Give this man his own television series. As always, thanks so much for all your hard work.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Jake! That would be nice wouldn’t it…. Thanks for all your support.

I remember London before it was gentrified & i miss it. I'm so grateful for historians. 🙏❤

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Thank you. And I know what you mean…

@sybildisobedience9969

Ай бұрын

Same thing happened to San Francisco :(

@deelee4639

Ай бұрын

Most of the world gets gentrified, by colonizers or later the folks they colonized who come home to roost 😂😂😂

Goodness that took me back. My husband and I had coffee somewhere around there when we were on our honeymoon. I hadn't remembered it in years! I have a photo of him somewhere. It was a really good photo. I'll have to dig it out.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Ah! Would love to see that 😉

Ah! Bennett’s of Frying Pan Alley, I’d forgotten Mr Bennett. His adverts used to appear every month in ‘Angling’ magazine - a far better journal than anything published today. And Bennett’s adverts were equally tasteful and filled with gentle humour. Thanks for a very interesting video. Les

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Great comment, cheers Les.

Fascinating documentary Rob. The diversity of your productions never ceases to amaze me. Your research library appears to be endless. Thanks for such interesting content. Lance

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Lance, thank you so much for the kind words mate- really appreciate it. Hope you’re keeping well.

Out of the frying pan and into one of Rob’s splendid documentaries… 🍳🍳🍳 You bring the streets of London to life every time 👌👌👌

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Bless you Phil, thank you. Much appreciated mate.

As I was weeding my garden yesterday, I thought it would be cool if someone posted videos about their town. London was the first place I thought of. And voila, here we are. New subscriber.

@Robslondon

27 күн бұрын

Brilliant comment! And it's great to have you here :-D Thank you.

Rob, there are so many channels on KZread that are complete rubbish . Yours will never fall into that category . Yet again, another feast of interest with amazing detail, Only a week ago, I was wandering the streets and passage ways of the city out as far as Liverpool Street Station so close yet so far away from this excellent video

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Butch. I filmed this last week… so we may well have crossed paths! 😉

This content is far superior to anything I've ever seen in the mainstream media. Please keep up the good work. This sort of well-researched content is needed to educate future generations and help them avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. That means a great deal to me.

I've been watching your vids for some years. I'm a NE lad, now returned to my home town, but I spent a lot of time in London, living in Pimlico, working as a taxi dispatcher in Hammersmith, and other jobs elsewhere. I know London probably as well as a Londoner half my age of 71. So much for history: I've subscribed - long overdue, I concede - because of a continuing fascination with our capital city. Thanx for what you do; long may you do it ❤

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Paul, I really appreciate that mate, thank you so much. Lovely comment. And it’s great to have you here. Thanks again and stay well.

Love the endless stories of the history of our city London. Oh to have a time machine and just go back for a day to experience.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Would be quite an experience 😉

@johnorchin8567

2 ай бұрын

Yes that does sound good, but I’d be afraid the Time Machine would get stuck, and that would be awful!!😣

I live in the US now, but my roots are from the ration-era of1950's Manchester. Thank you very much for your excellent videos. With gratitude and love ❤

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Beautiful comment. Thank you.

That was an emotional journey Rob and I agree, so glad to be living in the relative comfort of the present. Thank you, this is a gem.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Bless you Anne, thank you so much.

It’s good to have such a balance of subjects - your videos zip by because they’re so interesting and absorbing.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated Jon, cheers 😉 Hope all is well.

Wow! Amazing video. I lived in Frying Pan Alley Spitalfields for a brief period several years ago. Given it was so close to Liverpool street, it was pretty quiet really, the only footfall was for the Hummingbird Bakery! To think of all that had happened there, fascinating and disconcerting all at once!

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Wonderful comment, thank you! I know the Hummingbird Bakery ;-) Thanks again and stay well.

Don't think I have ever caught one of your videos before. I really enjoyed this. Your diction is clear, you enunciated your words, didn't rush the subject. Accent is lovely. Thank you x

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Your kind words mean a great deal to me Glamrockqueen, thank you so much. (Great name and avatar by the way!) Stay well and thanks again.

@Glamrockqueen

Ай бұрын

@@Robslondon Always honest love. xx

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

@@Glamrockqueen Cheers ;-)

Rob your videos are so interesting. You are definitely one of the best social historians on KZread by a country mile. ❤

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

That’s so kind of you Missmuffet, thank you! ☺️

Very well done. Thank you for the Jack London information. May they all rest in peace.

@Robslondon

2 күн бұрын

Nice sentiment Christina, thank you.

Just love these stories of old London! An amazing city. Thanks again Rob and please do keep them coming,

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Paul! Will do ;-)

Really fascinating. Hours of research must have gone into that video so thank you.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated Nick, thank you.

Thanks for the videos, a lot of fascinating facts about London

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

That is so kind. Thank you so much my friend; I truly appreciate your kind words and financial support. Stay well and thank you again.

First time viewer, here in Texas USA. Fascinating story telling! Thanks ❤

@Robslondon

12 күн бұрын

Thank you so much 😄 Good to have you here.

Lovely stuff Rob. I knew of Frying Pan Alley, from my Jack the Ripper readings, but bever knew there was so many of them. The new buildings in Spitalfields, have definitely taken a lot of the old east end charm.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Good comment Paul, and thanks for the kind words. Stay well mate.

A bit of History with a coffee, perfect Sunday evening pass time, thanks Rob 🙂

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Enjoy 😉

@RobHall1984

2 ай бұрын

@@Robslondon I did very much, thank you 🙂

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

@@RobHall1984 Cheers Rob. And thank you for your support; it means a lot to me mate.

Another great journey Thanks. I myself am just another LONDONER 🇬🇧💯🆘 With a HARDENED INDIFFERENCE 🤕🎬🙏👍 CHEERS MATE💪🤩🥇🇬🇧

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Gary, that's so kind of you mate. Really appreciate your support and kind words! Thanks again and enjoy the bank holiday ;-) Cheers.

@garybrockwell2031

2 ай бұрын

I had to look up the spelling? But thanks mate, you've turned me into a PHILANTHROPIST,, something I've never been👍🇬🇧💪🙏💯 Thanks for that, hope you have a good bank holiday...... I wish banks would have MORE time off🤑😁🎬

If anyone could write a historical book on London it would be you Rob and make a series of them I am sure anyone of us would buy them :) So well researched as you usually are would make interesting reading :) Award winning stuff even for a topic such as this sadly the same people exist today are homeless and in the same predicaments as the people featured sadly though we are in a modern world poverty still exists without a street name. Is interesting over time how London has changed to hide such a history I am glad you have brought it back up to discussion. Thanks Rob :)

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Lovely comment, and thank you so much for the kind words. Much appreciated 😉 Stay well.

I’m a romantic at heart, I’ve worked in the city for years and always wanted Frying Pan Alley as my address. I still walk around it regularly just to remind myself how great a name it is. Never photographed a street name as much as this one. Lovely video, thank you!

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Really nice comment; thank you 😉

Another brilliant film. Having researched my family history in the years circa 1980- 2000 I've had glimpses of the sort of research you've done to make these films and I appreciate how much work goes in. I don't know how much of your sources is now online and available digitally but the searching is still time consuming. In my experience you always found that tiny but highly significant detail on the last page you looked at! I have The Abyss on my Kindle but I stoped reading it halfway. I CANT READ any more. It hurts TOO MUCH. There is an interesting story in my family history,I mean a London one,a chap called William Roupell is in my family history but not a direct ancestor. I am descended from,or my line you could say from his grandfather + mother. My gt gt grandfather William Henry Brand was first cousin to his father Richard Palmer Roupell. I'll stop there or I'll lose the plot! Thanks for yet another enlightening video and London scenes of today.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Fantastic comment Jane. Thank you and stay well.

Used to live a short distance away in Vallance Rd and walked through the alley when it was fairly nondescript mainly in the 70s. Also worked fairly close almost opposite Aldgate tube as a post room assistant. Needless to say, its changed almost beyond recognition even in the last 25-30 years. Yet another case of the City invading this corner of the East End

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Good comment, thank you. I’m hoping to cover Vallance Road at some point.

@maurice8607

2 ай бұрын

​@@Robslondon Brilliant, that'll be great.

I used to work 2 minutes walk from the extant Frying Pan Alley, and had previously worked 5 minutes walk from the lost Frying Pan Alley in Clerkenwell.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

😉

Have to wonder if the US term "Tin Pan Alley" originates from similar. It's mostly associated with a type of music, but maybe it was likely music that would be found in a tin pan alley. I have a hard time believing "tin pan alley" just came from nothing to describe a type of music, despite what a google search turns up.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

That’s a very good point. Wouldn’t surprise me if there was a similar meaning. When making the video I was also thinking of the American term ‘Skid Row’

@brick6347

2 ай бұрын

It's fairly sure it's slang, because of the cheap music shops in NYC in the late 1800s that made and sold lesser quality pianos etc. They sounded a bit rubbish, like banging a tin pan. I always thought it was associated with the Florida panhandle (that strip that protrudes west like... well, like a pan handle) but apparently unrelated.

@janebaker966

2 ай бұрын

I think it's very likely. I guess a skilled but poor musician could beat out a tune on a frying pan and probably pretty good too!

Cheers Rob for another informative slice of Londons history. Keep up the great work

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

It’s a pleasure Davo. Thank you for watching and thanks for the kind words; I really appreciate it. Stay well.

So much fun to watch and recognize areas.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

Cheers mate! It's just mad what people went through on those streets I'm passing by now and then. Absolutely mad.

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Thanks ;-) It is isn't it...

Thanks Rob for another great video on London Town! London is one of my favorite towns but sadly I've only been there though various authors like Dickens, Doyle, and Arronnovitch. One of the reasons I love your channel because your videos bring these places to life. It's also sad to think of the living conditions our ancestors went through, just to repeat and do it all over again. I'm fairly certain most of us couldn't live that same life today.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Beautiful comment. Thank you so much. I hope you make it here for real someday Ted.

Thanks Rob. I always appreciate your interesting and well narrated videos. Grim reality is best not swept under the carpet.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated.

Another Sunday night made, thanks 😊

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

A pleasure as always mate. Hope you’re keeping well.

Thanks for a wonderful story of lost London streets 🎉

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you David 😄

I've just been in town for the BAFTAs. I watch this, and I want to go back! As much time as I've spent in London, I still don't feel like I know the town. Thanks for the guided tour! Cheers!

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Hope you make it back soon 😉

Absolutely brilliant & enlightening. Those poor people. Very well narrated. You bet I'm subscribing !

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Really appreciate that Bob, thank you. And it’s good to have you here!

I hugely enjoyed this. I work on Middlesex Street, right accross Frying Pan Alley which in fact many a colleague and I frequently walk through to reach the backstreets or the Market at lunchtime. Amazing to learn so much about an area I find so fascinating in just one 16 minute video! I have subscribed! 👏

@Robslondon

23 күн бұрын

I really appreciate your kind words Missq, thank you! And it’s good to have you here 😉 Thanks again and stay well.

@missq4724

23 күн бұрын

@@Robslondon My pleasure! I can tell I will learn a lot from your channel, just what I had been looking for for some time now! You too take care and keep more extraordinary content coming for as long as time and health allow! 😊

@Robslondon

23 күн бұрын

@@missq4724 Thanks! And will do 😄

I have lived near London (Crawley) for over 15 years and only now am I really getting a closer insight into the city - thank you very much 👍👍!

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Andrea!

@AtheistOrphan

2 ай бұрын

Crawley? Just up the road from me! (Waves from Horsham👋)

Great video Rob! From Brooklyn, NY.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Good to have you here my friend 🇺🇸

Thanks for a fascinating, although quite sad, video. I love all the history in London. You do a great job bringing it to your subscribers.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

That’s really kind of you to say Joan, thank you.

The amazing thing is that none of your rivals on here has found this fascinating subject before.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

It is difficult to think of original topics!

Absolutely interesting. I love hearing about the street names and I hope you continue to do more of them! Thanks Rob

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Deb…. And I certainly will be 😉

Sat down to dinner this evening and we said: what shall we watch and lo and behold Rob had posted his new video! Great always interesting, this one being a very sad one.. This is such a London story. and i know ! such funny strange street names! bit scarey too...Not long ago i found out about how the Salvation army was wonderfully and really actively helping the poor under William Booth all over England and Scotland in the 1800s, really changing peoples lives. He wrote a book called: Deepest darkest England' to highlight to others the harsh lives of the poor during the 1800's even though England boasted of being a wealthy nation. Any way we always love watching your films Rob and im always impressed with the background music you pick. Great stuff.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Such a lovely video Sharon, thank you! Pleased to know I can help in some way 😉

Nice work! Very thorough, informative, and interesting. I also enjoy your voice. Keep up the good work, and thanks!

@Robslondon

27 күн бұрын

Thanks so much, really kind of you to say 😊

Hi Rob! I have missed one or two due to study but latched onto this one and pleased to be yet again educated in a most interesting and friendly way! Brilliant!Thank you. Rob

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Rob! Hope the studying is going well

Hi Rob, Hope you are keeping well, Great video subject, The production values are excellent, And I am continuing to enjoy your fantastic content, Thank you

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Dave, I truly appreciate your kind words and financial support- thank you so much. Stay well sir.

Very interesting and informative glimpse of history. You've clearly done your homework well. Many thanks!

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated, thank you.

Great video, I'm fascinated with how London streets were named. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos! 😊

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

New Rob’s!Im so exited!!

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

😄

Blimey, what a brilliant video! I was about to ignore it… gladly I didn’t. New subscriber, most certainly! 😃

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Ah! Thanks Gerard, much appreciated! Good to have you here 😉

I worked in Rowell House alongside which was the Spitalfields Frying Pan Alley. Fond memories.

I have family who lived in similar places in the mid 1800s. Clerkenwell and Islington. St Pancras. Stepney. Some were in and out of the workhouse. This was very interesting.

@Robslondon

23 күн бұрын

Thank you Judy

Little Dorit and in Oliver twist Charles Dickens has told us the dark ,slum and poverty .In 19th century he made a tour of London and saw poor areas where life was miserable,crime was rampant,I think frying pan alley of spittlefield and Lambeth might be those mentioned by Charles Dickens

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Well said.

Another great video Rob, top class.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated, thank you!

Exceptional work Rob, brilliant video. Absolutely loved it, thanks once again.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you as always Slycockney. Much appreciated mate. Hope you’re keeping well.

My my what a trip! Both geographical and chronological, how diligent thou art, thank you for all your efforts.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Lovely comment, thank you so much! Hope you’re keeping well 😉

Hi Rob, I live in Scotland and will probably never go back to London, haven't visited since the nineties, there's too many people. Thanks to your videos I can see so much of that grand city. I picture you spending hours researching in the British Library 💚

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Such a lovely comment Evelyn, thank you! I hope you do make it back sometime... worth it even if you don't like crowds ;-) Thanks again and stay well.

Brilliant work as always rob keep up the good work 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Cheers Mick

Thank you Rob, once again you have brought to life a piece of London history. Looking forward to the next one.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Neil ☺️

Great stuff as always Rob, thanks for your hard work uploading this. Cheers, Robert.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Always a pleasure! Thank you so much for watching 😉

Wonderful video, as usual Rob👍🏼

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Russell!

Another fascinating video. Thanks!!

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Stephen! Much appreciated

9:13 "Who on earth was naming these places?" I imagine this was just a joke, but in case anyone's curious: The names on maps were usually taken from locals' names for them, they often didn't have official names. As an early part of the video alluded to, Frying Pan Alleys were usually named for ironmongers' shop signs, but what it didn't mention is probably that the reason these signs were taken as the name is because they were probably the best identifying mark for those particular alleys, perhaps visible from near the entrance to the alley. The various "Naked Boys" most likely referred to pub signs or other images of mythological/allegorical characters such as Cupid, Bacchus, or putti, a not uncommon sight on houses and pubs, their intended meaning opaque to the uneducated locals.

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your contribution. And yes, the rhetorical question was intended to be humorous.

Very interesting and enjoyable!

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Emily!

“Razor Blade Alley”- Madness 1983. 🥁🎤

Nice work once again, Rob... Just love the phrase "Curious of prying into futurity"..!

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Bryan! Yes, they had a way with words back then 😉

Amazing video Rob, thank you. I am re publishing my story The Old Man and the Jackal, which appeared in Katt of Ten Tales in a separate volume with another, The Price of Shoes. Both have a strong message about social conditions in 100 years ago. I wrote The Price of Shoes after discovering the Victorian court system where families would live in a small number of houses arranged in a courtyard and having just one outside toilet and one cold water tap for everyone to use. At the same time, mill owners were throwing up huge mansions with every conceivable comfort. Thank you for high-lighting how ordinary people are constantly failed, even today.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Excellent comment Liam, thank you. Hope the writing is going well.

Hello Rob Another excellent researched and edit video. Love old maps of London. Thanks for the video. Take care Chris and Sandra of Canada.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Chris and Sandra! Hope you're both keeping well.

Thank you so much for your amazing research Rob! I enjoy these stories from London that I wouldn't normally know. I look forward to your next one

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Nanou :-)

Well researched - good stuff 👍

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you John

Excellent as always my friend. Thankyou . You deserve more viewers and subs .

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

That means a lot to me. Many thanks indeed.

Wow, this unique video really shows how lucky we are today.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

thank you Rachel

Love your video's, I've said it before, I was a cycle courier in London in the 80s and 90s, and the amazing changes since then( kind of sad ) great stuff learning about the streets that I knew so well, Nice one👌👍

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Ah, cheers Larry!

Worked near Spitalfields for four years in the early 1990s. Used to take long walks around the area at lunchtimes, fascinating history, as everyone probably knows it's also Jack the Ripper territory. You could feel the history oozing out of every brick & cobble. When I started there it was the last days of the fruit & veg market and I watched several entrepreneurs turn it into something more like Camden Market. Great film, you made me nostalgic for London, but I wouldn't want to live there now - too old!

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Lovely comment and thank you for the kind words.

Good job Rob, as ever :)

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Another great video my friend ❤️Thank you Thank you 😊

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

It’s a pleasure! Thank you ☺️

This was excellent! Thank you so much!

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! And thanks for watching 😉

Thanks, Rob.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Jonathan

Thank you for this fascinating video.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

It’s a pleasure. Thank you for watching!

Very interesting and informative Rob❤

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Thank you Vicky 😄

I love this guy’s adorable voice. He should narrate children’s books.

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

That's so kind of you to say :-) Many thanks!

@thewrecker3140

Ай бұрын

dyskelia as a child Rob was a great story writer and a brilliant artist. His ambition was to illustrate children's books, sadly this never happened. Thanks for your kind comment as it brought back happy memories for me. Much respect Robs dad.😊

Rob's videos showcasing London are indeed THE best on London. I agree with Jake ... someone give Rob his own series on TV although Rob you might have to be seen but that could be your USP. Never being seen, just heard and people will start wondering who the man is behind the cartoon bird. A social historian a la Banksy!! You really are mega fab.

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Ah, bless you... 'Smallcake' ;-) Good to see you here! Pictures of me can be found online if you do a bit of detective work.... and I have a very good tour guide friend who knows exactly who I am! Hope you're keeping well and thanks again; really appreciate the support and kind words.

Surprise, it’s not about cooking! This episode was very interesting. I don’t suppose there will come a day when all the history of London has been explored. Thank you.

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Brilliant video Rob. Very interesting indeed. I’ve walked around there a few times but never noticed the street name? 😊 Cheers Rob.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Greg!

So educational. Well done

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Robbojax. Hope you’re keeping well

Another excellent Sunday evening video.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Paul, glad you enjoyed it.

Love your video's! Greetings from Victoria across the pond on another island.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated Graham! Thank you ☺️

There is an alleyway in wakefield called Salt Pie Alley! I have always loved the name.

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Nice! 😄

Another person from that area was Mickey Davis. He lived on the south east corner of the Spital Fields Marker. He was a local councilor, dentist and set up what was known as 'Mickey's Shelter', accross the street during the blitz. Appauled by the state of the place, he organised cleaning rosters, entertainment and tea. I think she should at least have a blue plaque.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Interesting, thanks Jenny

@jennythescouser

2 ай бұрын

@@Robslondon I've just submitted a blue plaque nomination. It'd be nice to not just see them representing the 'great and the good'. For more details, just Google Search - "Mickey Davis", shelter - so you don't get basketball players etc.

Interesting and sad. Nice tho' that you showcased these alleys and the people who lived there. The part of history that never gets covered. Didn't know about Jack London. As a young person I enjoyed his books. Hello from lovely Oregon US.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated Melissa, thank you.

Thanks again John in Chicago

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thanks John.

Another fascinating video Rob thank you! I have a question, where did the people go when a sum area was cleared? Also, I learned about the green cabby boxes this week. There is another great Historian like you whom I learnt this from, but they are only shorts and not as much detail and research as your videos. Love yours so much more :-)

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Caroline! And that's a good question... from what I understand, in many cases, folk were just expected to find somewhere new to live with no help. Although this would've improved as more social housing (such as Peabody flats) were built. Thanks again ;-)

@stevebarlow3154

2 ай бұрын

@@Robslondon The Peabody Trust is still going and recently amalgamated with the housing association where I have been a tenant for many years. Without housing associations there would be little or no housing for those on modest incomes in London.

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

@@stevebarlow3154 This is very true Steve.

Thanks Rob. Really enjoyed that. 👍

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Cheers Tony 😉

Great video Rob. In some of the older London libraries (try Purley) there might be a book that lists every street name that the London County Council changed in the 1920s. My street Plough Way changed from plough Road so not much change but some streets were completely renamed. I'm sure frying pan alleys were among them. Hope this helps

@Robslondon

2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated, thank you ;-) Good tip.

Coo, I used to work at Steamship Mutual Assurance right on the corner of Frying Pan Alley and Goulston St as it went up to Spitalfields market. Used to love that part of East London.

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Lovely comment ;-) Cheers.

Really interesting, thanks Rob

@Robslondon

Ай бұрын

Much appreciated Victoria, thank you :-)