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MUCH THANKS FOR THIS - I LIVED IN HILLINGDON FROM 1993 TO 1997 - I ATTENDED BRUNEL UNIVERSITY - WHILE PREPARING TO BECOME A BUSINESS CONSULTANT - i WAS THE TREASURER OF THAMES VALLEY SMALL BUSINESS CLUB - WHO MET IN SLOUGH

Thank you for sharing hope to try this walk at some point in the near future subscribed 🙏👍

I grew up in Stanwell adjoining LHR in the late 50s through 60s. My school was two fields and some grass away from what was the distant end of 27L/09R. The village grew from a few thousand to 16 000 while Iws there although the village itself retained is original shape with developments to the south , in addition to LHR the Staines reservoirs bordered it to the west. Its all very well to say it should have been elsewhere but where north Londona nd South London are hilly so no airports there , further west is Windsor Great Park so nothing was going to be bult there and further than that it doesnt get flat again until where Blackbushe is close to 40 mils out and even then its not really big enough. East of London is the Thames , and then docks and marshland -a svanat might have suggested building over dockland as LHR replaced the docks in a way . Of course it wasnt LHR back then but LAP -London Air Port. Back in the day with its 5 runways and endless different types jets , turbo props and recips it was fascinating . A bit of forward thinking would have left more land available to the north , there is still quite al ot and thatw ould have allowed a third e-w parlale to be bult in the 90s but thisis the UK and forward thinking is an alien concept

"Mechanical man" lyrics are actually quite good.

The drawing of the Telegraph Tower in West Square says it was drawn in 1810 but the telegraph wasn't invented until 1837. Am I missing something?

They may be bland but they most definitely arent an eyesore. Its an improvement on the flats of the 50s 60s and 70s for sure.

Small, teeny windows, poorly constructed, sustainable? but not durable.

Bloomin' square boxes is all they seem to build now, no imagination or new ideas.

Another great video A possible way to help the affordable house building problem. Any new employer creating more than 20 full time jobs has to build enough homes for the new employees. These homes must be affordable on the wages they will be paid and be should be within 30 min walk.

Thanks! My Grandad was born in Ardmere Road back in 1901 and his side of the family lived in Brightside Road too for a while. Unfortunately many of them now reside in Brockley and Ladywell cemetery.

No hands on the pavement, what pillock..Great video..

I will always remember the cafe in the station. It’s was Frank’s Cafe when I was a kid in 80’s/90’s and the place that sold the best homemade cookies. I lived there for 45 years before moving. Still one of the nicest stations on the Met line.

wait why did i hear an s stock?

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I would love to live in Pimlico ,

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great film, i lived in grove park as a child and was taken to lewisham on the bus in the 60s, my nan always took me to cheesemans to see santa at christmas

Interesting Video! Thank You For Sharing, Subscribed! :)

Excellent account of the history of the land that is now Heathrow Airport, quite fascinating. Thanks

I miss the days of '01 for London'

You said no one knows why 999 was created. You mean YOU don't know. If you were on a small rural exchange you had to dial 9 to reach the main exchange of the area or if you were on a private branch exchange you dialed 9 to get an outside line so it made sense to start the emergency number with 9. so 99 at the main exchange was the emergency number. Indeed if you just dialed 99 at a main group switching center you would get the emergency switchboard. So if you just keep dialling 9 you would get to the emergency services. It's as simple as that.

What a fascinating insight into the history of Heathrow. My Grandfather used to work for Fairey Aviation for many years.

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Enjoyed your tour through an area well known to me for many years. Two comments. I heard that the reason that South Ealing is where it is, is that it was planned to be on Ascott Ave., but was put temporarily on South Ealing Road as the other location wasn’t ready. Delays continued. The community grew around the “temporary” station which is there to this day. The second point is about the walkway from Weymouth Avenue to the eastern end of the platforms at Northfields. Contrary to what you said, the basic structure is still there, even visible in the video, but trees have grown up through it as the floor was removed. Horizontal concrete supports of the walkway are still there, all the way along. The stairs down to the platforms no longer exist.

Lovely video, thankyou and best wishes.

What a surpise. People evicted from land they owned and all because the government of the day lied about its intentions. As usual dirty, filthy, corrupt politicians making money (nice big thick envelopes stuffed with cash) out of lies and cover-ups. A bit like todays business dealings, nothing has changed. I wouldn't be surprised if the same situation (envelopes stuffed with cash) was used to extend Heathrow airport in the future.

I can’t find the comment about the two horses being buried at Heath Row Farm. One was called Boxer. My great grandfather worked on the market gardens around that area and a relative has a photo of him leading a horse called Boxer. I wonder if it’s the same one?

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Totally fascinating and interesting an area familiar to myself was born in hillingdon hospital and lived in Hayes until the 90's. Many places their I've never seen and part of the history of Uxbridge i never knew because at that age your not too interested in local history ❤ thank you ❤

i remember listening to this as a kid with my dad and going euston road capital building to get a kenny evertt and a nicky horne car sticker

If onlly they could have kept it.

So very sad, I didn't realise it was a hamlet. Those poor people.

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Very interesting. Many of us have flown in and out of this airport, but I'll never do it again without thinking of those farms and orchards and families. Thank you.

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"Going out of My Head" is priceless!

I wonder how feasible it would be to build a new airport on an artificial island near the mouth of the Thames. If an express train was built, it wouldn't take any longer to get there from central London. Heathrow could then revert to farmland.

I've lived in/very near 9 of those places and can vouch for them. Didn't realise I was so lucky!

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Ooh so many places I know! 😊

Yay! Woolwich arsenal and the Thames path are in there! 🎉

That was tough to get through. 😑

This is a fascinating video. I lived in Ladbroke Grove and was interested in the Hippodrome but could never find any information on it, until now. Thank you so much!

I went to some psychedelic rock events at Peoples Hall, just lying around on the floor. Ah the good old days. Good video, it deserves more views. But I have to say, I wouldn't call the Pig and Whistle a classic London boozer, as it's probably the ugliest pub in all of Notting Hill.

No other country loves to desecrate it's heritage like us.

Now its just a smelly miserable place

When driving my train into Windsor & Eton Central station, I heard some American tourists, seeing the planes coming over the Windsor Castle, ask ‘why did they build the castle so near to the airport?’ Thanks for making this film. So much history under our noses that we don’t see or appreciate.

I have just come across this video. Beautifully made and narrated. Thanks for a thoroughly entertaining presentation.

A good friend of mine his family came from Heathrow Village, I've seen all the pictures. It's very sad, but ironically my wife worked for British Airways also flying Concord for years. I suppose it's progress in a way however you can't regret the loss of old historic buildings, used to drink in sipson and harmondsworth.