I love the New River, what a brilliant documentary! Many familiar sites for me in this video and great to know a bit more about where I grew up :) thank you

I read Chaucer's Canterbury Tales at school many years ago. A really interesting video.

Who does not love a good old London boozer? A great video.

Fascinating . So well filmed and put together . Your interesting speakers make it even more interesting.

Such an interesting video. A great insight into the New River. Your speakers are so interesting. Well done on a fantastic channel.

Thank you

Amazing video

Your mention of pubs in your previous videos was really interesting and when I heard about this new pub one I thought you would be going into more depth on the pubs in those videos which I would have personally preferred. This video just feels like an advert for Vic’s London pub tours.

This is a fantastic video!

My favourite pub is the Cock And Balls on Old Compton Street.

The long-awaited pop video. I must say, I have previously really enjoyed your other three videos. They are so informative and so professionally delivered. This one, however, although it is still very informative and interesting , has a much more casual feel to it and for me it’s not as enjoyable in its delivery. It doesn’t seem to flow as well, and there seem to be many stilted silences. It’s very good and really interesting to know about the pubs. However, it’s a completely different style to your previous videos which I preferred personally. I hope you will revert to you previous style of delivery. The style of this video being more casual is very prominent on KZfaq and does not stand out from the others which your previous ones did. Looking forward to more videos in the future.

i've drank in every pub you visited and in terms of interiors, the old bank of england is the most impressive however my favourite is the ship and shovell, terrific little pub and really good beer. i've made a note of the pub tour (i'm a member of camra and go to pubs in various areas primarily in and around london just to discover them) and i intend to pop along and join him. thanks for the video, it's very interesting.

Excellent as usual, thank you.

Enjoyed the video very much, in particular David who is an admirable speaker; he's visualizing as he speaks, so it's easy to comprehend everything that he says. (Am assuming that the 2 statues in the courtyard are pointing the way to the bathrooms...after viewing the fountain, that is...just a joke).

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4:46)Captain Kidd was hanged because he raided the wrong Spanish ship. Some of the cargo belonged to people who had the Royal Ear. USN Admiral Kidd was aboard the USS Pennsylvania(BB 38)Class USS Arizona(BB 39) at Pearl Harbor. 14:30)Under the Riot Act, it is illegal for more than TWO people to be in one place.Three is a riot, no matter what they are doing. A bit ironic that it is a law intended for use in Ireland

Another interesting video. Well done!

I must say how much I enjoyed watching this video. You speak so well and with great knowledge and keep your audience interested. Such great guest speakers too. Thank you

Thankyou all very very interesting ideed ; I enjoyed it :I served five years as a T hames Dividion Special Constable , working at weekends on a regular basis , on a 8 hour shift , 2pm to 10pm, I really enjoyed job and experience ; thanks Thames Division

Such a fantastic first video. Your knowledge of the great city is admirable. I found your speakers fascinating too. I see from the comments that you do all of this solo. Amazing and professionally delivered. Thank you

What a fabulous video. Teenagers seem to learn so little of the heritage and history of our great city. Your video is clear and so well delivered and would be a great tool in schools to teach of our history. You should approach schools with it. I imagine if the school you went to is still around they’d be interested in showing their students what one of the pupils has achieved. Well done.

Thoroughly enjoyed watching these first three videos, Peter. Ive a new found passion for london history so really looking forward to what else is to come on this channel. If you did take requests, it would be great to see more about some really old housing stock and horses people lived, in particular around Bethnal Green, Spitalfields and Farringdon. 😊 Best wishes for the success of this channel. Simon Stone

I used to be a Riverman on walk 7 along the new River (from Cheshunt Herts - Maidens bridge, Enfield ). We used to cut the Banks with scythes & had Barges full of clay to plug the leaking banks right into the early1980's. Fantastic job.

Phenomenal is truly the only word to describe this video! Never let it be said that there is lots of information out there on the New River and another video will not be interesting. Your video is really the best. Packed with information and interesting speakers. I have read Nick’s book on your recommendation and he seems a fascinating man. Rachel seems great too. So knowledgeable. You’d be great together doing a New River walk. The icing on the cake though is that I see that you have been contacted by one of Hugh Myddleton’s descendants. What an honour that must be. I hope they have given you just praise for your fantastic work. It’d be absolutely fabulous if they agree to do a short follow up video with you and impart some family history for us all to share. I watched your other two videos and really enjoyed them. This one though is in a class of its own. Videos of this calibre deserve to take you to Infinity and Beyond as the greatest new You Tuber in London. Well done!

Very informative and interesting history of policing on the River Thames. It was interesting to hear about some of the influential names that you mentioned in your video as some of the current police patrol vessels are named after them.

always had a thing about Hugh Myddleton since learning about him in Primary School in Islington - never knew about the other bloke though! Fantastic piece, thank you so much. ❤🎉

Excellent research! I learned a lot from this. Thank you.

Excellent Thankyou

A brilliant video! so much info that I will watch again

Thank you, Peter. How did they manage to bore the elm trees?

Fantastic presentation Peter ! Best thing on my TV this Christmas! Having gone to Hugh Middleton school and living in Colebrooke Row in the '60s, it brought back great memories. All the very best for 2024. Thank You

Another interesting video. I knew nothing about livery companies until watching this. I like to watch with subtitles as I am of Spanish decent. Sadly you did not include your own ones for this one. I watched with You Tube subtitles and they are not great. No punctuation and not all words are properly recognised. For example the first reference to the work pewterers is not shown spelt correctly and what is shown is actually a swear word in Spanish. Amusing for me but probably annoying for those who need subtitles. I hope you go back to your excellent sub titles. Muchas Gracias.

A very interesting video. The are great - Makes a change to have 100% accurate sub titles. Mackenzie and Rob must have been fascinating to talk to.

Very enjoyable to watch.

Such a well delivered video. I love the reference to the pubs.

An unusual subject but very interesting.

This is so well delivered and a nice interesting watch. Well done.

I was aware of the term livery company but was never really sure what it meant. A very clear explanation. Thank you.

A very interesting video. Your speakers are fascinating.

Great video. I went to a school called Haberdashers Aske school, would of been in the late 70's probably, we used to catch a school bus from Sudbury Town station and I think it went to Elstree. My mum also went to the same school except she said it was in Ealing back then.

A fascinating video. Mackenzie seems like an amazing person. He and Rob did some remarkable work. Very well put together video. Thank you.

What a great video. Your explanations are so clear and engaging. I love your reference to pubs in both videos. Always useful to know where you can get an early morning pint before work. More please.

Another great video on something about London that not many people know about. Your guest speakers are so good. Hats off to McKenzie and Rob for the hard work they have done. I must say I love that map behind you when you speak, can I ask you please to tell me a bit more about it. Thanks

A really interesting video about London. So glad I will be visiting from Rom over Christmas. More nice looking pubs to visit too. Thanks for all the information. Salvatore.

Thanks for another great video. With really knowledgeable guest speakers again.

As a Londoner it’s always interesting to learn about the history of a great city. It makes a refreshing change to watch videos about aspects of the city’s history that are lesser known about. Your knowledge and attention to detail oozes out of this video. A great watch.

Such an interesting video and so well presented. I’ve just ordered your book which of these videos are anything to go by will be a fascinating read. Do you give talks anywhere?

What an interesting channel you have here. I’d love to be part of a livery company. It sounds so traditional. I suppose the general public can’t get involved even as volunteers? Well done on such a great video. Going to watch your other one now.

Another fantastic video! A great explanation on what a livery company is. My daughter is called Katerina and my mother was born in Alexandria. As a small child, we used to celebrate Saint Katherine’s day with my daughter and we have a picture of Saint Katherine with the wheel. Watching the video reminded me of that. I also know the church in Saint Bartholomew’s hospital really well because I used to go there often when I was visiting a friend who was very ill there. So your video has brought back many memories. You are really good at this. Keep the videos coming.

Excellent job Peter...yet again. May there be many more.