{"title": "Talk: Our Shared Living Room: Historic Pubs in Croydon and Beyond", "start": "2026-11-19T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-19T20:30:00Z", "place": "Museum of Croydon", "address": "", "price": "£5 (including a drink)", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["food-drink/drinks", "history/local-history"], "description": "An evening talk about the long and fascinating history of Croydon pubs. It features Charo Havermans, also known as The Public Historian. Entry to the Shaping Croydon: Architecture and Ambition exhibition opens at 18:30, and the talk starts at 19:00 in Croydon Central Library, followed by a Q&A session. 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