The Hidden Passages of St James's in central London (4K)

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Our walk today takes into the secret world of St James's with its many passages, courtyards and cellars. We're guided by a route described in Secret London by Andrew Duncan which starts at Piccadilly Circus and goes along Piccadilly. We then walk through the Wren Church of St James's Piccadilly to Jermyn Street and follow this into Bennet Street and then down a set of steps into Park Place and the home of the Royal Over Seas League. From here we find Blue Ball Yard and then Spencer House in St James's Place and another secret passage that leads into Green Park. From here a passageway takes us into Cleveland Row and St James's Palace. Moving towards Pall Mall we explore the wonderful Picking Place, Crown Passage, Angel Passage and King Street before returning to Jermyn Street and then back to Piccadilly Circus.
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@OsofoGriot 10 месяцев назад

Hello John! I was a featured artist at Soul At St James (the choir event at St James’ church), and I saw you walking past but didn’t get a chance to say hello. Love your videos, they helped me through the lockdowns of 2020 especially.

@JohnRogersWalks 10 месяцев назад

that's wonderful - hope you had a great day - such an amazing venue

@scottwallace901 10 месяцев назад

William Huskisson PC was a British statesman, financier, and Member of Parliament for several constituencies, including Liverpool. He is commonly known as the world's first widely reported railway passenger casualty as he was run over and fatally wounded by Robert Stephenson's pioneering locomotive Rocket.

@HonestSonics 9 месяцев назад

'worlds first train victim' would've been far more exciting than 'statesman'

@barrycoppock 10 месяцев назад

This walk was certainly an eye-opener for me. Despite having lived in London all my life (75 years, seeing as you asked!) I did not realise that there was so much hidden away in the St James's area. A little exploration of my own is called for!

@lawrencegt2229 10 месяцев назад

The passage from Green Park into the back of Selwyn House - colloquially known as milkmaid's passage, harking back to the time when cows grazed in Green Park & the milkmaids would use the passage to deliver milk to the grand buildings.

@ianmaddams9577 10 месяцев назад

What a wonderful walk with a treasure trove of hidden ally’s steps and courtyards. London has some real gems to offer

@robbojax2025 10 месяцев назад

Great nostalgia walk for me. Much of the late 60s early 70s were spent around here. Many nice pubs some of which had good music.

@grogalot2 10 месяцев назад

Loved the walk, but not the 360. I thought I was stoned with the distorted viewing

@alexbennett6272 9 месяцев назад

William Huskisson was widely noted as the first notable railway fatality having been run over by Stephensons Rocket during the opening of the liverpool manchester line . Being representative for liverpool at the time he was a great advocate of the railways . There is a statue to his memory in st georges square park pimlico within the grounds of the new england kindergarten where Lady Diana Spencer worked . Might be a good area to do a walk around .

@janetsherwood7210 10 месяцев назад

Great walk! About 2:37 p.m in East Tennessee. Enjoying the walk all the same at 6: 37 GMT London. Blessings to you and family Mr. John Rogers. 🙋🙂💜

@JohnRogersWalks 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Janet and also for that vignette of East Tennessee

@KC-gy5xw 10 месяцев назад

Gosh, that takes me back my old haunts in the early 80's!! Amazing. I first worked in Winston Churchills former rooms on Bolton Street.

@westparade4366 10 месяцев назад

During my first job out of university I used to take that passageway to Green Park on my daily commute. Instant nostalgia! Great video as always, John.

@seanjamescameron 10 месяцев назад

So many interesting alleys and lanes. Love seeing the Hello Fresh, I also found it very easy and felt like I was eating at my own restaurant. Even better seeing the garden, lovely Stag Horn tree you have there.

@JohnRogersWalks 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Sean, the garden needs a bit of attention before the winter I feel but it was the natural place to film that segment

@sjsull 10 месяцев назад

John, I must have walked this area a hundred times, passing many of these little passages and wondered “could I, should I?” Now I know…. Thanks so much. Great vid.

@denismichaeljames 10 месяцев назад

Fascinating area that. I often get lost around there in those little Warrens of alleyways, and end up in places I wouldn’t have seen. But its lovely because it goes eerily quiet all of a sudden. And the architecture is so mixed. Imagine those prices. Such grand properties. I like the way all those parks link too, Kensington, St James’s and Green all so pretty and quite different. My favourite sit down is the Italian gardens as you would say Majestic. People watching and It’s fine fountains and there’s that neat cafe there now. The trees are a fine mix in our parks, especially autumn approaching, they are a sight not to miss. Lovely walk. I can see you enjoyed this one. I did. Thank you.

@ronstokes5787 10 месяцев назад

Born and raised in SW1 and those streets were new to me. Many thanks for sharing that walk and I look forward to bumping in to you, where ever that my be.

@andeanrider6355 10 месяцев назад

Hi John, I don't like the distortion of your camera.

@user-me4oy5gg3r 10 месяцев назад

For many years I was involved with the St James Conservation Trust, who campaign to protect the special character of the area. The Blue Posts Pub is a rarity in London - it was closed while the building it is in was redeveloped, but then it actually returned and reopened, which happens so infrequently.

@thekentishpilgrim 10 месяцев назад

Even though St. James' is essentially an enclave for the super rich I've always enjoyed walking around it and getting lost. It has a transportational quality to it that is unique and it feels historic.

@adoculos4521 9 месяцев назад

Nope. The St.James's ward has council flats and housing association ones in it.

@thekentishpilgrim 9 месяцев назад

Well, you would strike the public housing jackpot to get offered something there. Of course you're now in an extremely unaffordable place to live so it may not be so great.@@adoculos4521

@davetisch574 9 месяцев назад

Nice and engaging video, as always, Pickering Place is such a special place. The embassy of Texas found a place in that building, until 1845 when they joined the United States. It was only a small embassy, the office was behind the door on the right side of the passage entering from the street. You can see a memorial plate on the wall too, at 18:43 on the right. Another maybe interesting fact, Napoleon the Third used to live there during his exile, and they say he usually took his walk in that small courtyard.

@Margaret489 10 месяцев назад

Great walk. Don't like the new camera

@garymepsted9741 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much, John. This, for me, is one of your loveliest walks and served to remind me what a truly beautiful city London is.

@stephenwhitehead1160 10 месяцев назад

Apart from the tube from Picadilly circus to Covent garden I walked from Holland Park to Tower Bridge on Friday via Kensington High St, St James, the strand.

@marty9011 10 месяцев назад

Such an enjoyable walk. Amazing architecture. Loved the alleys, stairs, passageways. Lovely to see streets & buildings that come up in books set in London.

@magicknight8412 10 месяцев назад

I used to work in St James's on St James's Street, loved walking around the area at lunch time. The church was my respite of peace and calm, if lucky there would be a concert on or carols at christmas. the hidden passages were great for finding decent places to get food or the old Red Lion pub.

@RighteousReverendDynamite 5 месяцев назад

I think at the Palace of St. James, there was the old Privy Council room with the intricate ceiling (which had some star-geometric designs) and nicknamed the "Star Chamber". I was renovated and the ceiling is now up in Cheshire at a hotel manor house lounge. Perfect place to arrange a meeting with your daughter's new boyfriend so you can grill them to see if they are worthy!

@EddieRiff 9 месяцев назад

Hi John, I did lots of photography for the London library back in the early to mid 2k's and some of the bashes were held at that very rear courtyard of the library. As you first walked down into the rear of the courtyard dead ahead of you to the right of that building "Nine" was a little club/bar and that was where John Lennon met Yoko Ono. A celebrity/trustee of the library, who will remain nameless told me this. The door at the time of being told was a rather scabby black wooden job, it was there in 2011.

@michaelmiller641 10 месяцев назад

I've photographed some of those buildings when I was an architectural photographer working for a firm of architects. The wavy white building you passed, and certainly Spencer house. That area was so familiar to me at the time! Thanks for that reminder, John. As you say, it hasn't changed since the mid eighties when I was there with my large format camera!

@EddieRiff 9 месяцев назад

Wow, large format, linhoff? Horseman? Gandolfi half plate? Scheimplug principle, tilting standards...Who cares ...Absolute luxury!

@mnd1955 10 месяцев назад

Thank you John. I've been living in the States for a long time now but I still miss London. It's been a while since I trod the pavements of St. James and there are places there that have been put up since I left, but the soul of the place hasn't changed and there was still enough there that I felt that old pang of nostalgia for the 'Big Smoke.' Take care mate.

@dexterfitben 9 месяцев назад

Excellent walk. You missed the brass plaque on Pickering place...something to do with Texas I believe.

@warrenstanford7240 6 месяцев назад

The Republic of Texas legation was housed for a few years within one of the houses in the yard.

@markgreen6788 10 месяцев назад

I always really enjoy the Central London video's you do... So much to see that you'd normally miss... More of the same please

@gmdhargreaves 10 месяцев назад

Great walk, I really enjoyed it, I’m taking my missus on this root soon xxx

@blossie33 10 месяцев назад

You missed the doorway to the legendary 60s club The Scotch of St James in the corner of Masons Yard - it was where Jimi Hendrix sat in with the house band on his first night in London! It's still there but a private members club now. Also, just to say it's possible to book a visit to Spencer House - well worth seeing inside - lovely rooms.

@Mistydazzle 10 месяцев назад

I was just researching that fascinating yard, and saw that John Lennon met Yoko Ono, in 1966, at number 6 Masons Yard where her artwork was on show. Hendrix was at that funky looking #13. Fascinating!

@jenniferlevine5406 9 месяцев назад

What a fun walk. The architecture is beautiful. I am always amazed how you are virtually alone so often in such a busy city!

@terryblack2219 9 месяцев назад

That really was a secret walk John I know the area quite well nevertheless most of those passages I’ve walked past so often never even knew that they were there… I do struggle with the amount of wealth in that area, but such is life. I really like that camera though . I think it’s the sound of passing people all the sounds it makes me feel at least I’m alongside with you😊

@markriley4665 10 месяцев назад

This is a great walk John. I love the staircases and passageways. I know some parts of this stroll but excited to see bits I have not seen before. I need to revisit this area again. Thank you.

@mattcranston9591 10 месяцев назад

Dukes hotel famously where Ian Fleming would drink. Now serves one of the best martinis in London and a great Vespa. St James is an amazingly historic part of London. Thanks for all the little allys. Some I knew some I can't wait to explore

@ianburit3705 10 месяцев назад

Hi John, I am a bit of an anomaly really, I tend to hate London, but it has always been by car or train with the maddening crowds, but I really love your guided walk in your selected part of London In this video.- Many thanks for the video and for showing me what I have been missing.

@lizstevenson7801 10 месяцев назад

Well that was a delightful walk, many little passageways I had never been down most of them. Interesting history to go with the buildings you pointed out. I hope you will include a few more walks from that book through time. Thank you John, I did enjoy that. 💕🇦🇺

@williamrobinson7435 10 месяцев назад

St James' is an excellent place to wander. When I was a London busker, years ago I used to work morning and evening, and would frequently chart almost exactly this walk mid day, just for the sheer pleasure of it. Thanks so much for this, especially because you must be extra busy with the book launch right now John, for which I wish you the very greatest of success. I shall be getting my copy too, if poss by the lo tech method.. Waterstones I hope! Hello Fresh does indeed do some lovely food, and its a doddle to cook. Nice one John! 👍⭐

@misslizziep8439 10 месяцев назад

Fascinating walk, thank you. Especially enjoyed seeing a little of St James church, my 3 times great grandparents were married there in 1805. It’s on my bucket list if I ever get to London from here in Australia. Bucket list has increased though after seeing all the interesting places you’ve shown. Really enjoyable!

@jcarrington6890 10 месяцев назад

Love the video, but the new camera made me woosey.

@brendancoburn427 9 месяцев назад

19:50, surprised you missed the plaque on the side of Berry Bros and Rudd, in the alleyway, commemorating the Texas Embassy to the Court of St. James' s 1842-1846. Your camera just about caught it, but......

@lawrencegt2229 10 месяцев назад

The prescribed walk missed a few: The Mark Master Masons Hall on St.James's Street, Sir Isaac Newton's plaque, The memorial to Charles de Gaulle opposite his wartime HQ, the memorial to Giro, the German ambassadors dog, The Royal Society, home of Science, the column with the Grand Old Duke of York, the Guards Crimea memorial.

@EdEditz 10 месяцев назад

Great video John! I love those little alleyways and courtyards.

@JohnRogersWalks 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Ed

@Mkalikapisa-ui7by 10 месяцев назад

Jermyn St is known also for fine aromas coming from Paxton & Whitfield and Floris

@nelliemelba4967 10 месяцев назад

Wow, I have that book, bought it years ago, and it's a great source of information! Love St James' church. Hub and I had our first date there - we saw Bronski Beat play in the summer of 1984! Thanks John!

@riverach179 6 месяцев назад

Hi John, When you turned right "between numbers 12 and 13" (off Duke Street St James), that art work on the wall to your right was a reminder that Yoko Ono first showed her stuff in the Indica Gallery (which was a counterculture art gallery in Mason's Yard (off Duke Street), St James's). It was here that John Lennon climbed the ladder, put his head into a white box, and read the word "Yes".

@lilasphotosandvideos43 10 месяцев назад

A great tour, thanks for showing it !

@kenowens7454 10 месяцев назад

Really enjoyable video, thanks for sharing.

@massimoborghi1987 10 месяцев назад

BELLISSIMO AS ALWAYS! THANKS MAN! FROM ITALY....

@JohnRogersWalks 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Massimo

@christopherbutler7588 10 месяцев назад

Great video John and the food looks very nice must try it .have a nice week 😊

@TXMEDRGR 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for that great walk around an area of London I've heard little about. I have heard of St. James Palace but never considered looking it up.

@user-bt4jg5lh4b 10 месяцев назад

Great video John and a great T-shirt ! thanks man

@mfranssens 9 месяцев назад

Thanks John, always a treat when a video drops.

@TimothyHalkowski 9 месяцев назад

Wonderful as always - thank you!

@williammorrison5678 9 месяцев назад

Hey John congrats on the sponsor, I'll see if they are available in U.S. l like all the hidden passages.

@mostlyindica 10 месяцев назад

Hi John loved the walk thanks oh and what a wonderful garden you have.

@robertmorrey547 9 месяцев назад

Love these kind of walks 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

@janetburrows625 10 месяцев назад

Great walk! Was there last week and felt I needed to discover more. Inspiration!

@DavidGreenwood-nu6dd 17 дней назад

Really enjoying these walks,John!

@Jpkjr52 10 месяцев назад

Fascinating hidden gems. Thanks again John in Chicago

@mamnisel4815 10 месяцев назад

Fascinating tour around St James 's John going up and down the alleys with a gem of a building historically at the end of every one.Great video as always!!

@vjary8142 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for showing another undiscovered part of London, such wonderful architecture.

@brendaflower7790 9 месяцев назад

Fascinating! Sadly,I can't do london anymore, my knees won't allow it.😊

@GeorgeChoy 10 месяцев назад

Lots of interesting sights in such a short walk, thanks.

@barrieainge4937 9 месяцев назад

Fascinating walk John - we're staying in London at the moment,will have to check that out.

@solobrouk 10 месяцев назад

Great wee walk . Enjoyed that one . Love it when you find unexpected gems 👍

@michaelzoeller9552 10 месяцев назад

Great video as alawys. I was in St James only a few weeks ago and now realise how much I missed! Keep up the good work.

@catieoates1726 8 месяцев назад

Absolutely loved this treasure of a walk❤

@Gallywomack 9 месяцев назад

Great stuff. I worked near Trafalgar square for a few years and one of my favourite lunchtime walks was down Pall Mall, past St James's Palace and Clarence house and into Green Park through the passage you exited the park from. Re the lack of tourists/interest around St James's Palace, somehow I think it's a bit of a forbidding place - the sentries by Clarence house with their guns contribute to that general sense - and I never felt that comfortable hanging around for long

@vickywitton1008 9 месяцев назад

What a fabulous walk! I went to London this year and I loved it! Want to go again next year!

@janetburrows625 10 месяцев назад

I watched the last few minutes again - when you were in Mason’s Yard, you passed an iconic club known as The Scotch of St James, next door to a green painted building. It’s worth noting this place was the haunt of many rock stars years ago - Jimmi Hendrix, Rolling Stones to name but two… it was pretty much London’s private venue for the rich and famous to enjoy a bit of r&r away from the public eye. Thought you might like to know 😊

@gparry42 10 месяцев назад

Now that was enjoyable John ! Thankyou .

@hiviolet007 10 месяцев назад

That was fun! I’m going to do that walk on my next visit next month! I’ve been wanting to see Barry Brothers and Pickering Square.

@rickwills4281 10 месяцев назад

Another great educational walk.

@heleneburgess7674 10 месяцев назад

Great walk on a Monday evening, a lovely stroll through St James's, what a treat, love your enthusiasm, thank you as always John 😊

@ralphwinter6421 10 месяцев назад

Nice one John, such great short cuts Cheers mate...

@JohnRogersWalks 10 месяцев назад

Cheers Ralph

@luapnosboh7421 10 месяцев назад

Your not one o those scooter thieves I hope 😂 great viewing tho John 👍

@robertbarling5601 10 месяцев назад

Hi John thanks for a wonderful video, what a great place St James is. Your knowledge always amazes me, Bob

@orgorg5055 10 месяцев назад

Another awesome video....loved the passageways and mews think i might try those pubs for a pub crawl next time in london 🍻🍻

@mickeythompson9537 9 месяцев назад

A great book - and an excellent video!

@denisecaringer4726 5 месяцев назад

So interesting. Thank you.

@damedavidfrith55 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for another lovely trip round the mystery’s of London 😊

@2Sugarbears 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for that John. I love that area of London and visited almost all of the courts, though one at least I didn't recognize. Cheers. Happy Canadian Thanksgiving.

@john_smith1471 9 месяцев назад

Interesting video and walk, I have this book too, bought it in a used book sale the other year, took it out after watching John’s video and my bookmark was in the St James’s walk section, quite a confidence that I’d been intrigued with the same walk and buildings.

@JacqTracks 9 месяцев назад

Fantastic video! This is one of favourite routes when we're in London (with a "rest" at the Three Crowns)

@bnpandsc 10 месяцев назад

Really interesting walk, John. An area I worked some years back, but as usual, never took the time to really explore..typical. Look forward to the next walk , oh and your new book...

@angiebolton-cox1490 9 месяцев назад

A lovely new walk, thank you. And I’ve got the Secret London book. I’ll have to dig it out 😅

@jjar2561 9 месяцев назад

fantastic stuff John. You deserve a bigger audience. And well done on the promo partnership!

@kyran333 10 месяцев назад

I'm excited to watch this thanks, don't know that spot well even though I live in Central London 🎉😊

@andrewsmith1127 9 месяцев назад

Another great video. Got a copy of Andrew Duncan's Secret London earlier in the year, so defiantly be doing this walk. Looking forward to the book.

@steelm00 10 месяцев назад

The green door you paused at in Angel Court was the old Scotch of St James entrance where The Beatles, Hendrix et al gathered back in the day

@alltheteam69 10 месяцев назад

Really enjoyed that walk John. Walked past many places but no idea what many were a few surprises and especially enjoyed the passages. Great idea to use a Sunday. What a City….

@andrewhannah4331 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for yor great details about London, so much History,the little lanes that take you to hidden gems. So many beautiful places, Will keep watching, I am loving it. Kind regards. Liz from Scotland

@maureenstott5142 10 месяцев назад

That was a joy John. So very many things I've never seen before .Brilliant .PS The food looked well worth a try as well.

@kalisti2323 10 месяцев назад

sitting under that tree with the extreme camera angle makes Mr Rogers look like a thunderbirds puppet XD

@onabo-aveke 10 месяцев назад

Great video, watched it completely..

@andrewmurray5542 10 месяцев назад

Great walk. I too have that Andrew Duncan book. It's brilliant and highly recommended.

@dmitrybelyakov 10 месяцев назад

Yeah that was super interesting, thank you!

@anniec6420 10 месяцев назад

great walk John. fantastic area

@steve1st2die 9 месяцев назад

Lovely video John. We don't go to that area when visiting, but will check it out next time. But we're not loving the new camera, the slight fisheye as you walk is a bit weird. Discombobulating, almost a seasick feeling when you pan.