Author Archives: SELFS
London’s Lost Collector? Searching for Edward Lovett and his Magical Collection
This talk will aim to shine some light on Lovett and his collection and also tell some tales of amulets, mascots and hair sandwiches… more…
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The Elephant & Castle and other Beasts Walk
Join SELFS host Scott Wood outside the Cuming Museum 151 Walworth Road, London, SE17 1RY, at 7.30pm for a Southwark sortie revealing the sites of Austin Osman Spare’s studio, the victim of a bosom serpent, big cats, haunted pubs, the … more…
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The Peckham Ghost Trail
£4 Meet your bowler-hatted guide at Honor Oak Station at 3pm, this Halloween walk ends at Nunhead Green at approximately 5pm. Follow in the footsteps of the Peckham Ghost, a mysterious masked figure intent on terrifying Victorian south London in … more…
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Ghosts and Monsters of Smithfield Walk
£5 Clerkenwell and Smithfield EC1 are steeped in history, soaked in blood and crawling with ghosts. Meet at Farringdon station for a walk that includes a grisly black dog, hungry ghosts, poltergeists, haunted pubs, subterranean folklore and the devilish secret … more…
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GHost: Hosting 3
12 October 2010, 6.30pm – 9pm This event is free but places are limited – to secure your seat please email us at ghost.hostings@gmail.com Venue: The Senate Room, 1st floor, Senate House South Block, University of London, Malet Street, London … more…
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Subterranean London Lore
A double-bill with Scott Wood telling Urban Legends of the London Underground with ghosts, ghouls, friendly terrorists and secret tunnels and Antony Clayton will talk about the new edition of his book Subterranean City which updates developments in the hectic … more…
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Haunted Parks and Palaces of Westminster – SOLD OUT!
Online booking or reserve a place by emailing: skitster@hotmail.com This walk is now fully booked! Thanks! £5 Meet your bowler hated walk guide at the Queens Walk gate, by Green Park tube station, Piccadilly. A dark trek past ghost-ridden palaces, curses … more…
London Bridge Ghosts and Magic Walk – SOLD OUT!
This walk is SOLD OUT! £5. Meet for your bowler-hatted guide on the south eastern side of London Bridge by the Southwark Needle and Evans Bike Shop for a riverside and Borough back-street tour of Southwark’s ghostly and magical past and … more…
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Jennifer Wallis – Spiritualism & War
From the angels of Mons to rumours of Nazi recruitment of fifth columnist mediums, Jennifer Wallis looks at how the World Wars affected the practice and reception of spiritualism in Britain.
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Scott Wood: Stories from the City Walk
Join Scott at 7.30pm for a walk from the steps of the Royal Exchange (the confluence of Threadneedle Street and Cornhill) for an on-the-hoof introduction the world of SELFS: ruined megaliths, pagan London, urban witch trials, marital strife from beyond … more…
