What happened to Old London Bridge?

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JAY FOREMAN / jayforeman
PAUL KENDLER / kendlerpaul
Edited by
JAY FOREMAN
Director
JADE NAGI / jade_nagi
Director of Photography
PAUL KENDLER
Camera Assistants
PAUL CURRAN
URS ROBBE
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VIKTOR BATA
Lord Mayor
PAUL KENDLER
Watermen
NICK SIEPMANN / nsiepmann
AILSA MAINWARING
Robert Walpole
SOOZ KEMPNER / soozuk
Modern waterman
SELWYN FOREMAN
Robert P McCulloch
EWEN MACINTOSH / ewenmacintosh
Arizona Jay
ADAN HINOJOSA II / manic_socratic
Many thanks to the Church of St. Magnus the Martyr, City of London for letting us film their beautiful model of Old London Bridge. www.stmagnusmartyr.org.uk/
Thanks also to
DAVID and MARTIN CLARK for being church extras
SIMON VANS-COLINA for lending us his office
ED MOYE for lending us his dinghy.
'London Bridge And Rush Hour, 1968' licenced from British Pathe.

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Комментарии : 7 тыс.

@nozero1 2 года назад

Not only is it untrue that the American tycoon "bought the wrong bridge", but he actively encouraged the untrue legend because he found it was increasing tourism around the bridge in its new place.

@Hansuns 2 года назад

That is exactly what I would say, if I bought the wrong bridge.

@springle91 2 года назад

@@Hansuns 😂😂

@heatseeker5362 2 года назад

Well it's not like he was a businessman for nothin'!

@Deathmastertx 2 года назад

sigma grindset

@khadijahm8305 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OkdzYQ5XHXk.html

@davekirwin 2 года назад

Love the staring reflection at 01:28 - this kind of detail is why I'm here for. And the facts, and the humour, and the history, and lovingly crafted video and the...alright, all of it.

@Pribumi1 2 года назад

You are very observant!

@nathnolt 2 года назад

@oh no wtf is this shit

@marcos_vipets 2 года назад

Fucking hell I wouldn't have seen it if I didn't read your comment lol Thanks

@adewilliam9047 2 года назад

@oh no reported!

@sypialnia_studio 2 года назад

amazing!

@Gusburg Год назад

Just realised his "reflection" at 1:23 is nodding along to him hahaha. so subtle I love it

@seattletuttle 2 месяца назад

Good catch!

@luornu Год назад

The thing that gets me about old london bridge was that it was dismantled only about 20 years before photography was invented. We were so close to having photographic documenation of it! Oh the sorrow!

@user-ln2yx7pz4d Год назад

Гравюры это достаточно компенсируют. А на фотографии его бы почти не было видно

@poudink5791 7 месяцев назад

Why did you randomly reply in Russian? Clearly you understood the comment you were replying to, as the Google Translation of your comment shows you were answering it. You also didn't bring up a topic of particular interest to Russian-speaking peoples, or one particularly taboo to English-speaking peoples. Do you simply enjoy not being understood by the majority of this channel's predominently English-speaking audience?

@jaskaranpabla4144 7 месяцев назад

Maybe he translated the comment to Russian on his side and then commented with Russian? It’s not that deep

@deltap6967 6 месяцев назад

@@poudink5791maybe he can't write in English and rely on the translate feature to fix any mistake or error

@tuffandco3745 3 месяца назад

There is a smaller version in the City of Bath, England, with shops on.

@YouTube 2 года назад

💀 can't believe they sent a bridge brick by brick to Arizona

@BoraCM 2 года назад

Hullo.

@FlourishPorridge 2 года назад

Hi RU-vid,

@Dani-bw6cf 2 года назад

Brick

@cgbgaming9363 2 года назад

Yo youtube

@t_y8274 2 года назад

Yo tf you doing, get back to work. Also stop redesigning the ui please, the current one is alright.

@hierismail 2 года назад

The inclusion of the person at 4:01 and them not getting ANY chance to speak is the funniest thing, imo. Jay doesn't upload often, but when he does, I KNOW it's going to be a treat!

@MalcrowAlogoran 2 года назад

I REALLY hope that wasn’t the real head of that company.

@iz723 2 года назад

@@MalcrowAlogoran I really hope it was

@Macarite 2 года назад

I think he's some sort of Mayor by the looks of his Livery Collar

@GussDeBlod 2 года назад

@@iz723 It's Selwyn Foreman, and google tells me he's from the Putney Rotary Club

@Chris_Cross 2 года назад

The best part of the joke is the three bridges in the background lol

@mascotwithadinosaur9353 2 года назад

I'm Romanian, so not a native English speaker, and have never been to the UK. When I was in kindergarten and we'd sing "London Bridge Is Falling Down", I'd get really sad. I didn't want the bridge to fall, and no matter if we'd build it up with iron bars or needles and pins, nothing we'd do would work because it'd keep falling. It made very sad and worried for londoners. Didn't know back then that they had so many bridges. Made me worried for nothing. Damn londoners!

@IstasPumaNevada 9 месяцев назад

That's adorable. :)

@kikosawa 8 месяцев назад

Brits be destroying childhoods all over the world

@ElliLavender 5 месяцев назад

That's so sweet 😭

@z3onix 4 месяца назад

I forgot how dark the lyrics are lol

@jem_theelf 3 месяца назад

The song's actually based on a real life event - in 1014, a Viking called Olaf Haraldsson destroyed London bridge during an argument with the King Canute, who was the Viking king of England at that time.

@livrowland171 Год назад

The buildings on the old bridge looked intriguingly quaint and elaborate. Would be nice if a bit more of medieval London still existed!

@Chuked Год назад

Its been so long that everything is bound to change.. In 500-1000 years most people will wish the current London existed but it’ll be gone

@Bloodhound2211 Год назад

Ever heard of “the shambles”? It’s a street in York of preserved and maintained since the 14th century.

@102938475646665 Год назад

we should bring it back tbh. start by knocking down anything built post 1960.

@41052 Год назад

It’s think it’s for the best, I don’t think any amount of scrubbing would give me any piece of mind when I found out why houses have rooms with just a hole in it.

@user-ln2yx7pz4d Год назад

Куда он вообще делся?

@StollBrownless 2 года назад

I discovered this series when episode 10 was already out, thinking it would never return again. BUT YES! Unfinished London returned and I’m delighted by this new episode of the living series! Keep it up!

@AxxLAfriku 2 года назад

i noticed im da man around here on youtube gagagagag

@almightys5436 2 года назад

same

@nathnolt 2 года назад

@Never gonna give you up 😂 wtf is this shit

@nathnolt 2 года назад

@oh no wtf is this shit

@Laittth 2 года назад

Turns out unfinished London wasn't unfinished

@jasonjohnsonhonorsociety 2 года назад

1:28, mad respect to the detail in adding a reflection reacting to you. I was not about to continue without acknowledging the absolute craftsmanship of your videos, Jay.

@the_biggest_chungus7508 2 года назад

The moment I saw it, I thought "well, either he recorded the video at 3am, oooooor he showed us his schizophrenia"

@RichardTongeman 2 года назад

God thats so creepy

@LaneBeScrolling 2 года назад

Came to say this; his attention to wacky detail is masterful!

@simonjohnson4704 2 года назад

That. is. amazing.

@fightinandirish 2 года назад

I barely noticed it and thought to myself "nah, why would he do that?" But the mad lad did. 😄

@monicapushkin3274 Год назад

The Old London Bridge with BUILDINGS ON IT (!!) is just the coolest thing ever. Can you imagine if we had actual photos and movies of life on the bridge at that time, and could experience it?? Awesome.

@iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethis Год назад

yeah, living bridges don't really exist anymore sadly

@parslara5367 Год назад

Well, in Bamberg, Germany, the old city hall (a museum these days) is in the middle of the oldest bridge (you can see plenty of pictures online)

@fallserigne3491 Год назад

There is ponte vecchio in Florence, if you want to visit a medieval bridge

@boccci 4 месяца назад

@@iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethisRichmond University's library is a living bridge over the pond and river that runs through its campus

@miki7566 2 года назад

4:21 the guys turning their head back towards him was comically hilarious

@sartajhansi6127 2 года назад

Wait, The reflection at 1:27 caught me off guard. Unnecessary levels of attention to detail there Jay

@icreativity5159 2 года назад

Good catch!

@LadyAhro 2 года назад

Ha very impressively done!

@opiejaye 2 года назад

Holy shit, I never noticed that.

@Androish 2 года назад

Was looking for this comment after I noticed it. I love the small details :D

@ToppyTree 2 года назад

wow thanks for pointing that out

@EngineeringMindset 2 года назад

1:14 "Cash only. Cards not invented yet" I laughed way too hard at that

@khadijahm8305 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OkdzYQ5XHXk.html

@Perririri 2 года назад

Forgot PayPal!

@mhkpt 2 года назад

The little details in their videos are just too good!

@LPpauwels 2 года назад

1:11

@lucyj8204 2 года назад

I flinched because it said 1p not 1d.

@ivgorm9365 2 месяца назад

RIP Ewen MacIntosh

@michaelbrennan2899 2 месяца назад

I found this episode when looking looking at his page on Wikipedia, RIP Ewen, great episode Jay!

@Th3OneWhoWaits 2 месяца назад

May he rest in peace 😔

@jp4431 Год назад

It fell down

@GrimOakheart 2 года назад

Jay is a straight G of an interviewer. Completely objective and he doesn't lead them into talking points. A very rare trait in journalists these days.

@ReddoFreddo 2 года назад

If you want people to click your scam link I suggest not writing in all caps with emotes and gibberish. You'd be better of saying something like: "Ha, that reminds me of this video:" and then you post your link that looks like a RU-vid URL or something.

@Schmuni 2 года назад

@@ReddoFreddo Dont give those assholes any tips, man.

@markm0000 2 года назад

@@Schmuni Some people are sheep and don’t know the consequences of what they’re doing.

@cirrus645 2 года назад

So much so that he doesn't even lead them to talk, at all. Had to actually laugh out loud at 3:56 - 4:06

@dogcarman 2 года назад

@@Schmuni They don’t care bacause 1) they are psychos and can’t relate to how other people think and 2) they need a particular kind of people to click on the link, someone who’s not smart enough to see through spammy propositions. Hence the rest of us are saddled with their stupid posts for eternity.

@campbellolney9753 2 года назад

The subtle editing in the shot at 1:23 freaked me out a little, well done. Also glad this series is back, always entertaining

@bartholomewdan 2 года назад

That is an impressive level of commitment.

@fyshfysh 2 года назад

wow! would never have spotted that. crazy but brilliant 😁

@rasmusn.e.m1064 2 года назад

jesus! didnt notice it before reading this. that was creepy

@chandankumar10360 2 года назад

That's why I love this channel. Even in mapmen series u can see such gems,To the point that u can make "did you know that in ___" series out of it

@obsidiancrow450 2 года назад

wtf i didnt even pick up on it lmao

@MayorVideo 11 месяцев назад

7:46 You shouldn't mess around if you have a time machine...

@JayForeman 11 месяцев назад

Oh wow. VERY obscure reference! 👏 👏 👏

@UberMan5000 2 года назад

8:00 Why does that room in France have British-style electric sockets? [/pedant]

@yellowfolder 2 года назад

The amount of jokes and bits scrammed into these videos is mind-boggling. This channel applies the old showbiz rule of "leave them wanting more" better than any other channel. Fantastic.

@AfricaTekk 2 года назад

Nelson Mandela Bridge in South Africa ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cOE-RcWEK-c.html

@nathanbudge3927 2 года назад

The "reflection" nodding at 1:30 is a microchosm of everything that makes this channel so brilliant

@BlookbugIV 2 года назад

I’d never have noticed if I hadn’t read this

@Karibanu 2 года назад

That would have been *really* funny ( and a little creepy ) if the reflection was Jay's brother

@kontomoca1537 2 года назад

Only for fans over 18 years old BEAUTIFULGIRLS.SITE 👈 tricks I do not know Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter So with toy and his tricks, do not read it to him that he writes well mamon there are only to laugh for a while and not be sad and stressed because of the hard life that is lived today. Köz karaş: '' Taŋ kaldım '' Erinder: '' Sezimdüü '' Jılmayuu: '' Tattuuraak '' Dene: '' Muzdak '' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu wins taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. '' Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt '' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu. # 垃圾 They are one of the best concerts, you can not go but just seeing them from the screen, I know it was surprising 💗❤️💌💘

@AfricaTekk 2 года назад

Nelson Mandela Bridge in Africa ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cOE-RcWEK-c.html

@Pearier Год назад

never noticed it lol

@JanTuts 2 года назад

2:47 I can hardly believe it, but... "it was Walpole" (Extra History people will know: it's _always_ Walpole...)

@robertwalpole360 2 года назад

Yes, it's always me.

@meh23p Год назад

6:24 Okay I did not know that expression.

@kipdude1 2 года назад

I've been using Jay Foreman's "Unfinished London" videos in my English classes for foreign learners. It's perfect because it gives a bit of British culture, history and humour. I'm so glad that he has uploaded a new video. Thanks very much Jay Foreman and the "Unfinished London" team.

@mbossaful 2 года назад

Make sure they don't get the impression that "Surfshark what is?" is normally an acceptable word order.

@512TheWolf512 2 года назад

@@mbossaful ads are part of American culture, not British. So I don't think he uses them in class

@burtonfzz 2 года назад

@@512TheWolf512 of course they no not use it, they are sponsored by another VPN company 🤣

@davidfay5683 2 года назад

@@512TheWolf512 That would be a pity. Jay's ads really are the best ads ever.

@RKBock 2 года назад

@@davidfay5683 you sound like a person that has too much thyme on their hands.

@DasGanon 2 года назад

I'm amazed you flew to the US for 6:21, truly dedication to the craft.

@WaterShowsProd 2 года назад

He was actually disassembled, piece-by-piece, shipped via Fed-Ex envelopes, and then reassembled. Rumour has it he returned to London afterward via wherry.

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 2 года назад

Eh, must have been a green screen. I mean, that's obviously Jay - who else could it be - but the background looks like it might be a little fake.

@universe1879 2 года назад

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 that’s the joke

@Matt-wc2mf 2 года назад

@@WaterShowsProd I heard they actually thought they were getting a different British actor that was more famous (and taller and pointier... with 2 towers...) to come to Arizona.

@emraef 2 года назад

@@universe1879 no it isnt lmfao

@birchthebirch4593 7 месяцев назад

Seeing your reflection nod along to what you were saying made me feel like I had taken drugs 😂

@ElliLavender 5 месяцев назад

When I saw a bridge with buildings on it in person for the first time (Ponte Vecchio in Florence) I was so impressed that started trying to rebuild the bridge in Minecraft lol. I'm so sad that bridges like this aren't built anymore, they're incredibly cool and the concept honestly sounds so futuristic, even though it's thousands of years old.

@Conceptcreator 2 года назад

Those on the background on 4:20 though haha, Also so far great video! Got to love stories of from our history!

@Greenteabook 2 года назад

I probably would've done the same

@wabznasm9660 2 года назад

Thanks I’d missed that! God that’s hilarious, he must have set that up deliberately to startle them by just waiting in silence until they got settled in frame. This is what genius looks like!

@VladyF 2 года назад

@@wabznasm9660 The two guys are credited in the video description as church extras.

@wabznasm9660 2 года назад

@@VladyF thanks I didn’t notice that either!! It really looks candid.

@indopasnorte8804 2 года назад

@oh no gtf outta here

@WarlordSh4Dow 2 года назад

Wow, the amount of effort that must have gone into this is insane! So many subtle jokes, so many extras, so many filming locations. Such a fantastic video!

@inafridge8573 2 года назад

Really appreciated the reenactments

@Transportationspotting 2 года назад

True

@sheevone4359 2 года назад

Even travelling to the US for this. Must've been a headache....

@kontomoca1537 2 года назад

@pk3ndl3r 2 года назад

Thank you. A lot of effort does go into making these videos including months of writing and then filming and editing. I am delighted that is all appreciated. It is a pleasure making them.

@furiscafynn6275 2 года назад

... 1:29 I love the little detail of his reflection nodding back at himmm

@suburbanoctopus4517 2 года назад

1:23 The reflection in the glass doesn’t follow Jay’s mouvement and nods when he speaks. I have questions.

@gyrostat5211 2 года назад

cool

@joline2730 2 года назад

I worked round the corner from London Bridge in 1972 and 1973 and passed it every day - I watched as they removed and loaded each stone, carefully marked with numbers and letters, onto massive lorries to take away, probably to Tilbury, to be shipped abroad. I knew it had been sold as there was talk of it in Lloyd's (insurance) who would have covered this precious cargo, I presume. The fact that London Bridge was closed to traffic (obviously) caused considerable disruption and most traffic went over Tower Bridge but was extremely congested.

@curtislarson1487 2 года назад

It was dedicated in 1971. I went. You watched in the 60s being taken down

@joline2730 2 года назад

@@curtislarson1487 well you know, you might be right, was a long time ago for sure. I worked in London all my working life so . . .

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 2 года назад

I hope the workers on the project had a boombox blasting "London Bridge is Falling Down."

@tissuepaper9962 2 года назад

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 compact cassette was less than ten years old at the time, so I think the chances are slim, unfortunately.

@albertbatfinder5240 2 года назад

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 I prefer to think that anyone who played, sung or whistled the tune was immediately thrown off the bridge and into the Thames.

@TheIshikawaRin 2 года назад

It's good to have Unfinished London back, I love this series so much.

@hifiteen49 2 года назад

I said to myelf out loud ''My god he's still at it!''

@-sturmfalke- Год назад

1:25 That reflection is one heck of a detail!

@youtubefan1313 Год назад

I love how the harmony of _London Bridge_ that starts at 4:12 begins to sound ridiculously wonkier at 4:27, man I love this guy

@Falltangle 2 года назад

that interview at 4:00 had me choking on my tea, all the little details in this vid are great Jay!

@lucashartzel6898 2 года назад

So excited for the next unfinished London!

@VascovanZeller 8 месяцев назад

Excellent sound design choice at 4:36. Brings me right back to my childhood.

@alphamorion4314 7 месяцев назад

I'm thinking about those two ferrymen who, years after refusing to go across in order to finish their pint were watching the end of the whole ferrymen industry come to an end. I picture them scratching their bellies, while drinking a pint, and saying "Worth it."

@albertocruz.8034 2 года назад

Mr. Foreman, thank you for every video. On a site where superfluous content abounds, yours exudes quality, and I thank you deeply for what you do!

@porguinturtle3854 2 года назад

This is most fucking British sounding comment what the fuck

@garlkurzer 2 года назад

And his partner Mark Cooper-Jones

@mauriceletterman7025 2 года назад

Oh to ever receive feedback this eloquent

@albertocruz.8034 2 года назад

@@porguinturtle3854 Greetings from Mexico 🤣

@samuelwoods164 2 года назад

@@porguinturtle3854 Nah, not just British, just seems to be trying too hard.

@HalfWarrior 2 года назад

As a native of Arizona; I’ve seen the bridge in Lake Havasu many times and have always wondered why the bridge was brought here; this is quite interesting to learn.

@caseyburns6187 Год назад

Lived in Kingman as a kid, I remember going to lake havasu and being told this story

@ticklemetorgo Год назад

When i went there with my family, as a little kid I was expecting Tower Bridge. I was so disappointed when I saw it for the first time.

@smoothpotato957 Год назад

It was a gift bruv

@snesguy9176 9 месяцев назад

Yep I grew up nearby Havasu. My only thought as a kid was "but why tho" 😂

@abzinhoo 9 месяцев назад

MyWifi ❌

@bertrach 2 года назад

1:30 Spotting Jay's little jokes makes me so happy.

@crzyshrf9836 2 года назад

the advert scroll in the top right is absolute editing GENIUS!

@PPUnknown 2 года назад

7:26-8:02 the distance from London to Paris is 344 km, and Jay crossed it with his arm in 26 seconds. That means his arm travels at 344*3600/26 km/h ≈ 47,631 km/h, or 13,231 m/s. That’s 39 times as fast as the speed of sound. Jay’s arm is therefore the fastest manmade object on earth right now. Edit: I’m tired of people saying “what about the manhole cover” or other things that went faster, because those are all not on earth.

@harisjutt69 2 года назад

Technically not manmade but natural

@douglasgriffin694 2 года назад

Although I suppose you could argue that what we see is a montage of the actual extension… in this case, I challenge you to calculate the amount of time said extension would take. Also… how much weight will he be taking at the shoulder? Surely the leverage forces will be exceptional…

@user-pk4nr6dy9g 2 года назад

Wtf is a km

@alessiobenvenuto5159 2 года назад

@@harisjutt69 But men are made by humans

@harisjutt69 2 года назад

@@alessiobenvenuto5159 yo but according to the first humans came from monkeys soo not manmade

@y_fam_goeglyd 2 года назад

Yours are the only adverts I don't skip. And I _hate_ ads! Thanks for bringing this series back! It's one of my faves on RU-vid :)

@khadijahm8305 2 года назад

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@Norsilca 2 года назад

I always enjoy jayf oreman's ads

@maspunchnath7487 2 года назад

@@Norsilca same

@StuartCuthbertson 2 года назад

Is that Flo & Joan singing from 7:34 ish for the advert? I think it might be but they're not credited!

@somethingelse4424 2 года назад

I never imagined an arm quite that long, but now when I hear arm related phrases like "the long arm of the law" I will picture an arm like this. What an incredibly long arm.

@carolylieberman Год назад

Came for the content. Stayed for the ads. This is one of my favourite channels for history. Thanks for making it so entertaining!

@occamsrayzor Год назад

I discovered your channel less than an hour ago, and I just love the mix of interesting information and brilliant humour. I'd join your Patreon, but I don't have two pennies to rub together, on account of spending one of them, so thanks for the free content.

@torredecker2311 2 года назад

Jay and Mark, watching your videos takes me at least 5 times as long as the videos actually are. I always find myself pausing the video and analyzing all the details you put in (e.g. that old school graphic of the changing bridges or the difficult sentences you sometimes form). I love it! Keep the good work up!

@JayForeman 2 года назад

Thanks! (But Mark’s not involved for this video)

@torredecker2311 2 года назад

I know. But when he's involved it also counts for him. And now I'm busy googling for those bridges as you told to.

@jager2027 2 года назад

Is mark no long part of the channel? 😢

@rambo8wradio 2 года назад

Pro-tip: [,] and [.] buttons move one frame at a time when paused.

@varana 2 года назад

@@jager2027 They're doing the Mapmenmenmap series together; Unfinished Londo (and various other stuff) usually is Jay alone. (It's his channel, after all.)

@man_eating_monkey 2 года назад

4:28 “The structure was still a crumbling death trap that needed repairing every 5 minutes, as made famous by the Nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty.” I appreciate this joke. Especially while London Bridge is Falling Down is playing in the background 😆

@anguskeenan4932 Год назад

The thing I love about your videos is the tiny details, this is my third watch through of the video and I only just noticed your reflection at 1:23. So funny, terrific comedian!

@bowden589 3 месяца назад

I am so happy I stumbled upon this video. I’m now probably going to binge watch all your stuff. So informative and yet so stupid, exactly what I love.

@yawnberg 2 года назад

It seems like everything Jay is doing on this channel is a lifelong project. And as it appears he doesn't age, this series will probably outlive us all.

@jadeforeman131 2 года назад

Jay’s like wine and cheese. The older he gets, the better he looks. Or it’s the more he lets me make his style decisions 😉

@AfricaTekk 2 года назад

Nelson Mandela Bridge in Africa ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cOE-RcWEK-c.html

@KariIzumi1 Год назад

Don't worry, part 4 will drop in May 3022, he said so 👌😝

@AB-im6de Год назад

@@jadeforeman131 Are you his sister 🤔

@untitled6391 Год назад

@@jadeforeman131 Are you his sister 🤔

@gusmalone2005 2 года назад

"P'oar" "Wherry hungry" This is the single greatest joke ever made

@JayForeman 2 года назад

TWO of the single greatest jokes, you mean!

@gusmalone2005 2 года назад

@@JayForeman you got me there

@RJSRdg Год назад

Old London Bridge's narrow arches often caused the Thames to freeze up, allowing Frost Fairs to be held on the Thames.

@matthewfield2958 Год назад

Several years ago, myself and a group of colleagues walked along the Thames Path From Hampton Court to Erith. At the start we walked along the path and soon came to Kingston. As we were raising money for a charity associated with our company (a widely known Peri-Peri Chicken restaurant that rhymes with Mandos) i thought it might be a good idea to pay a visit to any restaurant on (or near) the route. Kingston restaurant was only a few minutes walk away so we decided to go and say hi. On the way we crossed the Hogsmill River over the Clattern Bridge. I did little research and discovered that the Clattern Bridge is purportedly the oldest bridge in London (built around 1175) and one of the oldest river crossings in the world. It is a fine bridge, still going strong after many, many, many, many, many years.

@Error-ke1tf 2 года назад

That bridge with houses on it is so iconic. Seems a crying shame it couldn't last, it'd have been such a historical landmark.

@achim8239 2 года назад

As he said, this was common for bridges in the middle ages. Space within city walls was scarce. Check the "Krämerbrücke" in Erfurt, Germany.

@Matthew-ut6ed 2 года назад

@@achim8239 And the Ponte Vecchio in Florence...

@barryhomeowner9293 2 года назад

I daresay it'd be a deathtrap today, what with the crumbling old buildings and whatnot. I'd still love to see that concept applied today though

@aaronsmith9209 2 года назад

There is a bridge in the middle of Bath with buildings on it to this day, is a very interesting place. I think it's called Pulteney Bridge.

@andrewgarrett7100 2 года назад

@@aaronsmith9209 It is indeed and has a horse-shoe waterfall below it.

@jurreosinga4175 2 года назад

How is this possible. I kid you not, I decided to rewatch all the unfinished london episodes today, since i hadnt seen the videos for a while. Im not joking, i finished the last episode like an hour ago and suddenly you upload this video, continuing the series almost 2 years after the last episode. Timing couldnt have been better!

@duckrutt 2 года назад

I would appreciate it if you would rewatch the videos more frequently. Thank you.

@jurreosinga4175 2 года назад

@@duckrutt noted

@triky814 9 месяцев назад

The reflection at 1:30 scared the hell out of me. Great work!

@brianthesnail3815 Месяц назад

I am frightened of bridges. An actual phobia. I feel quite a panic as I cross one but only on foot. I used to live in London right near the river and used to cross Chelsea Bridge which I always found the most frightening. I still go to London every week and crossed London Bridge the other day on foot to go to a meeting which is not as frightening but still quite bad. Yes, I rank bridges by their fear factor. I normally try to cross the river on a train in an underground tunnel.

@mister_i9245 2 года назад

Man, if London still had a bridge like the medieval london bridge with tons of shops I imagine it'd be a big tourist destination

@desanipt 2 года назад

Not many medieval bridges like that survived in Europe, despite many having existed (the most famous beeing arguably London Bridge here, and Notre Dame bridge in Paris). Meanwhile, one of the most famous that did survive and is a HUGE tourist attraction is ponte vecchio (literally "old bridge" in Italian) in Florence

@ShirinRose 2 года назад

The Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto) in Venice also has shops on it and is a huge tourist attraction

@kontomoca1537 2 года назад

@p.nguyen8136 2 года назад

@@desanipt The Krämerbrücke in Erfurt, Germany is also very interesting. A very beautiful bridge.

@desanipt 2 года назад

@@p.nguyen8136 Yeah, and it's the oldest surviving of the type, I believe

@Babesinthewood97 2 года назад

I’m Swedish but I just started googling the London Bridge because about 2 weeks ago, I randomly had a dream about being an eel fisher on the Thames, and commuting each day with my little wooden boat (elongated in it’s shape!)under the London Bridge, which had large stone valves in a light coloured stone. I knew nothing about the London Bridge or eel fishing up until now. Intriguing.

@chinkkat 2 года назад

Elver so interesting

@frida507 2 года назад

Random dream fellow Swede.

@spaceman9599 2 года назад

Interesting. I've had these too, neighbour, down to very specific details about life in Spain in the 1100s. I'm significantly not Spanish

@stuartmccall5474 2 года назад

If you have ANY OF THOSE TABLETS LEFT I would quietly dispose of them before the police come calling!!!

@maxvarjagen9810 2 года назад

@@spaceman9599 Interesting. Spaniards, Swedes, and Georgians all descend from the same tribe. Do you remember where in Spain?

@kgzuig Год назад

I wish every city in the world was talked about like this. So witty and interesting. I would't do anything but watching that lol. You provide amazing content. I watch it, eventhough I'm not British or even an english speaker.

@if5566 4 месяца назад

Immensely watchable! I often catch things in the rewatch that make me laugh all over again. Jay, you are a truly funny and talented person.

@yohan40 2 года назад

Thank you Jay for brining back this series!

@ericboom1712 2 года назад

This place has been overtaken by bots

@yohan40 2 года назад

@@ericboom1712 yes

@JeremyForTheWin 2 года назад

With a salty first video

@khadijahm8305 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OkdzYQ5XHXk.html

@MedlifeCrisis 2 года назад

Ah thank goodness Unfinished London is unfinished

@andrasfogarasi5014 2 года назад

oh hey it's checkmark

@erraticonteuse 2 года назад

Crossover about London hospitals when?

@ComradeMarlow Год назад

I can't believe I'd never found this channel before. Excellent stuff. The editing that makes it look like the reflection is another person--😫👌

@RonnieBoadi 2 года назад

It's been years since I've seen that little block indicating an impending ad. Impressive detail. Bravo.

@thomasdalton9504 2 года назад

3:06 Imagine the confusion those walkers would be in on the right having seen someone dressed as a horse, beside a person screaming at a stream in 18th century attire, opposite two people enjoying a pint by a dinghy. Not something you see everyday.

@RJStockton 2 года назад

My 15-greats-grandfather, John Stockton, was one of 12 Aldermen who defended London Bridge in 1470 against Falconbridge, the bastard son of the Duke of Kent. It was part of the Wars of the Roses. The Duke of York was grateful for the help, and he knighted the Aldermen. Thus, Sir John Stockton, Mercer, became a knight and Lord Mayor in 1470. Immediately before Kent actually took London. Oops.

@EnoshII 2 года назад

"defended London Bridge in 1470 against Falconbridge, the bastard son of the Duke of Kent" I'll admit, I thought the post was a joke at this part

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 2 года назад

That is one hell of a story. You've got a historical drama protagonist as your ancestor.

@MrFlash4203 2 года назад

Does that mean your a sir because of the legacy?

@ilRosewood 2 года назад

So are you not related to the NBA guy?

@abathtub1411 2 года назад

heyy my british ancestors also ended up on the wrong side of the war of roses. Apparently they were cool enough to only get exiled to the colonies.

@zacharyhebert6423 2 года назад

We had to wait nearly two years but WE ALL WANT MORE JAY!!!!!!!!!!

@laurasmith14 7 месяцев назад

I am a lover of learning history, and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation!

@catsandmusicandmorecats9146 2 года назад

I think the legacy of Terry Gilliam's Monty Python animations is secure with Jay's videos. Even in this case (maybe especially in this case) the commercial at the end. Very nice. And informative video too.

@kontomoca1537 2 года назад

@yrodro 2 года назад

took the comment off my fingertips

@AfricaTekk 2 года назад

Nelson Mandela Bridge ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cOE-RcWEK-c.html

@oliverbrohl9201 2 года назад

The VPN-longest-arm thingy at the end qualifies for a Webby and an Oscar and every award there has ever been all on its own (including the beautifully written, played, sung and done „long arm song“). And the bit about bridges before that is very nice, too. Also: Make Jay the next host on any award show and I‘ll watch. Happiness!

@AfricaTekk 2 года назад

Nelson Mandela Bridge in Johannesburg ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cOE-RcWEK-c.html

@jpe1 Год назад

I’m assuming the long-arm gag was a parody of that kid’s show about the guy with a very long penis. … I had forget the name, but Google to the rescue, the show is called “John Dillermand”

@JP-lu9ed Год назад

The arm seems very Pythonesque.

@croftrider5191 2 года назад

The reflection detail at 1:30 is mad! awesome video as always!

@hernebaybob Год назад

Some of the old London Bridge (balustrades) were incorporated into the pier entrance in Herne Bay. This was subsequently damaged in storms. You can find parts of it to this day on the beach in Reculver.

@tally9542 2 года назад

The concept of a bridge with houses on it is just so beautiful to me. I want to live on one so bad.

@AfricaTekk 2 года назад

Nelson Mandela Bridge in South Africa ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cOE-RcWEK-c.html

@daseck69 Год назад

There are still a couple of those existing throughout Europe. One very famous one being the Kraemerbruecke in Erfurt, Germany, which actually to this day has residential and commercial buildings on it. It's definitely worth a visit and very well maintained to this day.

@Gary_Harlow Год назад

@@daseck69 And probably costs a mortgage payment of a kidney a mont

@vivviedarling9336 Год назад

I worked in a shop on Pultney Bridge in Bath for several years. The bit where my cash register was was a wooden extension hanging off the backside of the bridge. Freaked me out on my first day after which I never thought about it. If you didn't look out of the back window it was just a normal street with a road, pavements and lined on both sides with shops.

@Wasserkaktus 9 месяцев назад

You'd have a field day with an insurance company trying to insure that.

@p.f.b.1484 2 года назад

How interesting! It's a pity that the old old London Bridge (the one with houses and shops on it) has not been preserved: it could have become a historical landmark like Ponte Vecchio in Florence

@robokill387 2 года назад

pretty sure it fell down.

@normanclatcher 2 года назад

my fair lady

@MattMcIrvin 2 года назад

@@normanclatcher as in the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty.

@chatteyj 2 года назад

@@robokill387 Did you watch the video? He literally said they took it down.

@veryberry39 2 года назад

@@chatteyj LOL check yourself before trying to be bitchy. Do you not know the nursery rhyme/song "London Bridge is falling down"? (aka it was a joke, calm down.)

@gipi23 2 года назад

This has been the most refreshing/creative/funny and interesting video I have seen in a long long time.

@F1fan4eva 8 месяцев назад

That gag at 1:23 Holy shit! I've seen this video several times and it has taken me a year to spot it. Well done sir 😉

@g1stylempdesign929 2 года назад

I have family in Arizona and the idea that someone shipped an old bridge to the US from the UK and put it in the middle of nowhere was always bizarre to me. But sometimes you bid on Big Ben and get an oversized champ from Cornwall. Caveat Emptor and such

@malcolmcanning9553 2 года назад

Walked across it 35 yrs ago. ...it's not been dismantled and put up again it's bullshit

@ArnoldClarke 2 года назад

It’s bullshit, was already in Arizona. Pre mud flood.

@WSchroder100 2 года назад

Arizona is not nowhere.!!!

@malcolmcanning9553 2 года назад

@@ArnoldClarke coming from the UK .seen the Thames back then to take a bridge down would be hard enough. .mark every cut pieces of argh it s to ridiculous to talk about

@ArnoldClarke 2 года назад

@@malcolmcanning9553 Parasites have to hide history. The parasites have indoctrinated people to believe there was no ancient technology. There’s barely nothing around that bridge. Someone needs to start digging.

@chh4516 2 года назад

Can we please also appreciate the time, energy and devotion Jay puts into his sponsorship messages. He is the only youtuber where I don't skip these :D

@kontomoca1537 2 года назад

@TheDiasporaMedia 2 года назад

Yup same here

@retrodude123 2 года назад

Anyone notice how, just like on ITV in the UK, he puts the little spinny thing in the top right corner before the advert starts

@EricB256 2 года назад

The bridge cards and the very long arm, including its song, are hilarious. Thank you for this new series.

@Jobotubular Год назад

because, you know, he *could* use it to fight crime, if he really wanted ....

@TheJanaRina 2 года назад

Having moved to London 2.5 years ago I love this series. Learning so much :D I am also wondering why there was no mention of Tower Bridge in this video.

@JayForeman 2 года назад

Tower Bridge did get a brief mention when we talk about McCulloch allegedly “buying the wrong bridge by mistake.” If you’d like more information about Tower Bridge, keep your eye on this channel at 4pm UK time tomorrow.

@TheJanaRina 2 года назад

@@JayForeman ohhh yes!!!! I will for sure, that's exciting :D Thank's for creating quality content!

@ratoh1710 2 года назад

Oh! This series had been gone so long I thought that they might have finally managed to finish London!

@ilexdiapason 2 года назад

sorry about all the bots on a perfectly good comment

@juliagramlich3087 2 года назад

This video was a recommendation on my “for you” page. I clicked on it, thinking it might be somewhat interesting and now I am in love 😍👏 I binged the whole series and probably gonna rewatch them soon as well. I can’t get enough. THANK YOU VERY MUCH for creating this amazing content. ( + please never end this series!! )

@JayForeman 2 года назад

Aw, thanks Julia!

@njdevilku1340 2 года назад

@@JayForeman More unfinished London please!!!

@deadboltzz5199 2 года назад

@@JayForeman It would be amazing if we could bring architectures like this back.

@philipmcdonagh1094 Год назад

No other bridge till 1750, that is unbelievable.Just in time for the 1800 rush hour. Would have loved to live on the old bridge, I know there would have been the odd plague or two and maybe a fire but still there's something about it.Love the Werther's Original Surfshark add.

@jordanbrubaker8588 Год назад

Great vid, also your VPN ad was thoroughly the best ad Ive seen in years, and I am in fact somewhat aged.

@man_eating_monkey 2 года назад

Wow, the video editing finesse has increased a lot on this channel. As have the costumes, attention to detail and all round production quality. (The humour was always top-notch.) Also the animations are exceptionally Flying Circus-esque, despite (presumably) not being made with actual paper cutouts. Well done!

@kontomoca1537 2 года назад

@brennansharpe6515 2 года назад

His reflection in the glass at 1:23 made me laugh

@PureNeptune 2 года назад

I had wondered about the origin of that well known and often used idiom, "I've brought the wrong bridge by mistake." But I always thought it had something to do with Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

@AfricaTekk 2 года назад

Nelson Mandela Bridge in South Africa ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cOE-RcWEK-c.html

@Hand-in-Shot_Productions Год назад

You've got it rather close, then! Both Brunel and the Rennies were figures of 19th-century British construction!😉

@collectivesartori 7 месяцев назад

It does. That’s the b-side

@kellijohnson6449 Год назад

"Very Long Arm" is the best thing I've heard all day.

@adammullarkey4996 Месяц назад

For anyone who's wondering, the real reason we drive on the left is (probably) because most people are right handed, which means that a knight on a horse would carry their sword in their right hand, and would therefore want to approach an enemy right side to right side. Jousting requires you to approach with your shield towards your opponent, which means approaching left side to left side. Jousting was much more popular in Continental Europe than Britain, which is possibly the reason for the difference.

@MaskedManatee 2 года назад

3:54 this bit tickled me greatly

@vedvod 2 года назад

07:30 He’s got a very very long arm A very long arm indeed He doesn’t use it to fight crime or give help those in need He says “it’s my arm, and I’ll do what I want” That’s always his excuse It’s a very big shame his very long arm has not been put to better use

@scotlandbydrone Год назад

I randomly came across the old london bridge on a road trip in the US in 2019, stopped off there as a half way point and the town is lovely

@hollandp9606 Год назад

London Bridge song is based on how Viking invaders pulled the bridge down using ships. Hence it got a stone bridge in its place.

@doddleoddle 2 года назад

Lmao Humpty Dumpty I was trying to figure it out for so long There are probably a million jokes that just go over my head

@haulin 2 года назад

4:27 is the timestamp, but I'm gonna need a captain here...

@isladurrant2015 2 года назад

Humpty Dumpty was a cannon.

@Alucard-gt1zf 2 года назад

@@isladurrant2015 never been confirmed and is highly unlikely considering when the poem was first recorded and when the siege happened in colchester Just made up tourist attraction

@SebastianVanWoerkom 2 года назад

@@haulin the only joke I can see is that instead of saying the nursery rhyme you'd expect ("London Bridge is Falling Down"), he said Humpty Dumpty instead.