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  • 13
    Sep
    2026

    Cavendish Road (Walk)

    • Free

    A walk, conducted by John Rattray for the Balham Society, along Cavendish Road, originally known as Dragmire Lane, covering many of its buildings and other features, and the personalities associated with them. 

  • 13
    Sep
    2026

    Working Life Storytelling Sessions

    • Brixton
    • Free

    Join professional storyteller Olivia Armstrong to discover the untold secrets of Brixton Windmill, the people who worked here and how their flour fed Victorian South London.

  • 13
    Sep
    2026

    Working Life Storytelling Sessions

    • Brixton
    • Free

    Join professional storyteller Olivia Armstrong to discover the untold secrets of Brixton Windmill, the people who worked here and how their flour fed Victorian South London.

  • 13
    Sep
    2026

    Night Tour of West Norwood Cemetery (Walk)

    • Norwood
    • Paid

    Only the brave will want to join a night tour of West Norwood Cemetery - the spookiest place in south London. This tour heads off as the shadows lengthen before plunging into total darkness surrounded by thousands of dead Londoners.

  • 16
    Sep
    2026

    Drawn into your presence (EXHIBITION)

    • Free

    Four-part programme by award-winning local photographer Jim Grover: A photography exhibition combining Victorian engravings of iconic artworks with contemporary photographs of local church ministry; the rollercoaster Relf family story, married in

  • 16
    Sep
    2026

    Brockwell Hall past – looking forward to the future (Walk)

    • Free

    A walk across Brockwell Park, ending at the recently restored Grade II* listed Regency villa, Brockwell Hall.

  • 17
    Sep
    2026

    Drawn into your presence (EXHIBITION)

    • Clapham
    • Free

    Four-part programme by award-winning local photographer Jim Grover: A photography exhibition combining Victorian engravings of iconic artworks with contemporary photographs of local church ministry; the rollercoaster Relf family story, married in

  • 17
    Sep
    2026

    Irish Stories South of the River (Walk)

    • Kennington
    • Paid

    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

  • 17
    Sep
    2026

    Walking the Wandsworth Road (Walk)

    • Kennington
    • Stockwell
    • Free

    Step inside the hand-carved home of Kenyan poet Khadambi Asalache before joining house volunteer and Lambeth Tour Guide Nkechi Noel to trace the stories linking this house to the wider history of Wandsworth Road.

  • 18
    Sep
    2026

    Waterloo and the Golden Age of the Transatlantic Liner (Walk)

    • Paid

    An exploration of famous, notorious and celebrated arrivals at Waterloo during the Golden Age of Transatlantic Ocean Liners.

    Organised by LTGA

  • 19
    Sep
    2026

    Memento Mori: The Victorian Way of Death (Tour)

    • Norwood
    • Paid

    Have you ever wondered how Victorians mourned in the face of strict societal expectations?

  • 19
    Sep
    2026

    Behind the scenes at Lambeth Archives (Tour)

    • Brixton
    • Free

    Join us for an exclusive tour behind the scenes of Lambeth Archives’ new building on Brixton Hill. See our purpose-built strongroom, meet the team, and explore a selection of treasures from the archive.

  • 19
    Sep
    2026

    Irish Stories South of the River (Walk)

    • Kennington
    • Paid

    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

  • 19
    Sep
    2026

    Bazalgette the Visionary Engineer (Walk)

    • Streatham
    • Paid

    Sir Joseph Bazalgette was one of London’s greatest engineers. Mostly remembered for designing and building London’s Victorian sewage system, he designed and built so much more of London's infrastructure.

  • 19
    Sep
    2026

    The Old Courthouse: Behind the Cell Doors (Tour)

    • Kennington
    • Free

    Step inside one of London’s most unusual heritage buildings, a Victorian criminal court that is now a Buddhist centre.

  • 19
    Sep
    2026

    Dickens Connections in West Norwood Cemetery (Tour)

    • Norwood
    • Paid

    Walk in the footsteps of Charles Dickens who attended the funerals of two of his friends at WNC, Sir Thomas Talfourd (1854) and Douglas Jerrold (1857).

  • 19
    Sep
    2026

    Behind the scenes at Lambeth Archives (Tour)

    • Brixton
    • Free

    Join us for an exclusive tour behind the scenes of Lambeth Archives’ new building on Brixton Hill. See our purpose-built strongroom, meet the team, and explore a selection of treasures from the archive.

  • 19
    Sep
    2026

    Behind the scenes at Lambeth Archives

    • Brixton
    • Free

    Join us for an exclusive tour behind the scenes of Lambeth Archives’ new building on Brixton Hill. See our purpose-built strongroom, meet the team, and explore a selection of treasures from the archive.

  • 20
    Sep
    2026

    Waterloo, Wells, and the War of the Worlds (Walk)

    • Vauxhall and Waterloo
    • Paid

    A guided walk, starting and ending at Waterloo Station, exploring connections to sci-fi classic “War of the Worlds” and other aspects in the life of H.G. Wells

    Hotel Chocolat, Main Concourse, Waterloo Station, SE1 8SW

  • 20
    Sep
    2026

    Unseen Vauxhall – the Vanished and the Unnoticed (Walk)

    • Vauxhall and Waterloo
    • Paid

    Vauxhall is rich in historical interest and there are lots of little details. Let's look for the hidden histories and hear the stories from the past, including the disappearing statue, a slurry wheel, an Oxford vs.