a tax inspector or a buy-to-rent landlord.
Absolutely brilliant! I have learnt something about the author and further more, you really brought the book to life. I can actually visualise the real building. My only grumble is the end… where I find myself saying noooooooo! An excellent watch and as always a huge thank you ❤️
Thank you so much for this one. Highgate Cemetery, Jack Straw’s Castle & The Spaniard’s Inn are all places dear to my heart & I’m lucky to be able spend a lot time at these locations. Also suggested as inspiration for the churchyard where Lucy was buried is the Parish Church of St John in Hampstead. That is close to Hampstead Heath & Jack Straw’s Castle.
Fabulous as always Rob On a tour of Highgate Cemetery in the mid 80s, I was informed from the Guide that Bram Stoker got the idea of the living dead, when he was walking around Highgate Cemetery, and he saw people moving around through Opaque Glass of one of the catacomb tombs. 😊🏴☠️
I thoroughly enjoyed this one Rob… excellent research which made me think about digging the book out again! 😃👍🏻 Although I have a soft spot for Christopher Lee, I think I’ll have to go with Gary Oldman as my choice of Dracula.
Thank you so much Lady Ellice; excellent choices 😉 And do dig the book out; even if you just read the first part set in Dracula’s castle which I think is a masterpiece of writing…. very atmospheric, especially at this time of year.
As a book I really enjoyed the polyphonic method of story telling, how revolutionary... and how interesting a site seeing of locations from the book is a fabulous day out for all 🙂
Nicely researched, Rob. I have a little, beautifully bound copy of Dracula, that is working its way up the queue of books I have to read! As a little add-on, Ingress Abbey in Greenhithe, just across the Thames from Purfleet, was also said to be an inspiration for Carfax Abbey, but I can't find a a lot of evidence to support that.
Absolutely brilliant Rob. Just when I think that your videos have reached perfection, you go and produce another one that seems to be even better. The amount of work that you put into this one must have taken you ages. Everything was so interesting in every single way. I would say that my favourite Dracula was the 2006 version, that starred one of my favourite actors, Tom Burke. He's been a favourite since I saw him in M R James Number 13, along with his real life dad. After I watched this video, I popped in my DVD of Roman Polansky's Fearless Vampire Killers. An added note is that Henry Irving died in the Midland Hotel in my Birth City after appearing on stage at the Theatre Royal where he appeared as Beckett. The last words that he spoke on stage, which turned out to be rather prophetic were, 'Into thy hands oh lord'. He never uttered a word after that.
Thanks so much Barry, that's fascinating about Henry Irving; I wasn't aware of that. And I'll have to look up that 2006 version! Thanks again and stay well.
Bram stoker's masterpiece, Dracula carried away with spooky feelings of week hearts around the world,was it fiction or reality? His keep Mina and subsequent terrain of events were thriller.Its great video that you have made
We can always Count on you to produce another great film to get our Teeth into...... this didn't disapoint.....I think Price is the most iconic Drac..... but I am a big Oldman fan and he did a decent job at it. all the best to you and family, Rob.
Rob, been away from a decent computer for three weeks. Going down all the notifications I stopped at this one. Yet another well compiled and interesting video, it covered all points of London North, South East and West keep them coming
Just discovered you today and this is the first video I've seen. Really impressed, love the subject and your delivery is fantastic! Think this is going to be one of my new fave channels 😎😁 Thanks.
Tower Hill tube station is literally a minute's stroll from Fenchurch Street. (It's certainly a lot quicker than walking from Euston Square tube to Euston Station) So perhaps not really so mysterious. Great content BTW
Wonderful video, so much detail and interesting facts as usual :) You actually made me want to read the book. Talking of books I am currently reading your Waterloo Station book which is so fantastic!
That means so much to me Darren. Thank you my friend; I couldn’t do this without the wonderful support from good people such as yourself. Stay well and thanks again
Thanks so much for another tour-de-force of entertainment and education. Some places well known to me and some less so. If Bram Stoker was in Cheyne Walk I would have put money on him finding his way sooner or later to Brompton Cemetery which can give any of its North London rivals a good run for their money creepiness-wise, especially the catacombs at the Fulham Road end.
Many years ago, there used to be a pub called the Bram Stoker Tavern at 148 Old Brompton Rd. I used to go there and I came across a lot of fans dress up as vampires and boy did they look the part. (I wasn't one of them, although with the place I used to work at around that time, I was so tired I started to feel and look like a vampire)
Hi Rob I was sure you had done a London ghost video but cannot find one now. Anyway, if you did or will in future, there are three London based ghost stories in my book My Family Ghosts and Other Strange Happenings. One based in Shirland Road and two in Brixton prison and all are true accounts. You are very welcome to use them with the usual acknowledgements. Liam.
@@Robslondon actually just discovered your series of london pubs.....i feel a major pub crawl is in order when i get to london next....have you been to the george inn in southwark. an old coach house/pub which dates back to the 17th century, is the last surviving galleried inn in London and just a two-minute walk from popular Borough Market. is mentioned in the Charles Dickens novel Little Dorrit, who visited the site when it was still a coffee house. is i think under the care of the national trust... also one of those so easily miss is the blackfriars at blackfriars bridge...truely different from any pub i even see before and is a very unique Art Nouveau pub..worth a visit
@@anniec6420 Hope you're enjoying the videos Annie! The George and the Blackfriar are excellent pubs, I will certainly be covering them at some point ;-)
Hello Rob I excellent video. Will researched and edited. We have been to many of the locations mentioned in the book not knowing all the history behind. That is why London is the best place to visit. So much history layers. Since I love history it is my happy place. I can not wait to come back soon. We love visiting cemetery's. Thanks again for this great video. Take Care Chris and Sandra of Canada.
Thank you Rob that was superb, it was great to see some of the places mentioned and to have a good narrative of the book to accompany it. Happy Halloween. 🎃
have you done the jack the ripper locations yet? you could do that next oct or end of sept when the first happened. any other dickens locations would be good. your christmas caro locations last year was great.
Flamin heck Rob.......is it safe to come from behind my non scary comfort blanket yet 😱🕸️🕷️BTW I think that's the first time I have seen a picture of Bram Stoker (he almost looks benign). Cheers DougT in Mancs
Love the book and great video. Didn't Jonathan and Mena travel in from Perfleet so Fenchurh St would have been the terminal but not via underground railway, by the Midland Railway service, now c2c?
Thank you! A brilliant discussion of the original novel in great historical detail! 😊👏👏👏👏👏👏 I found the London Library only a few minutes from the O&C Club in Pal Mall…I will join as an overseas member…and…write my book there 😊 Phillip Rundell was a 19th C jeweler…why would his mausoleum in Henley have inspired Bram Stoker? I’m just curious 🧛🏻😉
It’s a pleasure, thank you ☺️ The tomb is in Hendon, north London so not too far from Hampstead and Highgate. Quite a few Dracula scholars seem to think it inspired Bram, and to be fair he did seem to know a lot about London and its locations.
@@Robslondon I’ll be visiting in the Springtime next year and will drop you a message well in advance if you’re available. The O&C Club rules are unfortunately no phones or cameras, a jacket and tie, no jeans, no trainers…but…you will be my guest for a short tour and a long lunch..its on me. Alternatively, we could lunch at a pub in the vicinity that I learned from you (perhaps The Admiralty, The Sherlock Holmes, The Golden Lion or something) 😉
Ha ha! You know what, Steve, I did consider I including him but didn’t want to lower the tone and mood of the video! (And I love Leslie Nielsen) Stay well 😉
There was a lot at stake putting this video out…
Very good! ;-)
Groan 😛
@@basfinnis Fangs very much.
Drum roll please! 🤣🤣🤣
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I'm a Geordie, that lived and worked in London for many years. Love your videos, please keep them coming, I learn so much about my second favourite city (after Newcastle obviously).
Much appreciated Michael, thank you! Lovely to know too that I have Geordie viewers- a great city with great people. Cheers and stay well 😉
One of my favorite books and is still a good read even now. The first time I read it I was a teenager and had to sleep with the light on for a few days.
Great comment, thank you ;-)
Halloween is just around the corner. Thanks for getting us in the mood.
Glad to be of service Marjorie! 👻
Highgate Cemetary supposedly had its own vampire, quite a big story back in the 1970s.
Yes indeed! I’ve even considered doing a video on it 😉
Yeah. When I visited back in the 80s the guy who did the tour always drank scotch en route - the good old days - and he got very upset at being asked about the Highgate Vampire. After a while he snapped the coffin had been moved to Kings Cross.
@@Robslondon - One of the two main parties in this, David Farrant, died not that long ago. The other party, whom I shall politely refer to as a 'fantasist', Sean Manchester, is the one who got it stirred up to fever pitch. This was when the vandalism of the old Highgate cemetery started. It's only comparatively recently that the Friends Of Highgate Cemetery have got the place stabilised, and cleared. If you take a guided tour with them - and that is the only way to see the old cemetery - they dislike any mention of the 'Highgate Vampire'. I do have a copy of David Farrant's little book about the affair. It's an interesting but strange read. Farrant ended up in prison because of the trouble.
A BBC TV archive programme from the 1970's, called 'The Dracula Business' is worth seeking out. It is presented by Bram Stoker's relative, Journalist and Soho character, Daniel Farson. It's a wonderful bit of TV, from when the BBC did things properly.
Farson used to frequent the 'Colony Room' drinking club, which was the watering hole of anyone who was anyone, for many, many years. Ever thought about doing a video on places like that?
@@brianartillery Excellent comment Brian, thank you. Yes, the Colony Room is an interesting one... wasn't the artist, Francis Bacon closely associated with it?
@@Robslondon - Yes, he was. I first heard of the Colony Room, and it's terrifying proprietor, Muriel Belcher, from the fascinating book, 'Suggs And The City'. I recently read 'Tales From The Colony Room', a mammoth, but unputdownable book which I enjoyed immensely. Well worth checking out. It's funny, shocking, sad: everything a good book needs. Full of scandal and bad language, too. It's a lot of fun. And it's all gone, now, sadly. It's summed up by a record by the band 'The Correspondents', called 'What's Happened To Soho?', which contains the lines:
"Oh, no! What's happened to Soho?/Where will all the reprobates go?"
It’s hard to believe that Nosferatu is 100 years old now!
Cool video as always. 👍
Thanks so much asheland- and yes, could agree more!
@@Robslondon 😊
A fine video of Dracula's London haunts
Thanks Michael
My favorite cinematic Dracula was Frank Langella. I can get shivers just thinking about him in that part.
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Have you seen the version with Bela Lugosi, he was pretty creepy as well
@@taraelizabethdensley9475 yes but it was too monstery for me. Frank Langella was smooth, seductive, charming, not scary. Just made you want to bare your neck to him.
He played it like a playboy. Only Christopher Lee ever had the physical presence and screen threat to go with it. I don't think anyone else ever came close. He could say nothing and just point and it was powerful.
Oh blimey! I'll watch this one tonight when it's dark 😨
Definitely one for watching with the lights off Basil ;-) And don't have nightmares...
I've been studying the paranormal for many years and rumor has it that *The Spaniards Inn* in Hampstead is one of the most haunted pubs in London. *Highgate Cemetery* is also reputed to be haunted as well.
You're quite right David ;-)
I know it’s a year old but enjoyed this very much. I remember watching Nosferatu at an Indy cinema in Brighton back in the 80s. Bloomin great 👍🏻✨🙏✨
Great comment, thank you! Seen Nosferatu on the big screen too in the past; incredible.
A most interesting video. Having walked around Highgate Cemetery (and Brompton Cemetery for that matter) and seeing those creepy private mausoleums I can see what inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula. If the Count was alive today, he would probably be a tax inspector or a buy-to-rent landlord.
These docs are incredible, Rob!
Thank you so much 😊
Absolutely brilliant! I have learnt something about the author and further more, you really brought the book to life. I can actually visualise the real building. My only grumble is the end… where I find myself saying noooooooo! An excellent watch and as always a huge thank you ❤️
Bless you Gill; thank you so much for the kind words, truly appreciate your support 😊 Stay well and thanks again
How very cool and wonderful this is, thank you so much for taking us along.❤
Thank you! It's a pleasure.
Thank you so much for this one. Highgate Cemetery, Jack Straw’s Castle & The Spaniard’s Inn are all places dear to my heart & I’m lucky to be able spend a lot time at these locations.
Also suggested as inspiration for the churchyard where Lucy was buried is the Parish Church of St John in Hampstead. That is close to Hampstead Heath & Jack Straw’s Castle.
Lovely comment; thanks so much for watching.
As always a brilliant video Rob, think Christopher Lee was my favourite incarnation of the Count, although Gary Oldman gave him a new twist.👍
Thanks Tony; I'd say you're right ;-)
Rob, Tod Browning,the director of the 31' version of Dracula ,was born here in Louisville KY
Nice connection ;-)
Fabulous as always Rob
On a tour of Highgate Cemetery in the mid 80s, I was informed from the Guide that Bram Stoker got the idea of the living dead, when he was walking around Highgate Cemetery, and he saw people moving around through Opaque Glass of one of the catacomb tombs.
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Thanks Alan- brilliant comment comment 😊 Stay well
I thoroughly enjoyed this one Rob… excellent research which made me think about digging the book out again! 😃👍🏻 Although I have a soft spot for Christopher Lee, I think I’ll have to go with Gary Oldman as my choice of Dracula.
Thank you so much Lady Ellice; excellent choices 😉 And do dig the book out; even if you just read the first part set in Dracula’s castle which I think is a masterpiece of writing…. very atmospheric, especially at this time of year.
@@Robslondon Will do Rob, it’ll make an fantastic read heading up to Halloween🧛🏻♂️♥️
Enjoy 😉
I find Bram Stoker's Dracula a good description of our kind.
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As a book I really enjoyed the polyphonic method of story telling, how revolutionary... and how interesting a site seeing of locations from the book is a fabulous day out for all 🙂
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Bram was probably like "Please lads, please put a station on fenchurch st, PLEASE!" And just liked fenchurch st
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Nicely researched, Rob. I have a little, beautifully bound copy of Dracula, that is working its way up the queue of books I have to read! As a little add-on, Ingress Abbey in Greenhithe, just across the Thames from Purfleet, was also said to be an inspiration for Carfax Abbey, but I can't find a a lot of evidence to support that.
Thanks so much Nellie, and I had no idea about that- very interesting.
Very interesting Rob. I didn't know that Stoker tried to save a suicide.
Thanks Stephen
The horizon is lost in a grey mist, is one of greatest lines of ominous intent of any horror book that I've read.
A super compilation. Thank you.
Thanks so much Jacqueline 😊
Absolutely brilliant Rob. Just when I think that your videos have reached perfection, you go and produce another one that seems to be even better. The amount of work that you put into this one must have taken you ages. Everything was so interesting in every single way. I would say that my favourite Dracula was the 2006 version, that starred one of my favourite actors, Tom Burke. He's been a favourite since I saw him in M R James Number 13, along with his real life dad. After I watched this video, I popped in my DVD of Roman Polansky's Fearless Vampire Killers. An added note is that Henry Irving died in the Midland Hotel in my Birth City after appearing on stage at the Theatre Royal where he appeared as Beckett. The last words that he spoke on stage, which turned out to be rather prophetic were, 'Into thy hands oh lord'. He never uttered a word after that.
Thanks so much Barry, that's fascinating about Henry Irving; I wasn't aware of that. And I'll have to look up that 2006 version! Thanks again and stay well.
Bram stoker's masterpiece, Dracula carried away with spooky feelings of week hearts around the world,was it fiction or reality? His keep Mina and subsequent terrain of events were thriller.Its great video that you have made
Wonderful comment thank you; and thanks for the kind words.
We can always Count on you to produce another great film to get our Teeth into...... this didn't disapoint.....I think Price is the most iconic Drac..... but I am a big Oldman fan and he did a decent job at it. all the best to you and family, Rob.
😂 Cheers John!
Rob, been away from a decent computer for three weeks. Going down all the notifications I stopped at this one. Yet another well compiled and interesting video, it covered all points of London North, South East and West keep them coming
Thank you so much Butch, good to see you here! Hope you’re keeping well sir.
Just discovered you today and this is the first video I've seen. Really impressed, love the subject and your delivery is fantastic! Think this is going to be one of my new fave channels 😎😁 Thanks.
Thank you so much; it’s good to have you here 😉
Once again another great video by Rob. Thanks for all you do! 😀
It’s an absolute pleasure Johnny; thank you for watching 😊
Tower Hill tube station is literally a minute's stroll from Fenchurch Street. (It's certainly a lot quicker than walking from Euston Square tube to Euston Station) So perhaps not really so mysterious. Great content BTW
Thanks 😉
that was a great video, rob - thanks very much!
Thank you!
Super video Rob,my favourite Dracula is the great Gary Oldman as he put a new twist on the character.Keep up the good work and see you next time 👍
I really appreciate your support Nicholas; thanks my friend and stay well
Great and interesting video once again. I enjoyed watching it and also loved it too. Thanks Robert.👍👍👍💜💜💜
Thanks so much Sharon :-)
Another excellent video, very informative and atmospheric.
Thank you so much :-)
Blimey that was a good vid, your graphics are top drawer. Interesting about the Whitby connection as well. Top stuff Rob👏👏
Much appreciated Dave; cheers! Hope you're keeping well.
Wonderful video, so much detail and interesting facts as usual :) You actually made me want to read the book. Talking of books I am currently reading your Waterloo Station book which is so fantastic!
That means so much to me Darren. Thank you my friend; I couldn’t do this without the wonderful support from good people such as yourself. Stay well and thanks again
Thanks so much for another tour-de-force of entertainment and education. Some places well known to me and some less so.
If Bram Stoker was in Cheyne Walk I would have put money on him finding his way sooner or later to Brompton Cemetery which can give any of its North London rivals a good run for their money creepiness-wise, especially the catacombs at the Fulham Road end.
Cheers Paul; and that's an excellent point!
All your stuff is excellent, Rob, but this one is above and beyond superb.
That means a great deal to me Darrien; thank you so much. Stay well my friend.
The actor Geoffrey Palmer played Dracula on stage more times than any other actor
Thanks!
Interesting video, I know a few people who went to Golders Green Crematorium too
Rob, a wonderful little video which I will be sure to share with others!
Thank you so much! Would be nice to see this video reach more people :-) Stay well.
I have several friends who are Dracula fans who will find it very interesting!
Another FANGtastic video as always 🧛👹
😂 Cheers Michael! Stay well
Well researched and presented, thanks for sharing.
Much appreciated Stephen; thank you so much for watching
A great video once again, well researched and presented..Thanks a lot Rob!
Thank you so much for watching, and also for your kind words- it really does mean a lot to me. Stay well ☺️
Brilliant and so enjoyed. Thanks for sharing
It’s a pleasure, thank you 😊
This is good rob. It gives me chills.
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Robslondon's videos are brilliantly researched, fantastically made documentaries. And a joy to watch, so a big thanks for your hard work...
It's a pleasure Alan, thank you so much- I couldn't make them without your support :-) Stay well.
Most enjoyable. Thanks, Rob!
It’s a pleasure Jason, thanks for watching!
Excellent Halloween Dracula episode...👻🎃
Cheers Steve 😉
I stopped caring about Halloween. Rob just brought the excitement back! Cheers!
Glad to be of service Jonathan! 😉🎃
Actually read Dracula when i was 12, have since read the short story Dracula's Guest, and The Lair of the White Worm, also written by Bram Stoker
I see that Nosferatu is 100 years old! Nice vid!
Thanks Marie, and yes- incredible isn’t it that Nosferatu is 100 years old now!
Hoping I don’t have nightmares watching this late at night 😱 the end seemed a bit abrupt though. A great watch as always 💕🦆
Thanks Pam
Many years ago, there used to be a pub called the Bram Stoker Tavern at 148 Old Brompton Rd. I used to go there and I came across a lot of fans dress up as vampires and boy did they look the part. (I wasn't one of them, although with the place I used to work at around that time, I was so tired I started to feel and look like a vampire)
It's a real shame that's not there any more... that is such a good name for a pub!
Hi Rob I was sure you had done a London ghost video but cannot find one now. Anyway, if you did or will in future, there are three London based ghost stories in my book My Family Ghosts and Other Strange Happenings. One based in Shirland Road and two in Brixton prison and all are true accounts. You are very welcome to use them with the usual acknowledgements. Liam.
Thanks Liam... I haven't made ghost videos here, although I've written about a few on my older websites. I'll take a look at your book ;-)
For those that don't know it, Miles Jupp's "The Trainspotter's Guide to Dracula" is wonderful and still on BBC Sounds.
Thank you
Great Video Rob. Really entertaining and so full of fascinating info about the area. 🦇🧛🦇
Much appreciated, thank you 🧛😉
Thank you. I always wondered if Carfax Abbey Was fiction. Very interesting.
Thank you.
An excellent video. Thank you!
I truly appreciate your kind words; thank you 😊
Currently reading the book. Thought I'd check out the locations on here
Thanks Steve, hope the video helps.
thanks for a great video....learnt about the spaniard pub in it and will make it a go to pub next time i am in london....
Thanks Annie 🙂
@@Robslondon actually just discovered your series of london pubs.....i feel a major pub crawl is in order when i get to london next....have you been to the george inn in southwark. an old coach house/pub which dates back to the 17th century, is the last surviving galleried inn in London and just a two-minute walk from popular Borough Market.
is mentioned in the Charles Dickens novel Little Dorrit, who visited the site when it was still a coffee house. is i think under the care of the national trust...
also one of those so easily miss is the blackfriars at blackfriars bridge...truely different from any pub i even see before and is a very unique Art Nouveau pub..worth a visit
@@anniec6420 Hope you're enjoying the videos Annie! The George and the Blackfriar are excellent pubs, I will certainly be covering them at some point ;-)
Wait, EON Productions, as in James Bond 007, ended up in one of Dracula's houses (the Piccadilly one)?! Very cinematic!
Yep! 😉
Wow, another great video . Such detail and research. Thanks Rob
Lance
Cheers L 😉
That was so fun ❤
Thank you 🤩
Hello Rob
I excellent video. Will researched and edited. We have been to many of the locations mentioned in the book not knowing all the history behind. That is why London is the best place to visit. So much history layers. Since I love history it is my happy place. I can not wait to come back soon. We love visiting cemetery's. Thanks again for this great video. Take Care Chris and Sandra of Canada.
Thank you so much as ever Chris and Sandra for your kind words and thoughts :-) Lovely comment; cheers and stay well.
Fascinating and incredibly well researched as usual, Rob! Thanks very much
Many thanks Stejaski ☺️
Thank you Rob that was superb, it was great to see some of the places mentioned and to have a good narrative of the book to accompany it. Happy Halloween. 🎃
Thanks so much Kerry; same to you! 🎃
Do a video of Highgate cemetery so much history of a fantastic cemetery in Central London
I'd love to; great subject! Only thing is you need to be on a guided tour when in there, so would be a bit tricky to film.
Loved it!
Thank you! 🧛
The name Dracula is from the Romanian word Dracul...which apparently means "devil or evil"
Good info, thank you.
Another great video Rob! I might have to re-read it now! 🧛♀️
Thanks so much Louise 🙂Definitely give it a re-read!
have you done the jack the ripper locations yet? you could do that next oct or end of sept when the first happened. any other dickens locations would be good. your christmas caro locations last year was great.
Thanks so much Scott! I am indeed considering both subjects, yes so please do stay tuned ;-)
Hi rob
A really enjoyable post, and once again wonderfully researched
Cheers
Mike
Many thanks Mike 😊 Stay well
Interesting stuff👍
Thanks 😊
Thanks Rob. Another beautifully researched video as informative as ever. Great job mate
Cheers Doug :-) Stay well.
@@Robslondon you too my friend
Flamin heck Rob.......is it safe to come from behind my non scary comfort blanket yet 😱🕸️🕷️BTW I think that's the first time I have seen a picture of Bram Stoker (he almost looks benign). Cheers DougT in Mancs
Ha ha! Yes, it's safe to come out now Douglas ;-) And yes, it would appear Bram Stoker was a decent soul. Cheers and stay well.
Rob, you certainly put a lot of research and effort in to this one
Thanks Paul :-)
thanks for another brilliant video, rob!
Thank you so much 😊
Lovely stuff Rob. Was only in whitby recently, and caught a pic of the Abbey.
Nice one Paul 😉 I would’ve loved to have visited Whitby for this video but unfortunately it wasn’t practical. Cheers and stay well.
@@Robslondon I posted the pic to twitter 👍
Love the book and great video. Didn't Jonathan and Mena travel in from Perfleet so Fenchurh St would have been the terminal but not via underground railway, by the Midland Railway service, now c2c?
Thanks so much 😊 Yes, I see what you mean, but Bram Stoker definitely says the “Underground to Fenchurch Street”
Great work Rob - many thanks!
It’s a pleasure Elizabeth, thank you so much and stay well 😊
Thank you! A brilliant discussion of the original novel in great historical detail! 😊👏👏👏👏👏👏 I found the London Library only a few minutes from the O&C Club in Pal Mall…I will join as an overseas member…and…write my book there 😊 Phillip Rundell was a 19th C jeweler…why would his mausoleum in Henley have inspired Bram Stoker? I’m just curious 🧛🏻😉
It’s a pleasure, thank you ☺️ The tomb is in Hendon, north London so not too far from Hampstead and Highgate. Quite a few Dracula scholars seem to think it inspired Bram, and to be fair he did seem to know a lot about London and its locations.
@@Robslondon Thank you 😊 We must have lunch at my Club one day my friend 😉
@@RedcoatsReturn That sounds very tempting!
@@Robslondon I’ll be visiting in the Springtime next year and will drop you a message well in advance if you’re available. The O&C Club rules are unfortunately no phones or cameras, a jacket and tie, no jeans, no trainers…but…you will be my guest for a short tour and a long lunch..its on me. Alternatively, we could lunch at a pub in the vicinity that I learned from you (perhaps The Admiralty, The Sherlock Holmes, The Golden Lion or something) 😉
@@RedcoatsReturn That sounds incredible! I always dress smart 😉 Please do keep in touch; thanks and stay well.
Hey thanks buddy, really well put together, very interesting 👍
Much appreciated Hugh; thanks for watching. Stay well.
Great video 😊
Thanks Paul 😉
You forgot Leslie Nelson 😄
Ha ha! You know what, Steve, I did consider I including him but didn’t want to lower the tone and mood of the video! (And I love Leslie Nielsen) Stay well 😉
Bala Lugosi was buried in his Dracula cape whe he died
Interesting.
Well resurched
Thanks 😊
If he'd been really posh he would have banked at Hoare and Company
Do you know the Olde Cheshire Cheese?
Certainly do, I’ve covered it in one of my pub videos 😉
1958 Dracula film takes place in the year of 1885.
Interesting 🤔
It is.
The owners of banks is the vampires!!
😬
I thought that was the tax collectors!
How much did you steal in your robbery?
Not as much as I should’ve 😉
The villain in Braum Stokers novel really sucks.
😂