LAMBETH LOCAL HISTORY FORUM

SPRING & SUMMER
HERITAGE WALKS
in
SOUTH LONDON

May - October 2005

These walks are organised by member organisations of the Lambeth Local History Forum, which promotes an interest in the heritage of Lambeth. The walks usually last about two hours and are mostly free, but donations are always welcome. Details may be subject to change through circumstances beyond our control.

Contacts:
Lambeth Archives Dept., Minet Library, 52 Knatchbull Rd, SE5 9QY 
Brixton Society, Alan Piper, 82 Mayall Rd, SE24 0PJ 
Clapham Society, David Perkin, 14 Englewood Rd SW12 9NZ 
Crystal Palace Foundation, David Britton, 8 Shakespeare Ave, Langdon Hills, Basildon, Essex 
Friends of Brockwell Park, Robert Holden, PO Box 27810, SE24 9WN
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery, Don Bianco, 5 Becondale Rd SE19 1QJ
Herne Hill Society, PO Box 27845, SE24 9XA
Lambethans' Society, Doreen Heath, 
Norwood Society, Keith Holdaway, 223 Leigham Court Rd SW16 2SD
Southwark & Lambeth Archaeological & Streatham Societies, Brian Bloice, 220 Woodmansterne Rd SW16 5UA 
Vauxhall Society, Jim Nicolson, 20 Albert Square SW8 1BS
MAY

1st Sun West Norwood Cemetery - 2.30pm General tour, Meet: main gate, Norwood Rd - Donation (£1 please) for funds Friends of West Norwood Cemetery

8th Sun Crystal Palace Walkabout - 12 & 2.30pm Meet: Crystal Palace Museum,top Anerley Hill - Fee: £2.50/£1.50. Children free - Crystal Palace Foundation

15th Sun Crown Point to Crystal Palace - 2.30pm Meet: Rose & Crown PH, Crown Point Led by Jill Dudman - Norwood Society

22nd Sun Rush Common & Effra Farm - 2.30pm Meet: Brixton Tate Library, Brixton Oval Led by Alan Piper - Brixton Society

29th Sun Balham & Upper Tooting - 2.30pm Beating the Parish Bounds. Meet Tooting Bec U/g Station Led by John Rattray - Balham Society & Tooting Local History Group


JUNE

2nd Thu Dawdling in the Duchy - 6.45pm Meet: Morley College, Westminster Bridge Rd. Led by Joy Levene - Morley College Fee £7

5th Sun Brockwell Park Annual Tree - 2pm Celebration - Meet: Clock Tower in Park Led by Robert Holden - Friends of Brockwell Park

5th Sun West Norwood Cemetery - 2.30pm General Tour as above

9th Thu Statues and Monuments - 6.45pm Meet: Morley College, as above - Led by Brian Bloice - Morley College Fee £7

12th Sun Crystal Palace Walkabout as above

14th Tue Bankside 6.45pm Meet: WHSmith, London Bridge Station - Led by Brian Bloice Southwark & Lambeth Archaeological Society

16th Thu Venturing into Vauxhall - 6.45pm Meet: Oval U/g Station - Led by Joy Levene - Morley College Fee £7

19th Sun Tooting Common - 2.30pm Meet: St Leonard's Church, Streatham High Road. Trails on sale Led by Graham Gower. - Streatham Society

19th Sun Field Walk - 2.30pm Meet: Café St Germain, Crystal Palace Parade. Led by Betty McGregor & Ray Edds - Norwood Society

23rd Thu Westminster & Whitehall - 6.45pm Meet: Morley College Led by Ian Bevan - Morley College Fee £7

26th Sun Clapham Park - 2.30pm Meet: Corner Brixton Hill/New Park Rd Led by Alan Piper - Lambethans' Society

30th Thu In the Footsteps of Charlie Chaplin - 6.45pm Meet: Morley College Led by Tony Merrick - Morley College Fee £7


JULY

2nd Sat Streatham Festival - Various activities - 3rd Sun To Sun 10th. See local press for details

2nd Sat Crystal Palace Victorian Weekend

3rd Sun 11am start, Lower Terrace Local history and crafts

3rd Sun Lewin Road & Neighbourhood 2.30pm Meet: War Memorial, Streatham Common North (Part of the Streatham Festival) Led by John Brown. Trails on sale - Streatham Society

3rd Sun West Norwood Cemetery - 2.30pm General Tour as above

7th Thu The Thames-side: - 6.45pm Pleasures of the South Bank Meet: South Bank Lion, Westminster Bridge south Led by Tony Merrick - Morley College Fee:£7

10th Sun Streatham Village 2.30pm Meet: St Leonard's Church, Streatham (Part of the Streatham Festival)Led by John Brown. Trails on sale - Streatham Society

10th Sun Balham Town Centre 2.30pm Meet: Balham Station (Part of the Balham Festival) Led by John Rattrey - Balham Society

10th Sun Crystal Palace Walkabout as above

14th Thu Samuel Pepys & the Great Fire of London 6.45pm Meet: the Monument, Monument St Led by Ian Bevan - Morley College Fee £7

16th Sat & 17th Sun LAMBETH COUNTRY SHOW - Brockwell Park

20th Wed Old Clapham 6.30pm Meet: Clock Tower, Clapham Common U/g Station Led by Mary Coales - Clapham Society

24th Sun Crystal Palace to Beulah Spa - 2.30pm Meet: Café St Germain, as above Led by Richard Lines & Ray Edds - Norwood Society

31st Sun East of Streatham Hill - 2.30pm Meet: Crown & Sceptre PH Streatham Hill/Streatham Place Led by Judy Harris. Trails on sale - Streatham Society

AUGUST

7th Sun West Norwood Cemetery - 2.30pm General Tour as above

14th Sun Norbury Station to Streatham Common Café - 2.30pm Meet: Norbury Station, main entrance Led by Betty McGregor & Ray Edds - Norwood Society

14th Sun Crystal Palace Walkabout as above

17th Wed Clapham Park (around Park Hill) 6.30pm Meet: Clock Tower, as before Led by John How & Peter Jefferson Smith - Clapham Society

21st Sun Old Deptford 2.30pm Meet: below Deptford DLR Station, south side Deptford Bridge Led by Alan Piper - Lambethans' Society

21st Sun Peckham 2pm Meet: Peckham Rye Station Led by Peter Frost - Peckham Society

21st Sun Sunray to Half Moon 2pm Meet: Gate Sunray Gardens, corner Red Post Hill/Elmwood Rd Led by Jeff Doorn - Herne Hill Society

28th Sun West Streatham 2.30pm Meet: St Leonard's Church, as before Led by Brian Bloice. Trails on sale - Streatham Society


SEPTEMBER

4th Sun All Saints' to St Faith's 2pm Meet: All Saint's Church, Rosendale Rd, West Dulwich Led by Robert Holden - Herne Hill Society

4th Sun West Norwood Cemetery - 2.30pm General Tour as above

11th Sun Crystal Palace Walkabout as above

17th Sat & 18th Sun LONDON OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND Buildings normally closed to the public open their doors. Booklets from town halls, libraries etc.

18th Sun Beulah Spa to Crystal Palace 2.30pm Meet: Beulah Spa (Harvester) PH, Beulah Hill/Spa Hill Led by Keith Holdaway & Ray - Norwood Society

24th Sat LAMBETH ARCHIVES OPEN DAY Minet Library, 52 Knatchbull Rd, SE5 Exhibitions and talks

25th Sun Ferndale Ward 2.30pm Meet: Clapham North U/g Station Clapham Road Led by Alan Piper - Brixton Society

25th Sun Brockwell Park Autumn Walk 2pm Meet: Brockwell Park Clock Tower - Friends of Brockwell Park


OCTOBER

2nd Sun West Norwood Cemetery - 2.30pm General Tour as above

9th Sun West Norwood to Brockwell Park 2.30pm Meet: St Luke's Church, West Norwood Led by Jill Dudman & Ted Cosser - Norwood Society

9th Sun Crystal Palace Walkabout as above