Come along on Sunday 6th October at 1:30pm for a guided walk around Kennington on the early life of the comic genius; Charlie Chaplin!

I'm a massive fan of Charlie Chaplin, so I'll be the guide for the walk.

**About the walk**
Charlie Chaplin was British and kept British citizenship all his life, even though he spent most of his adult life in America.

He was born in Kennington, London on the 16th April 1889 and lived their until he was 21. He was born into and spent his early years in great poverty in (at the time) one of the poorest areas of London. As a teenager he joined a performing group in nearby Brixton and during a tour of the U.S was spotted performing by a scout for Sennett Studios, they signed him up and the rest is history! He went on to star in 81 films mainly during the silent era and playing his 'Little Tramp' character in 76 of them.

His life is a classic rags to riches story and in his films he was heavily influenced by his poor upbringing. I will guide you round the streets telling his story, visiting various places that influenced him, the houses where he lived as a child and describing the conditions of the area in late Victorian London. I will tell you the story of his relationships with his mentally ill mother, alcoholic father and the close bond he had with his half brother Sydney. Plus I will also talk about his stage understudy who also went onto become a world famous movie comedian.

You don't need to be a fan of Chaplin, just like a good story!

I will finish the walk showing you the place where he learnt his famous comedy walk!

**Cost**
Full Members of the group will be free, everyone else the cost is £6 per person (payable by cash or PayPal on the day).

To become a Full Member (£14 a year), either go to PayPal and send a payment to [general@cultureseekers.org](general@cultureseekers.org), send via Bank Transfer (email me for details) or pay cash on the day.

**Afterwards**
After, we will be heading to the 'Jolly Gardeners pub', 49-51 Black Prince Road (near to where we finish).

The pub is also connected to Chaplin & his family and contains a piano that was played on by Charlie and his father.

The walk will last about 1h 45mins and will end about a 15 minute walk from Vauxhall Tube Station or a 10 minute walk back to Kennington Tube Station.

If you can't see us outside the station, please text.

Hope to see you there!

Robert
07905 901 834 (prefer text)

***Please make sure you are aware of the group rules here before RSVPing - [https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/Group_Rules/](https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/Group_Rules/)***

Robert (organiser)

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