What happened to Old London Bridge?
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Written and created by
JAY FOREMAN / jayforeman
PAUL KENDLER / kendlerpaul
Edited by
JAY FOREMAN
Director
JADE NAGI / jade_nagi
Director of Photography
PAUL KENDLER
Camera Assistants
PAUL CURRAN
URS ROBBE
King/horse
VIKTOR BATA
Lord Mayor
PAUL KENDLER
Watermen
NICK SIEPMANN / nsiepmann
AILSA MAINWARING
Robert Walpole
SOOZ KEMPNER / soozuk
Modern waterman
SELWYN FOREMAN
Robert P McCulloch
EWEN MACINTOSH / ewenmacintosh
Arizona Jay
ADAN HINOJOSA II / manic_socratic
Many thanks to the Church of St. Magnus the Martyr, City of London for letting us film their beautiful model of Old London Bridge. www.stmagnusmartyr.org.uk/
Thanks also to
DAVID and MARTIN CLARK for being church extras
SIMON VANS-COLINA for lending us his office
ED MOYE for lending us his dinghy.
'London Bridge And Rush Hour, 1968' licenced from British Pathe. - Komedie
Not only is it untrue that the American tycoon "bought the wrong bridge", but he actively encouraged the untrue legend because he found it was increasing tourism around the bridge in its new place.
That is exactly what I would say, if I bought the wrong bridge.
@@Hansuns 😂😂
Well it's not like he was a businessman for nothin'!
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The inclusion of the person at 4:01 and them not getting ANY chance to speak is the funniest thing, imo.
Jay doesn't upload often, but when he does, I KNOW it's going to be a treat!
I REALLY hope that wasn’t the real head of that company.
@@MalcrowAlogoran I really hope it was
I think he's some sort of Mayor by the looks of his Livery Collar
@@iz723 It's Selwyn Foreman, and google tells me he's from the Putney Rotary Club
The best part of the joke is the three bridges in the background lol
Just realised his "reflection" at 1:23 is nodding along to him hahaha. so subtle I love it
Good catch!
I'm Romanian, so not a native English speaker, and have never been to the UK. When I was in kindergarten and we'd sing "London Bridge Is Falling Down", I'd get really sad. I didn't want the bridge to fall, and no matter if we'd build it up with iron bars or needles and pins, nothing we'd do would work because it'd keep falling. It made very sad and worried for londoners. Didn't know back then that they had so many bridges. Made me worried for nothing. Damn londoners!
That's adorable. :)
Brits be destroying childhoods all over the world
That's so sweet 😭
I forgot how dark the lyrics are lol
The song's actually based on a real life event - in 1014, a Viking called Olaf Haraldsson destroyed London bridge during an argument with the King Canute, who was the Viking king of England at that time.
Love the staring reflection at 01:28 - this kind of detail is why I'm here for. And the facts, and the humour, and the history, and lovingly crafted video and the...alright, all of it.
You are very observant!
@oh no wtf is this shit
Fucking hell I wouldn't have seen it if I didn't read your comment lol Thanks
@oh no reported!
amazing!
I discovered this series when episode 10 was already out, thinking it would never return again. BUT YES! Unfinished London returned and I’m delighted by this new episode of the living series! Keep it up!
i noticed im da man around here on youtube gagagagag
same
@Never gonna give you up 😂 wtf is this shit
@oh no wtf is this shit
Turns out unfinished London wasn't unfinished
The thing that gets me about old london bridge was that it was dismantled only about 20 years before photography was invented. We were so close to having photographic documenation of it! Oh the sorrow!
Гравюры это достаточно компенсируют. А на фотографии его бы почти не было видно
Why did you randomly reply in Russian? Clearly you understood the comment you were replying to, as the Google Translation of your comment shows you were answering it. You also didn't bring up a topic of particular interest to Russian-speaking peoples, or one particularly taboo to English-speaking peoples. Do you simply enjoy not being understood by the majority of this channel's predominently English-speaking audience?
Maybe he translated the comment to Russian on his side and then commented with Russian? It’s not that deep
@@poudink5791maybe he can't write in English and rely on the translate feature to fix any mistake or error
There is a smaller version in the City of Bath, England, with shops on.
The buildings on the old bridge looked intriguingly quaint and elaborate. Would be nice if a bit more of medieval London still existed!
Its been so long that everything is bound to change.. In 500-1000 years most people will wish the current London existed but it’ll be gone
Ever heard of “the shambles”? It’s a street in York of preserved and maintained since the 14th century.
we should bring it back tbh. start by knocking down anything built post 1960.
It’s think it’s for the best, I don’t think any amount of scrubbing would give me any piece of mind when I found out why houses have rooms with just a hole in it.
Куда он вообще делся?
1:14 "Cash only. Cards not invented yet" I laughed way too hard at that
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Forgot PayPal!
The little details in their videos are just too good!
1:11
I flinched because it said 1p not 1d.
1:28, mad respect to the detail in adding a reflection reacting to you. I was not about to continue without acknowledging the absolute craftsmanship of your videos, Jay.
The moment I saw it, I thought "well, either he recorded the video at 3am, oooooor he showed us his schizophrenia"
God thats so creepy
Came to say this; his attention to wacky detail is masterful!
That. is. amazing.
I barely noticed it and thought to myself "nah, why would he do that?" But the mad lad did. 😄
The Old London Bridge with BUILDINGS ON IT (!!) is just the coolest thing ever. Can you imagine if we had actual photos and movies of life on the bridge at that time, and could experience it?? Awesome.
yeah, living bridges don't really exist anymore sadly
Well, in Bamberg, Germany, the old city hall (a museum these days) is in the middle of the oldest bridge (you can see plenty of pictures online)
There is ponte vecchio in Florence, if you want to visit a medieval bridge
@@iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethisRichmond University's library is a living bridge over the pond and river that runs through its campus
4:21 the guys turning their head back towards him was comically hilarious
Jay is a straight G of an interviewer. Completely objective and he doesn't lead them into talking points. A very rare trait in journalists these days.
If you want people to click your scam link I suggest not writing in all caps with emotes and gibberish. You'd be better of saying something like: "Ha, that reminds me of this video:" and then you post your link that looks like a CZcams URL or something.
@@ReddoFreddo Dont give those assholes any tips, man.
@@Schmuni Some people are sheep and don’t know the consequences of what they’re doing.
So much so that he doesn't even lead them to talk, at all. Had to actually laugh out loud at 3:56 - 4:06
@@Schmuni They don’t care bacause 1) they are psychos and can’t relate to how other people think and 2) they need a particular kind of people to click on the link, someone who’s not smart enough to see through spammy propositions. Hence the rest of us are saddled with their stupid posts for eternity.
I've been using Jay Foreman's "Unfinished London" videos in my English classes for foreign learners. It's perfect because it gives a bit of British culture, history and humour. I'm so glad that he has uploaded a new video. Thanks very much Jay Foreman and the "Unfinished London" team.
Make sure they don't get the impression that "Surfshark what is?" is normally an acceptable word order.
@@mbossaful ads are part of American culture, not British. So I don't think he uses them in class
@@512TheWolf512 of course they no not use it, they are sponsored by another VPN company 🤣
@@512TheWolf512 That would be a pity. Jay's ads really are the best ads ever.
@@davidfay5683 you sound like a person that has too much thyme on their hands.
RIP Ewen MacIntosh
I found this episode when looking looking at his page on Wikipedia, RIP Ewen, great episode Jay!
May he rest in peace 😔
It fell down
Wait, The reflection at 1:27 caught me off guard.
Unnecessary levels of attention to detail there Jay
Good catch!
Ha very impressively done!
Holy shit, I never noticed that.
Was looking for this comment after I noticed it. I love the small details :D
wow thanks for pointing that out
The amount of jokes and bits scrammed into these videos is mind-boggling. This channel applies the old showbiz rule of "leave them wanting more" better than any other channel. Fantastic.
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2:47 I can hardly believe it, but... "it was Walpole"
(Extra History people will know: it's _always_ Walpole...)
Yes, it's always me.
7:46
You shouldn't mess around if you have a time machine...
Oh wow. VERY obscure reference! 👏 👏 👏
The subtle editing in the shot at 1:23 freaked me out a little, well done. Also glad this series is back, always entertaining
That is an impressive level of commitment.
wow! would never have spotted that. crazy but brilliant 😁
jesus! didnt notice it before reading this. that was creepy
That's why I love this channel. Even in mapmen series u can see such gems,To the point that u can make "did you know that in ___" series out of it
wtf i didnt even pick up on it lmao
The "reflection" nodding at 1:30 is a microchosm of everything that makes this channel so brilliant
I’d never have noticed if I hadn’t read this
That would have been *really* funny ( and a little creepy ) if the reflection was Jay's brother
Only for fans over 18 years old BEAUTIFULGIRLS.SITE 👈
tricks I do not know
Megan: "Hotter"
Hopi: "Sweeter"
Joonie: "Cooler"
Yoongi: "Butter
So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today.
Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım ''
Erinder: '' Sezimdüü ''
Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak ''
Dene: '' Muzdak ''
Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis.
Aç köz arstan
Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon.
Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan.
Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾
They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising
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never noticed it lol
When I saw a bridge with buildings on it in person for the first time (Ponte Vecchio in Florence) I was so impressed that started trying to rebuild the bridge in Minecraft lol. I'm so sad that bridges like this aren't built anymore, they're incredibly cool and the concept honestly sounds so futuristic, even though it's thousands of years old.
6:24 Okay I did not know that expression.
I worked round the corner from London Bridge in 1972 and 1973 and passed it every day - I watched as they removed and loaded each stone, carefully marked with numbers and letters, onto massive lorries to take away, probably to Tilbury, to be shipped abroad. I knew it had been sold as there was talk of it in Lloyd's (insurance) who would have covered this precious cargo, I presume.
The fact that London Bridge was closed to traffic (obviously) caused considerable disruption and most traffic went over Tower Bridge but was extremely congested.
It was dedicated in 1971. I went. You watched in the 60s being taken down
@@curtislarson1487 well you know, you might be right, was a long time ago for sure. I worked in London all my working life so . . .
I hope the workers on the project had a boombox blasting "London Bridge is Falling Down."
@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 compact cassette was less than ten years old at the time, so I think the chances are slim, unfortunately.
@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 I prefer to think that anyone who played, sung or whistled the tune was immediately thrown off the bridge and into the Thames.
7:26-8:02 the distance from London to Paris is 344 km, and Jay crossed it with his arm in 26 seconds. That means his arm travels at 344*3600/26 km/h ≈ 47,631 km/h, or 13,231 m/s. That’s 39 times as fast as the speed of sound. Jay’s arm is therefore the fastest manmade object on earth right now.
Edit: I’m tired of people saying “what about the manhole cover” or other things that went faster, because those are all not on earth.
Technically not manmade but natural
Although I suppose you could argue that what we see is a montage of the actual extension… in this case, I challenge you to calculate the amount of time said extension would take. Also… how much weight will he be taking at the shoulder? Surely the leverage forces will be exceptional…
Wtf is a km
@@harisjutt69 But men are made by humans
@@alessiobenvenuto5159 yo but according to the first humans came from monkeys soo not manmade
8:00 Why does that room in France have British-style electric sockets? [/pedant]
Seeing your reflection nod along to what you were saying made me feel like I had taken drugs 😂
Wow, the amount of effort that must have gone into this is insane!
So many subtle jokes, so many extras, so many filming locations. Such a fantastic video!
Really appreciated the reenactments
True
Even travelling to the US for this. Must've been a headache....
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tricks I do not know
Megan: "Hotter"
Hopi: "Sweeter"
Joonie: "Cooler"
Yoongi: "Butter
So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today.
Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım ''
Erinder: '' Sezimdüü ''
Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak ''
Dene: '' Muzdak ''
Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis.
Aç köz arstan
Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon.
Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan.
Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾
They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising
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Thank you. A lot of effort does go into making these videos including months of writing and then filming and editing. I am delighted that is all appreciated. It is a pleasure making them.
Those on the background on 4:20 though haha,
Also so far great video! Got to love stories of from our history!
I probably would've done the same
Thanks I’d missed that! God that’s hilarious, he must have set that up deliberately to startle them by just waiting in silence until they got settled in frame. This is what genius looks like!
@@wabznasm9660 The two guys are credited in the video description as church extras.
@@VladyF thanks I didn’t notice that either!! It really looks candid.
@oh no gtf outta here
I love how the harmony of _London Bridge_ that starts at 4:12 begins to sound ridiculously wonkier at 4:27, man I love this guy
I'm thinking about those two ferrymen who, years after refusing to go across in order to finish their pint were watching the end of the whole ferrymen industry come to an end. I picture them scratching their bellies, while drinking a pint, and saying "Worth it."
I'm amazed you flew to the US for 6:21, truly dedication to the craft.
He was actually disassembled, piece-by-piece, shipped via Fed-Ex envelopes, and then reassembled. Rumour has it he returned to London afterward via wherry.
Eh, must have been a green screen. I mean, that's obviously Jay - who else could it be - but the background looks like it might be a little fake.
@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 that’s the joke
@@WaterShowsProd I heard they actually thought they were getting a different British actor that was more famous (and taller and pointier... with 2 towers...) to come to Arizona.
@@universe1879 no it isnt lmfao
💀 can't believe they sent a bridge brick by brick to Arizona
Hullo.
Hi CZcams,
Brick
Yo youtube
Yo tf you doing, get back to work. Also stop redesigning the ui please, the current one is alright.
1:30 Spotting Jay's little jokes makes me so happy.
... 1:29 I love the little detail of his reflection nodding back at himmm
As a native of Arizona; I’ve seen the bridge in Lake Havasu many times and have always wondered why the bridge was brought here; this is quite interesting to learn.
Lived in Kingman as a kid, I remember going to lake havasu and being told this story
When i went there with my family, as a little kid I was expecting Tower Bridge. I was so disappointed when I saw it for the first time.
It was a gift bruv
Yep I grew up nearby Havasu. My only thought as a kid was "but why tho" 😂
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My 15-greats-grandfather, John Stockton, was one of 12 Aldermen who defended London Bridge in 1470 against Falconbridge, the bastard son of the Duke of Kent. It was part of the Wars of the Roses. The Duke of York was grateful for the help, and he knighted the Aldermen. Thus, Sir John Stockton, Mercer, became a knight and Lord Mayor in 1470. Immediately before Kent actually took London. Oops.
"defended London Bridge in 1470 against Falconbridge, the bastard son of the Duke of Kent"
I'll admit, I thought the post was a joke at this part
That is one hell of a story. You've got a historical drama protagonist as your ancestor.
Does that mean your a sir because of the legacy?
So are you not related to the NBA guy?
heyy my british ancestors also ended up on the wrong side of the war of roses. Apparently they were cool enough to only get exiled to the colonies.
1:25
That reflection is one heck of a detail!
Excellent sound design choice at 4:36. Brings me right back to my childhood.
That bridge with houses on it is so iconic. Seems a crying shame it couldn't last, it'd have been such a historical landmark.
As he said, this was common for bridges in the middle ages. Space within city walls was scarce. Check the "Krämerbrücke" in Erfurt, Germany.
@@achim8239 And the Ponte Vecchio in Florence...
I daresay it'd be a deathtrap today, what with the crumbling old buildings and whatnot. I'd still love to see that concept applied today though
There is a bridge in the middle of Bath with buildings on it to this day, is a very interesting place. I think it's called Pulteney Bridge.
@@aaronsmith9209 It is indeed and has a horse-shoe waterfall below it.
I’m Swedish but I just started googling the London Bridge because about 2 weeks ago, I randomly had a dream about being an eel fisher on the Thames, and commuting each day with my little wooden boat (elongated in it’s shape!)under the London Bridge, which had large stone valves in a light coloured stone. I knew nothing about the London Bridge or eel fishing up until now. Intriguing.
Elver so interesting
Random dream fellow Swede.
Interesting. I've had these too, neighbour, down to very specific details about life in Spain in the 1100s. I'm significantly not Spanish
If you have ANY OF THOSE TABLETS LEFT I would quietly dispose of them before the police come calling!!!
@@spaceman9599 Interesting. Spaniards, Swedes, and Georgians all descend from the same tribe. Do you remember where in Spain?
Old London Bridge's narrow arches often caused the Thames to freeze up, allowing Frost Fairs to be held on the Thames.
London Bridge song is based on how Viking invaders pulled the bridge down using ships. Hence it got a stone bridge in its place.
Mr. Foreman, thank you for every video. On a site where superfluous content abounds, yours exudes quality, and I thank you deeply for what you do!
This is most fucking British sounding comment what the fuck
And his partner Mark Cooper-Jones
Oh to ever receive feedback this eloquent
@@porguinturtle3854 Greetings from Mexico 🤣
@@porguinturtle3854 Nah, not just British, just seems to be trying too hard.
It seems like everything Jay is doing on this channel is a lifelong project. And as it appears he doesn't age, this series will probably outlive us all.
Jay’s like wine and cheese. The older he gets, the better he looks. Or it’s the more he lets me make his style decisions 😉
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Don't worry, part 4 will drop in May 3022, he said so 👌😝
@@jadeforeman131 Are you his sister 🤔
@@jadeforeman131 Are you his sister 🤔
I am frightened of bridges. An actual phobia. I feel quite a panic as I cross one but only on foot. I used to live in London right near the river and used to cross Chelsea Bridge which I always found the most frightening. I still go to London every week and crossed London Bridge the other day on foot to go to a meeting which is not as frightening but still quite bad. Yes, I rank bridges by their fear factor. I normally try to cross the river on a train in an underground tunnel.
"Very Long Arm" is the best thing I've heard all day.
"P'oar"
"Wherry hungry"
This is the single greatest joke ever made
TWO of the single greatest jokes, you mean!
@@JayForeman you got me there
Man, if London still had a bridge like the medieval london bridge with tons of shops I imagine it'd be a big tourist destination
Not many medieval bridges like that survived in Europe, despite many having existed (the most famous beeing arguably London Bridge here, and Notre Dame bridge in Paris).
Meanwhile, one of the most famous that did survive and is a HUGE tourist attraction is ponte vecchio (literally "old bridge" in Italian) in Florence
The Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto) in Venice also has shops on it and is a huge tourist attraction
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tricks I do not know
Megan: "Hotter"
Hopi: "Sweeter"
Joonie: "Cooler"
Yoongi: "Butter
So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today.
Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım ''
Erinder: '' Sezimdüü ''
Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak ''
Dene: '' Muzdak ''
Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis.
Aç köz arstan
Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon.
Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan.
Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾
They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising
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@@desanipt The Krämerbrücke in Erfurt, Germany is also very interesting. A very beautiful bridge.
@@p.nguyen8136 Yeah, and it's the oldest surviving of the type, I believe
Came for the content. Stayed for the ads. This is one of my favourite channels for history. Thanks for making it so entertaining!
As a long time watcher of Extra History, I just came here to say, "It was Walpole."
It's good to have Unfinished London back, I love this series so much.
I said to myelf out loud ''My god he's still at it!''
Yours are the only adverts I don't skip. And I _hate_ ads!
Thanks for bringing this series back! It's one of my faves on CZcams :)
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I always enjoy jayf oreman's ads
@@Norsilca same
Is that Flo & Joan singing from 7:34 ish for the advert? I think it might be but they're not credited!
I never imagined an arm quite that long, but now when I hear arm related phrases like "the long arm of the law" I will picture an arm like this. What an incredibly long arm.
The reflection at 1:30 scared the hell out of me. Great work!
Several years ago, myself and a group of colleagues walked along the Thames Path From Hampton Court to Erith. At the start we walked along the path and soon came to Kingston. As we were raising money for a charity associated with our company (a widely known Peri-Peri Chicken restaurant that rhymes with Mandos) i thought it might be a good idea to pay a visit to any restaurant on (or near) the route. Kingston restaurant was only a few minutes walk away so we decided to go and say hi. On the way we crossed the Hogsmill River over the Clattern Bridge. I did little research and discovered that the Clattern Bridge is purportedly the oldest bridge in London (built around 1175) and one of the oldest river crossings in the world.
It is a fine bridge, still going strong after many, many, many, many, many years.
4:28 “The structure was still a crumbling death trap that needed repairing every 5 minutes, as made famous by the Nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty.” I appreciate this joke. Especially while London Bridge is Falling Down is playing in the background 😆
So excited for the next unfinished London!
the advert scroll in the top right is absolute editing GENIUS!
No other bridge till 1750, that is unbelievable.Just in time for the 1800 rush hour. Would have loved to live on the old bridge, I know there would have been the odd plague or two and maybe a fire but still there's something about it.Love the Werther's Original Surfshark add.
How is this possible. I kid you not, I decided to rewatch all the unfinished london episodes today, since i hadnt seen the videos for a while. Im not joking, i finished the last episode like an hour ago and suddenly you upload this video, continuing the series almost 2 years after the last episode. Timing couldnt have been better!
I would appreciate it if you would rewatch the videos more frequently. Thank you.
@@duckrutt noted
that interview at 4:00 had me choking on my tea, all the little details in this vid are great Jay!
1:23 The reflection in the glass doesn’t follow Jay’s mouvement and nods when he speaks. I have questions.
cool
For anyone who's wondering, the real reason we drive on the left is (probably) because most people are right handed, which means that a knight on a horse would carry their sword in their right hand, and would therefore want to approach an enemy right side to right side.
Jousting requires you to approach with your shield towards your opponent, which means approaching left side to left side. Jousting was much more popular in Continental Europe than Britain, which is possibly the reason for the difference.
3:06 Imagine the confusion those walkers would be in on the right having seen someone dressed as a horse, beside a person screaming at a stream in 18th century attire, opposite two people enjoying a pint by a dinghy. Not something you see everyday.
Jay and Mark, watching your videos takes me at least 5 times as long as the videos actually are. I always find myself pausing the video and analyzing all the details you put in (e.g. that old school graphic of the changing bridges or the difficult sentences you sometimes form). I love it! Keep the good work up!
Thanks! (But Mark’s not involved for this video)
I know. But when he's involved it also counts for him. And now I'm busy googling for those bridges as you told to.
Is mark no long part of the channel? 😢
Pro-tip: [,] and [.] buttons move one frame at a time when paused.
@@jager2027 They're doing the Mapmenmenmap series together; Unfinished Londo (and various other stuff) usually is Jay alone. (It's his channel, after all.)
I discovered your channel less than an hour ago, and I just love the mix of interesting information and brilliant humour. I'd join your Patreon, but I don't have two pennies to rub together, on account of spending one of them, so thanks for the free content.
4:20 those guys are completely taken aback at him suddenly breaking out into a monologue about London bridge
I have family in Arizona and the idea that someone shipped an old bridge to the US from the UK and put it in the middle of nowhere was always bizarre to me. But sometimes you bid on Big Ben and get an oversized champ from Cornwall. Caveat Emptor and such
Walked across it 35 yrs ago. ...it's not been dismantled and put up again it's bullshit
It’s bullshit, was already in Arizona. Pre mud flood.
Arizona is not nowhere.!!!
@@ArnoldClarke coming from the UK .seen the Thames back then to take a bridge down would be hard enough. .mark every cut pieces of argh it s to ridiculous to talk about
@@malcolmcanning9553 Parasites have to hide history. The parasites have indoctrinated people to believe there was no ancient technology. There’s barely nothing around that bridge. Someone needs to start digging.
The VPN-longest-arm thingy at the end qualifies for a Webby and an Oscar and every award there has ever been all on its own (including the beautifully written, played, sung and done „long arm song“). And the bit about bridges before that is very nice, too. Also: Make Jay the next host on any award show and I‘ll watch. Happiness!
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I’m assuming the long-arm gag was a parody of that kid’s show about the guy with a very long penis. … I had forget the name, but Google to the rescue, the show is called “John Dillermand”
The arm seems very Pythonesque.
That gag at 1:23
Holy shit! I've seen this video several times and it has taken me a year to spot it. Well done sir 😉
I am so happy I stumbled upon this video. I’m now probably going to binge watch all your stuff. So informative and yet so stupid, exactly what I love.
Thank you Jay for brining back this series!
This place has been overtaken by bots
@@ericboom1712 yes
With a salty first video
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Ah thank goodness Unfinished London is unfinished
oh hey it's checkmark
Crossover about London hospitals when?
The thing I love about your videos is the tiny details, this is my third watch through of the video and I only just noticed your reflection at 1:23. So funny, terrific comedian!
We had to wait nearly two years but WE ALL WANT MORE JAY!!!!!!!!!!
07:30
He’s got a very very long arm
A very long arm indeed
He doesn’t use it to fight crime
or give help those in need
He says “it’s my arm, and I’ll do what I want”
That’s always his excuse
It’s a very big shame his very long arm
has not been put to better use
I think the legacy of Terry Gilliam's Monty Python animations is secure with Jay's videos. Even in this case (maybe especially in this case) the commercial at the end. Very nice. And informative video too.
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tricks I do not know
Megan: "Hotter"
Hopi: "Sweeter"
Joonie: "Cooler"
Yoongi: "Butter
So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today.
Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım ''
Erinder: '' Sezimdüü ''
Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak ''
Dene: '' Muzdak ''
Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis.
Aç köz arstan
Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon.
Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan.
Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾
They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising
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took the comment off my fingertips
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A fun aside:
New balance, the athletics company, collaborated with Concepts, a streetwear brand, to make a limited run of the 991.5 sneaker that references this whole story.
The shoes are a hybrid model; a combination of the 991 upper and the 1500’s midsole tooling. Hence the designation 991.5. This is in reference to the hybrid nature of the bridges original construction, being built upon over centuries. These two models are also exclusively made in the New Balance factory in the north of England and were exclusively for sale on concepts American based website, so a clever reference to something being made in England to be sent (permanently) to America.
The colourway of the sneakers also references the construction at Lake Havasu where the bridge stands today. The upper is comprised of a brilliant smooth turquoise pigskin suede paying homage to the similarly coloured water of the aforementioned lake. The midsole is largely white with a patch of tan/brown along with a gum outsole to represent the sand and earth of the same colour along the lakes shores.
The shoes are finished of with highly reflective branding on the medial and lateral sides along with the entire top portion of the tongue (which adds a watery shimmer in the sunlight) and gold ‘concepts’ branded lace dubré (referencing the states gold mining heritage)
The story telling goes even further as the shoes were double boxed with the outer box being a replica of the London Bridge stones transported to Arizona. The interior of the box and the paper wrapping the shoes are made up of newspaper stories surrounding the event in 1971.
All in all and excellent piece of product design and marketing telling a really interesting story. Now finding a pair…that’s a challenge in and of itself.
I wish every city in the world was talked about like this. So witty and interesting. I would't do anything but watching that lol. You provide amazing content. I watch it, eventhough I'm not British or even an english speaker.
Fun fact: there’s a fire range under the London Bridge that can be used by university of london students on Saturday. Kinda weird the way people look at you when you get in
Can we please also appreciate the time, energy and devotion Jay puts into his sponsorship messages. He is the only youtuber where I don't skip these :D
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tricks I do not know
Megan: "Hotter"
Hopi: "Sweeter"
Joonie: "Cooler"
Yoongi: "Butter
So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today.
Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım ''
Erinder: '' Sezimdüü ''
Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak ''
Dene: '' Muzdak ''
Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis.
Aç köz arstan
Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon.
Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan.
Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾
They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising
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Yup same here
Anyone notice how, just like on ITV in the UK, he puts the little spinny thing in the top right corner before the advert starts
things like your mirror image nodding along while you talk just make me happy
The reflection detail at 1:30 is mad! awesome video as always!
The concept of a bridge with houses on it is just so beautiful to me. I want to live on one so bad.
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There are still a couple of those existing throughout Europe. One very famous one being the Kraemerbruecke in Erfurt, Germany, which actually to this day has residential and commercial buildings on it. It's definitely worth a visit and very well maintained to this day.
@@daseck69 And probably costs a mortgage payment of a kidney a mont
I worked in a shop on Pultney Bridge in Bath for several years. The bit where my cash register was was a wooden extension hanging off the backside of the bridge. Freaked me out on my first day after which I never thought about it. If you didn't look out of the back window it was just a normal street with a road, pavements and lined on both sides with shops.
You'd have a field day with an insurance company trying to insure that.
This video was a recommendation on my “for you” page. I clicked on it, thinking it might be somewhat interesting and now I am in love 😍👏 I binged the whole series and probably gonna rewatch them soon as well. I can’t get enough. THANK YOU VERY MUCH for creating this amazing content. ( + please never end this series!! )
Aw, thanks Julia!
@@JayForeman More unfinished London please!!!
@@JayForeman It would be amazing if we could bring architectures like this back.
I am a lover of learning history, and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation!
Some of the old London Bridge (balustrades) were incorporated into the pier entrance in Herne Bay. This was subsequently damaged in storms. You can find parts of it to this day on the beach in Reculver.
How interesting! It's a pity that the old old London Bridge (the one with houses and shops on it) has not been preserved: it could have become a historical landmark like Ponte Vecchio in Florence
pretty sure it fell down.
my fair lady
@@normanclatcher as in the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty.
@@robokill387 Did you watch the video? He literally said they took it down.
@@chatteyj LOL check yourself before trying to be bitchy. Do you not know the nursery rhyme/song "London Bridge is falling down"? (aka it was a joke, calm down.)
I had wondered about the origin of that well known and often used idiom, "I've brought the wrong bridge by mistake."
But I always thought it had something to do with Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
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You've got it rather close, then! Both Brunel and the Rennies were figures of 19th-century British construction!😉
It does. That’s the b-side
Immensely watchable! I often catch things in the rewatch that make me laugh all over again. Jay, you are a truly funny and talented person.
It's been years since I've seen that little block indicating an impending ad. Impressive detail. Bravo.
There is actually an interesting fact about New New London Bridge, if you walk/sail underneath you can see it's secretly four bridges side by side as it was rebuilt in strips so at no point during the reconstruction did it have to be closed to traffic.
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tricks I do not know
Megan: "Hotter"
Hopi: "Sweeter"
Joonie: "Cooler"
Yoongi: "Butter
So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today.
Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım ''
Erinder: '' Sezimdüü ''
Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak ''
Dene: '' Muzdak ''
Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis.
Aç köz arstan
Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon.
Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan.
Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾
They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising
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I had always been greatly confused about the origin of the very commonly used British phrase "I've bought the wrong bridge by mistake". Thank you for clarifying, Jay.
the very commonly used HOW??? IS BROTOSH EVEN REAL
At nearly 40 I have never once heard this phrase in the UK.
@@Syine It's a joke you nonce
@@tikkj An actual (good) joke is supposed to be easily accessible and understood by the most common of people. Also, _funny_ .
@@Ice.muffin woo woo, the fun police have arrived
This has been the most refreshing/creative/funny and interesting video I have seen in a long long time.
I sailed under the London Bridge! …in Lake Havasu that is.
It’s really quite amazing how they managed to build the thing. I recall they modified it heavily as well.
It would have been interesting if you had mentioned the affects the old bridge had on the tides. The starlings on the bottom restricted the river so much that there could be a two meter water level difference on one side of the bridge from the other, which made it extremely treacherous to pass under and also caused the river to freeze during harsh winters.
I did originally write that into the script. The reason we ditched it is because it didn't really add the story of the bridge so without any jokes or really good imagery to make it stand out, it felt like it just slowed the video down.
It’s partly mentioned in one of the blink and you’ll miss it notes on the screen!
4:41
Not only it blocked traffic, but also the currents!
Wow, the video editing finesse has increased a lot on this channel. As have the costumes, attention to detail and all round production quality. (The humour was always top-notch.) Also the animations are exceptionally Flying Circus-esque, despite (presumably) not being made with actual paper cutouts. Well done!
Only for fans over 18 years old BEAUTIFULGIRLS.SITE 👈
tricks I do not know
Megan: "Hotter"
Hopi: "Sweeter"
Joonie: "Cooler"
Yoongi: "Butter
So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today.
Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım ''
Erinder: '' Sezimdüü ''
Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak ''
Dene: '' Muzdak ''
Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis.
Aç köz arstan
Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon.
Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan.
Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾
They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising
💗❤️💌💘
His reflection in the glass at 1:23 made me laugh
1:28 nice reflection... subtle but good 👍
Your documentaries make me want to be a Londoner to go and discover all the peculiarities of the city! I bet it'd be too much for even a whole lifetime!