Limehouse to Isle of Dogs and Canary Wharf - Superb London Walk
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- This is a rather superb walk starting in Limehouse and continuing all around the Isle of Dogs.
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In this video we talk about the sailors in Limehouse and the Chinese people who got stranded there. There's a bit about Sherlock Holmes, Fu Man Chu and Oscar Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray.
We walk through the Limehouse Basin and past Sir Ian McKellen's pub where you can do a great quiz on Mondays.
There is also King Henry VIII's hunting dogs, and the museum of London Docklands, situated in the West India Docks.
More docks and Canary Wharf and the usual banter. Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden, James Bond, and a trip to the wonderful Mudchute Farm.
The best view in London of Greenwich and one of the biggest ships to be built in Victorian times, the SS Great Eastern.
The Waterman Arms, Lord Nelson and The Gun pub amongst much more!!!!
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I appreciate the videos you do and the work that goes in them, they have been one of my pleasures over the past few years, so I've pre-ordered a copy of your book, even though I am likely never to be able to see the sights of London myself first hand.
thank u, Jools!! 😽💗
Can’t wait to receive my copy of the book. What a marvelous cover !
Limehouse to Isle of Dogs and Canary Wharf - Superb London Walk 0922AM 14.2.23 ALL I GOT FROM LIMEHOUSE WAS: BEMUSEMENT AT A WHITE FACE HANGING ABOUT.... A GREAT SENSE OF INDIA DOCKS BEING APPRECIATED... BLAKE'S ISLAND... AND A LONG WALK TO THE DOME UP ISLINGTON. TO'THER WAY NOT VIA MILE END.... AND THE ORIGINAL RIPPER.
My parents left London for Australia when I was 2yo. Now 65 years later, I will be coming back. Jools' escapades across my own home town, has me itching to see all the wonderful places he shows us.
Too bad the Londoners that built it aren't there to welcome you. :( They ran to the countryside. :)
My understanding of Flotsam and Jetsam is that Flotsam is material that has fallen of or broken off a vessel by accident, whereas Jetsam is material intentionally thrown overboard in order to save the vessel, for example cargo thrown overboard to prevent a vessel from listing and then capsizing.
Jetsam presumably comes from 'jettison'.
@@davidtaylor4204 jettison is the action, jetsam is the result.
Yes indeed, with the distinction being important in the law relating to salvage.
There are four types of ship loss
Flotsam - items of cargo that is sweep overboard and floats away ownership still belongs to the owner
Jetsam - items thrown overboard to lighten the load and generally sinks, but doesn’t have to, ownership belongs to whoever finds it
Lagan - items thrown overboard to lighten the load but with a buoy attached so that it can be recovered later, attaching a buoy establishes ownership back to the original owner
Derelict - items lost with no hope or recovery, often sinking of the whole vessel
@@m1kef0y - Derelict - is more a ship being abandoned by the crew, whether it sinks or not. Retrieving a Derelict and bringing it back to port earns the retrieving ship a substantial percentage of the cost of the ship and it’s cargo from the owner, not totally it’s value. Getting a still manned ship against it’s crew’s permission is Piracy.
I was the station controller inside Canary Wharf station in the early 00s watched it all grow up around me to the place becoming the busiest single line station on the network. Shout out to all the staff working there. ❤. Also. Another great vid 👏🏻
An absolute treat as always, love a Joolzy sunday. EDIT: 16:42 - I actually walk from the Elizabeth Line to my office [very close to the Shuffle]. The reason it's so quiet on a Friday [and a major reason why I go in on a Friday] is most people exercise their 'Work from home' rights as a carry over from the Covid period. Most of the financial services industry now work on a 2, max 3 days in the office policy. Unsurprisingly, Monday/Friday but more so the latter are absolutely dead. Go down there on a Thursday evening or a Wednesday during the day and it's heaving.
I know we only see the highlights, but Jools has a great job. Really enjoy watching his interactions with the people he meets. Great.
Ahhh - nothing better than relaxing and floating downstream into a Joolz’ video on a Sunday 😊
I used to work at Canary Wharf quite a few times in the late 2000s. Spotting the occasional place I could remember from my morning runs, between Limehouse and Mudchute, took me down memory lane ... Thanks a lot!
Another wonderful segment! I was in London from 2 Feb until 6 Feb (last week in fact!) and I spent a good part of the time searching out places you've inspired me to visit! I went to Hornets Vintage Shop, Belgravia, Gordon's Wine Bar (3 times!) and I even spent Thursday night at Mr. Foggs with the remarkable Tom Carradine and a pub full of really fun people. Thanks for showing me that even after 36 visits to London there are still new things to see. The only bummer was that I was unable to locate a single stink pipe! Hahaha! Love ya Joolz. Book has been pre-ordered. All the best from Philadelphia USA.
Thanks Tommy! Glad you made it to see Tom too!
Yes. Exactly u are absolutely right. I am from Singapore i am coming 41 this year in august. I really learn a lot about England from his channel.
What a great video, I haven't been into my old London for many years now and I am quite surprised at how London is looking now I am very impressed, even though there are very modern buildings we still have a lot of the old historical parts of London to see.
Limehouse to Isle of Dogs and Canary Wharf - Superb London Walk 0937am 14.2.23 the old and in need of a lick of paint hostel on the main road limehouse way has the sign island emblazoned behind it.... i merely thought island on the moon - william blake. it is the negative Jerusalem - the chorazon/corazina (sic) of writers the world over... well, if blake knew that and bill boards are still proclaiming it.. nevermind, eh? t'ritzy!? what's that all about..?
My 10th great grandfather Cap. Christopher Newport brought me here. Born in 1571, he captained the “Susan (Sarah) Constant” the lead vessel of the three vessel Jamestown Colony founding.🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧
Excellent video Joolz. Isambard Kingdom Brunel almost died building that tunnel under the Thames, and if he had, Britain and the rest of the world would have been robbed of the many astounding innovations he later developed. The Great Eastern set the standard for iron-hulled ships which are still used to this day. Cheers.
Just when I think our Joolz has covered every aspect of London & the surrounding areas. . . he finds yet another topic ! Love, love, love spending my Sunday morning with a Joolz Guide video! (I just pre-ordered your book )
Always a pleasure and a treat for the soul to watch you videos. All the best to you, Simon and Little Lost Lou
I came from Poplar, never knew those ‘bollards’ were previously cannons! I’ve learned something new at the age of 75!
The library in St Ives, Cornwall was designed by John Passmore Edwards....There quite a few public libraries built across Cornwall and Devon by JP Edwards...
Being from the state all of these videos are a treat for me. I enjoy seeing the old pubs you visit some in business for hundreds of years. That is historic.👍
'The Grapes' is the waterside pub described as 'The Six Jolly Fellowship Porters' in Dickens' novel 'Our Mutual Friend'!
I used to think I hated London.However, having watched Jools for a while,it looks a lot better.: }
I never knew that Limehouse was associated with the burning of lime in the old kilns, Joolz. That's really interesting. The docklands area looks quite good, with the old warehouses and docks blending in with the tower blocks. So many of those old pubs surviving in the district is great to know, as well. So interesting is this video, with the historical facts, it's compulsive watching and many thanks to you.
As always I love your walks. Many fond memories. Walked many of these same streets. Born and raised in the US but my mum was born and raised in Kennington in the borough of Lambeth. My first visit was in 1960 at the age of 10. My parents brought home several vinyl albums from the likes of George Formby and Billy Cotton. I grew up with many of the songs featured in this video. Mr. Wu, Why Don't Women Like Me, etc. Great stuff. Thanks for reviving those memories.
I love George Formby
The traffic light art installation used to be located on the Marsh Wall roundabout. I was that foreign gentlemen what stumbled upon it whilst driving and was momentarily paralyzed by confusion until I burst out laughing. With all the elf n safety going around at the time (1999, god only knows what the UK is like now), I found it mind-blowing that this could be adjacent to a road. British humour at its finest.
Loved the video and insights, spent about half a decade living in E14 and very local to all the featured places. It is such such an area contrast of poverty and immense wealth. The canary wharf area is purpose built; if it doesn't make money, it has no place to be around (hence the turf grass in place of the real thing)
The Great Eastern was broken up in Liverpool in 1889-1890, I wonder if the keel is still in the mud and apparently the flag pole at Liverpool FC is a part of the mast from the Great Eastern.
Great video as always. This is a very underrated part of London... there’s so much to see and explore and I’ve only scratched the surface. Keep ‘em coming. Cheers
Thank you for this, as a local, I can confirm that the area offers fascinating walks at many levels; architecture, open spaces, lovely riverside, history and of course, hospitality. But I confess to being somewhat disappointed that you forgot to mention 1 Canada Square's most important piece of public art, Henry Moore's Woman Reclining (aka Old Flo), with a fascinating story behind it too. And on the eastern, Cubitt Town side of the Isle, John Outram's Temple Of Storms, a magnificently quirky example of PoMo architecture. The Isle deserves many explorations!
Hey Joolz, I can confirm that the beach is absolutely packed with people in the summer (I live right next to it). A lot of brave people were swimming in there during last year's heat wave! Cool surprise at the end to see you touring the pub where my brother works too :)
Yum. That Philly cheesesteak looked better and fresher than any I've seen grilled up cross the pond. Lovely, hats off to Harlans😋😋
Ferry House was my local from 1996-2003. Great pub back then with some real characters.
Nice to hear Dickens godfather mentioned, Christopher Huffam. He was my 5x great grandfather.
Very interesting & informative! My Sunday is only starting here in the US, and thanks to a Joolz upload, it’s off to a great start!
Pitt the Glint in the Milkman’s Eye! I said it at the same time you said it while watching this! Blackadder fan too!😄
In 1997 to 1999 I worked at a company making margarine in Leamouth on the banks of the River Lea. We would often go to various pubs in Limehouse including the Grapes. I usually stayed in hotels at Canary Wharf and caught the DLR to East India Dock.
Cheers Joolz, it’s Sean in Atlanta! It is always a celebration day when you and Simon put out a new video! I love you too blokes in a brotherly sort of way! Haha! I did pre-order your book, and I am so looking forward to it! I am going to use it when I come to London, hopefully in November. You better not get me lost! I also love Canary Wharf, or Isle of Dogs as you call it, and I am looking forward to thoroughly exploring it again on my return trip and also using that very cool walking tunnel from Canary Wharf to Greenwich!
A most excellent video, as usual! Thank you so much, because I truly love London! I was unfortunately born on the wrong side of the pond!
Sean
Cheers Sean!
Bet Uncle Albert knows West India dock well ...and the mission!!😄
For those wondering, the music is by George Formby, much-beloved by the wartime generation - including our late Queen Elizabeth.
Thank you! ❤
It is absolutely terrible and annoying
@@jerrytwolanes4659 oh, yeah. You're right! I'm totally convinced! Thanks for pointing out you find this British cultural icon terrible and annoying! The world is richer for your insight.
It's actually the Barnsley Busker and I recorded it on my phone so didn't sound that clear. He's singing George Formby songs. I love George Formby but I am aware he doesn't appeal to everyone. That said, I couldn't resist Limehouse Blues.
@@Joolzguides Aha, I confess, I had a suspicion that it wasn't Formby himself, but excused myself on the basis that it was an obvious - and very good - imitation! I'm not an actual fan myself, but thought the music was very relevant to the subject at hand, so I applaud. Perhaps...quieter?
Jules passed you and your crew yesterday in Soho, London… 12th Feb 2023. You seemed to be on a mission in your long black coat and bowler hat so we continued to The Three Greyhounds! Tally Ho…! 😎
In the late 1960s I had friends who lived on the Island. Their "local" was the Lord Nelson pub. Nice memories in this video.
Now I'm obsessed with moving to Isle of Dogs. This is one of my favorite tours you guys have done. Kudos.
Pre order completed to arrive via Amazon on 20 April 2023! Thanks!
I remember going to the Watermans Arms in around 1969 to see the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band with the Dad of the my first girlfriend. The area around it was empty of buildings or being cleared!
So interesting !!!! Joolz is the GREATEST !!!
Superb! Just pre-ordered the book. Many thanks for continuing with this series of walks in London.
I was a young police constable who worked the streets of Limehouse, Poplar and the Isle of Dogs from 1963
to 1969, long before all the changes now on view in your most entertaining and informative video. I spent
night duty time in St Anne's Church cemetery, using it as a vantage point for short periods to watch the
world go by in Commercial Road before continuing my patrol on what then was 1 Beat from Limehouse
Police Station in the West india Dock Road E14 where I was stationed (resident in the single quarters
immediately behind the nick). In Narrow Street E14 - down the road from the church, was the Lime Kilm
site which, at that time,. had the original door and arch in place (d.1805). I am 6.4" and was able to stand
immediately before the door whilst the apex of its arch itself barely reached my nose - a memorable reminder
of the increases in human physiology since those tumultuous Napoleonic War days. It was noticed on a
visit a good while ago that the door and arch had been replaced by a "replica" and the original removed to a
museum further north, if memory serves me correctly. A shame but perhaps with "conservation" in mind
with so much development taking place in the Canary Wharf project..
Limehouse sub-division had 6 beats, while Poplar and the Isle had 2 large beats each as "sectional stations"
within the Limehouse area of policing. Many's the time I spent working solo on night duty on either the
WHOLE area of the Isle (which then had its own small "nick" - long gone) at the "base" of its geographical
limit opposite the Cutty Sark and Chichester's Gypsy Moth sited across the river in Greenwich at the end of
a foot tunnel for pedestrians linking the two places. Poplar also had its own nick (also gone) on the East
India Dock Road leading on to Canning Town, not far from the Blackwall Tunnel entrance,,,with its two large
beats to cover - again on occasional postings from my home station. So much has changed from when it
was possible to walk from Limehous nick (still there) down West Ferry Road on to the Isle of Dogs and cover
the whole distance via Manchester Road to connect with Poplar (High Street) and the East india Dock Road.
I recall being able to enter the old (still standing) Poplar Music Hall (long disused) in Poplar High Street.
and marvel at its tiny interior dimensions, with fascinating artefacts like its theatre bar still present then..
No doubt all has been swept away now by intervening "progress" in building and developing that has
overtaken that area of old dockland London, far removed from the weekend input of customers heading
for the well-known pubs and Chinese restaurants that were around then. Those were the days - in so many
ways!!! Evening all! 🙂
Another EXCELLENT Joolz guide - thoroughly enjoyed it😁
Thank you for another fine piece of film-making Mr Joolz, you have this knack of making your videos seem so effortless and natural, yet they are brilliantly structured and crafted - which is probably why I end up watching each one many times, because so often I discover something new even on the umpteenth viewing - I loved the street sign magically morphing into the Joolz silhouette in this one!
You also seem to bring out the best in all the people you meet, and your banter with Simon always leaves me laughing. I really was half-expecting you to disappear into that pyramid!
Just one thing though, did you forget to mention your book?
Thanks George. That's lovely of you to notice and mention all those things. Thanks so much! And I'll make sure I mention my book next time!
James Bond turns off the Thames into the River Neckinger, only to reappear seconds later at Millwall Outer Dock. There must be a secret connecting tunnel that only Bond knows about.
The footbridge has gone now.
I live in London for over 30 years and I learn a lot from you, maybe a video about Maida vale little venice
Joolz - I'd love for you to do an episode of "Restaurants & Pubs along The Thames River". I've often seen images of this in film and tv - they look like a great place for a pint looking out over the water. Thanks - Best Wishes. :)
Nice idea. I have visited a few in my Wapping video and Rotherhithe too . Could get messy though !
Millwall FC was founded on the Isle of Dogs and played on several pitches there, including Mudchute Park, before the club moved across the river to The Den.
Their letterof association was signed in an upper room of the Lord Nelson pub.
Hi Joolz, it was nice bumping into you today on Whitehall near the Churchill war rooms, we told you we have pre ordered your book, and enjoy your videos ,
Thank you Joolz for the Bruce Dickenson - Iron Maiden reference. It really made the walk superb.
He’s back 🎉🎉
I'm like a bad penny
Haha thanks for the reply! As a fan of John martyn and nick drake I really loved your video on Hampstead… keep up the good work.
Thanks for the cracking video, joolz! Your outfit is particularly spiffing. Hope you bring back the piano background next time.
Another great video Joolz. I do like the area with the new and old blending together.
Tips hat for the Barnsley Busker music too
Excellent video👌Great to see "Long Good Friday" (25:00) get a mention too.
Jetsam is stuff jettisoned from a ship, flotsam is stuff that floats away from a ship, either by waves or by sinking.
Hope this helps.
What a place to have a formal dinner
Another excellent walk! But I'm trying to determine why there wasn't a remark about what appeared to be a floating hot-tub, out on the water, with some ladies in it, and steam rising from the hot water. Two appearances, by my count, but no jolly jokes from Jules! Inexplicable...
24 years ago that bond film, muahhh !
Love your videos but this is my favourite. I loved round that area for 2 years. This video has brought back some great memories. Fantastic work Jules.
Brilliant as usual Joolz and Simon a great team.
Flotsam and jetsam have very specific meanings - flotsam is debris floating in water that was not deliberately thrown overboard, while jetsam is floating debris that was thrown overboard, usually to lighten a load. Jetsam is a shortened form of "jettison", and flotsam comes from the French word "flotter" - to float.
I learned about flotsam and jetsam while reading Tolkien's "The Two Towers" - one of the chapters was named "Flotsam and Jetsam".
Thanks for the lovely videos about all the amazing secrets of London. I was lucky enough to live in London in 1985, near the British Museum, and I went to the St. Marylebone School for girls. I had such a great time exploring the city on my own, but I wish I had known someone like you to show me all the unusual and hidden places!
I like Joolz walks through London, but I would like to see something like a map of London in the Video, with a map guide from Point A to Point Z to understand where we are when we take the walk with him. And yes, I live in the center of London.
Outstanding, Joolz. Have been looking forward to you doing this area. Will have a look at it this evening after the pub. PS Lovely to bump into you at Gordon's Wine Bar last Saturday.
Great video but the music done my head in, can't have it all😂
Great tribute to your Mum. I’m sure she was proud of all your knowledge and book release.
Haven't been that way since 1988 Jean-Michel Jarre Destination Docklands gig. Changed a bit.
Ooh I know this one: jetsam is stuff that is thrown into the water intentionally: jettisoned. Flotsam is stuff that was unintentionally washed into the sea - floated away.
Thanks for the great show.
Glasgows underground was still on ‘string’ until the late 1970s!!
It's such a breath of fresh air listening to you and watching your quirky nature, it's great. You're a very genuine nice lad. My gran was born in Bow right next to the church and my grandad was from Stepney, but during the war, my father was born in Stepney, and in 1941 my grandparents took my dad, (Who was around 10 months old), and his 4 sisters, (Who were a few years older than my dad), they took them to Wellingborough to grow up because the Jerry's were trying their best. I never met my grandparents from the Eastend and it's quite sad, I never knew much about them, I have learnt more about Eastend because of your videos. Cheers 👍. Anyway, a quick question if I may ask., My grandparents are from the Eastend, and my gran was from Bow., I was born in Kettering, but because of my grandparents place of birth, lol, does this make me kind of a cockney? Lol👌🙏
Thanks for that Julian. Fascinating stuff, especially for me who worked there for about one & three quarter years 1979/80. So many changes!!! I remember the Community Farm & the view across to Greenwich, & West Ferry Rd.
I love the George Formby music!
I do love your videos. So informative but also amusing, interesting and relaxing. They should be on the NHS; when life gets stressful and the psyche collapsing they are remarkably therapeutic.
I’m a former serving member of the Royal Navy and I can assure you the white ensign is the most important ensign not the second
Our first London flat was in Duke Shore Wharf. Amazing views, amazing location: the river is soooo busy, so much to just watch. But we were ground floor, so the walkers of the Thames Path would often peer in our windows: WE became the view. Also, the apartment had in-ceiling heating. So, after a winter of cold toes, with all the cheery waves of the walkers, we sought accommodation elsewhere. Millwall Outer Dock, in fact. Great memories of living in the area, nice and quiet compared to much of London, so a good way to ease oneself into the heaving metropolis that is London.
I was so excited to watch this particular walking guide to Limehouse & Isle of Dogs, as it was a walk I did the last time I was in London. This neighborhood was totally new to me and reminded me a great deal of lower Manhattan in that a once famous port morphed into an ultra-modern enclave for finance with luxury flats situated nearby for the newest titans of industry. I remember well when Canary Wharf was a new scheme and its architectural merits were hotly debated. I guess the pandemic shut everything down and workers have adopted working hybrid or full-time at home. But it is warily empty for a weekday. Excellent video Joolz and great camera work Simon 😊
"Pitt - the glint in the milkman's eye" made me chuckle into my tea 😂
Thanks for the book recommendation, making a beeline for the cashdesk 👍
Cheers from Poland !!!
I moved to Manchester some time ago, but I love watching your video's especially around my old manor Bermondsey, it is a shame that a large majority of classic pubs are now shut down and converted to residential homes but thank you Joolz for bringing back fond memories.
Flotsam is floating wood and Jetsum is floating Coal......at this is what i was told!Anyway just going to order the book!
Marvellous. I walked from Tower Bridge to Limehouse on a recent visit and discovered Wiltons amongst other stuff. Now I can continue on and do all this! Spot on!
Interesting sculpture at 11:27 looked like one of Antony Gormley's?
Brilliant Joolz and Simon as usual
WOW STOP VIDEO at the 12;51 heated pool boats in the Thames !!! Thats your next Video Joolz !!! please
I got so lost in that area in the late 80s trying to get to the Cutty Sark.
I think I was maybe 14 or 15.
And it's so very very different now.
My father worked in London about 6 months a year so I got to spend a lot of time there in the 80s and 90s.
Discretion for lovers in the old days…what a wonderful story and what a view!
My dad was a docker in Wapping, West India and Tilbury docks!
In 1970 the Isle of Dogs declared independence from Britain. It was on the news in Australia.
It was an absolute pleasure to have run into at Westminster Abbey last week. Apologies for ambushing you like that but I couldn't help myself... at six foot four and that bowler hat you stick out like a saw thumb. Thanks for indulging me with your patience, your real life persona is as your screen persona. Keep up the spiffing good work.
Ordered one for a Christmas gift in Ohio ..and one for me ! Love this channel .
Ordered the book .. live now in California .. originally from Vauxhall .. love your channel .. many memories .. 😎👍😻😜🐸
Cracking walk, so much interesting information, so much history. Thanks!
Time for a swedish fika and some @Joolzuides on a sunday afternoon. Lifes simple pleasures :) As always I hit the like before watching as there´s no doubt it´s a great video.
Always love a Joolz Guide!
Preordered! Very excited to get your book.
Thank you for the upload, joolz, much appreciated 👍
Love all your episodes. Thanks Joolz 🙂👍
Wooohooo! A new video. Thank you Joolz!
So amazing videos Sir love learning about london keep up the amazing work
Thanks for another walktrough. Love London!