Great London History Walk around Wanstead Park (4K)

Рет қаралды 105,015

3 жыл бұрын

Great London History Walk around Wanstead Park - a stroll through one of the most storied locations in London.
Support my channel on Patreon / johnrogers
Wanstead Park, in the London Borough of Redbridge and controlled by the Corporation of London, has a history that stretches back to the Mesolithic period. Flint artefacts have been found in the park as well as a Bronze Age arrowhead and numerous Roman antiquities.
The Park is famous for being the landscaped grounds of Richard Child, Earl Tylney's enormous mansion, Wanstead House. When the house was built in 1715 it was said to be one of the finest 'palaces' in all of Europe. Sir Josiah Child had purchased Wanstead House in 1673 and passed it on to his son, Richard, who became Earl Tylney. It was when the house and park was inherited by Catherine Tylney Long who married William Pole Wellesley in 1812 that the story enters into the folklore of East London and Essex.
But the manor of Wanstead goes back much further in time. A favourite hunting lodge of Henry VII, it was frequently visited by Elizabeth I when owned by Richard Dudley, Earl of Leicester and later the Earl of Essex. James I was also very fond of Wanstead Hall.
Wanstead Park was saved for the people of London by the Corporation of London as part of Epping Forest, and is a real treasure of East London. The bluebells in Chalet Wood are a major attraction, and the extensive ponds are home to an array of birds - most notably Herons.
*The drone footage used in this video was shot by a fully insured operator with CAA permissions and was captured in accordance with regulations and local bylaws.
Credits:
Shot edited and presented by John Rogers
Drone footage by highflyingdroneshots.co.uk / highflyingdrone
Thanks to: Wanstead Golf Club, Sam and Mike, and Geoff Burrage
Castlemaine XXX image from Wikimedia Commons CC licence
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...
Open Street Map “© OpenStreetMap contributors” using data available under the Open Database Licence
Music:
The Two Seasons - Dan Boden
Argonne - Zachariah Hickman
In The Throes - Asher Fulero
Allégro - Emmit Fenn
Moonrise - Reed Mathis
Eureka - Huma-Huma
Little Drunk, Quiet Floats - Puddle of Infinity
No.7 Alone With My Thoughts - Esther Abrami
Nevada City - Huma-Huma
Pachabelly - Huma-Huma
_________________________________________________________________________________
Please subscribe for regular videos: bit.ly/1EJjIB8
My shop: teespring.com/stores/the-lost...
My Book: This Other London amzn.to/2zbFmTd
Audiobook & Kindle: amzn.to/2xLGb8s
Blog: The Lost Byway: thelostbyway.com/
Patreon / johnrogers
Twitter: / fugueur
Instagram / thelostbyway
Make a donation to help support the channel paypal.me/JohnRogersLondon - many thanks!
Shot in 4K on a Panasonic GX80 (affiliate link) amzn.to/2QUrtXo
My Walking kit (amazon affiliate link - I earn a small commission on purchases)
amzn.to/2Xky2UA

Пікірлер: 485

@annecarson341 3 жыл бұрын

I can confirm 100% that Robert Mitchum did film a sequence from the Big Sleep. I have photos’s. I had the privilege to meet him with my mum as we lived in the Keeper’s Lodge in Wanstead Park. Have loved watching this video. Thank you

@raethia 2 жыл бұрын

I just read that William Wellesley-Pole the husband of the poor Catherine Tylney-Pole had an immense party at Wanstead House in 1814 to celebrate the victory of his uncle the Duke of Wellington over Napoleon. The event was attended by the Prince Regent, other members of the Royal Family and OVER A THOUSAND dignitaries. We can only imagine the grandness of the house and its gardens to host thousands of guests!!! In the years following the French Revolution, the House was also occasionally let out to members of the Bourbon French Royal Family in exile. Incredible facts.

@seanwilkinson876 3 жыл бұрын

I have just read an interesting book about Wanstead Park, 'The Angel and the Cad' by Geraldine Roberts, which goes into great detail about the marriage between Catherine Tylney Long and William Wellesley Pole. Apparently, William used the Grotto as an assignation for his many lovers. This book is definitely worth reading and really gave me a sense of the period and Wanstead House.

@PVAPPE 3 жыл бұрын

That’s my next 54 minutes accounted for! 😀

@julieblackstock8650 3 жыл бұрын

and me. I was just starting to worry John had to stay home due to the snow

@lloydevans1552 3 жыл бұрын

@@julieblackstock8650 I would willingly come and clear a path had that been the case⛏🧹

@toboldygo5823 3 жыл бұрын

Chinese drivers are not disrespectful. For some reason they just slow on the uptake🥴 🤷🏻‍♂️❤️✨👍🏻. Chinese drivers are very good decent people though😎🙏🏻✨👍🏻

@PVAPPE 3 жыл бұрын

@@toboldygo5823 : Wrong channel for your comment!

@HIGHFLYINGDRONESHOTS 3 жыл бұрын

Hats off to John for putting this together, chuffed we was asked to capture some aerial footage for this video, the subject matter was perfect as this is such a beautiful part of East London. Hope to collaboratate more in the future John. Well done mate 👍👍

@oliverlysaght Жыл бұрын

Great shots there - nice to see from these angles

@alfredfrome9455 3 жыл бұрын

It's hard to imagine that Wanstead Park with all those ponds was part of the estaate it was absolutely huge. BTW that white tower block was indeed used by the Metropolitan Police, back in the 80's when Hendon Training College was at full capacity recruits spent their last few weeks of traing thhere. Thanks for the interesting video.

@menogeek09 3 жыл бұрын

I could have been found in that white tower block, January to April 1982 when it was an overspill met police training centre. I have vivid memories of twice weekly cross country runs round Bush Wood and Wanstead Park in similarly cold weather! I met the lady who was to become my wife in the British Queen up in Wanstead to find that she lived within 100 yds of the training centre!! Nearly 40 years later we have moved all the way to South Woodford and regularly still take on the mud in Wanstead Park. Love your videos, I know virtually all the walks you have done in this part of East London / Essex, but invariably you still turn up stuff that I hadn't a clue about. Thank you for entertaining and informing us

@JohnRogersWalks 3 жыл бұрын

thanks so much for sharing that JGL - always great to hear of the stories attached to the buildings we pass in our daily lives

@lofty92 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic narration,spent my whole youth over this park in the 1970s with my gang,what a magical area this is,always felt there was a lot more to it when i was i kid,we played in the grotto on a daily basis back then,also had baked potatoes in foil we took with us,and put them in the hugh fires left when the tree surgeons were doing the works in the seventies,stayed til the early hours,was around 11/12 years old then,the lakes froze nearly every winter,skaters and us were all over the place,fantastic memory's thanks for sharing,the drone footage added another dimension.thank you sir.....superb :)

@JohnRogersWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing those great memories

@robj8201 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve played in and walked this magical place many, many times. I was with you every step of the way. Yet another great show John.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 жыл бұрын

thanks Rob

@bully130london 2 жыл бұрын

Me too mate,I grew up grew up in Alderbrook

@marylapping8958 3 жыл бұрын

Am glad to have been able to see this. My wife has always wanted to travel through the park but is wheelchair bound and it looks to rough terrain for her. At least she can at last see what it's like . Thank you.

@seanwilkinson876 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Nice to have a narrative when walking round an area. The wife must have been very naive to marry such a well known rake. I think I might even have seen her once when walking back through Bush Wood very late at night. She appeared as a white figure in the distance, but I didn't hang around to check it out too much. Later, I heard that this white lady was reputed to be the tragic wife of the owner of Wanstead House. I can't agree with you about Wanstead Park being the muddiest part of Epping Forest. Many areas are muddy but, for me, the muddiest place is the left hand side of Highams Park Lake. It's a mud-slip nightmare! Re Shoulder of Mutton Pond: when you were allowed to swim in it in my youth in the late 1970s, we found many Victorian pharmacy bottles and pop bottles on the muddy pond bed. It was a treasure trove!

@JohnRogersWalks 3 жыл бұрын

That's a great story Sean - we can now add the ghost to its rich narrative

@seanwilkinson876 3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnRogersWalks I was surprised you hadn't mentioned the ghost of the white lady. It was a well known story when I lived in Wanstead in the 1990s.

@briansmail7297 2 жыл бұрын

Especially as Greater London Cemetery is just south of the Park itself. Spooky at night for sure..

@bw_digitalphotography 3 жыл бұрын

i love some of the aerial views in this video! places look magnificent from the air aswell as from the ground

@christinetaylor6179 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant walk John thank you. As a child in the 50's my parents used to take me there on at weekends. After all these years it's great to learn so much about it.

@mungofitz 3 жыл бұрын

You really are a treasure Mr Rogers. I roamed and loved this area seventy years ago and you have observed it beautifully. Lovelier and colder than Torquay in Victoria Australia.

@tinatndc 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr Rogers, I was sent this video by a fan of yours and thought it might be a commentry on how much better things used to be, so I was thrilled at how upbeat and positive you were. It is a real privilege to have this on our doorsteps and to have you bring it to life at every turn. I proposed to my husband on the bench opposite The Grotto in 2006 (he said yes) and we go back to the same spot every year and still feel the same way.

@Segasocks 2 жыл бұрын

I can't stop watching your videos so I thought I had better comment at least once! Your often on my television for hours at a time! Thank you for all the effort you go to in producing your content, it really is compelling stuff!

@JohnRogersWalks 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Segasocks, I love making these videos so great to hear that you’re enjoying them

@Signals927 3 жыл бұрын

Having lived in Wanstead in the 1950's your video brought back lot's of memories of my visit's to Wanstead Park, thanks john.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 жыл бұрын

my pleasure Signals927

@roberthayes9842 3 жыл бұрын

Grew up there, many a happy day playing in the woods

@Rickyivesofficial 2 жыл бұрын

Recently did a video “my most recent uploaded” of Wanstead park. I lived in Leytonstone all my life 34 years and you know what it was until I started watching your videos that I finally discovered the avenue such a beautiful walk and lead up to Wanstead park! I’m still in amateur mode of KZfaq creator but am slowly developing my skills and and tour videos gimme the inspiration I need to do that! Thanks John! 🙏

@melissaquinn1296 3 жыл бұрын

An interesting subject. I am just happy it is not a third one in a row about rivers!

@JohnRogersWalks 3 жыл бұрын

I made a big effort to avoid the hatrick

@SisterGoodbass 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely wonderful, thanks John. I grew up nearby and know these paths and sights so well. Moved away some years ago but this brought memories flooding back, plus new-old stories I didn't know. As a kid spent many hours on cross country runs around Wanstead park, it was used by local schools, maybe still is. Lots of mud and stinging nettles, but a great way to get to know the landscape.

@rangerover.1971 2 жыл бұрын

My children are at Wanstead High School and they still use it for cross country runs - my son practiced only last Sunday.

@keithjones7810 2 жыл бұрын

The police building used to be a police training college. in the late 70's and early 80's there was a big influx of recruits and the building was used as an overflow from Hendon Police College. I was there in 1981. Love your videos. very well done.

@lamiaitaly2549 3 жыл бұрын

I used to live in Draycot Road and would hear the bell ringing in St Marys every hour or half hour. Wonderful church. Thanks for the video

@bernardjakob8959 3 жыл бұрын

Still does every hour, half hour and quarter hour... day and night. Those moving to the area moan about it for a while, but you soon become deaf to it. I moved into the road next to St Mary's 28 years ago and love the bells.

@101grandma 3 жыл бұрын

Newspaper "The Morning Post", from 06 June 1822, tells of auctions of contents of Wanstead House. Apparently, they published three books full as catalogues for the auctioneering, and the sales were to take place over 32 days. Really interesting stuff, sorry I can't post. Great video as usual, John.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 жыл бұрын

many thanks for that info

@robbojax2025 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you are now posting Sundays as the videos are so relaxing before bedtime. Loved this one as most of my childhood and teen years were spent in Wanstead Park. I remember to 1963 big freeze when all the ponds were frozen for nearly three months and the Ornamental Lake had to be restocked with fish.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 жыл бұрын

I'll certainly try to stick to Sunday uploads Robert

@johnjosephlonergan 3 жыл бұрын

Just discovered this channel after having randomly discovered Aldersbrook today having lived in Wanstead to 20 years, I had never taken the necessary turn off the path. So I discovered your river video and now this one too. I have so much familiarity with many of the sites you visit having lived in London all my life, but not with your eyes and knowledge. Now, binge watching your videos John with my wife and son. Thanks so much.

@ArtofaCat 3 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic video! I absolutely loved seeing the passion and appreciation you have for the history of Wanstead park. What is really special, is that I practically grew up walking around this place as a kid. Me and my family would walk our labrador here all the time. I am a huge fan of the history of the park, especially the legendary highwayman Dick Turpin who use to ride through those very woods before they were developed. Hearing your mention of him and his uncle at the end put a smile on my face. It was also so wonderful to see all these locations, like pebble beach. My family used to call that small section pebble beach as well! Thank you for making such an enjoyable and educational video on the park and its history, it's such an enjoyable watch and a great trip down memory lane. I even learned some things I never knew.

@JTTW1455 4 ай бұрын

Fascinating history, what a treasure Wanstead Park is.

@janiebarker2687 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome John I have great memories living in Forestgate and coming here a magical place indeed ending up with an icecream from the tearoom on the warm sunshine days and hot tea with cake on the less warm days . A secret fairy path to the lake and basin I cannot reveal 😀💖

@stuartshipton5612 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome film. I think Wanstead is a place I would love to live again. My parents used to be the managers of what was the Eagle and Child pub (featured in another of your Wanstead films) but I was too young to remember my time there. Bravo for braving what has been Antarctic like temperatures to make this film!

@TheElfishGene 3 жыл бұрын

"The mansion was sold for demolition. The sum raised was only £10,000 whilst it had reputedly cost around £360,000 to build. Catherine, having been abandoned by her husband for another woman in 1823, died in 1825 of an intestinal illness, shortly after the demolition, no doubt a broken woman." Good grief! William Pole, was an utter b******! Duke of Wellingtons nephew as well. What a wonderful story John. Thank you!

@JohnRogersWalks 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for the additional info

@springtime8029 Ай бұрын

I do enjoy your very calming videos I used to live near denham in Buckinghamshire 40 years ago.im fascinated by your history talks plus the London walks.thankyou for your peaceful vlogs. I hope your back gets better.i had a severe stroke in 2021 which has disabled me up until now. I keep getting up every day and go out to battle against demoralisation and to keep going and to live. Watching your videos gets me out when I struggle to get out of my house.keepbupyour good walks ❤️❤️❤️👍😊X

@adammichaelsilver 3 жыл бұрын

another great watch, your videos have really inspired me throughout Lockdown to get out and start walking. Mine are far less scenic and much shorter but enjoyable none the less. Keep on with the great work and love to see another Loughton video soon.

@toboldygo5823 3 жыл бұрын

Finally a walk-through London with somebody that knows English history😎👍🏻✨

@maggielarkin8143 3 жыл бұрын

Discovered your videos in quarantine last year John....they saved my sanity!!...going through the backlog now....wonderful...love the lost river vids coupled with the poignancy of your music choices...Huma Huma's Pachabelly should be your theme tune!...Wanstead Park reminds me of where I live here in Dublin...I live on lands that were owned by the Guinness family...their mansion was also demolished in 1968 ( although it had gone up in flames around 1948 after billeted army men set it on fire to cover up stealing supplies) and the gardens were lost ...they had a walled garden, Heracleum (?)temple, pet cemetery and numerous other follies...the loss of the "big house" is immeasurable today..just a grass mound is left...but it's still a nice park enjoyed by a heck of a lot of people...thanks a bunch for these fab videos....cheers.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for that Maggie - I do love that Pachbelly piece and try hard not to overuse it. That Guinness site sounds loaded with poignancy

@LoisDavidsonArt 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! One of my favourite walks so far, such incredible cinematography, some of the imagery around the ponds and lakes will stick with me for a long time, as will a lot of your thoughts and research, so interesting and thought-provoking as always. I love these longer videos, really engrossing. The drone footage was a lovely bonus, wonderful to see the landscape laid out below like a living, moving map. thanks John!

@JohnRogersWalks 3 жыл бұрын

thanks so much Lois - it's such a beautiful location to capture on camera

@cgj3888 3 жыл бұрын

Another Magic Walk with the happy wonderer Treasured times Thanks SMILES 👍🇬🇧👌

@danielboulton98 3 жыл бұрын

One good thing about the cold weather is indeed the frozen mud. back to normal next week I'm afraid

@JohnRogersWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I can confirm it's back to normal now Daniel - walked across the mud lakes of Leyton Flats to the Eagle Pond today

@danielboulton98 3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnRogersWalks ah fun fun I'll probably venture out tomorrow it should be interesting

@nzd3742 3 жыл бұрын

Epic stuff, thanks John.

@ZL54JK8 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed that so much. Brings back many memories. Thank you!

@TimothyHalkowski 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the walk!

@ArthurStone 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you John. Much appreciated. My Wanstead anecdote: Mid-Summer, midnight; in the long grass south of Alexandra Lake I could smell lion in the air and sensed I was in the Serengeti - my companions (rather unimaginatively) commented that it was from the circus, but I could feel the vibration of Africa beneath my feet.

@iainmacvicar5858 3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating stuff. Like the drone footage, gives a real sense of place.

@nigelplant9798 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John. 30 years since i moved away, so nice to be reminded of the area I grew up in.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 жыл бұрын

glad I could take you back there Nigel

@nwlondontimemachine9484 3 жыл бұрын

Another superb video! Thank you

@mtaha6517 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this walk with u. U explained all main places in the context of history.

@seandavis11961 3 жыл бұрын

I loved watching that. Well Done!

@tonesw6957 3 жыл бұрын

Fasinating stuff. Your enthusiasm is infectious .

@4thEyeVision 3 жыл бұрын

Great walk thanks John

@user-vs2wd6fk3m 9 ай бұрын

John...love your walks and history videos...was born in London Islington Highbury great days ..

@joeallen5166 3 жыл бұрын

I look forward to these videos so much. Thanks John!

@stephenpinder9567 3 жыл бұрын

Truly epic John. Looking forward to more.

@GRTZK 3 жыл бұрын

Superb, as ever, John. Much appreciated.

@taniamenendez6786 3 жыл бұрын

I will use your book on my next visit to London. Thank you very much for sharing the unknown part of the city. I love the way you explain all those stories.

@JohnRogersWalks 3 жыл бұрын

thanks very much Tania

@jamiejosh96 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as always John, thanks for the weekly videos!!

@caroledrury1411 Жыл бұрын

This was truly wonderful! Can’t wait for the next one is

@minijames2777 3 жыл бұрын

Love the drone footage. Great walk as always John.

@darrenwinfield825 3 жыл бұрын

Great video and talk thanks

@morriganwitch 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you John missed this on the day however we continue to walk vicariously with you staying warmer tho xxx

@JagBetty 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic walk and stories John……😎👍

@kerryannestevenson6099 3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou as usual for an excellent walk,always motivates me to get active whilst I follow along with your informative commentary.

@BASHER601 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Basher601 I used to live and work in Leytonstone, so I often used to cycle and walk the paths you have just walked. Thanks for uncovering the history of the Wanstead Park. Keep up the good work.

@lukeharris8806 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John for another wonderful Sunday evening adventure - such a beautiful and evocative place steeped in fascinating history ...

@littleacornslandscapes2935 3 жыл бұрын

Great video.the editing is brill. Thanks John

@JohnRogersWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Little Acorns

@elizabethmusso5946 Жыл бұрын

What stunning vistas!

@lycan36 3 жыл бұрын

Another Great walk John, I so enjoy your videos and the way you tell the history! Thanks

@GreyGhost. 3 жыл бұрын

excellent upload. Wonderful to see these clips of your Dad. ' In silence we unite'. Many thanks.

@tomstopper5281 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing piece of History.

@walkingwithtamson 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful Walking.

@sami-zc1nl 3 жыл бұрын

finally a whole video on wanstead park ,nice one john you kept your promise

@patsie1888 3 жыл бұрын

That was wonderful!

@Mick_Holland 3 жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyable, John. Ta!

@richardclark148 3 жыл бұрын

Magnificant John definitely a splendid walk and history of your local patch really like the drone shots which show the landscape with the arrows showing where you are in it......it is a fascinating story of the rise and fall of a newly rich family at an interesting time in history when everything was changing

@bedorset579 3 жыл бұрын

I miss a muddy walk. Now I live in California and everything is managed and paved over just like the song. Your wonderful videos save my sanity.

@icatz Жыл бұрын

What wonderful history! Thank you. 💖🎸🏏

@TheDutchman92000 3 жыл бұрын

Great video John, thank you, fantastic venue.

@musehic1953 3 жыл бұрын

Another triumph so informative.

@dannorth3138 3 жыл бұрын

Getting the drones out getting fancy now John 😉 Another fascinating video, new music too 👍

@Hammertime054 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one john, spent a lot of my youth time over that beautiful park, cheers👍👍👍

@geofffisher3902 3 жыл бұрын

I love it when you thank us for accompanying you. We should thank you so much more. Cheers.

@andrewcroft6855 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are always enchanting and informative John, this one was particularly wonderful and the drone footage just added to the glory of it all. Always a terrific and highly relaxing watch. Keep up the good work

@davidwheal6543 3 жыл бұрын

Another great walk thanks john

@JohnRogersWalks 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers David

@gabriellaclarke9834 3 жыл бұрын

An absolute delight, thanks John

@JohnRogersWalks 3 жыл бұрын

thanks very much Gabriella

@suecondon1685 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, fascinating as always. Jeffs are always reliable - made me chuckle.

@ravindersembi3955 3 ай бұрын

Thanks John so much history, I work from home, and do this walk daily to freshen up my mind

@brianarthur3798 3 жыл бұрын

Watched your video yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. Wanstead Park played a big part in my family history as my parents met and did most of their courting there during the 20s and 30s. It reminded me of a walk that I did in 2002 from Manor Park to Epping. It was a 15 mile walk devised in 1978 by the Corporation of London to mark the centenary of the Epping Forest Act which preserved Epping Forest from development. I'm not sure how much of the route you can still follow today but it could be the subject of a future video. I have to say that your enthusiasm is infectious and your films are a real tonic during these difficult times.

@Underthevolcanobooks 3 жыл бұрын

Magnificent, man. Layers and layers.

@ut02tl 3 жыл бұрын

Such memories of a youth spent in Wanstead Park and Flats, brought it all back from 55 year's ago.

@rrygor 3 жыл бұрын

Gold again John. More areas covered today that have fond memories of my younger years. Walking the Avenue at the start, the Metropolitan Police used to train their horses nearby, my grandma would take my sister and I over to give the riders refreshments. Many times walking through Wanstead Park, the ponds, the grotto....great stuff. Catch you again soon Nick.

@johnmiller5630 3 жыл бұрын

Really interesting and superbly therapeutic. Thank you so much for sharing your immense knowledge.

@loughtonfolkclub827 3 жыл бұрын

Hi John An epic video and one I having been waiting to see. I have played a few innings on the cricket ground and made a few runs, but also got out many times. A video that deserves to be shown on national television. Superb. Gary