London Clapham Walking Tour

I'm sat here laughing my arse off about the stink pipes. I'm a Londoner and seen these all my life having never realised their purpose. And to think how ornate they often are and invariably mistaken for lamp posts! 😂

The "bomb shelters" were the new stations on the Fast Northern Line which was abandoned because of WW2. They dug the shafts and tunnelled each way towards each other which is why they could be used as shelters but they never joined up.

Clapham was the first place I lived in London, 1990. #7 Bromfeld Rd. It's almost in Stockwell.

Walking across Clapham Common in the 1990's, I saw Jeremy Brett ( Sherlock Holmes from the BBC TV series) and he was dressed in very ordinary jogging pants and a T shirt and overcoat. He realised I had recognised him and turned and gave me a knowing smirk and then carried on his way. A great actor and a privilege to see him in the flesh.

Really interesting watching this shame you never walked down Clapham high st or showed clapham north station,plus you missed the orangery owned by the Henry Thornton estate which is a very interesting place
Oh well maybe next time

Never knew some of the West Indian arrivals were: housed in the bomb shelters.

Another brilliant episode

The 'Cornet' Pub on a Sunday night... what a delight in the 80s. I watched an episode of The Comic Strip being made in 1984, 'The Bullshitters', at Lavender Hill.

I lived in Lavender Hill many years ago, not a 10 minute walk from Clapham Junction Station. I loved it there. This sure has brought memories. Many thanks!

you should tell those premises that won't let you film that your documenting these places for your disabled audience like myself who can never experience places like that bomb shelter , I would love to see down there

A stink pole? Lol! I'd have walked past it, too. Maybe I'd have thought, oh, they took out the light bulb, I guess they'll repair it soon. :-)

Absolutely love your vids but the slight errors on this one mean I’m a tad sceptical about your others!!
As a 40-year resident of Clapham Junction - which is in South Battersea & was a highly desirable area in the 18c/early19c - I’ve developed quite a knowledge of the area. So I’m pretty certain the rear of M&S was never the spooks’ garage! Opposite, in Barnard Mews, yes! Dodgy-looking vans & men in macintoshes were regularly sighted around there, often at the back of garage in Limburg Road.

Freddy Eynsford-Hill. "Marry Freddy!"

Lavender hill is interesting as it was just that back in the 1880s circa era.

uber bomb shelter?

Used

Those bomb shelters would get the homeless off the streets!

Always a joy to watch your contributions!

Your in battersea

JK Rowling lives in Edinburgh & has lived here since before she wrote the books. They probably have other homes but her 2 youngest kids are still at school (in Edinburgh). Love your videos btw! I’m hopefully coming down on 30th April for the weekend

Elvis Costello's song "Let Him Dangle" off his "Spike – The Beloved Entertainer" album is about the "Let Him Have It" crime.

I love The Lavender Hill Mob!

Very sad story about Derek Bentley. Cried my eyes out when I watched the dvd.😥

next door to the grand music hall was where the 23rd london regiment [territorials] were stationed ,the local boys fought in france in ww1..the latchmere and falcon pubs are in clapham junction . pity you didnt show us clapham common north side , the pavem,ent where the old tram and bus station was , and across the road the plough hotel and bell vue pub

previous to this vid the only thing I knew about Clapham was the Cook

❤️ squeeze ...maybe I could ‘squeeze’ in a tour with you when I come down to London to see them at the02 in May 😂

Wandsworth used to be a slum. So they called it clpaham junction so people would be afraid of the station

Very interesting video !!
but please can someone tell me where I find the version of the song playing in the background, lily of Laguna ...

I’ll think you’ll find that Ronald Biggs escaped from Durham prison.

The security services’ garage was on the other side of Barnard Road, we used to play in the forecourt when I was a kid. Like much of your video, it is in Battersea.

Lugubrious? I like it.. Impressive.. ;-)

James Earl Ray the man that shot Martin Luther King was held at Wandsworth Prison

I never thought it would happen, with me and the girl from Clapham! X

When I worked at the IWM, we told people that as all the German spies in England were turned, they would report back that the V rockets were overshooting London. So the Germans shortened the range meaning the V rockets landed south in Surrey which was not as well built up.

Obviously, Clapham Junction is not in Clapham. It’s in Battersea, Wandsworth. Thank God he said so. I was getting worried.

What pub did you finish in? Trying to work out which station it overlooked.

hahaha absolutely steam boats at the end!!....

Love the Squeeze reference!

Please name of songs in videos...love the them

‘I never thought that it would happen, with me and a girl from Clapham...”

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I have been binge-watching your videos. Key word: binge-watching!

I was amazed that you did not have a drink in The Falcon, it has a huge circular bar.

GREAT VIDEOS OF LONDON, REALLY FANTASTIC TO SEE, PLEASE PLEASE COULD YOU DO A VIDEO ON WANDSWORTH, IN PARTICULAR GARRETT LANE PLEASE LOL MY FAMILY HAD A BOOT SHOP THERE CALLED COTTLES DURING THE 18/19TH CENTURY

I love the bowler hat and your style. I find British men very attractive.

Lighting your own farts is a called a Blue Angel
Not recommended after a Curry

i remember well all the model boats and battle ships on the lake during the 60s.