The Aldgate Pump - The Truth About "The Pump Of Death."
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- The Aldgate Pump stands at the convergence of Fenchurch Street, Leadenhall Street, and Aldgate. Traditionally, it has always been regarding as marking the point at which the City of London gives way to the East End of London, and "past Aldgate Pump," was often used to suggest that someone was entering the East End.
It is, therefore, an important London landmark, and its history reflects this importance.
In this video, you will be taken step by step through the history of this once far-famed pump. From its first mention, in the late 16th century, and on to its 19th and 20th century, you will here stories and see photographs about and of the pump throughout the ages.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction To The Aldgate Pump
00:01:08 - Reviews Of The Pump
00:02:18 - The Point To Which Distances To London Were Measured
00:02:36 - Past Aldgate Pump Meant The East End
00:03:00 - The 2019 Restoration
00:03:26 - The Wolf’s Head Spout
00:03:48 - Early History Of The Pump
00:04:28 - Kett’s Rebellion
00:06:00 - Execution Of The Bailiff Of Romford
00:08:31 - 18th Century Pump Encased In Portland Stone
00:8:46 - Saying “A Draft On The Aldgate Pump” Explained
00:10:39 - Businesses Used It To Advertise Their Locations
00:10:58 - Mentioned By Charles Dickens
00:11:23 - London’s Water Pumps And Cholera
00:14:12 - The Myth Of The Aldgate Pump Epidemic
00:14:50 - The Pump Of Death Myth
00:16:16 - The Fourth Cholera Epidemic 1866
00:17:26 - Source Of The Epidemic Traced To The River Lea.
00:19:44 - The Aldgate Pump Never Singled Out
00:20:04 - Concern About The Aldgate Pump Water
00:21:26 - Samuel Barnett’s Mission To Clean Up The Neighbourhood
00:24:50 - Plans Announced To Seal Up The Aldgate Pump
00:25:05 - Pump Reprieved Water Supply Switched
00:25:26 - The Pump In The 20th Century
00:25:57 - The Pump Hit By A Bus
00:26:25 - The Aldgate Pump Finally Closed
00:26:54 - Given Grade Two Listed Status
00:27:26 - Conclusion
00:28:08 - End Credits
From a notorious execution that took place alongside it, to a terrible event that is reputed to have happened in the 19th century, when the fabled relic became known as the "pump of death," this video will explore the past and present of the pump, and, hopefully, lay to rest once and for all one of the biggest myths about it.
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As an American , I find British history endlessly fascinating !❤
Our ancient history is never ending. No matter where we live, there is history going back thousands of years around each corner we turn. I live between Stonehenge and Glastonbury, and nearby is our Jurassic Coast, where we can walk among it's beaches picking up freshly revealed fossils and dinosaur bones going back millions of years.
Loved the Dr. Wanklin bit 😂
"The Pump of Death"..... to quote Rik and Ade, "OOER SOUNDS A BIT RUDE!!" And there's plenty of 'Fnar Fnar' over the poor Doctor's moniker!!😮😮😮😬😬😬 brilliant video, Mister Jones!! 😊😊😊😊😊
It is part of the victorian era. It is part of history. It should stay.❤️👍
I agree, Brenda.
I really enjoy your stories, thank you for them all,🥂👍
RIP beautiful WOLF 😢
Such an important member of our fragile ecosystem, intentionally wiped out by ignorance and greed.
And thanks to your good coverage on this historic landmark, I will mark it down as a "must visit". I'm glad that cities preserve such sites for people to enjoy it's past history and present attraction. As I see it, to ignore and pass the site without pausing to take in it's beauty of the past at least once, is to not live life to the fullest⚠️
It is well worth visiting, Victor.
Another wonderful video. Is there anything in the city of London whose history you cannot make fascinatingly entertaining?
That's very kind of you.
Drawing water from a river in Victorian London and having the balls to claim it to be pure. Legendary.
The range of fascinating topics you present to us is amazing. As always, it's well researched and written and beautifully narrated.
Excellent as always. Richard. This hits home, tho. My Father, a doctor and virologist, fell in love with England waiting to go over in 1944. One of my earliest memories upon going to London in 1960 was his less than entertaining talk of the epidemics of the City. One stop was the pump. Luckily the rest were the Ripper sites. Much more interesting to a young boy!
Thank you John. Did you take any photos when you toured the Ripper sites?
@@JackTheRipperTours Yes, probably, but long gone now. I was too young and he wasn't a shutterbug. My Mother was an Anglophobe, her first husband was killed in 1940 as a member of the Eagle Squadron. I'm oddly proud of that though I know nothing else about him. I ended up flying F-111 out of RAF Lakenheath in the 70=80's.
Thanks for posting such an interesting history of this Aldgate Pump. Great story! ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Having passed this Pump many times, during my working days in London, and coming from Romford too, I was saddened when I heard of the fate of the beloved Bailiff of Romford. I wish I knew his name. It must be recorded somewhere. Maybe one day! Thanks so much for this glorious piece of history and the origins of Bank draughts and Up the Spout!!
20p? I should hope it would accept contactless payments by now. Thanks for another great video; perfect delivery and spoken like a true historian, just laying out the facts and letting the reader/listener make of them what they will without patronizing ahistorical judgments and the like. Good day to you.
Cool video. I love London! 👍
Me too!
Didn't know that some milestones used the pump as a reference. Using surviving stones to approximate the location obviously gets harder the nearer you get to London itself as they are fewer and fewer. The last flowering for milestones was in 1888 when an act was passed making councils responsible for the upkeep of major roads. These were invariably cast iron and started to become casualties as early as the 1930's when (for example) major imrpovements to the A5 happened. The surviving examples can be hidden in walls (Redbourne), former public drinking fountains (Radlett), front gardens (Rayleigh) or simply buried in hedges (Redbournebury).
I have always been suspicious of the Aldgate Pump and am gratified to find my suspicions confirmed.
Fantasic! We take water so much for granted these days we can forget the impact of something so vital to human life as a pump.
Very interesting thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
This is a great post. I listened whilst cooking my breakfast in the office. Great presentation
Pleased you enjoyed it. Hope you enjoyed breakfast too!
Thanks for another informative vid. I really enjoy the history you provide great work keep them coming.
Thanks, will do!
Great presentation! Many thanks :)
Glad you liked it!
Great video! 😃👍👍♥️
Great video Richard learnt a lot ty
My pleasure, Mathew, glad you enjoyed it.
I wish I could have seen where the reviewer put 20p in to.
I'm sure the review was just a joke...
Exactly what I was thinking! 😆. Now that natural selection has been compromised, true idiots are among us.
Excellent information and narration 😊
Yay thanks!!!
Brilliant,witty and totally amazing,think your posts are amazing
You are very welcome! :)
Charming. Thank you.
Great video, well done 👍
Cholera was thought of as a poor man's disease but it's solely attributable to drinking contaminated water. And if cholera victims are buried nearby, the cycle continues. But, as you say, many passed by wells like this and could therefore stop for a drink.
Love your London history videos…love all of your videos!
Thank you, very kind of you.
Excellent - thanks for sharing! I agree Richard, how fortunate we in the 21st century are, that thanks to private ownership our rivers are so clean and safe and fresh 🤢😉
Absolutely!
Thanks for sharing.
Well done
Was the person who tried to inflate his tires at this pump and threw 20p into it, serious...?
Excellent narration! Very interesting. I knew about the Aldgate Pump but not in as much detail. True that it never caused a cholera epidemic. That was the Broadstreet Pump in Soho.
Things haven't changed that much in London - the East End is still a crime ridden slum.
Now I've seen street after street of London on this channel, I'm really at a loss as to understand what all the fuss is about wanting to live there. Why would anyone live there?
It looks absolutely depressing!
I would bet 50 quid that the guy who put the 20p in the pump was from the West End. 😂😂😂
This was really interesting! I've never been to London/England, but if I ever go I will certainly visit the Aldgate Pump! Richard, do you think that Jack the Ripper would recognize the pump today?
If he knew it back then, he would certainly recognise it today.
@@JackTheRipperTours It was in his neighborhood, no doubt he saw it, maybe even used it! Maybe even to clean off his knife and wash his hands! 😯. 😆
Professor Moriarty's lesser protege - Dr Wanklin.
Jack maybe had a drink from it in 1888 . 😂
Sad thing is that sewage IS still dumped into rivers and seas. We never learn.
Dr. Wanklin 😏
That's what they used to call my farts.
Dr Wanklin 😂😂😂😂
Wait, why did they hang the man? What did he do wrong?
Opened his mouth at the wrong time
Yeah… all we have in the USA is a giant ball of yarn. No one knows how it got there either.
I still dont see what the bailiff said wrong
Opened his mouth at the wrong time.
Great politician joke
Thanks, Michael. I couldn't resist it!
It’s much safer to drink cheap gin