After seeing Jay Foremans video I just imagine you write and read your scripts wearing those glasses

Many thanks, Jago, you are the shotglass spectacles-wearer to my Jay Foreman video subscription.

It was a bit risky having Geoff, Jago and Jay in the same room. It could have caused a fissure in the train-time continum

I love that the new running joke on this channel will now be that you are Harry Beck

Thanks Jago, you're the surprise celebrity cameo to my incredibly nerdy edutainment video.

So good to finally see you in Jays video. I had no idea it was you until you spoke at the end. Well done. You're a legend. And were perfect playing Harry Beck.

Interesting video! I think "Bond Street" was used to refer to the entire street, including New Bond Street, before a certain date. My ancestors lived on New Bond Street from 1772 onwards, and the Westminster property tax records seem to switch over from calling their address "Bond Street" to "New Bond Street" at some point between 1788 and 1791. Cheers!

In the 70's and 80's a scattering of Airline companies had Travel Agencies and Admin in New Bond Street. My Dad worked for Air France at 158. Occasionally there were the odd cheap and cheerful shops to be found. In the Burlington Arcade there was for a while a discount shoe shop Also, W.Bill, Milliners were selling Irish Tweed hats for a fiver a go. I still have two of them! I keep forgetting the surname, but there was also a tobacconist in NBS who blended his own. "Arthur....??" Someone. Dad was a regular there. Maybe because everything was grubbier in the eighties I don't remember it being as glitzy as it now obviously is. In one of the Mews streets nearby there was a pub selling meat pies that seemed the size of a rugby ball. Scrummy.

Jago would fit right in walking down Bond Street as Harry Beck in funny glasses.

As someone not particulary familiar with individual streets in London, I had never really known that Bond Street was split into the Old and New sections - I'm not sure why they just end the differentiation between the two and just call the whole street Bond Street. Also, even after your appearances in Jay's tube videos, I will still best know you for your videos and your voiceovers in them

Great tale as always Harry... err Jago. When will you be doing another collaboration. Would love to see a Tom Scott/Jago crossover.

I can't believe you've been in full view as Harry Beck all this time in Jay Foreman Map Men videos. Now all I can imagine is you and those glasses.

I loved your feature in Unfinished London yesterday!

Came for a James Bond reference, leaving satisfied. Another satisfying video.

Every time I travel back to London for a weekend to visit friends and family, I always feel out of place in areas like Bond Street, Kings Road in Chelsea, Knightsbridge etc. Much prefer going East to places like Brick Lane and Shoreditch and Dalston as you get a mix of all different types of people from all walks of life and social classes, same with Soho, but when you cross over Regent Street into Mayfair, the vibe completely changes!

5:17 _Allies_ by British-American sculptor Lawrence Holofcener The sculpture, located on New Bond Street between Grafton Street and Clifford Street, was unveiled by Princess Margaret on May 2, 1995 “to commemorate 50 years of peace.” One site offers the following helpful note: _The two seated allies are unidentified at the site but with the assistance of our US consultant, Trevor Blake, we can confidently identify them as, left to right: Franklin D Roosevelt and Winston Churchill._

'reasonable distance from poor people' had me chuckling 😂

I didn't realise Bond St was split into old and new. Although being able to buy the whole of Mayfair for £400 does seem a little far fetched now I come to think of it.

I was told that the reason they had to add “New Bond Street” was that the addresses on the original Bond Street went up one side and down the other, rather than the odds on one side and evens on the other. Therefore the new section of Bond street would have had a very large number jump and would have been confusing so they started from scratch with New Bond Street.

There is a small hidden delight in Mayfair called Shepherd Market, I find the whole area intriguing so far as the mix of architecture goes.

"Was a fair held near the beginning of Summer, a May fair if you will. Wait a second, do you think that's where the name Mayfair comes from?" LOL something NYC and London has in common is how boring and uncreative we are with our names. If something is called that, it probably was that, as they say in NYC. Want to know why Canal Street is called Canal Street? Ding ding ding, there was once a canal! But there's more than that. The area was once home to Collect Pond, one of the city's few sources of freshwater. It became polluted because of everyone doing their business there, as well as run-off from tanneries. So it was drained via a canal so they could eventually put landfill there. This area is where the Irish first moved to in NYC (because it was all they could afford), which eventually became known as the most dangerous neighborhood in the world, Five Points, because of the area's Irish gangs

Burlington Arcade is worth a visit to anyone who's in the area. I worked on Savile Row for many a year in the 2000s.

Hey, unrelated to video, just visited london for a week and spend most of my time riding up and down the tube. Your videos and the knowledge I gained from it really helped me enjoy my experience, less so for my mates whom I talked the ears of about all I knew about the tube. Thanks for all your videos, they are really enjoyable and informative, they inspired me to see the oldest underground of the world for myself. Also funny yo see you feature in a video of Jay Foreman.

Mr Hazard, you may never achieve monetary wealth via your You Tube videos upon trains but you are a gifted story teller of fine tales.

Enjoyed your cameo in the latest Jay Foreman video!

As Jago has escaped the clutches of Unfinished London , an interesting video to watch.

When i was the manager for the Bond Street Station refurbishment many many years ago, my office was in-between the Tanazire & Botswana Embassy's - no idea how much that cost to rent, located just across the road from the station in Stratford Place, at the end of the road is the Oriental Club established in 1824, of which the Duke of Wellington was the first President.

I liked you apoerance on jay’s video and this is also quite a good video, as always

"Well I hope you enjoyed the decade of hard work I gave you, you are the ungrateful corporation to my lifetime of loyal service."

Your description of the shops at bond street is spot-on.

How did you get Harry Beck of tube map fame to do the voice-over for your videos?

Great video as always. I guffawed when I heard your sign off to London Transport in Jay's latest video. So good!

I'm suffering withdrawal symptoms..... where's Charles Yerkes? 😂

Loved your appearance on Jay Foreman's channel, by the way.

It's Bond Street on the Monopoly board, after all. Also, talking of 'Old' streets, there's one near me called Old Lode Lane, which is perfect for yodelling.

I'm still recovering from your most unexpected cameo in Jay Foreman's video! What a highlight 🤩

1.10 cool to note that this is the reason many cities have wealthier west sides than east sides: prevailing winds usually leave the west side less smelly in many places!

Tour collaboration with Jay Foreman was a delightful surprise!

Had a look around Bond Street on the phase 2 opening day of the Elizabeth Line, posh area! Brilliant Video Harry Beck.... Sorry Brilliant Video Jago Hazzad (side note did enjoy your appearances in Jay Foreman's video)

I worked near the top of Bond Street for a bit in the 60s and 70s, and while not 'scruffy' it was not High End either. I think Fenwicks was there, and they had a mini supermarket in the basement, about the only place around there where you could buy food for your tea, and a frock in the same lunchtime!☺️

Ian Fleming was born in Green street to a family of banker's,so his relatives may well have had financial investment in Bond street , Fleming's had an investment in Texas railways, there is a full circle ,also The Beatle had an office for Apple in green street ,so two British icons linked to the same street,

The true story of why it's called Bond Street: "We need to create a street above our lair so no one would suspect who we are and who we're holding captive-" (Smashes through door) "And who might you be?" "The name's Bond...James Bond-" "THAT'S IT!" "👁👄👁"

The name’s Bond, Bond Street. Very informative as usual, fascinating, you know I’d never thought about this. I’m aware of the origins of some part of London’s names, maybe a few more of these, what other less obvious or obscure station/place names are there I wonder?

Interesting video. Also loved your role in Jay Foreman's latest video

Does that mean that Old Bond Street is like Sean Connery, while New Bond Street is like Daniel Craig ? 😉

Loved seeing you in Jay’s video! Best wishes :)

Very interesting. I never knew there was no actual street called Bond Street

Interesting video. I knew the area well back in the '80s. Used to work on Dover St.

Now whenever l hear you I imagine yesterday’s Harry Beck talking to a mic with the glasses on. If taht was really you, what a creative way to face reveal. If not what a fun way of fooling us

So you’re telling me Bond Street is less a place, but a state of mind? Kind of how money works

As usual I was sat on the edge of my seat through this waiting for the quip at the end. I wasn't disappointed. Thank you.

The two Bond Streets didn't merge, but travelling just one station to the north, Baker Street ate up two other streets (only one of which its own namesake) that ultimately took Sir Conan Doyle by surprise.

Thanks, Harry Beck, very cool

It’s Harry Beck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"You are the price tag to my handbag," the video ends. Darling, if your handbag has a price tag on it then you certainly didn't buy it in Bond Street! x

I'm so glad the algorithm randomly put this on my feed. I genuinely just assumed that there was a Bond Street station because it was on Bond Street. Interesting video!

Hilarious and entertaining narrative! So enjoy your style.

I wonder how much of the preparation time for these videos goes on thinking up the "You are the X to my Y" comment at the end? I love it, keep 'em coming! 😂

I recognise that voice, it’s Harry Beck!

Very nice video! At 03:34 do you think the mentioned time period was truly the first time this shift in paradigm from shopping - necessity to shopping - now also leasure ; I don't have any sources but I do think a case could be made for the greco latin classical era also having 'advanced' enough to where the wealthy (accompanied by some slaves) went in person to shopping trips buying so and so high craftsmanship / luxury goods. I discovered your channel about a week ago and I enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work. :)

There used to be a traditional coffee shop / cafe in Bond Street, don't remember if it was in New or Old Bond Street. But the coffee and the atmosphere was nice, long before Starbucks spolied everything.

There's a Goon Show episode involving a piano (IIRC) which is temporarily stored "in a bonded warehouse in Bond Street." So not XVII, more like 1958.

The shop keepers are mostly paying rent to Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster.

Getting a bit further from the tube into south London there are the pubs "The Old Tiger's Head", "The New Tiger's Head" and, er, "The Tiger's Head (deceased)".

awesome stuff. I learnt something new from this video, and I'm a "Londoner" ! ( cue singing "Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner !")

Not one generation of pre-modern Londoner has ever called the stretch from Oxford Street “Old Bond Street”, in fact both ends are just plain old Bond Street in London parlance.

A few years ago I foolishly let my wife accompany me up Bond Street (both). I hope to clear my credit card debt in the next year or two.

Really fascinating video and nicely presented thank you. Really enjoyed it.

Absolutely brilliant Jago. KZfaq gold....that would probably sit well in Bond Street(s)

I came across this video randomly, but I must say this was very insightful.

Sounds kind of like the east/west variants of the numbered streets in Manhattan. Most people just say the number, but if you have to specify an address, you need the E/W because there could be, for example (using made-up numbers for argument's sake), a 300 E42nd and a 300 W42nd St, and those would be quite far apart.

Thank you. I love these tablets of history. You do a very good job.

Good video Harry Beck.

Any idea when Jago's dating system will become BCY an AY? (Before Charles Yerkes and After Yerkes)

I've just had two weeks' holiday in London and I did at one point ask myself that exact question. Thanks for the answer.

“You are the price tag to my handbag” A HANDBAAAAG?!?!?!?!

As someone who's good at map reading, I've tried looking for a bond Street on the maps of Central London near the underground station and not found one. Now I know why.

The Lego shop sells trains, Jago!

I saved myself a real soaking the rain the other week from the Circle line to Hanover Square by cutting through the Elizabeth Line platforms.

Great vid as always. And great to see your cameo in Jays video! You are the glasses to my alcohol consumption!

Nice to finally see what you look like, no idea how you navigate the tube with those glasses on tho.

The main entrance to Bond Street Tube station is actually on Oxford Street, one of four on the same street. The side entrance is on New Bond Street.

The question arises, why a “New” Bond St? In my Cartesian brain, my first thought was: why not just extend the address numbers? Then I remembered that many streets in London have that bizarre “up one side and down the other” style of numbering. 🤪 That would make an interesting video, please! I’m a toponymy fan, so I love this subject.

That wash mosht interesting Mishter Hazshard. Right up my shtreet...

I went to Bond street in the 60s, I have never known it being new or old, confusing, thanks for this interesting video

Bond street has lost appeal for me since both the nearby original HMV store, and the Wallace-Heaton Camera store (which until the mid 70's resided in New Bond Street) have closed. Since then the area has become "dead to me" as it is now only full of ghastly shops, selling over-priced, so called "designer", tut to overly rich, and mostly socially useless, idiots. So yeah - I guess I'm not exactly a fan of the street, or indeed most of the folks that hang out there really... Still it made an amusing video as always.

Loved your cameo in Jay Foreman's video!

Very interesting. Is there a New Kent Road, or even a Kent Road?

Excellent. Will you do something similar about Knightsbridge, please. I can't wait for your thoughts about Harrods.

Has Jago papped Johnnie Ball getting off the Lizzie Line train at 0:07?

I was neither shaken nor stirred by this video. Great as always.......................I'll see myself out.

Drinking Challenge. Take a shot every time Jago says "Bond Street"

Excellent video, one could say it was shaken, not stirred…

Very very informative, I need to change the name on the monopoly board if I had one. It was that American Selfridge who changed shopping Previous to him the rich would get people to either come to their home to purchase good or you would go to a shop where everything was behind the counter in wooden drawers including sock and handkerchiefs,you would never enquire as to the price as this would not be consider appropriate as you wanted people to know how wealthy you. He was the Genesis of modern department stores.

I may have banged on about this before. Queensway tube access is on Bayswater, (Central line) whereas Bayswater tube (District and Circle) is on Queensway, A good 100m walk between the two. Or at least it was some years ago, before I moved Sarf of the river and then to Edinburgh, where we only have trams to complain about.

Rather interesting this. As someone with little to no interest/experience in travelling through or visiting London... I assumed it was a street primarily of Monopoly fame!

Punter: Can you take me to Bond Street? Me: Do you want Old Bond Street or New Bond Street? Punter: Anywhere near there... 🤔

When I was a little Londoner, I do not think we ever went to Bond Street. Tooting Broadway and Brixton Market was more our thing. Walking with urgency past the jellied eel stink at the fishmonger. I thought Sainsbury's was posh. Then the 1980s arrived and we moved to Milton Keynes. London Overflow is what they called us. A big, futuristic looking mirror glass shopping centre about a kilometre long full of all kinds of goodies. We had gone up in the world, aye?

Really enjoy your videos!

You may never be rich being a railway KZfaqr but you will always be interesting and that's far better in my book. On a completely unrelated note, there's no Marlborough street in central London either, despite it appearing on the Monopoly board. Great Marlborough Street on the other hand...