History

History

Wednesday Picture: Alford House

In 1959, Alford House became London’s most famous youth club. In fact, it probably still is. The SE11 establishment in Aveline Road, Oval, has been …

History

Wednesday Picture: 59 Lyndhurst Grove – and its Britpop fame

It may look like any other end of terrace in south London but it has played a modest part in pop music history. The address, …

architecture

Wednesday Picture: Open House 2013

This weekend is Open House where the public are unleashed on 830 of London’s coolest buildings and private houses. Sarah Fox picks some south London …

Books

Wednesday Picture: Slogging it in South London

Drifting in and out of my reverie came the police sirens woo-wooing down Landor Road, the gospel music rehearsals of the nearby Pentecostal church, and …

History

Brixton Faces: ‘locals’ photographic exhibition to hit Windrush Square

Gallery spaces are not as accessible as a public space. This exhibition is as much for the people of Brixton as it is for us …

History

Wednesday Picture: John Hinde’s South London Postcards

As a new exhibition opens, featuring the photography behind Britain’s most recognisable postcards from the 1960s and 70s, Kate Burt looks at the appeal of …

Film & Theatre

A wander through Camberwell’s theatrical history

SE5 once thronged with music halls and attracted big-name celebrities to live locally, says Michael Armstrong

History

Wednesday Picture: The Fat Cat of Southwark

As you may know, we love a good street cat story (you may remember the one about the Banksy-esque stencil of Brixton’s Hitler cat, a …

History

Wednesday Picture: Is London Bridge getting better – or worse?

For any of you who live, work or just spend lots of time around the London Bridge area, local irritations are probably a toss-up between …

Design & Style

Wednesday Picture: Inside the House of Dreams,
East Dulwich

Among Wright’s more unsettling domestic artworks is a large ape-like figurine, wearing his late father’s false teeth Maybe you’ve passed 45 Melbourne Grove in East …