History Walks in South London
Includes walks organised by The Vauxhall Society/Vauxhall History and dozens of other local history societies.
Download your copy of the Lambeth Local History Forum leaflet for 2019-20
WALKS LEAFLET
Friends of Tate South Lambeth Library
- A walk through Vauxhall Gardens and a talk about Samuel Johnson’s connectionFriends of Tate South Lambeth Library are cooperating with the Vauxhall Society and Vauxhall History on a linked talk and walk as part of this year’s Lambeth Heritage Festival in September. (You can find the whole Festival programme at www.lambeth.gov.uk/heritagefestival.) Here are the details of our linked talk and walk, both on Monday September 2nd. […]
- Space Chase – this year’s Summer Reading ChallangeDuring the coming school holiday period the library will be running its regular Summer Reading Challenge – a programme aimed at children from 4 to 11 years. The “challenge” is straightforward and enjoyable: reading at least six library books (any sort of book – library staff will be on hand to help choose) and visiting […]
Friends of Durning Library
- Monday, 16 September 2019: Virginia Woolf at Morley CollegeVirginia Woolf (née Stephen) at Morley College Monday 16 September, 6:45 at Durning Library At Morley College between 1905 and 1907 young Virginia Stephen (later Woolf) taught history, art history, English and poetry. Clara Jones of King’s College London introduces Stephen’s only … Continue reading →
SE1 Community Website News
- Marchioness victims remembered 30 years after Thames tragedyThe 30th anniversary of the Marchioness disaster was marked on Monday and Tuesday with special events on Bankside and at Southwark Cathedral.
- Sexual assault outside Tate Modern: police appeal for witnessesPolice are appealing for witnesses after a woman was sexually assaulted in Bankside, near the Tate Modern gallery.
- Evans Cycles shuts The Cut shop, ending 98 years of local historyNearly a century after Frederick Evans opened his bicycle shop in Kennington Road, the successor to the first Evans Cycles shop - now in The Cut - could soon be turned into a restaurant.
Visit vauxhallhistory.org for feature articles and information about the heritage of Vauxhall and surrounding areas.Vauxhall Island Site, Bus Station and Gyratory Planning Activity 2000-2019
Read Martin Stanley's summary of planning activity affecting the problematic island site, bus station and gyratory.Lambeth Libraries Emergency
Keep up with the campaign opposing Lambeth's closure of libraries.Study in South London
