Someone produce a drama about shifting the temporsry iron bridge and defeating Germany in WW2....a film fof our times! Keep these coming, always great.
Best bridge in the world. travel north or south, look left or right.Day or night and you have the best views that London has to offer! Also the portland stone washes itself after every down pour of rain!!
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Thanks for sharing this video. I’ve always wandered who Terry and Julie were. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to seeing more videos on the bridges across the Thames.
There is a door under the bridge which is a fire escape from the projection room of NFT2, the NFT was, and possibly still is licensed for nitrate film. I have been in that projection room a couple of times, probably about twenty years ago, and there was some exposed stonework at that time which I think may possibly be part of the old bridge. Does anybody know?
The Waterloo Sunset fact may be correct but Waterloo Sunset was actually written about the Mersey and only changed to Waterloo later, according to Ray Davis
Why is Matt Brown always been called Transportine. What does Transportine mean. Anyways great video about Waterloo Bridge Londonist. Plus I reckon people be commenting “But where is Geoff?”. 🤦♂️😂
Dunno why people will be commenting "But where is Geoff" - even though there's sometimes a bit of bleed of who covers what, there's loads of videos he hasn't done and doesn't usually do the bridge-related videos.
It's nothing special but I wouldn't say it's ugly. I always tell visitors to London to head over it at sunset if the weather's good. It's the only bridge with views over the city as well as Westminster and the Eye. Shame about the traffic though.
we don't celebrate that this was a bridge that was built by women anywhere near as much as we should the plaque that does mention it is hidden under the bridge and that's shameful. For years I thought it was some weird urban legend.
Claude monet done a few paintings of the old waterloo bridge in fog, nice stuff, one of which I believe is in the tate Britain just down the road
@2:22 Not to mention the equally iconic red telephone box.
I knew there would be a mention of the song Waterloo Sunset. The best song of all time 😁
Brilliant video, some of those grisly details were fascinating!
Just used this to teach English! Many thanks!
4:33 Ooooops! 🤣
Excellent video. Very informative.
Someone produce a drama about shifting the temporsry iron bridge and defeating Germany in WW2....a film fof our times!
Keep these coming, always great.
"is there more to this bridge than sheer eye candy?" judging by the title of this video the answer is presumably yes
Best bridge in the world. travel north or south, look left or right.Day or night and you have the best views that London has to offer! Also the portland stone washes itself after every down pour of rain!!
Great video.
Were Giles Gilbert Scott, the designer, and Samuel Gilbert Scott, the daredevil, related?
You know, I wondered that too, but can't find any obvious connection.
TO LONDONIST LTD:
Thank you show much for showing us these amazing videos and I am hoping for you to make more of these fantastic videos. I am very in to the London Underground and hoping for some more London Underground videos. That would be amazing. I have subscribed to your channel and I am hoping for you to see this message.
Thanks,
Donutboy6786YT
Thanks for sharing this video. I’ve always wandered who Terry and Julie were. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to seeing more videos on the bridges across the Thames.
...its not a fact.
Well that escalated quickly. 🤣
You forgot to mention the" Waterloo Bridge" 1940 film with Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor.
4:30 Oh yeah that's the guy the guide was telling us about
I believe the granite originally used came from the famous Rubislaw Quarry in Aberdeen.
Col Dal made with Portland Stone.....ie from Portland in Dorset.......
The deepest hole in the UK?
David Lockwood I assume Col Dal is referring to the original bridge , built in 1817 which was made of granite...
Gilbert Scott did the phone boxes too
"She was sat on the parapet of Waterloo Bridge.... dangling her feet in the water" - Tommy Cooper
3:30 The caberet was a fire station in the 1980s.
I'm surprised that the model of the old Waterloo Bridge, which is visible from underneath the northern end, wasn't mentioned.
I get so confused whenever Geoff isn’t the one doing a londonist video
Interesting
There is a door under the bridge which is a fire escape from the projection room of NFT2, the NFT was, and possibly still is licensed for nitrate film. I have been in that projection room a couple of times, probably about twenty years ago, and there was some exposed stonework at that time which I think may possibly be part of the old bridge. Does anybody know?
I worked as a projectionist in the NFT during the very early 70s and you are correct, the roof of NFT2 projection room is the bottom of the bridge.
Is there a good sunset from there?
The Waterloo Sunset fact may be correct but Waterloo Sunset was actually written about the Mersey and only changed to Waterloo later, according to Ray Davis
What happened to the banksys?
Cleaned off with all the other graffiti, I should hope.
Probably sold somehow
@@adamcetinkent what’s your issue with his artwork?
@@DiligentX it's shite.
Why is Matt Brown always been called Transportine. What does Transportine mean. Anyways great video about Waterloo Bridge Londonist. Plus I reckon people be commenting “But where is Geoff?”. 🤦♂️😂
I think the relevant definition of transpontine (yes, I checked google for the definition) is: on or from the pther side of a bridge
@@MercenaryPen I agree.
Dunno why people will be commenting "But where is Geoff" - even though there's sometimes a bit of bleed of who covers what, there's loads of videos he hasn't done and doesn't usually do the bridge-related videos.
the Rhine in Belgium????
Ugliest bridge in London, but one of the best views.
It's nothing special but I wouldn't say it's ugly.
I always tell visitors to London to head over it at sunset if the weather's good. It's the only bridge with views over the city as well as Westminster and the Eye. Shame about the traffic though.
London bridge looks similar
3:17 Deboosh? What's this mighty deboosh?
I knew the the bridge from WW 2 noir movie, waterloo bridge
Another claxon - the Rhine doesn't run through Belgium.
Was going to say the same thing.
But I guess to get to the Rhine it was shipped through Belgium?
@@BennettIsAmazing Possibly, but not necessarily.
Almost certainly, Antwerp was the main supply hub for the allied forces with the largest operational deep water harbor operation.
@@gianniverschueren870 Yes. Necessarily, given the logistics of the time.
The river Rhein doesn’t run through Belgium?....
Good stuff, but in case you get a chance to use it again debouch is pronounced phonetically!
"If you've ever been in the Proud nightclub..." Errr no.
No, John Rennie didn't build the original London Bridge
I never knew the most recent WL bridge was built by women 👏👏👏👏
In the "Info" section, it should be "ladies' bridge" and not "ladies's bridge".
I miss Geoff Marshall
debusch down the embankement???
Debouche.
@@thomasmann9216 Thank you, meaning what?
@@FarlandHowe I thought it meant to charge in to battle, but I may be wrong.
Skrymer U I am very confused by his statement.
@@FarlandHowe I think he just meant that they went through a narrow opening out to embankment.
Why do you keep looking down?
Probably its the cameraman who is having problems with the camera whilst filming.
we don't celebrate that this was a bridge that was built by women anywhere near as much as we should the plaque that does mention it is hidden under the bridge and that's shameful. For years I thought it was some weird urban legend.
Get someone who speaks better English
Nasty.
You sound like a right idiot.
Kinda pathetic you take such easy offence at a legitimate comment
Theres nothing wrong with his voice, its very clear.
John Bonner didn’t say his voice. I said his level of English :) it’s ghastly