South East London Folklore

I had the pleasure last night to talk to the legendary SELFS - the South East London Folklore Society. It was, as always, a room full of people who know their rivers and their South East London, so I gave them a special South London-only overview, including the Wandle's liquorice field full of Jutish bones and the spectre of John Ruskin, hauting the banks of the Wandle, the Effra and the Earl's Sluice.

SELFS meets every second Thursday of the month in the upstairs room at the Old King's Head, Borough High Street. Its many pleasures include a rare chance to speak with a portrait of Henry VIII peering over the top of your slides, looking unimpressed, some tasty Cornish ale on tap, and of course the best talks and events listing in London. Thanks to Nigel of Bermondsey.