HISTORY DAY 2023

HISTORY DAY 2023

 

We will be staffing a stall at this event in the University of London
Senate House
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HU
on Thursday 23 November.

11:00 am Panel session on finding historical sources and collections
12:00 to 4:00 pm Explore libraries, archives and history collections at the History Day Fair where we will be one of more than 50 exhibitors.

Regiser to attend HERE

LAMBETH HERITAGE FESTIVAL 2023

LAMBETH HERITAGE FESTIVAL 2023

 

The brochure containing the programme for the 2023 Lambeth Heritage Festival has now been published.

This is one of our most varied festivals ever, with events taking place all around the borough, all through September.
The Local History Fair this year is on Saturday, 2nd September in the West Norwood Library and Picturehouse.

Printed copies will be available in Lambeth libraries and through many of our society members; but hurry, stocks will not last long.
A version can downloaded or read on-line HERE.

Walks 2023/24

Walks 2023/24

 

We are pleased to announce the programme of walks and tours from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
Our new leaflet contains a record number of walks: some 86.

A printed leaflet is being made available through many Forum members and borough libraries.

A pdf version is available to download from here.

Archives Relocating

Archives Relocating

 

Lambeth Archives is now closed at the Minet Library.

It is planned to re-open in its new premises on Brixton Hill in the autumn of 2023. For more information, go to the Lambeth website here.

Lambeth Heritage Festival 2022

Lambeth Heritage Festival 2022

The Lambeth Heritage Festival will run again this year throughout September and throughout the borough. With events of all sorts from Waterloo to Norwood, there will be something for everyone interested in their local heritage.

The Local History Fair will be held this year on Saturday, 3rd September from 10:00am to 4:30pm in St John’s Waterloo. This will be a great opportunity to meet many of the groups and organisations involved in local history in the borough.

Full details of the fair and all the other events are in the brochure here: bit.ly/LHFestival2022.

 

Walks 2023/23

Walks 2023/23

 

We are pleased to announce that the members of the forum are hopeful of being able to run a full programme of walks and tours this year and we have produced a leaflet covering the year 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.

A pdf version is available to download from here.

A printed leaflet is being made available through many Forum members and borough libraries.

LAMBETH HERITAGE FESTIVAL 2021

LAMBETH HERITAGE FESTIVAL 2021

Once again. the Lambeth Heritage Festival will run throughout September, throughout Lambeth.

After last-year’s online-only offering, the festival this year will offer a mix of in-person events alongside plenty of on-line ones for people who still prefer not to venture out or are too far away. See the full programme here: bit.ly/LHF2021

Local History Unlocked

Local History Unlocked

With the reopening of the archives, the Lambeth History Unlocked series of on-line talks is changing to a monthly talk.

The next talk is: Rebuilding Lambeth, Edward Hollamby and the last of Lambeth’s council houses on Thursday 20 May, 7pm given by Lambeth Archivist, Jon Newman.
To register to join please email archives@lambeth.gov.uk