Hidden Historic Sites of London - Part I

In this video, I take you on a tour of central London, finding some beautiful historic buildings hidden amongst the tall modern structures of London's skyline.

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[arriesone]

Just to say, Southwark is pronounced Sutherk with a hard th like in ‘brother’ 😊

[georgewilkinson]

I thoroughly enjoyed your video. These gems are one of the many things that make London so fascinating. Thank you.🇨🇦

[britanniahomecare]

That was wonderful...love the effort historian go to just to give us a feel of our past...love history...the harsh lifes, loss of so much that was grade only to be rubble...gives me gous bumps...keep them coming x

[JaneNewAuthor]

When I was in London in 2015, a friend who's an actor and who has performed at The Globe took me to see it, but it was closed. We rounded a corner, and a small sign took us to an archeological dig which could be viewed by members of the public. It was the site of the original Globe, discovered when they were strenthening the foundations of an office building. Quite amazing, and incredibly moving, especially to my friend.

[pattierotondo]

This is a lovely video! I'm an American who has visited England several times, so I've spent something close to a total of three weeks in London. Every time I go, I try to find more of these hidden places, since I've seen most of the famous sites already. I also love to see what I find as I walk through the city. One of the best adventures I had was spending a day walking from the East End to Baker Street, wandering down various streets and into pubs, churches, shops and other places along the way.

St Dunstan's is beautiful, even in its ruined state. I have never seen that bit of the Winchester palace - I didn't realize anything was left. It good to know there are still things to discover!

[brad]

Just a sidenote, if you want to go 'mudlarking' or search for things on the bank of the allowed to look but if you want to dig, scrape or use a metal detector, you'll need a permit from the port of London authority.

[deltic]

What a fascinating film, so much packed into a few minutes. Though I lived in London for a time in the 70/80s I knew little of this hidden history. You have now given me the itinerary for a lovely day out, walking round this historic part of London. I always got the feeling London was a number of villages, with different identities, all grown together in one metropolis - would that be a future source of films from yourself? Liked and subscribed today - I look forward to enjoying more of your films

[timbounds]

Southwark Cathedral....never ever been there! There again, I don't often go south of the river! Thanks for reminding me of its existence.

[veronicaroach]

I'm 83 now, grew up in London and thought I knew it pretty well, but of course you never know everything, so most of these places I diud not know about. Long since moved to the US, and it was nice to find this little video - we are never too old to learn more, and of course there is so much new development in london that I would not recognize now also. Thanks for my learning session, very informative !

[sues]

I just loved seeing this video, thank you. It did just what I love doing in London. Walking and discovering amazing places. Made me a little sad though as I live in Australia and probably won't get back again, but never say never lol.

[wertperch]

Thanks once again, I love seeing these little hidden places!

[maryanneslater]

If I ever get a chance to visit the UK, I shall binge on your channel beforehand so I'll know the best places to visit. Thank you!

[ahuddleston]

Just discovered your channel. Perfect for history buffs. ...you've got a new subscriber

[kskssxoxskskss]

Excellent musical accompaniment, just the right mood.

[jamesthompson]

Marvelous cinematography and well researched educational material. Thanks. 5:08

[edwardjasper]

Very interesting I didn, t know a lot about London, s ancient past it, s fascinating.Being a Colchester lad
I.would love to see your video on my home town.I, 'll have to subscribe now.

[ethericrose]

Excellent video. I just love medieval history.

[RedcoatsReturn]

I stumbled on All Hallows House and the ruin of St. Dunstan’s after visiting the Chard 😄 This is a great idea to show the hidden gems of central London 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😊 I will certainly visit Southwark Cathedral next time 👍👍 I can recommend All Hallows Church by The Tower, very close to the Tower of London..the crypt is spectacular!

[dulcilass]

I've been to London a couple of times but the tours I took missed these sites.. Thanks for showing them to me.

[TheJonathanNewton]

I especially like 2:43 where you cherish the beauty of nature rather than decry the destruction of the church. I wouldn’t have thought of it like that. Thank you for showing me things from a different perspective.