East End Echoes - London walk from Mile End to Poplar via Limehouse (4K)

From the 18th Century Novo Cemetery to Hawksmoor's St Anne's Church Limehouse via the Regent's Canal then two historic locations in Poplar.
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Featured in this video: Mile End Road and the story of the Peasant's Revolt of 1381, Novo Jewish Cemetery established in 1733, Regent's Canal and the story of the failed Regent's Canal Railway, Mile End Park, The Ragged Museum, Commercial Road, the Limehouse Cut, St Anne's Church Limehouse, East India Dock Road, Grundy Street and site of the African Queen Pub, Chrisp Street Market, Balfron Tower, Aberfeldy Street, East India DLR Station.
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[michaeldillon]

For people like me, who grew up in the 60's, seeing that mural of Queenie Watts was very nostalgic . Real name - Mary Spenton - really epitomised the East End . She was in so many films and TV shows that were iconic of 6O's London - and not the Carnaby Street bit . She was in a 1978 Play for Today called ' Waterloo Sunset ' . How London was that !? .
Tommy Flowers was typical of how the working class contribution to British history has been down played. Without Tommy Flowers none of that Bletchley Park stuff could have happened, or happened so quickly . R.I.P Mary and Tommy . You were what we used to call ' salt if the earth ' . ✌️🇬🇧

[michaeldillon]

I worked as a gravedigger many years ago . In one corner was a seperate jewish graveyard. The last burial was at least 100 years ago but still there were fresh stones placed on the ( upright ) gravestones. I never saw any visitors myself which added to the mystery and charm ✌️🕊️

[acmehorse]

Dear John, I notice when it's a cloudy, dreary, cold day like today, wearing a bright color like yellow or red picks up my mood. Great video!

[StormchaserJockMcGinty]

Imagine how lovely all these places would look and feel without the graffiti that covers every inch of every surface. Such a blight on this great cityscape.

[JTTW]

I find it astonishing that all of us alive today had ancestors who survived history! Thanks for another excellent walk - wonderful photography - love all the sights.

[williamrobinson]

Your dad's music should DEFINITELY be the regular playout song, after all, practically everywhere was once meadows and streams etc.. A real piece of folk culture, you should put it to the best use possible. A lovely walk, I do hope it cheered you up John! 🌟👍

[markriley]

What a great walk John. I have visited all the Jewish Cemeteries in the area (including the three not open to the public). It was a wonderful experience last year. The older cemetery is on the campus near the Novo but is locked. I got permission to visit and spent a wonderful couple of hours there. The Ba’al Shem of London (Samuel Falk - believed to have associated with Emanuel Swedenborg ) is buried in Alderney Road Cemetery. St Anne’s is a wonderful church. I managed to visit the inside of it in Sept last year and get up into the gallery. The pyramid is the entrance to Fu Manchu’s lair in the Sax Rohmer novels.

[malcolmrichardson]

Fascinating and very enjoyable - those images of the Jewish cementary were very poignant and completely new to me. Thank you.

[daviddaw]

From 1987 to 1994 I worked as a Traffic Policeman at Bow Garage in E3, so this area was my ground. I watched with interest as it all changed with the advent of nearby Canary Wharf and it is still changing now. Thanks for an fascinating video

[markmclaughlan]

I lived at Sturry Street, next to the African Queen mid 70s and passed it every day on the way - to and from - the Mayflower school on the next corner. Queenie Watt's had the pub the Rose and Crown (she had a parrot in the bar area too) in Penny Fields across the East India Dock Rd and near to West India Dock Rd. Great video John, thanks.

[-DC-]

Drove a truck round London for 5 years, The East End was always my Favourite Location you take me back to a time i knew the streets of London like the back of my hand. 👍

[LizardLoungeRadio]

That's what I love about London, the canals, the parks and of course the achitecture and the history. So many great spots!

[geoffgeorge]

A Sunday evening wander around London sets you up perfectly for the week ahead. Cheers John!

[seanjamescameron]

Never seen a cemetery like that, really striking sight. Nice to see Spring has arrived in London, we are still in Winter in the welsh mountainside.

[spudspuddy]

pub wasnt called the african queen until 1993 when it became a restaraunt and named after the book and movie, before that it was built as the SOUTH AFRICAN TAVERN

[williamsdaf]

What a fantastic looking place Aberfeldy Street is. Thank you for opening our eyes to East End wonders John.

[johnannetteedwards]

Hope you are feeling better John, thank you SO much for your walks ❤

[RedStickLouisiana]

Your route was wonderful, it is always nice to walk next to a body of water. Thanks for taking us along.

[katemead]

The graveyard, the canal, the street art, the history, your company, thanks for all of it. Enjoy the ups, the downs and the neither ups nor downs X

[JacqTracks]

What a fabulous episode. We've always approached St. Anne's via the riverside. We're going canal-side next. Thank you!