Lambeth Local History Forum

2019-20 Walks Leaflet

Remembering the Remembrance Day when the Stockwell Memorial was unveiled
By Naomi Clifford Earlier this year, Vauxhall History was made aware of two previously unknown images of the unveiling of Stockwell War Memorial on Wednesday 3 May 1922. The photos were discovered in an album kept by Charles Christopher Patrick (1904-1996), whose father, John Frederick Patrick (1869-1943) was commissioned to build Stockwell War Memorial. The...Read […]
The Space Art of Ralph Smith in Vauxhall
by Ken MacTaggart FBIS A unique collection of unusual art adorns the walls of the British Interplanetary Society’s headquarters in South Lambeth Road. The striking building of yellow Georgian brick near Vauxhall Park, at the corner of Langley Lane, is a familiar sight to passers-by rushing to and from Vauxhall station. But few have stepped...Read […]
Want to self-publish your history book? Vauxhall History’s Naomi Clifford to give free online talk telling you how
Naomi Clifford, co-editor of the vauxhallhistory.org website, has written and self-published two nonfiction history books, each with Lambeth connections. She’s happy to share with you her experience of research, manuscript preparation, print platforms, crowdfunding, ebooks, marketing and sales. Her latest self-published book is Under Fire: The Blitz Diaries of a Volunteer Ambulance Driver, which will be published...Read […]