-The city over the water-
Stories from south London
Events
Larks in the parks. Strolls stories and songs with Cunning Folk providing the music. 90 minutes of exploration, entertainment and evening views in Brockwell, Myatts, Burgess and Kennington Parks. May to August. Booking form
Burgess Park SE5 July 11th 7.00 PM-8.30 stroll stories and songs involving Connection with Wonder 90 minutes of exploration and entertainment around the old Surrey Canal and Burgess Park. Expect rats, bears and giraffes as well as Latin American folklore, stories of the old farm of the Britons and the world’s first literary commuter. Meet by Camberwell Road Entrance
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July 31st Horse Hospital. Salon for the city with Travis Eldridge Chris Roberts will be discussing the history, development of and folklore of south London parks. Expect anti golf riots, stolen geese as we celebrate places to sit in, places to play in and places to spend the day in alongside contemporary (and older) threats to the concept of free open spaces in London.
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Kennington Park SE11 August 15th 7.00 PM -8.30 PM stroll stories and songs with Cunning Folk providing the music 90 minutes of exploration and entertainment around Kennington Park. Expect revolutionary tales, lost Rasta Temples, speaking statues and some of the men they couldn’t hang. Meet by Prince Albert's Model Cottage
South Parks talk Carnegie Library SE24 Sept 9th As part of Lambeth Heritage Month Chris Roberts talks about the history, development of and folklore surrounding south London parks. Expect anti golf riots and stolen geese as we celebrate places to sit in, places to play in and places to spend the day in alongside contemporary (and older) threats to the concept of free open spaces in London. There may also be references to park toilet goddesses, pagan estate agents, mermaids looking for a mate and Peckham Rye’s gay cultural renaissance alongside a celebration of south London’s open spaces.
Podcast and Events
Some Kind words about Bus Travel in South London
"If you love London, this book is unforgettable. But if you know her, it’s like coming home."
"Roberts manages to do for the estates south of the river what Hardy did for Wessex, revealing it to be as good a place for epics and myths as ancient Greece ever was."
"is a fascinating mix of the down-to earth and the magical." SF & FANTASY BOOKS Review Dave Barrett
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