Walk of Revelations - Gallions Point, Albert Island & North Woolwich (4K)

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5 жыл бұрын

Fascinating walk around Gallions Point, Albert Island and North Woolwich guided by a local resident - an area of fantastic history on the edge of the old Royal Docks undergoing enormous change. A slogan on one of the developments reads, 'London is Moving East', as if this wasn't part of London and were terra nullius waiting to be claimed. We see the Gallions Point Marina about to be evicted and demolished to make way for the new Albert Island development by the GLA. The planes from City Airport continuously fly overhead and the new building of the new runway will increase the number of flights. We also walk through Royal Albert Wharf and see the Riverside development. Two beautiful hidden beaches are visited with incredible views across the Thames. Finally we see the remains of the Royal Pavilion (or Royal Victoria) Pleasure Gardens and the majestic old North Woolwich Station.
Many thanks to my local guide.
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Gallions Point Marina eviction www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news...
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@Pierlover 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fascinating! There's certainly something very soulless about these new developments - a sort of posh equivalent of 60's tower blocks. I wonder if they'll be pulling them down in 40 years time! Who can afford to live in them? A great walk - can't wait for the next!

@BEAR020159 3 жыл бұрын

Hi John I really enjoy you videos. I live in Horncurch and cycle all over and you often film areas where I cycle so it is lovely to get your take on things. I like the way you appreciate some of the small or simple things you come across it a shame more people do not have the same feelings. Although I am retired I have a job at the Excel Centre so you’re walk around that area was fascinating. Both my father in law and my grandfather in law worked in the docks so I have an interest and connection to the area. I have also watched your videos on the river Lea another place I love to cycle and the video on the river crouch along to Burnham. There are some lovely walkers on the black water by Maylandsea along the sea wall and others around Bradwell. All the best and keep making the videos, Jeremy.

@lizwilliams14 4 жыл бұрын

I am really kind of torn watching your videos. They are just wonderful. Walks in interesting out of the way places, with a history lesson as well. My problem is that I lived in various parts of London in the early 1960s and I moved to Canada and it makes me very nostalgic that these lovely places exist. As far as I recall East London was not somewhere I would have ventured into at that time.

@gideonmerideon 5 жыл бұрын

Hi John. Another gorgeous document of the ever changing London. North woolwich was,until recently, the only land north of the Thames that belonged to the county of Kent. I believe it harks back to the conqueror granting the ownership of woolwich to one of his followers. To maximise income from the lucrative ferry route he also granted him a parcel of land north of the river- which became north woolwich.

@BaronMichaelDeBlone1066 2 жыл бұрын

Take a bow for that pathfinding discovery @

@hanian 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks John, another thought provoking film showing old and new London. Always informative, always beautifully shot, and always a delight.

@josephinebennington7247 4 жыл бұрын

Me again. basically, John, you’ve covered again an area that has fascinated me since 1949, and which I too have largely explored many times.

@mikenewman8084 5 жыл бұрын

North Woolwich station closed in December 2006, but had been using a single-platform and shelter behind the grand old building for some time. Trains did originally run through to Palace Gates via Seven Sisters, but by the 1960s they were terminated at Stratford as you remember. Some GLC investment in the 80s resulted in an electrified service through to Dalston Junction, then eventually on to Richmond via the North London Line.

@JagBetty 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant stuff John, loved that wee path you found climbing over the fence. Thanks to the mysterious guide as well.

@1Electricmoon 3 жыл бұрын

Great video John!!

@danielwilson6529 3 жыл бұрын

I love the river , with it’s certain loneliness , it’s peaceful but there’s a sadness that perpetuates. Maybe it’s all the souls that have travelled along it over the thousands of years , from soldiers and sailors going to war to criminals being transported to the colonies , I’ve often wondered about the artefacts buried in that mud , thanks John Rogers for another great job 👍🙏🏻

@kdean9537 5 жыл бұрын

John, an absolutely wonderful walk, very interesting, love how you take the time to point out the little flower growing...nature shouldn't be taken for granted & beauty can be found everywhere if you take the time to look! Great commentary as usual. I so enjoy these very much while enjoying a cup of tea. Thank you...look forward to the next walk with you John.

@tomchurch3699

Rewatching this John, I lived in Cyprus place in the 80’s pre dating all of the new stuff, Bascule bridge was a swing bridge, Galleons reach hotel was derelict and Kubricks Huey’s flew over our house behind the Ferndale pub. I love all your East end adventures, very poignant for me, thanks, it’s great stuff you do🙏🏻

@kuchcyk Жыл бұрын

'Drenched in story and lore, bursting with narrative...' what a poetic phrase plucked from thin air.

@tomchurch3699 5 жыл бұрын

Great piece John. I lived behind the Ferndale pub when Full metal jacket was produced. As kids we roamed the old gasworks and the docks pre airport. Pre gentrification I suppose. Best channel on KZfaq as it takes me back and forwards.👍🏻

@bazangelopoulos 5 жыл бұрын

Great walk. I love your attitude towards life.

@stashedawayman1521 4 жыл бұрын

I am enjoying your walks and am making my way slowly through all your videos. I was born in Stockwell in 1950 but my family moved to Hertford in 1953 when my father took up a job with the local brewers as a maintenance fitter. The woody plant that you named as sea birch is our native "Sea Buckthorn" - Hippophae rhamnoides. The scarlet seed capsule you held in your hand is from our native "Spindle Tree" - Euonymus europaeus. The small tree on the foreshore is a young "False Acacia" or "Black Locust" - Robinia pseudoacacia from the Eastern United States and more less naturalised here especially in old parkland shelterbelts or near railway lines.

@littleacornslandscapes2935 5 жыл бұрын

Another brilliant piece of work John, thank you for what you do.

@paulr7496 5 жыл бұрын

You don't need to apologise for your housing comments. Developments like these are for profit, not people. And perhaps the occasional barbed comment may prick the conscience of those agencies that give the green light to profit over people, especially in such a time of need.