I had a great time giving a talk at Nerd Nite London titled ‘The Segregated Pub – A History of Class and Gender-based Drinking’. It was my 3rd Nerd Nite talk and it was good being back in a packed Backyard Comedy Club in Bethnal Green. Here are the slides:

80 people braved the icy pavements and cold evening to gather in St Matthias Halls for the 17th Stoke Newington History Talks event on Dec 12th. It was great to be back hosting an in-person for the first time since the pandemic and seeing many familiar faces. The event sold out in less than 24 …

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I was invited to talk to Liam Davis about Stoke Newington’s history on his online radio show on Shoreditch Radio. We touched on a variety of topics during a 30min chat such as municipal boundaries, gentrification and Abney Park. You can listen to it here from 28:34min.

The second Stoke Newington History Pop-Up event was held on November 22nd and it was a pleasure meeting people who came to see Nick Perry, Rachel Tobyn and Richard Young and myself to ask us local history questions. From a couple that moved into the area and wanted to learn about the history of their …

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I helped the director and researcher of BBC's Antique Roadshow with their research into the history of Clissold Park as part of the filming of three episodes there, which is taking place on July 10th. The first of three episodes filmed in the park was aired on October 9th. The other two episodes will be …

Continue reading Local history adviser on BBC’s Antique Roadshow

On October 4th 2022 I had the pleasure of giving a talk to members of CAMRA's London Pubs Group about Stoke Newington's lost pubs. It was an extended version of the first part of my recent talk in the Stoke Newington Literary Festival about Stoke Newington's ‘ghost’ pubs and cinemas. By the way, have you …

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I was interviewed for Hackney Social Audio and talked about my Stoke Newington history hobby. It was good fun and a chance to reflect on the last 9 years since I started this account. You can listen to the interview here from 7:26min into the episode. The interview took place in Clissold Park by the deer pen on a glorious summer day …

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On Sunday, June 5th I gave a talk as part of the Stoke Newington Literary Festival about some of Stoke Newington's lost pubs and cinemas. It was great being in front of an audience for the first time since early March 2020 in the historic Mildmay Club in Newington Green. I gave talks in the …

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https://youtu.be/0z7zN4T2KT4 On May 24th I ran the first (and hopefully not the last one) Stoke Newington History Pop-Up event with Nick Perry, Richard Young and Rachel Tobyn where people were invited to come and visit us at Revere the Residence shop in 150 Stoke Newington Church Street and ask us for free local history questions. …

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Way back in December 2020 I was contacted by a TV producer who was developing an idea for a history programme based around someone who grew up in Stoke Newington in the 1970s & 80s learning about the history of the area. By April 2021 that someone turned out to be TV presenter Jay Blades …

Continue reading 01.05.2022 – Local history adviser on ‘Jay Blades – No Place Like Home’