Events

David Western has been depicting the streets, buildings and hidden corners of London ever since he moved from Sussex in the early 1980’s.

This summer we set sail with a display of maritime-themed exhibits from Lambeth Palace Library’s collections.

In this talk Dr Aileen Reid of the Survey of London tells some of the stories – of the houses, the people, the square-that-isn’t-square itself - that emerged from research for her recent book, Round Cleaver Square.

2026 marks the 75th anniversary of the Festival of Britain, in which the Waterloo Shot Tower played the forgotten architectural ugly sister to the Festival’s two Cinderellas of the Skylon and Dome of Discovery.

Discover the history of electrical and standardised time with a free curator’s tour of the museum and workshop at The Clockworks.

The Clockworks, 6 Nettlefold Place, SE27 0JW  

Tours led by Doug Black and members of Lambeth Tour Guides Association, exploring the architectural splendours of Lambeth Town Hall, including the recent renovation, which won the RIBA London Award in 2019.

Talks, walks, architecture tours, society stands and bookstalls through the day.

Join Lambeth Tour Guide Nikky Catto to explore West Norwood's hidden sides from its links to water, its inspiring women and woodlands. Experience its Jewish history, film and literary connections and feast on facts about its industrial influence.

Join folklorist and Lambeth Tour Guide Em Fleming for a Sunday stroll. Starting at Streatham Common we'll wander all the way down to Streatham Hill, learning about Leigham Court Road's past residents, secrets and scandals along the way!

Urban sketching invites us to look closely at the places that tell Lambeth’s story, noticing details that are often overlooked in the pace of everyday life.

Join Lambeth Tour Guide Christina Fitzgerald for a 2 hour walk discovering Irish figures and events, their stories, struggles and achievements including local London history, on the streets in the northern part of the borough of Lambeth, ending in

Join Lambeth Tour Guide Rebecca for a walk celebrating the extraordinary legacies of Brixton’s Black women.

Simon Morrow, coordinator of the Brixton Music Memories project, conducts a new guided walk through some of the lesser known names and places in Brixton’s rich post WWII musical heritage.

We trace the history of Clapham Common from medieval grazing ground, through recreation place for 18th century incomers who built villas around it, associations with the Clapham Sect, witness to transformation into a Victorian suburb, its notable

Explore the “dead-centre” of Streatham with local historian and writer John Brown and Lambeth Tour Guide Trudy Kuhn.

The story of the City and Guilds of London Art School, from its foundation as the Lambeth School of Art providing instruction to working artisans, to today’s highly regarded, distinctive, educational institution.

Dr Jane Jordan’s  illustrated talk looks inside Doulton’s Lambeth Art Pottery, Vauxhall to discover what conditions were like for professional women artists, and why many chose long careers over marriage.

A one-day symposium, exhibition and concert marking the Festival of Britain's 75th anniversary, exploring the overlooked contribution of Jewish immigrants and refugees from Nazism to the Festival and its legacy and by extension, to British cu

Seven bridges cross the Thames from the borough of Lambeth (counting Hungerford and the Golden Jubilee bridges as three) but more than that have been replaced or vanished altogether.

Join Mick Taylor from Wandle Industrial Museum to discover why Brixton’s Ashby family  relocated to the Wandle. In 1804 the Wandle was said to be the hardest working river for its size in the world.