When two worlds collide in a London pub? Time for a Swift half

THE Black Dog in Vauxhall was, until the mighty Taylor Swift effect, a fairly average south London pub. It hasn't been a boozer for some time.

- Josh Barrie

Drinkers will find branded lager, local IPAs and bottles of Chablis; the menu dips into pub classics but is more a haven to burrata (take this off, I beg you) and mushroom risotto.

Then the most famous pop star in the world named a song after the place and fans sorry, "Swifties" soon started to descend. They turned up to shoot TikTok videos in an unlikely pilgrimage. To tourists it might even be a little hard to find, tucked away behind Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens - it more often serves office workers and locals - so the sudden deluge is all the more impressive.