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The Future of our Libraries
Posted on: 28th July, 2011 in Brixton Stories
The meeting of the Friends of Tate Library Brixton on Wednesday 27 July urged everyone with an interest in the future of Lambeth libraries to respond to the consultation being run by the council. The consultation is open now until…
Friends of Tate Library Brixton
Posted on: 18th July, 2011 in Brixton Stories, Events
There will be a meeting of the Friends in the library starting at 6:00pm on Wednesday, 27 July 2011. Given that the Commission reviewing Lambeth's library service is due to report its initial findings to the Council's Cabinet on 25…
All Aboard for Stockwell!
Posted on: 13th July, 2011 in Brixton Stories
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a grant of £49,400 to the architectural education charity Our Hut to run a programme of events over the next 18 months focusing on the heritage of the Stockwell Bus Garage in South London….
Make It Grow It Sell It
Posted on: 3rd July, 2011 in Brixton Stories
This special market will be in Brixton Station Road on Saturday, 10th September 2011 from 10:00am to 6:00pm. Organised by the Brixton Market Traders Federation it will showcase local makers, growers and artists.
Dexter Playground
Posted on: 3rd July, 2011 in Brixton Stories
Following completion of Thames Water’s sewer works, steps are being taken to remodel the Dexter Adventure Playground in Railton Road. Ashvin de Vos of Erectarchitecture has sought our help in tracing the foundations of the old houses which it replaced….
In search of Edinburgh Terrace
Posted on: 3rd July, 2011 in Brixton Stories, Planning
Last year I took a fresh look at the origins of Railton Road when evidence was requested for a court case, a boundary dispute over an access path behind some of the shops halfway along the road. One side-effect…
Stockwell Scout memories on the web
Posted on: 2nd July, 2011 in Brixton Stories
Harold Wyld emailed us from Walmer in Kent: The creation of the “Swamplanders” website was prompted by a bit of “spring cleaning” and my unearthing a pack of old Scout memorabilia from my time in the 8th Lambeth nearly 60…
Why is Mayall Road so called?
Posted on: 2nd July, 2011 in Brixton Stories
Mayall Road and the adjacent properties in Railton Road all originate with one developer, a Dr Edward Westall who in 1869 bought 9 acres of the Lambeth Wick estate from the Church Commissioners, together with surplus land from the London…
Plaques, blue or otherwise
Posted on: 31st May, 2011 in Brixton Stories, News
In our last newlsetter, we reported on the installation of a plaque to commemorate lawyer, councillor and activist, Rudy Narayan. This is not a "Blue Plaque" installed by English Heritage under their scheme. It is perhaps not widely understood that…
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