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
Great chat, thanks John. Arsenal. And on the subject of knowing or trying to explore all of London, can you help me out with Plaistow? Just applied for a job there and have realised it has always been a place I’ve travelled through, not to.
Really enjoyable ”chat in a pub”.. informative too. I look forward to a potential walk covering the history and place of the ancient City of London Guilds..