Who loves an old map? #ThrowbackThursday for this week and a Bacon's 1900 Map of #Streatham #Furzedown #Balham #Tooting #TulseHill
#Oldmaps #Victorianmap #LocalHistory #Streatham History
Come and hear about the Dukes of Bedford in Streatham - promises to be a fascinating talk by local historian and author John W Brown, the guru on #StreathamHistory
7:30pm Tuesday 7th May 2024 at St Leonard's Church, Tooting Bec Gardens SW16 1HS
#ThrowbackThursday for this week takes us back to 1972
Derwent Company television shop. Stylised Art Deco shop front at the High Rd end of Leigham Avenue.
Photo courtesy of Graham Gower #StreathamHistory
Sir William Gerald Golding
A former English teacher at Michael Hall School, a Steiner-Waldorf school in Leigham Court Rd #StreathamHistory #NobelLaureate
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A really interesting walk this afternoon by Trudy Kuhn of the Lambeth Tour Guides Association on 'Secrets of Streatham Village'
Many thanks Trudy. #StreathamHistory
#OTD 15 April 1755 a 'Dictionary of the English Language' by Samuel Johnson was published.
Johnson had an apartment at the Thrale's house in Streatham #Lexicographer #StreathamHistory #Streathampeople
If you have an interest in theatre, great architecture or #StreathamHistory , you need a copy of this book!
Only £10.00 including UK P&P - order here: streathamhilltheatre.org/support/shop
Robert Measures, orchid collector, iron and steel merchant, who I’ll be talking about at St Leonard’s Church Sw16 from 7.30pm 5 Sept., funded the building of the Church of the English Martyrs.
Hosted by Streatham Society #StreathamHistory
#LambethHeritageFestival
Mark Bery ❤ Streatham I went to Rosa Bassett School 1972-77 . 1960s additions must mean the 'science block' or Gym? Sixth form was Furzedown Secondary, precursor to Graveney School #StreathamHistory
Mark Bery ❤ Streatham My old school friend lives in Pendennis Road ,don't remember this house,was it the High Street end? #StreathamHistory