Exploring London's Pubs: Five Pubs, Five Stories (Volume 2)

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London is famous for its many pubs, most of which have an intriguing tale or two to tell.
In this video we’ll be visiting five such taverns and examining their long histories which, amongst other things, include a watery gallows, a pub with an important American link, a cheeky parrot, and a tragic true story that inspired Charles Dickens…
I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on this selection of historic inns and, if you’d like to suggest other London pubs of note for future episodes of this series, please do let me know in the comments!
Chapters in this video:
0.00 Intro
1.04 The Prospect of Whitby, E1
5.09 The Mayflower, SE16
10.10 Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, EC4
15.39 Dirty Dicks, EC2
20.44 The Cartlon Tavern, NW6
26.00 Outro
If you missed the first episode of this series on London’s historic pubs, you can watch it here:
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If you’d like to hear Danny John Jules’ interview with the BBC regarding the Carlton Tavern, you can listen to that here:
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Thank you so much again for watching, friends.
Stay well and please be sure to stay tuned!

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@alanaitcheson3117 2 года назад

That was the best documentary about London pubs I've seen in a long time, and so well researched. If only the BBC made documentaries like this. A very big thanks for your hard work and brilliant videos.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Thank you so much Alan. Kind words like yours really do give me the best possible encouragement I could wish for when making these videos. Means so much to me to have great people like you watching. Thanks again and stay well sir.

@georgielancaster1356 2 года назад

@@Robslondon heads up Inventor of time travel JACOB VON HOGPLUME 1865 - 1909 lived here in 2063 says that blue heritage London plaque advised as no longer there. But another blue plaque in London says lived here in 2189. In Bath, plaque says lived here in 1547 Another plaque in New York says 2063 Another in Stockholm, Sweden says 2193 Another was up in The Netherlands, but now removed. I think there was one in Brighton for 2063. Wish I could afford to put up one in Oz

@Robslondon 2 года назад

@@georgielancaster1356 :-D

@georgielancaster1356 2 года назад

@@Robslondon Is there still a pub called The Old Father Red Cap, near Camberwell Green? I think someone has mentiomed the pubs around Rotherhythe? Camberwell... If that pub is still there, it would be a very touching video. Only about a week into the Battle of Britain, a wedding party was celebrating in the pub, and they came out of the pub to go to a bomb shelter and were hit by a 500 lb bomb. 13 killed. 9 in family and 4 family friends. Groom Sydney and Patricia, his new wife, were both 21. Youngest child killed, part of the family, was 8, I think. Almost wiped out the family. I think there might be a memorial somewhere nearby? Maybe in the park - on the green?? Edit: It seems to be no longer there or might be, but is renamed and no longer a pub. It was also a famed gay pub in the 60's. Started the career of DJ Tricky Dicky. I'm on other side of world. Hadn't heard of him. Tricky Dicky was Richard Nixon, to me. Edit: memorial in north east corner of Camberwell Green. Father Red Cap is ? most recently, Planet Nollywood, a Nigerian Club?

@Robslondon 2 года назад

@@georgielancaster1356 Really interesting comment Georgie, thank you. Yes, it was the Father Red Cap, not sure if it's still a Nigerian club as I've not been in that area since before the pandemic. Will keep an eye out next time I'm around there, thanks :-)

@patrickdlh 9 месяцев назад

Excellent, a similar thing happened to the Greyhound in Sydenham South London, a famous pub with a long history, developers boarded it up and in spite of planning protections and extended arguments from the locals it mysteriously burn down, the developers thought they had it made in the shade, clapping all the way to the Bank. Unfortunately for them the local authorities forced them to rebuild, as you said brick by brick even down to the two stone greyhounds at the main entrance.

@Robslondon 9 месяцев назад

Nice ;-) Cheers Patrick

@Rosa_moon_J 2 года назад

i work at the mayflower! we unfortunately had to stop selling american stamps, i’m pretty sure it was over the course of the pandemic - but we’re very keen to get the american stamps back esp. for the tourists. it’s such a lovely unique part of the pub’s history :)

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Thanks for clearing that up Rosa! That reason makes sense, hope they start getting sold again soon. Thanks again and stay well 😊

@BostonBobby1961 2 года назад

Who do they have to contact? I work for the United States Postal Service in the Boston district as a truck driver?

@kccorliss3922 2 года назад

Funny that american sites from that era are National landmarks, but in the uk they are just old pubs….

@michaelking9772 2 года назад

As an Irishman who avoids the so called Irish Pubs when away from home always found the great Old English Taverns full of atmosphere and history.!!!Want to a few more

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Ha ha! Cheers Michael! 😉🍻

@scented-leafpelargonium3366 2 года назад

I had the impression the Irish did not like England or the English

@iersejounge Год назад

@@scented-leafpelargonium3366 I love both people and country. Fantastic place. Feel more at home in UK than Ireland. Dublin born and bred.

@scented-leafpelargonium3366 Год назад

@@iersejounge That's amazing and the way it should be. It would be nice hear more positivity like that from Irish people. I lived in England too for a time and loved it, but now back to the sectarian views of my native Northern Ireland which saddens me a lot. Well done my friend! 🤗

@LacitsyM 9 месяцев назад

Hop and vine, hull. Best place for a bev up here mate. 😉👍🏻

@MrTumshie 2 года назад

I can only wish RU-vid and this channel had been around when I lived down there from 1988-1993. You have a way of making me want to investigate places that the usual tourist stuff doesn't. I'm always more interested in the history of ordinary folk much more than the kings and queens pish.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Thanks so much for your kind words. I’ve always preferred social history 😉 Cheers and stay well.

@johnhaggerty4396 2 года назад

I live in Glasgow and feel more at home in London than any city in the world. So glad to watch this tour of London's historic pubs - the first I visited was The Prospect of Whitby in 1969, mentioned in a Len Deighton novel.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Much appreciated John; thank you. I have a lot of love for Glasgow too!

@J3335 6 месяцев назад

Me too. I now understand why so many who leave Glasgow for London never come back. God I miss wandering around London, getting lost among it's streets, walking down the Thames, and finding jewels like The Grapes and The Prospect of Whitby... Every day off was an adventure. These videos are very bittersweet.

@iainsan 2 года назад

This is an excellent and very well-made and researched documentary. Thank you for making it. I'm sure many tourists will find it very useful and interesting when planning their visit to London.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

I appreciate that; thank you. Stay well.

@brianparker663 3 года назад

That's my trips to London sorted for another year! Thanks Rob. You really should be making documentaries for large, mainstream companies - right up there with anything on Channel 5, BBC4, Yesterday etc. etc. 😃

@Robslondon 3 года назад

I Can’t thank you enough for those kind words Brian. Much appreciated sir; stay well and thanks again; hope you enjoy your next trip! 😉

@thewrecker3140 3 года назад

Brian what a wonderful man you are, such encouraging comments. You definitely would have made my son Roberts day. God bless you and kind regards. Michael Lordan.

@brianparker663 3 года назад

@@thewrecker3140 All positive feedback well deserved! 😃

@ralph9871 3 года назад

As ever, a fab video which I found facinating, particulary the last story - justice ! Well done you.

@Robslondon 3 года назад

Thanks so much Ralph, that means a lot to me. I’ve been meaning to cover the Carlton Tavern for quite a while now; I still can’t get over the anger I felt when it was knocked down! Thanks again and stay well 🍺

@berylbicheno2138 3 года назад

I really enjoyed that episode. I went to Dirty Dicks in the 1960's and it had so much atmosphere. Th In the bar there were beer barrels for tables and sawdust on the floor and lots of cobwebs hanging from the ceiling and in a different room there was a big table laid out with food for the wedding reception all covered in dirt and cobwebs everywhere. What a pity I didn't take a camera! Anyway, it was great learning about the other old pubs I look forward to your next volume!

@Robslondon 3 года назад

Thanks so much Beryl! It’s fascinating to hear memories about the old Dirty Dicks… sounds like it was quite a sight to behold!

@jackyglazebrook5707 3 года назад

That's just how I remember it..

@richardadams5409 2 года назад

I wonder how long after the early 1960's the Prospect of Whitby continued to be the pub that literally 100's of rugby players went to on Saturday evenings to drink and sing? Teams from north, south, east and west London having played away at the opposite ends of London stopped on their way home. All travelled in cars in days of pre breathalyser! Literally heaving with rugby players during early evening. It was an institution which I enjoyed many times. A small "band" of oriental chaps either knew or picked up on any rugby song, mostly vulgar. They sat expressionless and played. Happy memories. The pub was always packed needless to say.

@jackyglazebrook5707 3 года назад

I first went to Dirty Dicks in 1968.. I still have a fish In an envelope that told your fortune. I can still remember standing agog at the cobwebs inthe ceiling.. We went down stairs to see the cake and table covered in cobwebs....

@Robslondon 3 года назад

What an incredible memory to have Jacky! It’s probably unrecognizable today compared to what you experienced

@Chingfordassociates 2 года назад

I love exploring the foreshore at low tide beneath The Propect of Whitby. Oyster shells and fragments of old tiles and bottles from centuries past are everwhere.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Beautiful comment, thank you 😊

@michaelwhite8031 3 года назад

We are lucky to have so many old pubs in London but they are disappearing very fast. I remember back in the late 1980's when l was an illustrator dropping into some beautiful old pubs, but alas they were gutted and modernised.

@Robslondon 3 года назад

sad but true, Michael 😕

@thesesounds1 3 года назад

Great video. Thanks for creating wonderful content.

@Robslondon 3 года назад

Thank you so much James, it's a pleasure. Stay well.

@ChrisSmith-ls7mb 3 года назад

Hello Robert Loved the video. We just returned from our trip to London and we ate at the Prospect of Whitby. We had a great view of the river and the meal was very good. On our next trip we are planning to go to the The Mayflower which we have previously walked past. I have a connection as I have ancestors John Howland who came over on the Mayflower in my family tree. We have not been in Dirty Dicks but my grandparents have and I have a picture of Dirty Dicks from there visit to London in 1970 plus the picture a I took in 2017. We walked by the Old Cheshire Cheese on our way to visit Dr Johnson house and we had a packed lunch with Hodge the cat. So video was aim right us and we truly enjoyed it. Thanks Chris and Sandra of Canada.

@Robslondon 3 года назад

Thanks so much Chris, lovely comment 😊 Stay well

@edwardoleyba3075 3 года назад

Yes, a lovely old pub. Went there a few times when I lived in Wapping. Good food and good atmosphere. Did you happen to notice whether they still had the old gas mantle lamp lit above the bar?

@Robslondon 3 года назад

@@edwardoleyba3075 I didn’t see that Edwardo, will have to go back! 😉

@edwardoleyba3075 3 года назад

@@Robslondon . It’s been a long time since I was there last. I moved from Wapping in 2001. As I recall, the gas light was over the bar, (towards the front), as you walked towards the back of the pub. There was a small framed description of it saying it was the only remaining gas mantle from when the premises were lit entirely by gas. It gave the place a nice ambiance on a dark grey day😉

@Robslondon 3 года назад

@@edwardoleyba3075 Thanks Edwardo, maybe someone here can verify if it's still there? I imagine it would be.

@trevordance5181 3 года назад

Gough Square was the original home to the studios of The London Broadcasting Company, LBC, mainland Britain's first legal commercial radio station, which began broadcasting on the 8th October 1973.

@Robslondon 3 года назад

Yes, great bit of knowledge Trevor!

@MattForbes 2 года назад

A wonderful film, Rob, many thanks! The "Cheese" was one of my regular lunchtime haunts when I was working at Fleetbank House (Salisbury Square) for the MoD back in the mid 90s. We always had to arrange to meet outside, as trying to find a colleague inside was nigh on impossible given the maze-like interior. I then lived about 5 minutes away from the Carlton (2000-2005), and it was our regular Sunday afternoon meeting spot - I had absolutely no idea that it'd been demolished and rebuilt - I *must* visit again next time I'm in the city. You asked for suggestions - how about the "Hole in the Wall" on Mepham Street. There's nothing particularly historic about it, but it's a wonderful little place with sticky floors and disgusting toilets. It's also hilarious to take someone there who has never visited before - purely to see the look on their face when a train rumbles out of Charing Cross and the whole place vibrates :) Again - thanks for some wonderful vids! Matt

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Thanks so much for the kind words and wonderful comment Matt, much appreciated. And yes, I know what you mean about the Hole in the Wall! ;-) Might have to pop there! Cheers and thanks again.

@StephenBranney 2 года назад

That must be the first time in yonks I have watched a youtube doc all the way through. Truly fascinating. Absolutely brilliant.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Thanks so much Stephen; really appreciate your support and kind words. Stay well mate.

@radeakins 2 года назад

The Prospect of Whitby was my great Grandfathers old haunt. He was the dock constable for Shadwell Basin and the head bell ringer at St Pauls Shadwell just around the corner. Dave Trumble. My great uncle is also buried in that churchyard but he has no headstone, instead they planted a plum tree that still grows in the yard.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Brilliant comment; thank you so much for sharing your family history. It's always wonderful to hear from people who have a direct connection with these sites. Thanks again; stay well.

@radeakins 2 года назад

@@Robslondon You too. Its shame really, the last time I was in London, 6 years ago, I wanted to see inside the church and the rope room so I could play a BBC interview from the early 60's of my great grandfather which they held in the rope room and ended with a demonstration of a reel of the bells.

@geraldmonger1921 2 года назад

I visited Dirty Dicks on a regular basis in the late 60's and your description of it at the time was spot on. On the wooden wall behind the bar there were scratched initials of American service men from WW2 and I remember being encouraged by the bar staff to do the same on the barrel that was our table. I saw some recent pictures of the interior since renovation and they have ruined it. It looked like a Weatherspoon pub which it might be now who knows.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Great comment Gerald, thanks. I didn’t know about the American servicemen’s initials; such a shame they’ve been lost 😞

@pauljones6427 2 года назад

Do you remember the old net where each Easter a hot cross bun was thrown, it was across the ceiling of the bar, the buns were black with age and smoke.

@ct1762 Год назад

omg rebuilt brick by brick.... that must've been a blast! what an egregious thing to do... demolish such a treasure. terrible people.

@Robslondon Год назад

Very much agree ;-)

@beerandbarrechords8035 3 года назад

Awesome video dude, you explain the stories behind the pubs really well! I hope for more virtual pub crawls! Maybe do the traditional monopoly route for a video?

@Robslondon 3 года назад

Thanks so much, I really appreciate that. The Monopoly route is a great idea, although I'm not too sure I could last that long!! Will certainly think about pubs on that route though; the Old Kent Road for example. Thanks again; stay well.

@AliShafiei-t4i 6 месяцев назад

I'm amazed at the beauty of London.👍🧿🇬🇧

@Robslondon 6 месяцев назад

Nice comment, thank you!

@bryaneast2513 2 года назад

A very interesting film. I come originally from Hackney, East London, and know where some of these pubs are situated, but I did not know all the history connected with them. I enjoyed this presentation very much indeed and have now subscribed to the channel.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Thanks very much Bryan; really appreciate your kind words and support. Great to have you here 😉 Cheers and stay well.

@catherinesikora8397 Год назад

Ye Old Cheshire Cheese was a unique and fun experience! We haven't made it to all of these pubs yet, but we will eventually. It is good to have more to do each time you visit London. Thanks for your hard work in presenting these!

@Robslondon Год назад

It's my pleasure :-)

@jean-pierresharp8050 3 года назад

Loved the video Rob. I wish I lived closer to London.

@Robslondon 3 года назад

Thank you so much. Hope you get here soon 😉

@liamkatt6434 Год назад

My father lived in London in the mid/late 1930s. He always told me about DD's. In 1974 I visited only to find that, apart from sawdust on the floor, it was remarkably clean. When I got home I told mt father. He said I should have visited downstairs, not the upstairs part. So about a year later I did. What a difference!

@Robslondon Год назад

Nice comment Liam, thanks!

@tonyrobinson5597 2 года назад

I was born 5 minutes from the prospect I was very poor back in the 50s so to Hearn some money I used to go to the prospect and ask the customers mind your car please sir , when I grew up it became my local my friend used to sing in the prospect every Sunday whenever I visit London I pass the prospect so many memories I’m now in my 74th year they say time flys

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing that Tony, very moving. Stay well sir.

@davidgray3321 2 года назад

Well done old boy very enjoyable and lots of history, a great film for overseas visitors to watch before they come to London so they may visit these pubs. London had taken a battering but she’s a great city and at one time the beacon of hope for the whole world, she did not flag or fail.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Wonderful words David 😉 Thanks so much for the support; stay well sir 🍺

@Arfabiscuit 2 года назад

I used to love going to Narrow street with my Dad and Uncle in the 80s and 90s and visiting those pubs . Some wonderful memories both of those great guys are upstairs now and i live in another country . I always feel a great sense of comfort when i see something that looks unchanged from back in the day thank you i can still see myself laughing with them . Hope i get to go back to London some day i lived there for 48 years and still miss it .

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Lovely comment, thank you 😊

@yuniyonson 2 месяца назад

Great videos. Many happy memories for me. From a 79 year year old ex-pat lady, in Lutherstadt Wittenberg Germany. Thank you again. I hope to watch more of your work.

@Robslondon 2 месяца назад

Such a lovey comment, thank you. Stay well.

@batchmotorsport 3 месяца назад

Interesting seeing the google street view of the Carlton Tavern. Developers can't escape that. The Carlton footy jumper makes me a bit sick though.

@paulbutterworthbillericay 2 года назад

I love the fact the locals took on the developers with the Carlton Pub, where I live developers want to compulsory purchase 14 Gardens to widen a road so new houses can be built. Pubs love them absolutely, the Prospect of Whitby had a sign up in the beer garden said its where a particular type of flower came into the country, was traded for a pint or two, love that, Leigh on Sea is good for Smugglers pubs, also the Mayflower would Dock there regularly

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Great comment Paul, thanks. Cheers and stay well.

@THOMistheshit 3 года назад

Shame these once historical independent pubs are now all ran by brewery chains- mostly devoid of any character they once had.

@paulwilson8825 3 года назад

This channel is simply brilliant. Robslondon may not have many subscribers but is a golden nugget in a mountain of dross. Please keep this up because some of us appreciate quality when we see it!

@Robslondon 3 года назад

That means so much to me; thank you Paul. It's wonderful comments like yours that keep me going here. Thanks again for your support and stay well.

@thewrecker3140 3 года назад

Paul I 100% concur with all that you say. Kind words indeed and many thanks for taking the time to leave your comment. Kindest regards Robs Dad.

@stevenmorley1639 2 года назад

Here Here....

@Robslondon 2 года назад

@@stevenmorley1639 Cheers Steven.

@arriesone1 2 года назад

I totally agree, there is such quality here from Rob and I’m so pleased to have come upon his channel! The stories are amazing…that Carlton Tavern, OMG….how could such destruction have been allowed to happen? Heartbreaking…but the rebuild wonderful, managing to keep some original artefacts…and serve the developers damn well right….I love all of London and her great history..get there whenever I can, just to wander the streets and take in all of the atmosphere and wonderful historic sites round every corner 😃

@waynedexter3446 3 года назад

Excellent Video, especially the relaxed narritive style! I remember Dirty Dicks well. I used to work for some years in an office on Bishops Gate and would often drop in with workmates on the way back to the rail station. Oh happy days!

@Robslondon 3 года назад

Nice memories Wayne, and thank you so much for the kind words!

@mikereilly5005 2 года назад

Just stumbled across your channel, what an absolute delight, listening to you meandering around these beautiful buildings , It was a real treat thank you You have inspired me to visit them all, especially the carlton vale which is local to me, I was at the time also enraged, but have not been over there for a while ,and had not realised it was rebuilt, a pint tomorrow me thinks Once again thank you so much ,I have subscribed and am looking forward to the next installment

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Thank you so much for your wonderful comment and kind words Mike; that really means a lot to me. It's great to have you along! Stay well and enjoy your pint! Cheers ;-)

@jamesmc1272 2 года назад

Gilbert O'Sullivan - Nothing Rhymed (Official HD Video) see this pub in the early 70s

@brianyauner5094 2 года назад

Another great video Rob.The story of the Carlton Tavern is very similar to the demolition of the Firestone Building along the Great West Road in 1980-only in that case the developers got away with it.Maybe there is a video in that story and the other inter-war buildings along the Great West Road-including the Hoover building where the listed art deco facade now hides a Tesco.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Many thanks Brian, and yes that’s a great call. I’ve always been fascinated with the buildings along there as I grew up not too far away. Cheers and stay well.

@elguapo42 3 года назад

I love learning about London's old haunts after becoming obsessed with the White Chapel murders !

@Robslondon 3 года назад

Yes, I think a lot of people follow the same path Ryan!

@rosiebottom3870 2 года назад

Me too. I could sit in the 10 Bells all day soaking up the atmosphere.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

@@rosiebottom3870 Yes, that’s a good one 😉

@sav7568 2 года назад

There are not too many pubs left around Whitechapel.

@nicknewman7848 2 года назад

I lived within the square mile on New Change behind St Paul's for 4 years when I was a kid (30+ years ago). I'm always fascinated by the history of the City. This video is really well put together and really interesting. Thanks.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Thanks so much Nick, much appreciated. Stay well.

@peterbaxter2913 2 года назад

Thank you so much. These videos are absolutely spot-on. They are beautifully filmed, and all (as far as I've seen) are meticulously researched. I have not viewed every one of them, but I wonder whether you have covered the 'Mitre' Tavern, off Ely Place, near to Hatton Garden? It was the first pub my father took me into in about 1960. He had been a chorister just round the corner at Saint Etheldreda's RC Church in the '20s.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Such a lovely comment Peter; much appreciated sir. Yes, the Mitre Tavern will definitely be covered. I did in fact intend to cover it in the very first video, but the footage didn’t turn out! It will appear though, rest assured so please stay tuned. I must say also that your father sounds like he was an extremely interesting man, what a wonderful memory linked to The Mitre you have. Thank you again Peter and stay well.

@pjmiller8632 5 месяцев назад

This was so interesting! Thank you! We’ll visit these pubs on our next trip from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Cheers! ❤🇨🇦

@Robslondon 5 месяцев назад

Thanks so much PJ! Hope you enjoy your visit!

@tracyhodgekiss9647 2 года назад

Hi their when my first time one word brill🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@reginanogueira9167 2 года назад

You do an amazing job. London has so much to offer and to discover. I´m really excited to visit!!!!

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Thank you so much for the kind words! Hope you enjoy your visit! 😊

@lindahart6049 3 года назад

Recently discovered your channel, and really appreciate the effort you put into your videos. The history is fascinating.

@Robslondon 3 года назад

Thank you so much Linda; really appreciate your kind words.

@jamesellsworth9673 4 месяца назад

For several years, I was a member of CAMRA. When in London, we visited their top pubs of whatever year. I was driven as much in search of pub food and decor. This is a fine video, showing much I had missed out. The Old Cheshire Cheese is the only pub in this video I visited.

@Robslondon 4 месяца назад

Thank you James, glad to be able to help in some way 🍺

@sirnearlyheadlesnick 2 года назад

Thanks Rob for the trip down memory lane. Miss all the old pub of Wapping Stepney and Docklands having spent a few years living and working in the area way back in the earlier 2000's...Nicholas South Africa

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Cheers Nicholas 😉 Stay well.

@laicamusic1 Год назад

I'm actually related to the hanging judge, so I think a pint here next time I am in London is called for

@escellesmith1665 3 месяца назад

Thanks for posting these, very interesting content. Have you considered "The Builders Arms" in Kensington W8? I used to work there in the 1980s and would love to know its backstory...... I know they used to keep bodies in the cellar (spooky place down there)

@Robslondon 3 месяца назад

Thank you! Yes, that’s a good one will hopefully cover it at some point. Cheers.

@michaeltoner3366 2 года назад

Very well done, thank you! A lovely pub crawl, as well as a valuable historical tour of London. The Cheshire Cheese Pub, in particular, and its former habitues, including Dr. Johnson, Mr. Boswell his amanuensis, Henry Fielding, Edmund Burke-- quite a clientele, I should say, as well as its visitors.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Many thanks Michael. Stay well.

@Petra44YT 9 месяцев назад

Oh, I'm great the Carlton Tavern was rebuilt! 🙂 I'm not a pubgoer, as I don't drink and don't even live in London - but it's a beautiful building. Btw, something similar happened in Munich. A property "investor" decided to tear down a small apartment house which was a listed building. He had to rebuild that, too.

@Robslondon 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for the lovely comment Petra- Frohe Weihnachten!

@JelMain 2 года назад

Let's add two watermans' pubs, The Bricklayers Arms in Putney, and The Waterman's, in Richmond. Oh, and why not, Whitechapel Road, The Blind Begger. Chuck a boxing pub in too, across the water, Old Kent Road, Henery Cooper's The Thomas a Beckett. And from one end to t'other, the Trafalgar Tavern in Greenwich, home of the Cabinet's Whitebait suppers.

@garywilkinson5161 3 месяца назад

I love this Rob. Totally inspiring to a life long pub goer and social enthusiast! The Jerusalem around the corner from Farringdon Station, and The Lamb up from Lam Conduit Street. 2 lovely pubs

@Robslondon 3 месяца назад

Lovely comment! Cheers Gary 🍺

@rogwen 2 года назад

The beer is important too, and Young's is served in Dirty Dick's! I have never been to that pub but in my opinion Young's is the best English bitter, and after extensive research (around 60 years) I can say that with some confidence.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

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@davidhabert 9 месяцев назад

Back in August 2023, I went on a haunted pub tour. During that tour I went to The Old Cheshire Cheese, that pub looks like a maze. (Don't forget to bring some breadcrumbs with you if you visit it, you'll need them to find the exit 😆) Apparently, I don't how true this is. It's also one of the most haunted pubs in London.

@Robslondon 9 месяцев назад

Ha ha! You do indeed need the breadcrumbs David! Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s haunted… 👻

@alexroutmaster 2 года назад

Should do the grapes owned by Kingston of the realm

@francisbtube 2 года назад

Perhaps it’s in Episode 1, but have you done that pub in Whitechapel with the crooked door? Interesting trivia I found out was that the Great Fire of London stopped 100 ft (?) from it’s front door!

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Yes, do you mean the Bunch of Grapes Francis? That is in episode 1 if so!

@jotabill 2 года назад

Wonderful documentary. I loved the story of the Carlton. I would love to see something about The George near London Bridge and also a very odd pub The Blackfriar.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Thanks so much Bill. And those two pubs are great choices; I will certainly be covering both in future videos! Stay well.

@thewrecker3140 2 года назад

The Blackfriars one of my favourite pubs. I believe the poet Lauret Sir John Betjeman saved it from being demolished.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

@@thewrecker3140 He did yes, the man was a legend!

@sebreeves2403 9 месяцев назад

Nice video, I have been to many of the pubs in your review. Maybe you could include a visit to the "Cart & Horses" in Stratford within your next virtual pub tour, it is reputedly the birth place of rock metal band "Iron Maiden".

@Robslondon 9 месяцев назад

Thank you- and nice recommendation, cheers 😉

@loicjonet4848 9 месяцев назад

Amazing knowledge you have. And great video. I'm visiting the Prospect and Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese very soon!

@Robslondon 9 месяцев назад

Thank you loicjonet! Hope you enjoy your visits! Cheers ;-)

@chrisoverman7551 3 года назад

You should cover “Ye Olde Mitre” in Holborn

@Robslondon 3 года назад

Yes, that’s a great one Chris. I did attempt it in the first episode but the footage didn’t work out… stay tuned 😉

@alanwingrove239 2 года назад

One of my favourites!

@chrisoverman7551 2 года назад

@@Robslondon not sure if you have covered it but Princess Louise, Holborn and the toilets are a thing to view.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

@@chrisoverman7551 That’s a great call Chris… will look into Cheers.

@bobhawxwell1606 2 года назад

Just dont go on a weekend . Its closed

@Charlienmeg 3 года назад

I have to say it. I'm a bit of a pedant (lot). Well done on saying 'old' and not 'oldy', but 'ye' is pronounced 'the'. Y was just the old way of writing 'th'. OK, back to the video 👍 What an incredible story about the Carlton Tavern! We haven't been, (obviously) but will try to get there on one of our London pub crawl trips (2 weeks time!). We haven't been to the Mayflower either and I just shouted to the husband "there's a pub here we need to go to", told him the area, and he said "The Mayflower?, it's on my list". Love this series 😀

@Robslondon 3 года назад

I wish I’d known that, I found it hard to pronounce when recording 😂

@Charlienmeg 3 года назад

@@Robslondon 😂 now you can correct all your friends when they say it 👍

@Robslondon 3 года назад

@@Charlienmeg 😉

@brianparker663 3 года назад

Yes, the old letter for th was called a "thorn" - and so resembled a Y that lazy printers used the two interchangeably.

@Robslondon 3 года назад

@@brianparker663 This is fascinating, I had no idea about its use until now. Am I right in thinking an ‘s’ looked like an ‘f’ in old type?

@Tone720 3 года назад

A few I liked in the area of the Euston Road that I drank in on one visit a few years ago were the Euston Tap, The Rocket, and Mabel's Tavern. Looking at this and the last video for places new to me on my next trip to London :D (been in a few like the Hoop and Grapes and The One Tun from the first video and a few places around Dirty Dicks from this one :) )

@Robslondon 3 года назад

Thanks Tone, yes I know those pubs; especially like Mabel's Tavern

@mikecondon9576 2 года назад

I never thought that I would be interested in a pub crawl production. How wrong I was. Rob this is a fascinating production. It is well thought out as a concept and full of interesting history. Overall, the production elements work really well. I hope one day to perhaps visit some of these on a return trip (10,200+ miles) when things become a little easier and it will be thanks to you. I know how hard it is to create content so thanks for creating this great content and I hope you continue to create many more great productions.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

I really appreciate that Mike, thank you so much. I’ve just subscribed to your channel; looks really interesting 😉 Thanks again and stay well.

@cliveoconnell3245 2 года назад

Oh how I enjoyed singing old rugby songs on a packed Friday night and last tube home to Stanmore. The sport of trying to hit police boats from the 'Prospect of Whitby' and always someone spilled or thrown beer 🍺 over me.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

😁

@olally7270 2 года назад

The GOODMAN’S FIELD in Tower Hamlets is definitely my favourite Wetherspoon in London. Love your vids. Just subbed 👌🏼

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Cheers; great to have you here 😉 Stay well.

@BostonBobby1961 2 года назад

It’s funny you mentioned coal and Newcastle upon Tyne. There’s an old Elton John song called Can I Put you on? Elton lyricist Bernie Taupin who grew up in Lincolnshire, mentions in that song. “And a second cousin works in the pits in Newcastle on Tyne And he don't care if it rains outside, there's coal dust on his mind”.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Nice lyric ;-) Cheers Boston Bobby.

@BostonBobby1961 2 года назад

I only live around 60 miles from where the Mayflower II is moored in Plymouth, Massachusetts. I live north of Boston in a suburb called Medford.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

😃

@jakecavendish3470 4 месяца назад

I've been legless in all of them but I don't drink anymore

@Robslondon 4 месяца назад

😂

@hahanah1463 2 месяца назад

Every man should enjoy a tipple

@garrybarry6527 2 года назад

2 really underrated pubs in London which are both in tooting. The Antelope and the Kings head. both amazing.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Nice recommendations Tim, thanks for sharing.

@francisbtube 2 года назад

Hi what’s the fascinating building at 16:45 it looks very “Blade Runner’ish”?

@Robslondon 2 года назад

That’s the Lloyds Insurance Building, it dates from 1986. Sadly its architect, Richard Rogers, died just a few days ago. Thanks for watching Francis; stay well.

@andrewharris8439 2 года назад

Good choice P&W been many times when working in london esp as a Greene king pub now. Suggest Dickins inn St Katherine's dock also an oldocal for me. Cheers Rob

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Cheers Andrew. I've been meaning to get to the Dickens Inn ;-) Stay well.

@MrGoldie1976 2 года назад

Andover Arms

@philipmasters7491 4 месяца назад

The Red Lion, Crown passage St James’s London. Would be a great one for you to add to your list.

@Robslondon 4 месяца назад

That is a good one! Funnily enough my next video will feature a Red Lion in St James’s; the one on Duke of York Street…

@matthewlewis2072 2 года назад

Obvious choice, but The George Inn on Borough High St is worth a mention if you do another. This vid made me thirsty...🤣

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Ha ha! Thanks Matthew; don’t worry- The George will be appearing at some point; it’s a great choice 😉 Stay well 🍺

@sav7568 2 года назад

The gallows at Wapping was a busy place, so where better to put it than outside a pub ? That is where Captain Kidd was hung in 1701. While you are in the area, do wander a few blocks north to check out turners Old Star. That is the pub that Joe Turner set up for his mistress to manage. Well she needed something to do during the day didn't she ?

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Thanks Sav, yes the Old Star is a good one- I've mentioned it briefly in another video before, but do hope to cover it in more detail at some point. Cheers and stay well.

@marionappelbaum950 2 года назад

It took a long time for me to like london. And it was the small and narrow streets that made me love the town. Has anyone been to the earl of lonsdale up westbourne off portabello? Compartments at the bar and no swearing apparently. X

@cpt-420 26 дней назад

in the 80s my school teacher took us to the prospect of whitby and I even brought a pint of special brew lol back then u could still smell the spices from the old warehouses on the street

@Robslondon 26 дней назад

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@TrailBlazer5280 Год назад

Wow love that they were forced to rebuild the old bar. Good riddance those horrible developers destroying a historic and beautiful building. Wish we had justice like that in the states

@Robslondon Год назад

There is a another similar case in the UK at the moment (in the West Midlands) where an old pub has been knocked down… Hopefully they will have to rebuild that one too! It’s called the Crooked Pub if you want to look it up 😉 Cheers and thanks for watching

@loganstroganoff1284 2 года назад

wow i did not expect to get angry at one of your videos but that story about the carlton made my blood boil. researched the firm and it's based in tel aviv therefore its owners care not one bit for local culture or history and only cared about making money. this is happening everywhere. i live in florida and a couple of years back a pre-civil war home was razed to the ground to build, you guessed it, a high rise condo complex. absolutely infuriating. it was registered historic but money talks and they were able to bypass the restrictions on its removal and get their fast cash.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Destroying a pre-civil war house is unforgivable 😡

@GHOST-mi4jh 2 года назад

Brilliant, thanks, I ♥️ this, as Mark twain (Samuel.l.clemens) is a distant relative of mine.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Oh wow! What a fantastic connection to have! Thanks for the kind words too :-) Stay well.

@dcstexbrit 2 года назад

Very well put together .. Fascinating, and I really enjoyed watching this. Some more pubs to add to my next visit back to London. Looking for ward to exploring more of your channel and future documentaries by you.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it. Hope you enjoy your text visit! Thanks again; much appreciated. Stay well.

@liamkatt6434 Год назад

Brilliant video Rob. I have subscribed. Carlton story is amazing. I have been in The Cheshire Cheese and nearly hit my head .

@Robslondon Год назад

Thanks so much Liam, really good to have you here! You’re not alone in nearly banging your head; I’ve had a few near misses in there too! Cheers and stay well 🍻

@helpmehelp3009 Год назад

Great video I am a gear die but I love nearly all London pubs. Used drink in the Robin Hood bet there's more than one. But my favorite was in Wandsworth nexr to prison! With a bar billiards table good food and a beautiful lady who I got on well with?

@Robslondon Год назад

Nice comment! Was it The County Arms? That's the nearest pub I can think off near the prison.

@elainebezuidenhout162 2 года назад

Love these pub videos it is veey interesting thank you for making them. Elaine from South Africa 😀

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Thank you so much for watching Elaine :-) Stay well.

@richardskelton5119 2 года назад

I worked in Dirty Dicks as a pot boy one summer around '84 or '85. At that time there was a glass cupboard at the bottom of the stairs that contained some of the former contents. It seemed a lot dirtier than it does now, probably because back then there was smoking and the place was in a perpetual haze.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Great comment Richard, thanks for sharing.

@bob_the_bomb4508 2 года назад

Include more about aliens and you’d get picked up by the History Channel :)

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Ha ha!! Great comment Bob; that made me smile :-D Stay well.

@alexg2066 4 дня назад

Very cool, very cool. Nice presentation! Cheers!

@Robslondon 4 дня назад

Thanks Alex :-)

@philipTOMPSETT 2 года назад

Fantastic Thanks. I’ve eaten in dirty dicks when visiting London and had no idea of the history. I can see a tour coming on when next in the UK. Cheers.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Thanks so much Philip, hope you enjoy your next visit. Stay well.

@susanhazard632 2 года назад

I'm glad to see the developers that destroyed the Carlton Inn had their feet held to the fire. It was a moment of infamy, and they deserved to pay richly for their aggressive destruction. Fools.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Well said Susan.

@stoobydootoo4098 2 года назад

Great stuff. Really interesting. I've only had 2 week long breaks in London in recent years. From memory my favourite pubs were The Holly Bush, Hampstead, & a couple in Camden Town. I was in one of the Dockland pubs near where Captain Kidd had been hanged.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Thanks :-) Yes, the Holly Bush is a good call!

@robertp.wainman4094 3 года назад

What an excellent virtual pub crawl! We once discovered a small historic London pub with a warm and cosy little library upstairs - but have never found it again. Wonder if you may know it?

@Robslondon 3 года назад

Thanks so much Robert! Not sure what that pub could be…. I’m intrigued!

@michaelcollins7313 2 года назад

@@Robslondon Agree with you Robert but I also think Rob has nailed it in terms of his content being much better researched, very interesting and without the (sometimes) irritating gestures of afore mentioned vloggers (I shan't name names as I still think they all provide valuable insights into the makings of our great City)....Keep up the terrific work Rob!

@Robslondon 2 года назад

@@michaelcollins7313 Thank you so much for the kind words and support Michael; really appreciate it. Stay well :-)

@mickgraham1656 2 года назад

I think the Star Tavern in Belgravia used to have a 'Library' upstairs. (Well, it's the only one I can think of!) Allegedly where the Great Train Robbery plan was hatched. Hmm...

@mickgraham1656 2 года назад

...and Robslondon, keep up the good work. Most excellent

@RootlessNZ 2 года назад

Excellent. I grew up in Mile End and I know all the pubs with the exception of The Carlton. Thank you. It's a great reminder as I've lived in New Zealand for the past 34 years.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Thank you so much Mike, it makes me really happy to know people around the world- and old school Londoners- watch these videos. Cheers and stay well.

@JelMain 2 года назад

The reason colliers were usually based in the Great Yarmouth area is because you could sleep at home one night in two on the two-day each-way between Newcastle and London: if you lived at either end, it was one day in four, so you'd likekly sleep on board away from the rogues. The earliest baptism-registry in our family is in Great Yarmouth, although the name's common in Newcastle, because we turned collier after escaping the Highland Clearances in Caithness in 1746. Arriving with as many clansmen on board our fishing boats as could be packed, it was far enough away from the post-Culloden genocide to make social reintegration into a safe but exploding metropolis possible, and we were soon pressed into the Navy, creating another base in the Channel, Portsmouth, Southampton, Jersey.

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Interesting, thanks for sharing

@jota3732 2 года назад

Hi Rob thanks for this really interesting even the wife was interested. I drove a cab in London for 20 years and these pubs not that I’ve ventured into them , they were a big part of my working day I love the deep history of London and public houses being one of them . Thanks again for the history and fascinating background to these pubs . There is a couple that comes to mind which you probably know is the Magpie & Stump Old Bailey. Where Hanging Breakfast’s we’re order of the day , also The George tucked away off borough high street if that’s of any interest to you . Cheers Rob 🍻

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Many thanks Jota; the Magpie and Stump is an excellent idea! I'll add it to the list. I'll certainly be covering The George at some point too. Thanks again and be lucky ;-)