If you think that pub was old what about, The oldest pub in England is The Porch House in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, which dates back to 947 AD, quite incredible.
Ye Olde Mitre was a favourite of mine during the 1990's. We called it the sausage pub because at the time they used to make really tasty sausage sandwiches.
The word 'Ye' in front of some of these pubs' names is actually pronounced 'the'. The 'Y' is a disused letter called a tyne and it should be written as a vertical line with a small branch off to the left: so similar to a 'Y'. It went out of use when the printing press was invented, along with the letters denoting 'ch', 'sh', etc (I forget the names of these).
Was it called tyne, or thorn? In any case, it's still used in the Icelandic language. Plenty of British people don't know anything about it and so mistakenly pronounce the word as "ye" instead of "the".
The Anchor pub is a 17th century pub on the banks of the River Thames at Southwark. Shakespear drank in there & isnt far from the Globe Theater. Lovely pub.
Always visit the Old Mitre when in London, great pub and excellent beers. The Blackfriar is also worth a look but, it does get a little full with the workers from "The City" and tourists too. The nearby "Old Cheshire Cheese" is worth visiting too. Must be said though, many pubs, especially in the financial area of "The City" or "Square Mile" have strange opening hours as they often have few customers in the evenings and less at weekends?
I have been drinking in the 'Ye Olde Mitre Pub', in Hatton Garden for over 40+ years _(calling in about 2/3 times a year though, as its NOT part of my normal 'stomping ground!')._ I did see Daniel Radcliffe _('Harry Potter')_ there though, a few years back, when he was filming for a BBC documentary... "Who Do You Think You Are...?". I have also taken my 2 sisters and 'B-in-L's' to the pub when visiting from Canada; AND we went into the _(Roman Catholic)_ Church of St Etheldreda, in Ely Place _(which is open to the public and free to enter);_ It dates from between 1250 and 1290 - Its only 2 minutes from the 'Olde Mitre Pub'. EDIT: I should mention they do great 'bar snacks', especially good are their 'Scotch Eggs', 'Various Pork Pies' and a great selection of 'Made to Order Toasties' _(Cheese & Ham etc.)._ Its a 'Fuller's Brewery' pub - which is CLOSED at weekends _(Sat & Sun);_ Weekdays it opens 11.00 through to 23.00.
You could import the idea of the Pub into another country, even build places that look like Pubs, but a Pub is made by it's customers, & the culture that goes with them. This cannot be imported, but has built up over centuries & generations of people, as the social heart of the community it serves.
Next time I'm in London, I will seek out one of those pubs, and will 'raise a glass', as they say, in your name bcos I know that you would love to do it in person. As an honoury Brit, you seem to be enjoying your 'virtual' tour around the UK. I hope you make it over here one day, to see for yourself 🙋♀️🇬🇧🤗
London still has so many beautiful pubs that haven't been Wetherspooned yet. I live in Eastbourne now and my local pub was built in 1180. It's 40 years older than the church. The Normans had their priorities straight🤣
Great video! Yes, I have drank in a couple of these pubs. The Blackfriars was especially memorable as it was virtually impossible to get to the bar, (5 people deep!) substantial crowds outside drinking and so when we each got to the bar we were ordering 2 pints each at a time, just to save the queue! Amazingly quirky pub! There are LOTS of Great Historical Pubs in the City of London, (or WERE!) The Establishment Knocked down many over the past 20years! (Intentionally erasing English History SADLY!) Many Ancient Pubs knocked down and replaced with glass buildings that won't last 50years! (ALL by design!) Thanks for Covering this! Brought back some good memories of some great nights out in the past! - You should do a follow up with another of his videos on some of the other pubs, I'm sure they'll be of interest to both those who have spent (or will spend) time in London and also just interesting from a historical point of view.. Cheers 😉👍🏻🍻
Well lets face it London was a lot smaller then, and it mostly burned east of Saint Pauls. Which back in the day was a big part of it. According to Mr Pepys's diary blah balh blah blah .... Used to work in the city, been pissed in just about most of those pubs near St Pauls. And plenty more i guess.
I've seen em all but only drunk in a couple. I was doing a masters in town and country planning and visited the square mile plus a few other places on a field trip on conservation of historic buildings. I was under the tutelage of Dr Micheal short who's one of the leading experts on preservation of historic buildings in the UK. Also went to Rotterdam and Copenhagen on the course which are essentially 'new cities' as they decided to pretty much start from scratch after the second world war. There's some mad buildings in both cities and they've preserved some of the important historical buildings but both were essentially a clean slate. Copenhagen has the clearest water I've ever seen in a city and there's a really interesting commune called Christiania that was a former army base. It's says you are now leaving the EU when you go in and there's an allowed hash market. If you're a class a user and part of the commune you have to go to a rehab centre well away from the place where they take care of you but homeless people are allowed to use it as a refuge if needs be. Has a mad history that you should look into.
Having lived in the US for 15 years, I came to the conclusion that there is shame attached to drinking alcohol. Most of your bars and pubs have no windows. We put our pubs on proud display.
There are more videos about the oldest pub in England "Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem", originally started in 1189AD. Part of it is in the caves below the castle in Nottingham!! Here is a link but there are more videos about this brilliant pub. th-cam.com/video/z-mEwMrD-fg/w-d-xo.html
"Ye olde..." was never pronounced "ye". It was an old printers' convention for "the" and was always pronounced that way. Strictly, it was "þe" - but not many printers had the old letter thorn for 'th', so they used Y instead.
We British have always had a drinking culture, and the pub has always been an integral part of the local community and social infrastructure. Many have sadly closed in recent years.
The only London pub I have been to, is "The Ten Bells" in Whitechapel, it is also, known as the Jack the Ripper pub, since ttwo women he killed on the one night had been drinking in there, he was possibly in there too.
Great video!. Hope the he'll have I not subscribed??!. I've been watching you like 3 years!! Done, and as always looking forward to more!! 😂 sonwhe. Are you and your wife moving over here? Keep up the great work!
I've drunk in the Old Dr Butler's Head - with my surname, I had to! Unfortunately, it was quite disappointing. Ye Olde London was better, but there are other nearby pubs I tend to prefer. The one I've been to most is The Blackfriar: that one is definitely worth a visit (or several).
The ‘CITY OF LONDON’ refers specifically to the ‘SQUARE MILE’ in the centre of London and not the other 32 boroughs that make up Greater London. The ‘CITY’ is a separate area from the rest of London and its population is only around 13 thousand compared to around 9 Million for Greater London. The City has its own police force, flag, Lord Mayor( which is different from the Mayor of London) and many other unique laws. The Square Mile competes with Wall Street as being the most important financial centre in the Western world, certainly the biggest in Europe by far. When the Monarch enters The City a short ceremony takes place where the Lord Mayor presents a sword to the Monarch.
Given the prevalence of disease and early death in the 16th century, people clutched at straws when it came to medicine. They would try anything if a few people said it worked. I've been to the Blackfriar, which is incredibly beautiful inside, as you saw.
Hi Neal. I love your vids. I’ve just been watching one about British foods. Do you have a PO Box because I’d love to send some of our most famous/beloved foods for you to try (no haggis!) I watch quite a few “Americans try British foods” vids and they always make me laugh. I promise I’ll send some good stuff on behalf of all your British fans on here. Let me know if you’re up for that, and if so, where I can send it xxx
Great video, but I wish he'd drop the fake London accent. He's not great at it. Ye olde is said the old. The y is not really a y, but is an old letter called thorn, giving a th sound.
When I was much younger my brother in law was a priest in Liverpool and took me to the Philharmonic Dining Rooms pub where to my surprise being a teenage girl, he told me to go into the gents loo! There's a good reason though - i.guim.co.uk/img/media/43ae60a6811734b799b88ef28ac5f39333bb7a35/0_45_3500_2100/master/3500.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none
If you think that pub was old what about, The oldest pub in England is The Porch House in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, which dates back to 947 AD, quite incredible.
Robs London is a fantastic channel. The work he puts into each video is immense!
Hello from London. Your smile gets me everytime!!
Ye Olde Mitre was a favourite of mine during the 1990's. We called it the sausage pub because at the time they used to make really tasty sausage sandwiches.
You should look into a video on pub culture as well. You can’t beat the comforting family feel of being in ur local pub x
The word 'Ye' in front of some of these pubs' names is actually pronounced 'the'. The 'Y' is a disused letter called a tyne and it should be written as a vertical line with a small branch off to the left: so similar to a 'Y'. It went out of use when the printing press was invented, along with the letters denoting 'ch', 'sh', etc (I forget the names of these).
Was it called tyne, or thorn? In any case, it's still used in the Icelandic language. Plenty of British people don't know anything about it and so mistakenly pronounce the word as "ye" instead of "the".
Sorry, to clarify, I think you meant to say - "Thorn" and not "tyne" !? - which is the name of the 'Y' letter as in 'YE'
My mum worked in The Mitre pub for years. Spent many hours playing in Ely Place waiting for her to finish work during school holidays.
Robs London is a great little channel, along with Joolz Guides and John Rogers.
Love all three!
The Anchor pub is a 17th century pub on the banks of the River Thames at Southwark. Shakespear drank in there & isnt far from the Globe Theater. Lovely pub.
Always visit the Old Mitre when in London, great pub and excellent beers. The Blackfriar is also worth a look but, it does get a little full with the workers from "The City" and tourists too. The nearby "Old Cheshire Cheese" is worth visiting too. Must be said though, many pubs, especially in the financial area of "The City" or "Square Mile" have strange opening hours as they often have few customers in the evenings and less at weekends?
I have been drinking in the 'Ye Olde Mitre Pub', in Hatton Garden for over 40+ years _(calling in about 2/3 times a year though, as its NOT part of my normal 'stomping ground!')._ I did see Daniel Radcliffe _('Harry Potter')_ there though, a few years back, when he was filming for a BBC documentary... "Who Do You Think You Are...?". I have also taken my 2 sisters and 'B-in-L's' to the pub when visiting from Canada; AND we went into the _(Roman Catholic)_ Church of St Etheldreda, in Ely Place _(which is open to the public and free to enter);_ It dates from between 1250 and 1290 - Its only 2 minutes from the 'Olde Mitre Pub'. EDIT: I should mention they do great 'bar snacks', especially good are their 'Scotch Eggs', 'Various Pork Pies' and a great selection of 'Made to Order Toasties' _(Cheese & Ham etc.)._ Its a 'Fuller's Brewery' pub - which is CLOSED at weekends _(Sat & Sun);_ Weekdays it opens 11.00 through to 23.00.
I drank in both Ye Olde Watling and The Blackfriar in the 1970's when I worked in the area plus various other historic city pubs.
My weddìng reception was in Ye Olde London twenty years ago, when it was The Bell Book and Candle. It was a great venue.
I think there was an old film by that name, starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak. I wonder if they got the name of the film from that pub? 🤔
One of my friends owned a shop in Hatton Garden right by Ely Place. Used meet him for beers in the Mitre after work.
There are older places across the UK. Go to an Inn in Rye every year, rebuilt in I think the 1200s. Love the 4 poster beds
The mermaid inn..?
You could import the idea of the Pub into another country, even build places that look like Pubs, but a Pub is made by it's customers, & the culture that goes with them. This cannot be imported, but has built up over centuries & generations of people, as the social heart of the community it serves.
Next time I'm in London, I will seek out one of those pubs, and will 'raise a glass', as they say, in your name bcos I know that you would love to do it in person.
As an honoury Brit, you seem to be enjoying your 'virtual' tour around the UK. I hope you make it over here one day, to see for yourself 🙋♀️🇬🇧🤗
Also head to the riverside pubs in Wapping, also really old and full of history.👍
That sounds like a good idea, I'll check them out 🤗🙋♀️@@alex-E7WHU
London still has so many beautiful pubs that haven't been Wetherspooned yet.
I live in Eastbourne now and my local pub was built in 1180. It's 40 years older than the church. The Normans had their priorities straight🤣
Unlike most reactors you actually listen to what's being said.
Great video! Yes, I have drank in a couple of these pubs. The Blackfriars was especially memorable as it was virtually impossible to get to the bar, (5 people deep!) substantial crowds outside drinking and so when we each got to the bar we were ordering 2 pints each at a time, just to save the queue! Amazingly quirky pub! There are LOTS of Great Historical Pubs in the City of London, (or WERE!) The Establishment Knocked down many over the past 20years! (Intentionally erasing English History SADLY!) Many Ancient Pubs knocked down and replaced with glass buildings that won't last 50years! (ALL by design!)
Thanks for Covering this! Brought back some good memories of some great nights out in the past! - You should do a follow up with another of his videos on some of the other pubs, I'm sure they'll be of interest to both those who have spent (or will spend) time in London and also just interesting from a historical point of view..
Cheers 😉👍🏻🍻
We do love an old pub here in the UK, and you are right, certification without qualifications is a terrible idea.
I lived just a stone's throw from Ely Cathedral for 27 years. Moved back to my home county of Yorkshire when I retired.
You are of the same blood as me even if you are from another mother big love to you ❤
The narrator is Rob from the channel Robs London,I highly recommended you checking it out
Yes the Great Fire destroyed most of the "City" = the central area as bounded by the Roman walls historically
Well lets face it London was a lot smaller then, and it mostly burned east of Saint Pauls. Which back in the day was a big part of it. According to Mr Pepys's diary blah balh blah blah ....
Used to work in the city, been pissed in just about most of those pubs near St Pauls. And plenty more i guess.
What a lovely guy you are.
Yes been there i live about an hour away from London 👍👍
You can understand now why we crazy!!!!!😂❤
In The Great Fire of London 436 Acres of London was destroyed.
13,200 Houses and 87 Churches.
yeah should see the oldest pub in england, ye old road to jerusalem in nottingham. very nice when i went
Rob makes great videos
I've seen em all but only drunk in a couple. I was doing a masters in town and country planning and visited the square mile plus a few other places on a field trip on conservation of historic buildings. I was under the tutelage of Dr Micheal short who's one of the leading experts on preservation of historic buildings in the UK. Also went to Rotterdam and Copenhagen on the course which are essentially 'new cities' as they decided to pretty much start from scratch after the second world war. There's some mad buildings in both cities and they've preserved some of the important historical buildings but both were essentially a clean slate. Copenhagen has the clearest water I've ever seen in a city and there's a really interesting commune called Christiania that was a former army base. It's says you are now leaving the EU when you go in and there's an allowed hash market. If you're a class a user and part of the commune you have to go to a rehab centre well away from the place where they take care of you but homeless people are allowed to use it as a refuge if needs be. Has a mad history that you should look into.
Having lived in the US for 15 years, I came to the conclusion that there is shame attached to drinking alcohol. Most of your bars and pubs have no windows. We put our pubs on proud display.
Yet you will note all Victorian pubs in UK, the windows are frosted.
No, they're not .@AnthonyValentine-vm1yc
Dont forget yanks cannot drink,lite beer? Wtf is that? 😂
@@camperp195 Regardless the alcohol content, the Temperance Society was all the rage, Prohibition for USA, UK missed that bullet! Gulp! Cheers!
Anthony the frosted glass is there to stop your wife from seeing you having a beer whith your mates.@@AnthonyValentine-vm1yc
i would guess most of the physicians of the time were 'stark raving bonkers'.
Pub is short for Public House
There are more videos about the oldest pub in England "Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem", originally started in 1189AD. Part of it is in the caves below the castle in Nottingham!! Here is a link but there are more videos about this brilliant pub. th-cam.com/video/z-mEwMrD-fg/w-d-xo.html
"Ye olde..." was never pronounced "ye". It was an old printers' convention for "the" and was always pronounced that way. Strictly, it was "þe" - but not many printers had the old letter thorn for 'th', so they used Y instead.
We British have always had a drinking culture, and the pub has always been an integral part of the local community and social infrastructure. Many have sadly closed in recent years.
The only London pub I have been to, is "The Ten Bells" in Whitechapel, it is also, known as the Jack the Ripper pub, since ttwo women he killed on the one night had been drinking in there, he was possibly in there too.
I'm from the old Kent road
I've just got back from a lunch at Ye Olde Watling in the City. Rabbit pie highly recommended 😊
Don't worry the Doctors Head was before the NHS.
Great video!. Hope the he'll have I not subscribed??!. I've been watching you like 3 years!! Done, and as always looking forward to more!! 😂 sonwhe. Are you and your wife moving over here? Keep up the great work!
I've drunk in the Old Dr Butler's Head - with my surname, I had to! Unfortunately, it was quite disappointing. Ye Olde London was better, but there are other nearby pubs I tend to prefer. The one I've been to most is The Blackfriar: that one is definitely worth a visit (or several).
The ‘CITY OF LONDON’ refers specifically to the ‘SQUARE MILE’ in the centre of London and not the other 32 boroughs that make up Greater London. The ‘CITY’ is a separate area from the rest of London and its population is only around 13 thousand compared to around 9 Million for Greater London. The City has its own police force, flag, Lord Mayor( which is different from the Mayor of London) and many other unique laws. The Square Mile competes with Wall Street as being the most important financial centre in the Western world, certainly the biggest in Europe by far. When the Monarch enters The City a short ceremony takes place where the Lord Mayor presents a sword to the Monarch.
Given the prevalence of disease and early death in the 16th century, people clutched at straws when it came to medicine. They would try anything if a few people said it worked. I've been to the Blackfriar, which is incredibly beautiful inside, as you saw.
Try Mark Monroe ,he does Secrets of London . Drunk in most of these boozers ,I'm an ex postwoman.
Hi Neal. I love your vids. I’ve just been watching one about British foods. Do you have a PO Box because I’d love to send some of our most famous/beloved foods for you to try (no haggis!) I watch quite a few “Americans try British foods” vids and they always make me laugh. I promise I’ll send some good stuff on behalf of all your British fans on here. Let me know if you’re up for that, and if so, where I can send it xxx
500 years ago anything went🤪
Not Holburn, but Holborn (pronounced Hoburn)
Ye = the
Burnt half of London i think
You just don’t have pubs full stop. Aussies can pull them off but American ones are poor imitations. It’s a culture.
Great video, but I wish he'd drop the fake London accent. He's not great at it.
Ye olde is said the old. The y is not really a y, but is an old letter called thorn, giving a th sound.
When I was much younger my brother in law was a priest in Liverpool and took me to the Philharmonic Dining Rooms pub where to my surprise being a teenage girl, he told me to go into the gents loo! There's a good reason though - i.guim.co.uk/img/media/43ae60a6811734b799b88ef28ac5f39333bb7a35/0_45_3500_2100/master/3500.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none