Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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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 wansteadium.com/wetherspoons-confirms-the-george-is-under-offer
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


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