Lambeth Local History Fair

Meet members of the Lambeth Local History Forum. Local history publications will be on sale.

Refreshments. 

Walks during the fair:

Behind the High Street

12.30pm A walk looking at some of the less well-known parts of Clapham 

FREE booking not required

Down the High Street

1.30pm A short walk towards Clapham North looking

FREE booking not required

Clapham High Street Uncovered

11.00am, 12.00 noon, 1.00pm, 2.00pm, & 3.00pm

A one-hour, walk around Clapham High Street.

Free talks during the fair:

11.00am           First Steps in Uncovering a Local History: The Chronicles of Bracken Avenue

12.30pm          Studio Voltaire: What is the civic role of an arts organisation?

2.00pm            John Thomson (1837 – 1921), From Siam to Street Life in London

                        One of the great figures in the history of photography who lived in Brixton.

 3.30pm           Four- legged performers

                        The performing animals that walked the streets and trod the boards in Lambeth