This year marks a half-century since the founding of the society. To celebrate it, we held an exhibition in the Tate Library Brixton giving a flavour of all the things we have been involved in over those years. To create a permanent record, we have produced a souvenir brochure which shows all the images and […]
Lambeth Heritage Festival 2025
This year’s Lambeth Heritage Festival has many events in and around Brixton. You can read or download the festival programme brochure from here. We will have a stall at the Local History Fair in Clapham Library on Saturday 6th September from 10:00am to 4:30pm.
Lambeth Tour Guides Course
Are you interested in becoming a qualified Lambeth Tour Guide? Now is the time to consider it, as applications are open for the next course at Morley College. For information see: lambethtourguides.org/lambeth-guiding-course If you are accepted on the course and live in the Brixton area, you may be eligible for a bursary to help with […]
Railton Road Talk
On Thursday 19th June, at 6.15 for a prompt 6.30pm start, in the Brixton (Tate) Library, Brixton Oval SW2 1JQ we are proud to be hosting an illustrated talk by Nikky Catto: RAILTON ROAD: LIFELINE OF BRIXTON AND BEYOND A talk based on the first hand research of meeting people who lived and worked in the […]
Heritage Walks
This Sunday, 27th, you could be running the London Marathon, but if that is too strenuous, instead enjoy a gentle, heritage walk around Stockwell Green. It starts at 2:30pm. For more information and FREE booking: bit.ly/StockwellGreen For information on all our heritage walks, walks in the local area by other groups, and walks further afield […]
Lambeth Heritage Festival 2024
The brochure containing the programme for the 2024 Lambeth Heritage Festival can be downloaded or read here. This has more events than any previous festival. As ever, they will be taking place all around the borough, all through September.
KENNINGTON PARK FAIR
We will have a stall at this fair on Sunday 14th July from 1:00 to 6:00 pm. Do come and see us.
Christmas Cards
We are pleased to announce that we have produced a quality Christmas card for sale. The A4 cover features a colourful poster for the 1949 pantomime, Goldilocks and the Three Bears at the Empress Theatre, Brixton. On the back, there is a potted history of the theatre, and inside says Merry Christmas. They are being […]
Lambeth Heritage Festival
The Lambeth Heritage Festival is back in September with more exciting events than ever. Thoughout the month there will be events all around the borough celebrating our great local heritage. There are many in and around Brixton being put on by us and other groups. The Local History Fair will be on Saturday 2nd in […]
Pope’s Road Hondo Tower
The news that the applicant has withdrawn this proposal has been widely reported and is very welcome indeed. The Brixton Society was one of many objectors to this totally inappropriate development. We trust our detailed analysis of its very many faults contributed to the outcome. Unfortunately, the applicant appears shameless in their withdrawal letter. Over […]