Join David E. Coke for ‘The Heyday of Vauxhall Gardens’
“The Great Original” – C.H. Simpson, Master of Ceremonies at the Royal Gardens Vauxhall 1797–1835
by David E. Coke Fig. 1. Cartoon of Simpson’s ebony cane, still imbued with the spirit of its … Read More
‘Whoreterloo’: Prostitutes and Soldiers in North Lambeth in the First World War
With the coming of the Great War of 1914-1918 the streets of London were soon to be thronged with … Read More
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 … Read More
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’
The unstoppable Sidney Lewis, Tooting’s pre-teen Somme machine-gunner
‘Balloonomania’ and England’s first lady of flight
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?
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.
