“False Teeth and Forgotten Lives: Hidden Histories from the Thames Foreshore”

"False Teeth and Forgotten Lives: Hidden Histories from the Thames Foreshore"
With Anna Borzello

Details:

Londoners have been throwing their rubbish into the River Thames since the city was founded by the Romans nearly 2,000 years ago. Through everyday objects found on the foreshore at low tide — from a Georgian wig curler to a Native American clay pipe — mudlark Anna Borzello reveals the ordinary lives of the city’s residents and uncovers the stories often left out of traditional history books.

Anna Borzello has been searching along the Thames for more than a decade. She has appeared in podcasts and the national and international press, and her mudlarking has featured in exhibitions, including the recent Secrets of the Thames: Mudlarking London’s Lost Treasures at London Museum Docklands. She shares the stories behind her finds in talks and on Instagram @foreshoreseashore. Raised in the capital, Anna now spends much of her time along the river, having previously worked as an Africa-based foreign correspondent.

Venue:
The Landor Pub
70 Landor Rd
SW9 9PH
4 minute walk from Clapham North tube station (Northern line). 

Event Running Time:
(We recommend arriving at 6:30pm if you're eating, and 7pm if drinks only)
Doors from 7pm
Introduction: 7:25pm
Lecture: 7:30pm
Q&A: 8:10pm
Finish: 8:30pm

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