Yes. I remember the Plessey building. As a kid I lived in the Marks Gate estate and remember playing in the swampy area across the Eastern Avenue which we lovingly called "The Newty"

I agree with you Sir Roy, Plessey

It’s pronounced like the rose too.

I’d love to see John walking the Black Country, especially with his love of industrial buildings. So many of the ‘original’ buildings from the 1800s industry are still in place, if not in use. There’s so many stages of identity to the area, the Industrial Age being the latest and remaining identity in 2022.

Wonderful Roxanne thanks for sharing that info and train of thought

Someplace I think I read that London has the most parkland of any major city, and Vienna the most forests.

That’s wonderful Brian thanks

@@JohnRogersWalks John, please do not be angry with me or feel afraid, after this. But you realize that with the name of, and a spiritual connection to, a 'heretic' who got a rather negative fate, spiritually and physically, you've always been in a somewhat risky zone. Not even related to my findings, here. I mean, just being in a London road, you're at risk of traffic accidents, and you, yourself, as a public figure, have never been afraid to stick your nose out and speak your mind, correct? Any man, walking through unknown territory, could be seen as an offence to idiots, in any case. I, myself, was in fact slapped in the back of the head by some brat who came running up from behind, and past me, laughing maliciously, last time I visited London and walked down an alley that I wanted to explore; I thank the Gods I only received a hard slap, a humiliation, there (happened during the late '90s). So don't look to me with indignation, please, my friend. Just stay alert, as you always do. Choose your routes intelligently, if you take my point. I ask the ancient Gods to always protect you, and see to that you and your family are safe. Here's a scary read from today's Jutland's-Post (JP, the Danish paper which published the Muhammad Cartoons). I've translated into English: '33-year old man charged with attempted terrorism in Aarhus': 'It is the prosecution's suspicion that it was a terrorist attempt, when a 33-year-old man drove his Mercedes, at high speed, through a busy street in the center of Aarhus in mid-July. It came to light at a hearing in the court in Aarhus on Tuesday morning. The accused and his defender Torben Dyring Kledal were present at the Court in Aarhus via a video link. Here it was established that the 33-year-old man is charged with attempted terrorism and thereby violating Section 114 of the Criminal Code. 'By having tried to expose several people to violence of a dangerous nature. At a speed of no less than 50 km/h. to drive along Frederiksgade St. and drive directly towards several people who had to jump aside to avoid being hit. The accused then turned the car around and drove towards another group that had to jump,' said prosecutor Maria Buus Sørensen. In a press release Chief Police Inspector Klaus Arboe Rasmussen states on Tuesday: 'It is still too early to conclude whether the suspicion of attempted terrorism can be substantiated to such an extent that charges can be brought for attempted violation of Section 114 of the Criminal Code. Based on the specific driving and various other circumstances, we are still investigating the case as a terrorist case, and we have initiated a long series of investigative steps to clarify the circumstances and find out what the motive behind the 33-year-old's actions was.' According to the police, no one was hit in connection with the drive, and the 33-year-old was arrested a few hours later. He has since been detained in surrogate custody in a closed psychiatric hospital ward. During the hearing, the prosecutor requested closed doors instead of the previous double closed doors. According to Prosecutor Maria Buus Sørensen, the investigation is still at an early stage, there is still a risk of influence from the accused, and information will continue to emerge in connection with the investigation, which the public should not be aware of. 'At the same time, I must refer to the nature of the case', said Maria Buus Sørensen The defense objected to the closed doors and called the prosecutor's arguments diffuse. 'There is no evidence that my client can influence the investigation. My client has been in custody for a month. Witnesses have been interviewed, residences have been searched, and data is being collected. To me, we are not in an initial phase, you are there where you have to process data', said defence lawyer Torben Dyring Kledal. Mystery and concrete blocks The case has been surrounded by great mystery. In the days after the risky driving in Frederiksgade, which i.a. is known for many bars and cafes, on 18 July, flower pots and four new concrete blocks were placed in the pedestrian street. However the report from the police at the time was not, that it was a measure as a result of a terrorist attempt. Instead, Chief Police Inspector Klaus Arboe Rasmussen stated to JP Aarhus that the police had only been in dialogue with the municipality after the episode to investigate the possibility of making some speed-reducing measures. The 33-year-old man who sat behind the wheel was produced in a constitutional hearing on 19 July. That interrogation also caused a stir. It took place behind closed doors at the request of the prosecutor, which is highly unusual in a traffic case. In the police's 24-hour report, witnesses to the reckless driving were sought after the episode. The police described, among other things, that several pedestrians had to jump aside, and witnesses at the scene had explained to the police that an older, silver-grey Mercedes B class had suddenly come driving very fast along Frederiksgade in the direction of several groups of people. The 33-year-old man was arrested on the night of Tuesday at 01.53 on 19 July in Herskind. It happened after he had had to call roadside assistance himself. The police made contact with the man at the scene and discovered two large knives in the side pocket by the driver's seat. The man also had a small knife in his jacket pocket. East Jutland Police stated on Tuesday that the constitutional hearing was held behind closed doors at the request of the prosecution, because the police assessed that there were some significant investigative steps that needed to be taken before the charge could be made public. And due to double-closed doors, the East Jutland Police have so far been prevented from commenting on the charges. However, the police are now so far in the investigation that the court, at the request of the prosecution, has today lifted the double-locked doors and thus gives the public an insight into the charge, which amounts to attempted terrorism under Section 114 of the Criminal Code. There are still closed doors in the case (meaning no press allowed), which is why it is limited what East Jutland Police can say about the details of the case (no names are allowed to be mentioned). 'As the case continues behind closed doors in court, it is still extremely limited what we can and will tell in terms of details about our investigation and the arrested person. Our presumption is that he acted on his own, but that is of course one of the things we have to uncover further in our further investigation', says Klaus Arboe Rasmussen. The police further inform that the concrete blocks in Frederiksgade were set up after an initial dialogue between East Jutland Police and PET (Police Intelligence Service) and a subsequent dialogue between East Jutland Police and Aarhus Municipality. The concrete blocks that have been set up in Frederiksgade are a temporary solution, and East Jutland Police are in dialogue with Aarhus Municipality about a more permanent arrangement'.

@@JohnRogersWalks Hi John, message from Odin at Oliver the Egoist on YT, the movie 'Penda's Fen', you need to see the comments, massive EVP! Thank you, a great movie. The Völve

Thanks Douglas - that’ll have some good stories and their factory in the Central Line tunnels around Redbridge

Hope you enjoy it Brandon!

@@JohnRogersWalks always do. You do great work John.

It's not a coincidence,it's synchronicity,also Gods Plan (to me at least). It is odd though when you learn a new word then said word occurs several times in things you're reading. I mean obscure words.

Brilliant thanks for sharing that John

'The Edge' was born there too

That's brilliant RobboJax - many thanks

I really enjoyed this walk

brilliant - thanks for those notes Don

you are not alone - I'd never connected the name Goodmayes with Mayesbrook either or even linked those to Mayfield School!

It’s a good one Steve - that’s all I’ll say

@@JohnRogersWalks You were indeed right there John! Loved this, a magical mixture of river, architecture, stories and a first for me - I followed your walk on the map as you did it. Thoroughly enjoyed this one thank you.

Many thanks for the info Peter

I used to know someone from Brierley Hill, and she was adamant that it was not Birmingham.

@@luxford60 I said in my neck of the woods. It is the Black Country. Not a million miles away from me in Brum. 😉

Interesting Gary. As a lad I was always in Mayesbrook Park. Dagenham County High (later NELP) at one end and Matchstick Island at the southern section. Remember the Italian Gardens? Anyway, I am also living in Thailand. North East near the Laos border.

Cheers Barney

@@JohnRogersWalks Thank you.

Cheers David

Thank you so much Jane. Somebody did send me an article on lost rivers in Bristol and it’s on my list. The River Crane does pop up in a couple of videos but not as the sole focus

Great story thanks Tim

The one in this video has seen better days. In parts the concrete is crumbling and it looks run-down. It looks like a lost modernist building that deserves saving and being listed. I don't know the date of the building or if its 1930s or more recent 1970s.

Thanks very much for watching Tom

That’s a great fact James - thanks

Can't confirm the Roundhouse but he used to appear at the Merry Fiddlers at Becontree Heath. Why not the roundhouse as well.

@@robbojax2025 and why not, you can never get 'too much' exposure and he certainly did well for himself!

Some great nights in the Roundhouse. Hawkwind, Uriah Heep, Rory Gallagher et Al. Venue was closed before the likes of the Smiths were around.

Yup, saw Jethro Tull and Pentangle there. Remember it being loud, crowded, smelly and full of nutters. ( they called themselves head angers ).

Thanks Timothy

cheers Paul

Many thanks Dave

Selinas Lane? i remember the big fire there which i think was Bergers in about 1961

Cheers Gary - very kind of you

Still there, used by the academy sides.