I seriously cannot understand why you don't have at least half a billion subscribers. This is the most interesting, intelligent and amusing channel on youtube by far.
grew up around Barnet in the 60's. I miss the old library next to Barnet Church. The vicar of Barnet Church told me years ago the keyhole of the main door of Barnet Church is the same elevation above sea level as the top of the spire on St Paul's Cathedral
@@abby4590lohan its not, sealevel is baseline, benchmark. London sits approx sealevel, the spire on St Pauls may be 100 feet above sealevel, IDK, but traveling to Barnet from London you raise in elevation so the keyhole of the Barnet church is at same elevation as St Pauls spire. hope this helps
@@abby4590lohan someone else already explained this to you but let me just add that in large parts of my country the key holes are below sea level, sometimes as much as 6 meters.
I'm a bartender here in NYC. I've taken to greeting people by saying 'Pip Pip Tally-ho' to people thanks to Joolz. Most get it, but I've gotten some strange looks. Haha!!
Love living in Barnet, about a year now. All the pleasure of green and pleasant living with easy access to urban London. Loved your tour and I look forward to exploring some more for myself.
A lovely tour😍. Barnet looks more like a little town around London than its district. A nice little museum with authentic pieces - love such ones too. A reference to Barnet in "Oliver Twist" - 👏 👏 - good to know!
Ahhhh! I had a bet with myself that you’d end up in my fav watering hole..’ Ye Olde Monken Holt’ at the end of this amazing trip down memory Lane…I loved living in High Barnet in the mid to late 90’s..it was like being in the sticks ! So many stories I could tell…when you were in Hadley ,you were a stones throw away from where Spike Milligan used to live..many written anecdotes about him stealing away in the tower section of his property and winding up his family…thanks for this Joolz , this has put a mighty smile on my wee face..all the best Sir 😀
I always loved history, no matter what country, and been a fan now for a while. I appreciate the time and effort you make to share history in all your videos.
"JOOLS loved tht "..used to work for a coach company around Barnet, used go through here every day, some great history 👍 well done keep the good work going.🙂👍
I spent my primary school years in East Barnet and my Nan, who lived around Caledonian Road/Finsbury Park in her adult life, was adamant we lived in the Countryside. Thanks for another great video.
Joolz, I live in Barnet and you managed to find bits I have never seen. I shall follow in your footsteps however. Glad you visited The Mitre, which is definitely an old Coaching Inn at the top of Barnet Hill on the old A1 (now A1000). Obviously, the horses must have been tired out pulling coaches up the hill. Part of the rear of the Inn in the Garden has converted stables alongside the pub garden. Drinking Estella in an ale house? Funnily enough, I am reading Oliver Twist at the moment.
I’m so pleased that you had time to remember William Haile, who was burnt at the stake in 1555 in Barnet churchyard. It is such a short time ago and the horrendous suffering the poor man went through for his faith. I try to think of him whenever I pass through the churchyard. Thanks Joolz. ❤❤❤
Hi Joolzy! Nice new video, I really like the music by Merrienoise! The reference to Elizabeth I and your mention of the Charter House, reminded me of your Charter School video, one of my favorites. I think it would be pretty cool to be one of the elderly poor boys at Charter School.
Great as usual,when you were at the pirate grave you were only 2 minutes walk from spike Milligan's old house,was nice to see my home town again,cheers
I lived just up the road in Borehamwood. I remember the red Lion as the Dandy Lion then back to the red Lion again. On a Saturday going to Underhill and seeing Barry Fry in the stands because he's been sacked again by Stan Flashman. Good days.
I used to live there for 10 years. Before barnet I lived in Borehamwood. Strange town separated into many places like new barnet, east barnet, High Barnet etc. I wasn’t that far from under hill ground as well. From what I can see the town hasn’t changed much at all.
@@1942Johnnyred Yes mate. I lived at Clydesdale Close. I can't really think of any landmarks around there but not very far from Manor way? Cardif Pinnacle building near A1 motorway? I used to go to Hillside School. I don't really remember much it was 29 years ago when I lived there! I returned to London in 1993, my mother was a single mother with 3 children and we never had a car. Life was quite hard for us. I was born in London but brought up in Tokyo, Japan because my father is Japanese. My mother is English/Welsh. I couldn't speak a word of English and I had a support teacher sitting next to me and that. It was sort of big transitional time for all of us. Anyways after one year we had to move to Barnet cos rent leash has expired. Then I lived at Warwick Rd in Barnet. Close to High Barnet station. Went to East Barnet School and Barnet & Southgate College. Worked at New Barnet Saunsbury's night shift for about 4 years. I've been to few other places after that. Even went back to Tokyo for 5 years. Now I'm based in Leyton now. I like it here, few really nice parks like Wanstead park and Hollow Ponds but hardly any English people down here. Maybe Borehamwood and Barnet might be more prittier than here but East London is more fun and interesting I guess. I can go to Greenwich, Canary Wharf, Canada Water places like that. My favourite places. 😃
Hi, I've just stumbled across your videos and I absolutely love them and love the concept. I'm also a little jealous as it's very similar to something I've wanted to put together for a while but have never actually done. So hats off to you sir.. I just wanted to add a little bit of information about Barnet church during the War of the Roses in the Battle of Barnet. the church courtyard was the scene of a famous battle.. The position of the church at the top of the hill was a perfect lookout position as you would have had a clear view for miles of what is now The A1000 and the road leading to and from London. Beneath the church there are tunnels that lead to and from the pub situated across the road. it is said that it was I get away tunnel, however more than likely, as most of the more important generals would often frequent there, and so it was tunnel used to go from the pub to promptly and undetected, prepare for battle. The castle situated next to the college, wasn't actually part of the college and was used as offices. One of my friends was a trainee accountant there. Another great spot in Barnet is the Hadley Wpoods. It's situated and runs from behind New Barnet, up to High Barnet, There is a large lake which was restored and is situated next to what i suppose is a bat sanctuary or a protected area occupied by 1000s of Bats. Late sumer evening sunsets can be cool and creepy. Within the woods there are a set of trees that are in a tooth brush formation which I also believe was significant in the Battle of Barnet.
I doubt very much that you saw a pirate's grave. The skull & crossbones are a common symbol of death and are often seen on gravestones. Their use is connected to the belief that come the Resurrection, God would need only the skull and both femurs to recreate the body of a deceased person. This is the reason why in ossuaries these are the only bones to be preserved following a clearout of an overcrowded graveyard. The remaining bones would be piled into a heap and set alight; this was called a bonefire, from which is derived the modern bonfire. As usual, this was a hugely enjoyable walk through an area's history.
Just loved this video as it‘s my stepbrother‘s homestead ❤️ Would you go out as far as Mill Hill? Grandparents moved there in the early 1930‘s coming from Shoreditch and Hackney. Thanks Joolz x
Hey Jules, it turns out the most prevalent Pub name in London is the Prince of Wales while the most prevalent Pub name in the UK is The Red Lion. Number two is The Crown.
I've obviously heard of Barnet, but I've never been and know nothing about it. This video is very interesting Joolz, Barnet looks like a lovely place, very clean and tidy. When you visited the museum and commented on the old hoover, it made me remember my mum having one the same when I was very young, hers was brown though. Lovely video.
How the hell doesn't this channel have more subscribers? Joolz is so much better at what he does, and his content so much more interesting, than most RU-vidrs with 1M-plus subscribers.
had to wiki Barnet FC to find out who they beat in 1946 cup final. it was Bishop Auckland 3-2. Also informs that Barnet v Wealdstone was the first game after WW2 to be televised.
Great little film again joolz..Full of facts and stories....have you ever covered a place called Little italy in london ..where is it...??...keep the show rolling👏👏
who was that weird guy is the basement? and what was the guide talking about? ;o) good video. i was there, reading the geek boards not so long ago, and have been patiently waiting for this video, many thanks.
Hi Joolz, thanks for your brilliant channel, it’s shown me lots of new places to visit in London. I’d be hugely grateful if you could tell me the location shown at exactly 17mins in the video, overlooking the picturesque duck pond. All the best.
As an expatriate of England who grew up in Barnet, I can tell you that the location you refer to is Brewer’s Pond on Hadley Green Road. Not to be confused with the smaller Hadley Duck Pond about a quarter mile away. As the name suggests, on the other side of the brick wall was housed a brewery that is since long gone but the pond remains a sanctuary for ducks, geese and swans. Despite its proximity to the constant traffic of the A1000 it is a tranquil place where you can peacefully enjoy nature while seated on the park bench overlooking the pond. The last time I visited this locale was eleven years ago on a visit to Barnet to see my dying father. I only mention it because while seated on this bench, I was taken aback by the rather extraordinary sight of the birds slowly waddling over to me one by one, possibly hoping to be fed, but then settling to roost around me causing a passing lady dog walker to quietly comment on the calming effect I seemed to have over our feathered friends. The incident clearly sits with me to this day.
Carlisle Place N11 1JZ was built over my ancient Castle that was called “ Ethical Fort “ it was lived in by my ancestors and is part of my ancient heritage of The Ethereal Empire during my Two Empires of Kurma and Ram. Krisna also lived in the fort on shorter stays on visits to Europe. At the time the iceage was taking place and only hill areas where habitable due to floods making the hills into islands within the Region. ⚡️🤴🏽🕉🔺➕
Joolz please can you consider Epsom and surrounding areas for a historical walk I feel like you need some new places to research and inform the world about? Also have you ever visited the cockney museum the advert states that you haven’t seen London until you visit the cockney museum!! Ironically based in stoneleigh but the man in charge is the pearly king of peckham!!! You must look him up please 🙏🏼 😘
I was waiting for you to do Barnet, Joolz and it certainly lived up to expectations. Wonderful, picturesque architecture and lots of mature green spaces - heaven! Drinking water from the Barnet well to get your bowels moving - back in the day - sounds a bit grim; Pepys must have certainly had an eventful trip back home after partaking. Thank you, from New Zealand.
My mother had found an Edward VIII clear "pressed glass" commemorative bowl (or plate, whatever) on a trip to England. She knocked it off a shelf one day and of course it was smashed into small bits. In 2014 my family went to London on holiday, and she asked if I could get another one. I said yes, thinking that there was 0% chance I would find one, but my daughter and I walked into an antique shop over in the Brick Lane area and there was one of the exact same plates sitting on a shelf for sale. I think my mom broke that one too.
If the recipient is clumsy, I suggest getting memorabilia dinnerware celebrating the marriage of Anne & Mark Phillips or other unpopular royals/events, as items are by far the most affordable.
