The Black Cap - a podcast by Tatum and Tansie Swithenbank

Strolling along Camden High Street today, it is hard to imagine a time when it was rural. A time where witches inhabited what are now our local haunts (literally). If you’ve never picked up a ouija board during a drag show, then look no further... join us in the iconic Black Cap pub!

References:

• Walters, Ben. “LGBTQ Spaces.” Urban Claims and the Right to the City: Grassroots Perspectives from Salvador Da Bahia and London, edited by Julian Walker et al., by Angus Stewart, UCL Press, London, 2020, pp. 80–85. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv13xprh7.22. Accessed 31 Mar. 2021.


• Whitehead, A. (2015). The story of burlesque at the Black Cap. Available: https://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2015/09/30/story-burlesque-black-cap/. Last accessed 30th November 2021.


• Camden New Journal. (2018). Black Cap Foundation speak at Camden Council meeting. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmqfb6UaVFE&ab_channel=CamdenNewJournal. Last accessed 30th November 2021.


• ​​Castleton, D. (2021). Mother Damnable – the Wicked Witch of Camden Town Tube Station. Available: https://www.davidcastleton.net/mother-damnable-witch-camden-town-london-mother-red-cap-black-cap/. Last accessed 30th November 2021.


• Palmer, S (1870). St Pancras. London: Kessinger Publishing


• Giardina, H. (2021). Into. Available: https://www.intomore.com/culture/black-cap-one-londons-oldest-gay-bars-get-second-act/. Last accessed 30th November 2021.

Honey and the Hex is a sister duo exploring the origins, traditions and intersections of folklore and where they lie today. Through a progressive lens they delve into myths, magick and mystery in English and Scottish folklore. Journey through the British Isles in search of gremlins, goblins, fairies, banshees, witches and vampires.

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