As an E1 lad (born in Shadwell) that both lived AND earned a living around Stepney and Poplar, this filming meant so much to me John. I adore your superb channel - but jeeeeezus.....you truly pulled it out the bag with this one mate. So many happy memories from my youth. Thank you. Thank you oh so very, very much. 👍🏻

This should be shown on TV, fantastic ..

@kindnesscake2819

8 ай бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree 🌟

We moved into a thirteenth floor flat in Latham House, a tower block on the Mountmorres Estate, visible from St Dunstans, at Christmas 1963 when I was six months old. We were rehoused 16 years later. The docker's leader Jack Dash lived on the floor above ours. There is a strong history of protest in the area - I remember the anti silver jubilee graffiti in Bromley Street and Maltese PM Dom Mintoff's daughter who lived on Westport Street being arrested for throwing manure in the House of Commons in 1978. Incidentally my parents thought of Latham House as the promised land, having been rehoused from Stephen and Matilda House in Wapping. The underfloor heating and mod cons were a thing of dreams.

Thank you John and Iain keeping the threads of London relevant xxx

@JohnRogersWalks

8 ай бұрын

Many thanks Morrigan

@williamrobinson7435

8 ай бұрын

I did not notice that you had identified as a witch until I had already liked👍your comment. Blessed be🤘⭐

@morriganwitch

8 ай бұрын

@@williamrobinson7435 Blessed Be xxx

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Subscribed

What a fantastic community.

St dunstans churchyard has monks buried their. Some graves are around 1000 years old. Incredible.

@josephyearwood1179

8 ай бұрын

Saint Dunstan seems to have some kind of link to Satan. Other than the aforesaid, interesting that there is the ‘Bishop of Stepney’ but nowt ‘bishoprick of Stepney’. ?

@markmiwurdz2248

Ай бұрын

St Dunstans Church also has a plague pit.

Hard to believe Nairn's modern buildings are as far from us today as he was from late Victorian architecture.

The amount of books I buy due to your videos! You should be earning commission!

Thank you for taking me down memory lane on this walk John. My dear Nan used to live in the flats, Osterley House Poplar, just off Chrisp St market which made an appearance a number of times, but not referred to. They had an "Adventure playground" just nearby too and I was allowed to go in when I got a little older. Fondly remember her Steak and Kidney pudding, which was steamed for hours and Incredible! Happy times☺️

@JohnRogersWalks

8 ай бұрын

thanks for sharing those great memories Paul. The geographical references in the block names did strike me but I forgot to mention on camera.

Hi John! So much to say about this lovely film. Thank you for making it. I’m pleased to say The Half Moon Theatre is very much alive and well just round the corner from its original location. Now in Whitehorse Road very near St Dunstan’s. One of the things you can see in the film is the red ensign flying from the top of. St. Dunstan’s and the White ensign flying from St Anne’s Limehouse (Hawksmoor’s church on Commercial Road). They are the only two churches to have permission to fly the naval flags and show their close connection to the. Sea. Loved your coverage of The Lansbury Estate and Chrisp Street Market. Named after George Lansbury of course, MP for Poplar and leader of the Poplar rates rebellion which led to 30 councillors being jailed for refusing to tax the poor. Heritage panel in Poplar Recreation Ground if you’re in the area again!

Lovely walk.. thanks John. This one was really appreciated..my grandparents lived in Stepney way. Me and my sister always spent as much time as possible in the children's playground at the back of st Dunstan's...long gone now...that was 60 years ago...😊

One of my favorite walks you've done. Thanks John.

@JohnRogersWalks

8 ай бұрын

many thanks William - I loved it so editing the video was a real joy

Thanks for taking me back to where i grew up,christened and married in st dunstans

Excited for the book!

Wow! Those gorgeous hidden gems of Georgian/Victorian houses and squares tucked away behind the Brutalist main roads. I think those honking cars were for you John. They recognised you.

What a wonderful video. I especially enjoyed the visit to St. Dunston's church. And the weather looks glorious in England today. Thanks, as always. Richard in Reno

@JohnRogersWalks

8 ай бұрын

cheers Richard - we've had a glorious burst of late summer sun

Good to see some ungentrified London … Ian Nairn’s other books look like an interesting base for future walks … perfect accompaniment to a late Sunday evening ❤

great walk - just recently discovered Nairn's work!

"The old Half Moon Theater over there, now a W***********s". Possibly the most depressing start to another enjoyable walk with the joyous John Rogers. I love that book, well anything by Ian Nairn really. And suddenly we slip back 1000 years at St Dunstan's, wow.

Just watched this in hotel Chattanooga USA 🇺🇸 brilliant as usual 👌🏻👌🏻

@JohnRogersWalks

8 ай бұрын

What a wonderful image Robert - thanks

As a former town planning and regeneration student, I still don't know whether to find the juxtaposition between the normal housing and the towering canary wharf looming above, sad or pleasing. It's the obscene wealth looking down onto a working class area I find concerning I suppose. Great video john

As a former resident of Stepney Green, thank you for this video, A wonderful and cohesive community, great shows at the Half Moon theatre, best pubs in London with free bar food in Sundays, ; Stepney a happy place to live until the Isle of Dogs was destroyed, and the community against their wishes moved out; though happy memories stay with us

@henryjames5663

8 ай бұрын

Too add! Captain Cook lived on Mile End Road, Colonel Booth began the Salvation Army on Mile End Road

Great walk. I especially enjoyed your portrait of the Lansbury Estate which still displays some of the ethos and optimism of the early post-WW2 period.

I love these videos. They're fascinating. I could easily imagine them being made into a BBC series they're so well researched and narrated. When I was young, my parents would take my brother and l to London every year, usually around Easter time. I'd have only been around 3 or 4 when we first went, but my earliest memory is eating some smarties in Trafalgar Square when I was about that age. I remember riding on the Routemasters and in cabs, and I still think the routemaster is the most beautiful and iconic piece of engineering. I try to go to London once a year still (I live in Yorkshire now), and more recently, I've tried to avoid the well known places and explore more unknown sections and these guides are a great reference point. I've booked for a weekend in April with Emery Taylor's House, Dickens' house, and Denis Severs' house on my itinerary.

You were right about the old people’s home, the original ‘L’ shaped building suffered a fire in the mid 80’s and was eventually demolished and the new one built.

A magical place built for the people indeed, totally in agreement that Chrisp still retains some of its wonder. Thanks for another wonderful video

Lovely!!!!

We all see things differently. Your way of always trying to see the good torches my heart. We may see the grandeur in old buildings, but seeing these newer structures shows how the architects really cared and wanted to make things better after the war. It was so cool to see a little bit of both. Dunston Church was wonderful, especially to be able to go in and look around. Thank you John for bringing your heart on your walks; it means so much.

Brilliant, as always!

Fabulous video as always, thank you for the work you put in. We see parts of London that I’ve never seen and your knowledge and enthusiasm sweeps us along as we watch. Thank you John, keep them coming.

Limehouse next?! Ive always thought its a hidden gem, the basin is gorgeous! Thank you for this, looking forward to the next

@MrJohnQCitizen

8 ай бұрын

Limehouse Limehouse Limehouse!

@mickeythompson9537

5 ай бұрын

Yes please to Limehouse.

@danieltobiasbehan1968

5 ай бұрын

9:25 to 16:45 in this video is all in Limehouse

What a cracking walk - so interesting - from the medieval to the modern era - thanks John for the ongoing quality and inspiration your walks provide.

Do like stepney so evocative even now of the past century 20th in all its different era's.

St Dunstan’s is certainly historic. I suppose the new architecture went up quickly as the area recovered from bombing. Thanks for the interesting video, John!

Thank you for the Grundy Street section, (thank you for the whole video), I found my Grandfather, his half Aunt and her Husband in a shop in Grandy Street in the 1891 census. The history of the area told me Grundy Street was the last street in the East End that maintained a cow for local milk sale.

St dunstons church very nice to see vid all good to view

What is not to love this video; John Rogers following in the footsteps of the great Ian Nairn. I now need to dust off my ancient 1966 copy of Nairn's London (Penguin) to see what is left of the city. Sadly, I think a lot has gone.

Hi John glad to see the seaman's mission is still there I had my wedding reception there on the 5/3/1969 shame you didn't visit hawkesmore church St Anne's said to have been the seaman's church where I married my husband in 1969.

An interesting area of London, John. Thanks for the walk - very engaging! ❤

Hi John. Thanks for another interesting video 👍

What a fabulous walk. Always enjoy seeing the interesting buildings that you find. It reminded me of the oranges and lemons rhyme which they think St Dunstan's are the bells of Stepney

My hasn't London changed. For better or worse? We love our capital city and all it holds.

I love it when you draw attention to the many layers of history to be found around London. As a history lover, it is something that draws me to watch your excellent videos. Thank you.

It's always such a treat to see a new walk video has been uploaded, thank you.

Another good one John, thanks. What a character Ian Nairn was, there are a few Nairn features on the BBC iplayer (Nairn about Britain etc) remarkably he was a pilot flying one of the first jet fighters in the RAF, the Gloster Meteor. A fondness for beer of course (which eventually killed him). Looking forward to the next one John. Best wishes 👍

@JohnRogersWalks

8 ай бұрын

great fact about the Meteor James, thanks. I must dip back into those iPlayer docs - what a character

Wonderful Nairn walk here John. Especially noticed the camerawork, very evocative, in the sunshine.. Lovely! ☀️👍

@JohnRogersWalks

8 ай бұрын

Thanks William

The old East End community went years ago, mid 90s. I’m Stepney born & bred and loved living in there, fantastic upbringing even with the rough estates & people.

I know St Dunstan’s well. I went to a wonderful performance of Bach’s StJohn’s Passion there a few years ago. The ‘Danish church’ has a great cafe that’s worth a visit too. I love this walk John as it covers my local stomping ground and.the area I lived throughout the 80s and 90s. St Paul’s church is a favourite to and the Nairn book is a great guide to this part of post-war London. Thank you..

@JohnRogersWalks

8 ай бұрын

many thanks Mark - I'll make sure to go back

Excellent video as ever! Thank you!

Oh John, how could you not visit the wonderful farm virtually opposite St. Dunstan's? Also, St Dunstan's gardens are beautiful, lots of daffodils in the spring and other gorgeous flowers, it's a lovely area, it's wonderful to just wander down side streets, etc. Thank you John for your quality output

Hi John - when you said it was time to finish the video, i thought - aw, no, not already! i was really enjoying today's walk, as yesterday was a bit of a stress-out for me, and your walks are so helpful in reducing stress, i find. thanks once again - love from canada!

Wonderful!

Truly textbook John Rogers film. I enjoyed every second of this walk. Thanks

It would be interesting to see what Nairn’s view on current architecture would be

Thank you John. Inexplicably, I found the film really moving! Not sure why my emotions were so stirred, but it was a lovely piece as always.

This was a great video! 👍🏼

Lovely film. A trip down memory lane. Several generations of my family, back (at least) to my great great grandparents, are from this area and I lived there myself for almost 20 years.

Wonderful 😊. Thankyou!

@JohnRogersWalks

8 ай бұрын

thanks for watching Ruby

Hello John... My dad took my older sister to the festival of Britain in 1951, and it has occurred to me how little of the population of Britain was able to experience the festival directly... I can't remember how they travelled there, but it would have been beyond the capacity of most people to do so, financially and socially. I wanted to say also that as a person who relocated from a rural life to the city in the 1970's, to live in East London, I did notice how the smaller locales ( groups of streets ) operated as villages... So that I eventually l felt more comfortable living there. Thanks for the "walks" we enjoy them immensely

@user-yt6td6rz9j

8 ай бұрын

Hi John... Just adding .. would you consider walking down Burdett road to east India Dock road ? My old stamping ground and steeped in history of London's docks .?

Lovely videos as always! Seeing my knock of the wood in a new light. Any chance of a Spotify playlist with the music featured in your videos. The music is always so beautiful.

You sure moved through time on this walk. Loved the focus on postwar architecture

Nothing more relaxing then watching one of your walks. Cheers John 🍺

@Mrdorf14

8 ай бұрын

Literally thought that before I saw this post.

@JohnRogersWalks

8 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it Joe

@janetsherwood7210

8 ай бұрын

Pleasant always to walk along with you Mr. John Rogers. Even if via KZread.🙂 Love England (London). I greatly appreciate your channel . From Tennessee (GMT 4) 🕊️🌳🌾

I found your walk around the area most interesting as my grandparents lived in a slum in Stepney in 1911 & went to school off the Commercial Road from 1955-60 & my memories of that time was of the bombsites everywhere. I went back there 40 years later & did not recognise the place.....

Waiting for the upload really pleased you are looking at Nairn. I stumbled on him as a kid when they repeated some of his TV progs in the afternoon. It was compelling yet quite melancholic TV. A flawed genius. Wonder what Iain Sinclair makes of him

I think you need to make a statement about Russel Brand: didn't he write the intro to your book? You really ought to say something. People like that drag everyone else down with them. It's good to see your little channel doing so well these days.

Thank you also for showing me the flat I was born in. 36 Market Way...amazing memories of growing up on the market with family and friends... Thank You so much...❤

Excellent stuff as ever sir! My dad's old stamping ground is Poplar...I've been off social media for a bit (for sanity reasons ha!) but am back trying to flog my stuff again...but have kept up my regular Monday appointment with your good self & my weekly dose of ambulatory therapy! 😐 Keep on truckin' my man...

@philburdett

8 ай бұрын

And as an added bonus the mighty Ian Nairn as your guide...

Just off the Mile End Road - through an almost unnoticed archway - is the amazingly rural Mile End Place, sandwiched between a couple of disused Jewish cemeteries

@JohnRogersWalks

8 ай бұрын

I shall take a look

@TheUndergroundMap

8 ай бұрын

@@JohnRogersWalks Mile End Place is visited here about 7:15 into the video kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6h9xsykc63RZbQ.html

I am finally in receipt of your "This Other London" book - in hardcover none the less (*_*) Another great video, John, thank you.

@JohnRogersWalks

8 ай бұрын

Fantastic- thanks- hope you enjoy it

I really do miss London , sometimes . Thank you so much from Downunder. 👍☮️🙏🇦🇺

What a lovely video to watch; relaxed and interesting, story-telling approach. 👍 I've subscribed and shall look back at what else you have talked about. 🙂

@JohnRogersWalks

8 ай бұрын

Many thanks

great video!

Nairn went to my old hometown of Barnsley and gave a great insight into 60 planning. It's on KZread and worth a watch.

Thanks John , great video , Im a fan of Ian Nairn and particularly like it when he moans about some of the modern architecture (1960s and 70s) . His scathing reviews are brilliant , funny and still relevant today , I advise everybody to look his clips up on youtube , theres some very entertaining moments

Very happy to see this video after asking if you'd be around Chrisp Street a few weeks ago. Fabulous production as always.

Thank you for such an interesting walk around the areas of Poplar and Stepney, my great grandfather was born and lived in Poplar and most of his family worked at the docks, i live near London but have yet to visit these areas and how lovely to see pockets of some streets still with the victorian houses standing and the pubs which are still open busy , my great grandfather moved away to Battersea and became a Covent Garden Porter in the end .

The tall block of flats behind the market at the end with the separate elevator column connected by footbridges is a famous one that shows up in videos/books/ lectures on Brutalism

@joeorwell4323

8 ай бұрын

Balfron tower

WoW Stepney & Poplar What a Great walk thanks

Thank you John - such an interesting walk and your positivity about the area was much appreciated. Not places that I really knew as an ex-south London lad who rarely ventured into the East End.

Nice to see John. Thank you

John, you have a wonderful ear for music, the scores you pick always seem to add a dreamy nostalgic aspect to the video. Really enjoyed this walk

@JohnRogersWalks

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Stephen - I love adding that layer of music and mixing it in

Nice one John, gud walk...

@JohnRogersWalks

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Ralph

I remember the 'L' shaped old people's home. It was a lovely building set in gardens that surrounded it. You missed many features around the area, including the wall built out of the drones of the bombed St Stephens Church and the curve in the road in Ricardo Street that marks the position of a small circular parade of shops that are no longer there...I have fond memories of growing up in Poplar and Limehouse...5th generation but I choose to raise my own children in Suffolk as the East End my husband and I knew no longer exists...

@RubbishGimpy

8 ай бұрын

They have knocked down the whole North/N East part of the chrisp street market that boarders Cordelia, Equinox Sq and Chrisp St. Its all bare ready for new shops and development.

Thanks for the maps as part of the video. I had quite forgotten many of the places here - not been in this part of the world for over 2 decades now!!!

Loved this walk John thank you so much. Always mixed feelings seeing the aspirational post war architecture for the people and thinking what amazing things we could have created as a country if we had kept that agenda instead of rapacious profiteering and rentier capitalism

Wonderful, as always. Thank you! (My manor, Stepney.)

Another great video of discovery John. Thanks for your continuing enthusiasm for all things London. 👍🌹

Looking forward to the book Jon. Do you plan on releasing an audiobook of this book like you have done for your previous book? Thanks

That was lovely to see John , thank you .

@JohnRogersWalks

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Anne

What a great themed walk. Loved it. I also loved the use of map sequences. Have long thought maps would be a lovely addition. Thank you John - very enjoyable.

History and architecture. Thankyou

It's a wonderful cityscape! I felt as if I was there too. Thank you very much for providing a nice video 😊

Left me wanting more with this one John . . . Home of my maternal ancestors (the Irish side) a few married in St Dunstans so that was great to see. I loved Stepney; Victorian terraces, green leafy spaces and the traditional pub - really lovely.

This has given me a few ideas for my lunch time walk when at work. Some lovely places by Dunstins surprised you missed the Darn house.

Magical thanks John.

Great video John and nice too see an area so important to Me being covered. Many Thanks.

Thank you John such a lovely film and for me extremely timely as I have recently visited Frederick Gibberds home and gardens in Harlow, I can throughly recommend a visit an absolutely tranquil spot a complete contrast to the hustle and bustle of the East End and lovely tea and cake!

So very good, as always.

Interesting walk & nice to see some mid-century developments.