TalkTalks
The Folklore and Traditions of the Tidal Thames
Price
Free–£5
Free to members; non-members are asked to pay £5.
About
Mark Lewis surveys legends and customs associated with the tidal Thames, including riverside taverns, ghost stories, frost fairs, smuggling and piracy.
The talk ranges across legends and local customs in the tidal Thames, from pagan gods and riverside taverns to ghosts, ceremonies, frost fairs, smuggling and piracy.
Also at St Mary's Barnes
See all
Tue 10 Nov · 19:30
Universality
St Mary's Barnes · Barnes
Thu 19 Nov · 20:00
What happened to all the men who survived The Great War
St Mary's Barnes · Barnes
Thu 10 Dec · 20:00
Why Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins created the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs
St Mary's Barnes · Barnes
Thu 21 Jan · 20:00
Magical Unreality on the Thames: The Story of the Venetian Fêtes at Richmond
St Mary's Barnes · Barnes
Tue 26 Jan · 19:30
Everybody Loves Our Dollars
St Mary's Barnes · Barnes
Tue 16 Feb · 19:30
Fashioning the Crown: A Story of Power, Conflict and Couture
St Mary's Barnes · Barnes
Tue 6 Apr · 19:30
Look What You Made Me Do
St Mary's Barnes · Barnes
Thu 15 Apr · 20:00
Pamela Barton and other Trailblazing Women
St Mary's Barnes · Barnes
Listed on barnes-history.org.uk. Details can change, so check with the organiser before you go.