I had a great day @thelondonarchives.bsky.social yesterday talking unrideable mules🐴 (yes! really!) at the Clapham Grand, and listening to some excellent talks from @roadsw9.bsky.social @naomipaxton.bsky.social Tony Fletcher, Jane Pritchard, Wanda Robins, Mark Fox, Alison Boulton and Meera Flynn.

🙏 @brixtonbuzz.bsky.social for the mention of talk coming up on Tuesday www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/09/expl...

Exploring Changing Pub Culture, fascinating history of north Brixton pubs Talk part of @vangoghhouse.co.uk #FestivalofEncounters 📅 23 Sept. ⏰ 7-9pm 📍Brixton Jamm, 261 Brixton Road, SW9 6LH Free, please book here pubhistorytalk.eventbrite.co.uk

The new free exhibition at Lambeth Archives looks at the ambitious world of Ted Hollamby's Department of Architecture and Planning, 1965-1980. Modernism, the future and architectural merit, open until the 26th.

Another great review of Re:trace my project with Basil McDonald and Longfield Hall. Basil has done a fantastic job reshooting Brian Bloice’s 1967 original photos. Glad you enjoyed it @jasoncobb.bsky.social 🙏 for the post.

RE:TRACE exhibition, a Loughborough Road History project with photographer Basil MCDonald and Longfield Hall featured in @brixtonbuzz.bsky.social 🙏 www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/09/retr...

St Matthew’s Brixton, one of Lambeth’s “Waterloo” churches which are just over 200 years’ old. Hear their story from architect Nicholas Weedon in a Brixton Society talk on Thursday 11 September at 6.15pm. FREE but booking essential: bit.ly/StMatthewsTalk

So back in June, local artist Phoebe Kaniewska attended my Hidden River Effra walk as part of her research for her upcoming exhibition all about the river. Now I’m very excited to announce I will be running a special edition of the walk where I will discuss the myths and stories that have 1/2

🚨Today's blog post is on the new exhibition 'Building "Homes for Tomorrow": Lambeth’s Council Housing of 1965 to 1980' at @lambetharchives.bsky.social. The images below (a nursery school and a housing scheme for elderly people) capture the era's ideals. municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/b...

1/ I was pleased to attend the launch in Lambeth Archives of this interesting exhibition on "Building ‘Homes for Tomorrow’: Lambeth’s Council Housing of 1965 to 1980". It will be described fully in a guest post by its curator Christiane Felber on Tuesday. www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/bui...

Re:trace going up. Opening at Longfield Hall SE5 tomorrow.

Re:trace exhibition 📅 9-28 September 🕑 10am-6pm daily 📍Longfield Hall 50 Knatchbull Road SE5 Basil McDonald has retraced the route and reshot images taken by Brian Bloice in 1967 on a walk from Brian’s home on Hubert Grove SW9 to Lambeth Archives at Minet Library, opposite Longfield Hall.

Lambeth Local History Fair in full swing at Clapham Library. Limbering up for my talk.

I’ll be talking about Four-legged performers in Brixton and Beyond at 3.30pm. Choice of lots of free walks and talks throughout the day and people on hand on stalls to chat to about all aspects of Lambeth’s history and heritage.

the peace of the morning with the hell of the night before. During Sept and Oct half the revenues from Under Fire will go to Ukraine & Gaza medical charities. *Please share widely* Links to buying platforms are on my website: www.naomiclifford.com/where-to-buy...

Under Fire: The Blitz Diaries of a Volunteer Ambulance Driver - to mark the 85th anniversary of the #Blitz I will be donating 50% of sales revenues to medical charities for #Ukraine and #Gaza. Available in paperback or ebook. www.naomiclifford.com/where-to-buy...

The Lambeth Heritage Festival begins tomorrow, 1st September, and continues throughout the month. Read or download the programme brochure from bit.ly/LambethHeritage2025 or use the QR code below. Please repost

Coming up #LambethHeritageFestival month. 3.30pm Sat. 6th Sept. as part of Local History Fair day I’ll be at Clapham Library talking Four-legged performers, just one of them on brochure cover. www.lambethlocalhistoryforum.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Join Van Gogh House London between 13 September and 5 October for the Festival of ENCOUNTERS! This is a free-to-attend series of events in an array of venues across the northern end of Brixton. 🌐 Programme: festivalofencounters.com 🎟️ Book Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/festival-...

Visit to #LambethCemetery yesterday doing a bit of prep for the 14 Sept. guided walk Artists, entertainers and campaigners peopleoflambeth.eventbrite.co.uk Spotted a few other interesting memorials perhaps for future walks 🧵

More time to visit or revisit @brixtonsociety.bsky.social 50th anniversary exhibition at Brixton Library. Extended to 31 August 🎂🎉

Reproduction 1987 but stunning and a historical piece in its own right. 🙏 @youngalison.bsky.social @musichallsociety.bsky.social for solving mystery. Lily Burnand lived on Loughborough Road 1906, year of original poster and Karno had his fun factory in Loughborough Jnc. #musichall #localhistory

Brixton Society 50th Anniversary Exhibition at Brixton Library until 9 August. Loughborough Road Histories featured a few times. @brixtonblog.bsky.social has a great feature ‘stink pipes to sky streets’ brixtonblog.com/stink-pipes-... Familiar acting char! #oneplacewednesday

Join us at the Lambeth Heritage Festival @lambetharchives.bsky.social 'Music Hall Tales from the Archive' on Mon, 15 Sept, 6pm. Free entry, booking required via TicketSource. #LambethHeritage #MusicHallTales www.ticketsource.co.uk/britishmusic...

The incredible Local Heroes Banner currently on show at the Brixton Society Exhibition in Brixton Library. The banner was created by locals during the 2021 Lockdown 👨🏻‍🎤 #localheroes #banner #brixtonsociety #craftconnections #art #brixtonlibrary #brixton #lambeth

Lambeth Heritage Festival 2025 70 events throughout September. I’m involved in a few- cemetery walks, music hall and pub history talks and photography exhibition. #LambethHeritageFestival #LHF2025 www.lambethlocalhistoryforum.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Excited to be part of @vangoghhouse.co.uk Festival of ENCOUNTERS with talk Changing Pub Culture: History of the White Horse and other north Brixton pubs At Brixton Jamm 23 Sept. pubhistorytalk.eventbrite.co.uk

Excited to be part of @vangoghhouse.co.uk Festival of ENCOUNTERS with talk Changing Pub Culture: History of the White Horse and other north Brixton pubs At Brixton Jamm 23 Sept. pubhistorytalk.eventbrite.co.uk

The cake has been cut and the @brixtonsociety.bsky.social 50th Anniversary Exhibition is open at Brixton Library. Understanding the past, looking to the future. On till 9 August. A glimpse into some of the plans for Brixton that never happened, significant events and work of the Society.

🙏to lovely group who joined @brixtonsociety.bsky.social Alan Piper and I on our Myatt’s Fields and Fiveways walk. We stopped to talk about Dark & Light Theatre and other Longfield Hall history. Of course there were cats, stink pipes and Music hall mentions too.

Rainy day reading lined up @musichallsociety.bsky.social @brixtonsociety.bsky.social

New images added to my blog about a, formerly, mystery building on Brixton Road. loughboroughroadsw9histories.wordpress.com/2025/06/04/m... 🙏 @brixtonsociety.bsky.social for sharing the images and publishing my articles about the Pettman furniture warehouse building in your newsletter.

Buzzed: UPRISING: A Celebration of Brixton’s Vibrant 70s & 80s Youth Culture at Brixton House www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/upri...

Burgess Park is waiting in the dark. July 11. Expect tales of bears, giraffes, rats and chemsex. (possibly) www.thecityoverthewater.com/events-and-a...

Constance Cummings-John b1918 Sierra Leone, politician, educationalist, pioneer of women’s rights, lived for 30 years in Broadwater Road, Tooting. Join a walk this Saturday to celebrate Africa in Tooting ending with the unveiling of a blue plaque to honour Constance. More bit.ly/449oMni

Thought to be the first female contributor to Punch is Helen Hoppner Coode, b1831 Newington/Lambeth who contributed 19 drawings between Nov 1859 and Jan 1861. She was also a writer and a member of the Society of Female Artists.

Been scratching around grave stones in Streatham Cemetery and looking at burial plans I had handy. @oispooky.bsky.social Sadly no headstone remaining to John Bannochie. He is in between the graves with dilapidated memorials in the foreground.

Visit to another of the magnificent 7 today, Brompton Cemetery. Entertaining theatre tour by the Friends. And not all ‘legit’ theatre, Tom Foy and Charles Coburn to start @musichallsociety.bsky.social.

Feature on Loughborough Road orchid artist Nelly Roberts by Garden Museum. So glad I tipped them off some of her paintings were for sale. I even get a little mention gardenmuseum.org.uk/new-acquisit...

In a 1945 photo of the White Horse pub there was a large building in the background that I hadn’t seen before in other photos. So I did a bit of research and wrote a little about what I found out about the building. #OnePlaceWednesday loughboroughroadsw9histories.wordpress.com/2025/06/04/m...

Fanny will be getting a mention on the Myatt’s Fields and Fiveways walk I’m co-leading with @brixtonsociety.bsky.social Alan Piper Sunday 20 July www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/local-hist...

The Ring, the nursery of England's boxing, used some great design skills in the Morning Advertiser, 1918. The copy was shaped to the approximate design of the building. Genius! Related: check out @roadsw9.bsky.social's podcast on proprietress Bella Burge: thedoorpodcast.com/through-the-...

Don’t miss this @musichallsociety.bsky.social Archive on Show at fantastic Lambeth Archives where BMHS house their collection. How lucky am I only 10 minutes from me. But would travel for miles for this. 👇

☀️ Looking like the sun will be out to welcome Dot Collective for 🦞 Catch of the Day this Saturday! Online ticket sales run until Friday and we will have some tickets available on the door on the day. Shows at 11am and 2pm. 👉

My coal hole cover spotting continues. A whole row of coal hole covers I’ve not spotted before outside shops on Clapham Road, Oval. Photographers George and Herbert Tear, who lived on Loughborough Road, had their studio shop till 1917 where Foxtons is now, so passed many times 🤦‍♀️ #OnePlaceWednesday

2nd of Magnificent 7 in one weekend. 1st visit to Kensal Green Cemetery. #circus and #musichall royalty and stunning memorials. Blondin, Ducrow, Cooke and Collins.

The chapel looks stunning and fantastic tour by Andrea @fownc1837.bsky.social Still chance to go and see St Stephen’s chapel tomorrow

Loughborough Road orchid artist Nelly Roberts. 5 of her paintings now on display and in the collection of The Garden Museum. So glad I tipped them off they were on sale.

Next Lark in the Park. Myatts Fields on Friday 13th of June. Expect cats, Korean toilet goddesses and the Carnival Rocker. As well as tunes from Cunning Folk. www.thecityoverthewater.com/events-and-a...

A year ago Cormont Road School, London SE5 was on @thevicsoc.bsky.social Top Ten list 🙏 This did remind Lambeth Council they owned the school. The future of the building is still to be decided, likely to be sold off. Residents and communities still pushing for a say in what happens.