Local History Walks in South London
Published by Lambeth Local History Forum.
66 walks organised by 16 local societies. Most last 90 to 120 minutes.
Before going on a walk, check details with the relevant society as they may change.
Philip Astley, ringmaster of the modern Circus, commemorated at Westminster Bridge
War hero, trick-rider, entrepreneur with a flair for PR, the Lambeth-based Philip Astley was all of these things and more. Jonathan Tyers put Vauxhall on the map when, between 1729 and 1750 he made Vauxhall Gardens the world’s most famous open-air resort. Astley (1742–1814) is the father of the modern circus. He began giving equestrian […]
Why no flowers for Nellie, orchid-painter extraordinaire?
It’s a shame that orchid-lovers cannot leave a bouquet on the precise spot where rests Lambeth’s … Read More
Light-up and lift-off at the British Interplanetary Society, Vauxhall’s ‘space station’
It may not be easy to see spacecraft from Vauxhall, but many’s the astronaut that’s been spotted on … Read More
The unstoppable Sidney Lewis, Tooting’s pre-teen Somme machine-gunner
More people, especially school students, now visit the Great War battleground-cemeteries of the … Read More
‘Balloonomania’ and England’s first lady of flight
The Vauxhall district and particularly the Vauxhall Gardens open-air resort was an early hotspot for … Read More
Rolfe Judd’s light-touch makeover of a Victorian Chapel
No life for a lady along the Lambeth shore – the adventures and misadventures of Rachel Charlotte Williams Biggs
The Old Vic and the murder of Mary Ashford: the opening night of the Royal Coburg Theatre, 11 May 1818
Care to help honour Lambeth’s dead of the First World War?
Injury time at Blissets, The Oval, 1960–2015
Kennington, 1795: a highwayman’s dance of death on the gallows
Saturday 10 February: ‘South Lambeth Road Stories’ guided walk with Sean Creighton
‘Princess Seraphina’ steps out at Vauxhall Gardens
Was Vauxhall’s Prince of Wales as ‘Black’ as the French paint him?
Why ‘missing’ Vauxhall plaque drives Vauxhall Motors fans up the wall
Brixton Market 1936: silk knickers 2½ pence a leg, streaky bacon 3½ pence per pound
