London Pub Chat – Old Traditions, Best Walks, Tube Problems etc.

Sunday chat over a pint in the historic George pub in Wanstead, East London. There’s been a pub on this site since at least 1716 (see the shot of a historic sign on the side of the pub) and it’s reported that Wetherspoons have put the lease up for sale. Read more here
While drinking a pint of Adnams Ghost Ship I answer some of your questions and generally chat about London. Some of the topics covered include:

• Old London Traditions such as the Knollys Rose Ceremony
• encounter with the magical walking elf
• the proliferation of St Mary’s Churches along the Thames from Battersea to Rotherhithe
• Soho in the 1950s and Iain Sinclair’s Pariah Genius
• visits to North America and the Continent
• Favourite tube stations
• Problems on the Central Line
• Hugenots in London
• Roman London around Westminster
• Best gig memory
• What does it take to be a good Londoner