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The Mythical River of Dagenham - the Gores Brook (4K)

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An East London walk along the Gores Brook from Parsloes Park to the River Thames near Barking Riverside. Thanks to my supporters on Patreon / johnrogers
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More info about the project to de-culvert / daylight the Gores Brook in Parsloes Park:
Thames 21 Gores Brook Living Landscapes
'In the 1930s, the stretch of the Gores Brook which flowed through Parsloes Park was channelled through a pipe and buried.'
www.thames21.o...
Story Map
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Our walk starts in Parsloes Park in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (nearest tube: Becontree / Dagenham Heathway). We walk the buried section of the Gores Brook. There are plans to daylight the brook from its culvert, a project by Thames 21 with the support of the Mayor of London. We then follow the Gores Brook above ground as it flows through Goresbrook Park, across Ripple Road, and past Dagenham Asda where the 145 bus terminates. Our riparian adventure then plunges us into a post-industrial landscape created by the ghost of the Ford Motor Works at Dagenham as we walk along Chequers Road, crossing Dagenham Dock Station and passing beneath the A13 road. Turning into Choats Road we once again meet the Gores Brook and follow footpath 47 to the point where the Gores Brook makes its confluence with the Thames at Horse Shoe Corner.
Massive thanks to Claire Keay / Sherbert Lane for creating the brilliant 'Wherever that may be' mug / sherbetlane
Maps:
1968 OS Map 'Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland' maps.nls.uk/in...
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Into the Forest - Jakob Ahlbom
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@kbjames100 Год назад

Marvellous John, I lived in Dagenham from birth until I was 21 years of age. My grandparents lived in the slums in Hackney, and were offered a house in Dagenham in 1924. My mother was born there. both my parents worked for Fords. My mother had given Vallance House lots of stories about growing up and living in Dagenham, and as my mother has passed away I must go and add to the her stories.

@DagenhamGilly Год назад

John…you Gem…my home town Dagenham, iam going to grab a beer and savour this one ..all the way from Australia.

@vern1588 Год назад

In these trying times your walks are balm to the soul 🙏

@peterallen2904 Год назад

I echo that. If you are feeling a bit low a viewing of one of John Roger’s walk will soon brighten your day. Thank you John.

@lindamckenna81 Год назад

Exactly

@welchman9390 Год назад

May I echo Sean's words. Fantastic way to start the day. John you have the knack of talking to 1000s, but make it personal to each and everyone of your viewers

@JohnRogersWalks Год назад

Many thanks indeed

@gaillaffer7579 Год назад

Another great walk John, Thank you. You took me back 40 years when you hit Chequers Lane. There used to be a pub at the top by Dagenham Motors. The Chequers. I used to meet my friend there after his shift at the factory. Love love love your channel. There’s some nice walks just to your right between Rainham and Bulphan. It’s hard to believe you basically still in London when surrounded by Rapeseed or sunflowers. Keep walking, I’m there with you.

@TXMEDRGR Год назад

Your walks are like a soothing therapy session. Thanks for taking us along.

@JohnRogersWalks Год назад

Many thanks for that

@strider1174 4 дня назад

I lived in the Heathway, often played in Goresbrook Park ,walked through it to go to G|oresbrook school jn all weathers .the brook would often over flow with heavy rain , we would make rafts and float on them , some times falling off and going home soaking wet ,and getting a slap from mum or dad, In the summer holidays my brothers and sisters and our friends would spend all day over there thank you for bringing back happy memories

@seanjamescameron Год назад

What a way to start the day. Beautiful scenery down by the river there. Wonderful on a blustery evening, walking with a storm lamp. Great.

@JohnRogersWalks Год назад

So glad you enjoyed it Sean - thanks

@JohnRogersWalks Год назад

So glad you enjoyed it Sean - thanks

@TONE11111 Год назад

@@JohnRogersWalks Hi John, when at Brightlingsea, don't forget to use the Passenger Ferry taking you across to Point Clear, accessed onto the sandbank spit in the Creek.

@docdism Год назад

Hey John just did this walk this afternoon. Got the 145 from Leytonstone to Asda them followed your video to footpath 47 and down to the Thames. Know one day soon this entire landscape will change again and thank you for being a witness to these times and inspiring us all on these urban pilgrimages.

@athoshadjiantoni6403 Год назад

Can you do more walks around Barking and Dagenham? This is a interesting Borough.

@sianwarwick633 Год назад

What a big sky there is there. And so many unknown paths . That is an astounding plan to unearth a river. Great walk . will be happy to see the mug

@MrInfinitefinality Год назад

Bless you Brother for providing such a lovely distraction .Life is but a dream

@robertgarvey5652 Год назад

The best thing about the river walk videos is they often take us along the path less travelled, but these places all have a magic of their own.

@rachelrahman8984 4 месяца назад

I am so grateful for your videos. I am, at present, writing the story of a cunning hags journey, in mid 1800s from Essex to the Isle of dogs, in search of her husband, stolen by means of siren song from Yarmouth. There's not an awful lot to go on but I think Gores Brook would be a natural path to follow to The Thames 🙏 Thank you so much.

@JohnRogersWalks 4 месяца назад

Sounds like a fantastic story Rachel

@susanmitchell4744 Год назад

My Great Grandparents were tenant farmers at Great Porters Farm which backed onto Parsloes House (in Parsloes Park). Both house and farm were pulled down to make way for the estate. My Great aunt would watch the ‘trotters’ in the Parsloes House grounds.

@adrianvodden8327 Год назад

Streams at Porters look to have fed the Gores Brook

@nabooster Год назад

'Made the traditional votive offering to the river gods'. Ha ha. Brilliant. Thanks for another wonderful walk John.

@JohnRogersWalks Год назад

thanks Tam

@Smartgran Год назад

I lived at 99 Third Avenue Dagenham, from age 5 to 13 and attended Beam CP and Marley Secondary which I believe is long gone. We moved to Benfleet. I think you were possibly on the old Dagenham Dock Road at one point. I had a bike and travelled far and wide. Very nostalgic videos to say I couldn’t wait to escape!

@PaganPunk Год назад

I moved to Leigh on Sea....from Romford!

@HonestSonics Год назад

Ah, industrial Dagenham. Budget Bladerunner. Thanks for showing us the beauty in unlikely places John

@lesliegprice6652 Год назад

Lovely John , Dagenham River walk , how magical , and wonderful to see the confluence with the Thames at the end , how transformed the whole area is since I knew it in the sixties and seventies , you couldn't get near the shore for the giant ford factories and power station , railway yards and the docks , my uncles and grandfather worked there , boring mindless repetitive work but well paid and my uncle got a ford Anglia at discount , also lots of strikes , will be great to see the Gorse Brook fully revealed , so much history , thank you for revealing the stories , all the best John , see you later ❤️🌈👍

@alansindall8396 Год назад

Spent half of my childhood behind Barking Power Station throwing stones at bottles floating in the Thames. The other half was spent collecting them. Great vid' John.

@andrewwestcott3095 Год назад

As always, another interesting walk. I grew up around Parsloes park playing ball as wee child, and following your walk all the memories came flooding back, maybe tears and water being closely connected. A great end to the walk was the river arriving at the Thames. An area I will revisit at some point. Love your videos.

@mohammedsalikurrahman6704 Год назад

John , you just stepped on my secret place ( Thames bank by the newly build Barking riverside) where I quietly even without knowing myself frequently end up for my soul's vitality. I strongly believe if you do a small walk from the park by the Thames by Woolwich ferry walk up to campus of the University of East London then walk along the waterside till Excel Emirates then after left turning go and pass the road to get into newly build area called Royal Wharf and walk by the Thames again and explore beautiful site of the Thames Barrier Park. I wish to be your guest in this area. Thank you very much.

@owenelsom7700 Год назад

Goresbrook Cricket Club was formed in 1981 by school friends who used to enjoy a knockabout in Goresbrook Park. At the time there was already a Dagenham Cricket Club so the name Goresbrook was chosen and from these humble beginnings the club has progressed through much, largely unsung, hard work to have three teams in the highest Essex League. The club is now based at May and Baker in Dagenham East. One more river that can partially be explored in Dagenham is the Wantz.

@Heinz57ish Год назад

I'm 300 miles away now and haven't been home since 2014 so thanks John for all these trips down memory lane

@merendapurplelady8390 Год назад

Wow what a beautiful Riverside walk I always enjoy your walks but this is my best beautiful

@mitchelluk1445 Год назад

i actually found jules walks before your channel but i have to say as much as I am a big fan of jules i find myself watching your videos a lot more john, cheers

@mattsuk Год назад

Great vid, i live on Parsloes park - whenever there's heavy rainfall the river rises up!

@RubbishGimpy Год назад

Excellent. I will visit the Thames end of this walk at some point this week. Years ago I got access via the Barking Riverside side before the Riverside side🤕 begun building. It will add another section of 'The Thames Graffiti Wall' to the Thurrock to Barking route. Now we need to open up public access from Barking Creek to Gallions Reach to fully connect to London. Great stuff. Thanks.

@lizstevenson7801 Год назад

Very interesting walk, thank you John. It will be good for all that wildlife when they give nature back to its original way of flowing. 💕🇦🇺

@stever1053 Год назад

Another enjoyable video John, thanks. Should get some pint glasses to match the mugs, 😁😁.

@MartinDHayes Год назад

Excellent walk John! And I'm thrilled to see a design for the coffee mug! Cheers from USA!!

@JohnC2009Edin Год назад

Great walk and talk! Like the mug design

@JohnRogersWalks Год назад

Thanks John

@JTTW1455 4 месяца назад

A lovely way to pass the time, thank you John.

@LyonMaid Год назад

Footpath 47 was a great bonus leading to a dramatic vista of the Thames. NB: @16:40 Chequers Lane East Side land is currently owned by the City of London corporation and destined to be the future home of the Smithfield, Spitalfields and Billingsgate markets.

@vince9565 Год назад

Wasn't "The River of Dagenham" , a Boney M song ???? ..... Another great video !

@jasonantigua6825 Год назад

Haha

@PaganPunk Год назад

I was born and brought up in the next Borough!! The London Borough of Havering ❤️ Spent some great times in Dagenham though....My nan & Grandad lived there before I was born after the war and Worked for May & Bakers

@michaelhawkins2292 Год назад

Hi John,another nice walk, but once again I’m left with that eternal question of how does that trolley get across rough grass land and into the river knowing that most trolleys can’t manage to negotiate a shop aisle,I would have definitely pulled that ruddy thing out in a fit of rage before it becomes a permanent dam. Thanks for a fine walk.Mike.

@ianbrunt2322 Год назад

For a (relatively) short walk what a range of landscape / environments you passed through. The closing images of sunset over the river were simply stunning. They would make a superb image over on your Instagram page. PS here's another vote for the mug logo

@keithsbitsandpieces Год назад

Hi John , love watching your videos :) I live in Dartford so if you do Darenth walk love to walk with you maybe and share it with you.. Its a lovely long walk :)

@mheuman Год назад

Amazing walk, love these rambles. Thanks, John!!!!

@alisonedwards8810 Год назад

Loved this walk John!

@JohnRogersWalks Год назад

Thanks Alison

@marty9011 Год назад

Your hidden river walks are so fascinating. And what a magnificent end shot !

@JohnRogersWalks Год назад

Thanks Marty

@CaroleMora22 Год назад

Gorgeous views... I do love learning about the history of places and seeing these waterways and the surrounding environments.

@TimothyHalkowski Год назад

Brilliant walk, and lovely mug design!

@cdoakley Год назад

Thanks for creating such a positive and enjoyable video about Dagenham, John. I lived in Barking & Dagenham for the first 41 years of my life until I moved to New Zealand in 2012 and have only been back once since then (in 2016). It was so great seeing all the sights in your footage, be they old familiar ones or the new ones featuring the urban developments that have happened in the last decade or so. Keep up the good work, and please make further visits to B&D in future! All the best...

@michaelmiller641 Год назад

To echo your words, Thankyou so much for that video, John. Before the war , my mum and her parents lived on the Becontree estate

@richallen3369 Год назад

Wow, that takes me back seeing my old school the football pitches I played on and my Grandparents house in the background I’ve spent many many moments of my life in Parsloes Park as well as Mayesbrook Park as I was lucky enough to live between the two of them, and as much as I knew about both of the brooks, I didn’t know it was filled in in Parsloes Park, and the works to bring it back to the surface again, it amazes me how you can live in an area for over 30 years of your life and yet still not know everything there is to know about it, absolutely cracking vlog I loved it, these lost river videos are epic, Keep em coming please John.

@whobrewing Год назад

Great walk. Great looking mugs. I look forward to getting rid of some old mugs to make way for those.

@DM-eg4ij Год назад

Thanks John, I was down today but this has brought another smile and your passion when you walk and describe where you are somehow is very lifting! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@elizabethhammond5545 Год назад

Great mystical walk today! I so look forward to your walks every Sunday.

@leviwilliams4090 Год назад

Love the mug !

@shiprapandey43172 Год назад

Beautiful landscape and Gores Brook has many historical sights.Holy sacred river tell us many story of past by you..🙂🙌🙏💥💝✍💝💯💢🤳🙋🏻‍♀️👩‍💻🚶‍♀️.Nice walk

@JohnRogersWalks Год назад

Many thanks Shipra

@shiprapandey43172 Год назад

@@JohnRogersWalks Thanks 😊 sir ✍🙏🚶‍♀️👩‍💻💢💥💯🤳🙏🙂🙋🏻‍♀️

@timchamberlain2290 Год назад

What a great walk. Really curious that the only bit culverted is the bit where it first rises in a park, given that so many other bits passing through both residential and industrial areas have been left open. Glad to hear it'll soon be daylighted. May the gods of the totemic Asda trolley smile upon it!

@davidneesam2626 Год назад

Very enjoyable video John m

@robbojax2025 Год назад

Once again I find you in the unfamiliar in amongst the familiar. I have rarely ventured to the river in this part of London so your walks to the confluences are a joy.

@johnhubbard153 Год назад

Great Video , John. I grew up just the other side of Parsloes Park and went to school at the then Dagenham County High who’s claim to fame was the late, great Dudley Moore. Now it makes sense why the park used to flood in winter by Ivyhouse Road. Back in the 1970s, Parsloes Park was home to Pink Flamingoes - featured on Robert Elm’s notes and queries. Looking forward to the Mug.

@adrianpolley6709 Год назад

My friend had two labs that absolutely loved it when it flooded, couldn't keep them out of it ! lol

@markborgbusuttil7976 Год назад

Another great walk. Thanks for sharing.

@tomgirldouble3249 Год назад

Great that you got right to the Thames. Love the mug design 👌 😍

@ianbarnard7682 Год назад

What a wonderful walk. The autumn light over the Thames was very special. Thanks

@peterharrison4187 Год назад

Fabulous, my wife lived in Dagenham, brought back some old memories. Keep it up.

@kskssxoxskskss2189 Год назад

Wow, you walked this on the 1st and had it up on the 2nd! With all the captions and everything. Nice.

@touriel8943 Год назад

Seeing the outlet into the Thames brought back tearful memories of rural/industrial land of my childhood in Higham Marsh, and my gran's place on Foulness Island. Last year we stopped off for fish & Chips near Heathrow. I was delighted when The Park on the map turned out to be a LORRY park. My family couldn't understand my nostalgia at touring industrial units, but changed their mind when we found a moonlit overgrown picnic area between two housing estates!

@Theoobovril Год назад

The mug design looks great, John.

@brownjim77 Год назад

Love watching your walks. I live at islington and you showed me places that I did not know about.i recommended your walks to everyone.very intresting

@FGCmtg Год назад

Thanks for this! Looking forward to the potential future Brightlingsea video, I used to have relatives that lived there when I was a child.

@patgibson5564 Год назад

Love watching your walks .Especially in this area .I was brought up opposite the Main gates of Maesbrook park

@DaggeroPlays Год назад

Thank you for the lovely video! It’s quite surreal we have just got home from exploring the same area of Parsloes park after reading about the brook and the redevelopment plans. Was just googling more about it’s history when we discovered this video which to our surprise was uploaded only a few hours ago! We live not 5 minutes away and every week walk around Parsloes or Goresbrook park as well as the Old Dagenham Park and the larger Beam Parklands. We have always wondered if it is possible to follow the brook all the way down through the industrial areas, so it was quite fantastic to actually see the Thames at the end. I always forget how close we really are to it. We definitely plan to take the same route for one of our future walks!

@williamclarke2020 Год назад

The moment I heard, "Dagenham", I immediately thought of the film, "Made in Dagenham" with the beautiful Sally Hawkins in the lead role. She made a film in my home province of Nova Scotia, Canada called, "Maudie". You must see it. It's a beautiful film. While I am no city slicker and prefer the bucolic way of life, I admit you make a visit to London very tempting. I love English history. Your narration makes it seem as if I'm walking alongside. Cheers once again friend from Canada! William

@shynebox Год назад

I used to live off Goresbrook Road in the 1970s, where it flowed through Goresbrook Park and down to the A13. Everyone called it "the ditch". It was full of shopping trolleys and the usual detritus.

@jarekweckwerth1390 Год назад

This was very atmospheric, thank you!

@hammerhouse153 Год назад

Great walk John. 🚶‍♂️

@GeorgeChoy Год назад

Can't wait for the barking riverside video

@davesnelling3812 Год назад

Yet again great vid John, it's like I was there with you, please allow me to say your delivery and screen persona reminds me of how Jack Hargreaves would talk to his audience making the viewer think you are talking to them and only them, excellent work John well done mate keep em coming. Dave in Thailand.

@janetfinn25 Год назад

On a grey wet afternoon what better way to spend some time than watching your film. An almost mystical, magical walk with some bleak urban landscapes but also vital green spaces, ending at the mighty Thames. The end music triggers tears as usual ( I started watching your films in lockdown when my late husband was becoming very ill ). Thank you once again for your enthusiasm and joy in this bleak world. ( Daisy).

@bax545 Год назад

Hello John,. This was a really enjoyable video. the selection of music was fitting. I love. the music you play.

@Wayner71 Год назад

For once I'm awake when a John video gets posted. This one is as fresh as tomorrow and most welcome.

@DianeD862 Год назад

You need to visit Liverpool we have wonderful parks and Green spaces.Beautiful Liverpool.❤❤❤❤❤❤

@dornierdo2172 Год назад

Like that design for the mug.👍

@mikesanders2226 Год назад

Love the mug too.

@johncarter-ut1ii Год назад

hi john, i used to play over here as a child, great memories. you would here sky larks all day. thanks.

@jasonantigua6825 Год назад

I remember them clearly! The would nest on the ground in the long grass not far from Gale Street!

@johncarter-ut1ii Год назад

@@jasonantigua6825 yes thats right mate. thanks.

@jasonantigua6825 Год назад

@@johncarter-ut1ii 👍 Where did you go to school?

@johncarter-ut1ii Год назад

@@jasonantigua6825 gilbert miles, now called mayfield.

@jasonantigua6825 Год назад

@@johncarter-ut1ii Oh,I never knew it was called that before Mayfield! I went to Erkenwald

@richardgeorge8612 Год назад

thank you so much for this presentation John

@JohnRogersWalks Год назад

My pleasure Richard

@jennythescouser Год назад

Not meaning to sound morbid, but when you pop your clogs and go on that great eternal walk (in many years time, hopfully). You should have your catchphrase put on your headstom/plaque. Spike Milligan had the words "I told you I was ill" put on the back of his gravestone - LOL

@AMcF54 Год назад

Another great walk, John. We love a magical, mystical confluence.

@rachelcaullay172 Год назад

A lovely peaceful walk. Thank you John. 👍

@4thEyeVision Год назад

Wow what a walk my home i used to live on hedgemans rd so this one was super special i would always take my dogs on the walk to Gores Brook park thank you John. And the mug looks great i must say the john on the mug looks a bit to old for yourself :)

@chrispointer123 Год назад

Wow I lived on hedgemans too and this was a super walk its small world

@4thEyeVision Год назад

@@chrispointer123 Wow thats Mad it is a small world

@heidismit5261 Год назад

John!!! I have seen the hidden river in batterseapark today. It flows in the lake. AND the one between pimlico and chelsea. And the little one you can see from the other side of the river. At vauxhall there is a nice information board that explains about the origens of it's name and the offerings people made to the river. And much more. This has nothing to do with this film I know. Just to let you know that I do remember what you tell us and it is so wonderful to be here in person. Someone gave me a piece of a clay pipe he just found in the mud.