Lambeth Archives

Lambeth Archives is located in the centre of the borough at a new site on Brixton Hill, overlooking Rush Common; featuring a searchroom and space for hosting exhibitions, meetings and educational events.

The service collects and makes available a range of sources including documents, maps, photographs, artworks and artefacts that relate to Lambeth and its people, past and present. The rich collections chart the growth and diverse histories of Lambeth over the centuries. 

The borough stretches south from the Thames at Waterloo and Vauxhall and includes the districts of Kennington, Stockwell, Brixton, Herne Hill, Tulse Hill and Norwood as well as most of the previously separate parishes of Clapham and Streatham.

The Archives is open to everyone: local residents and international researchers. Staff are on hand to help you. 

Our current exhibition Behind the Blue Doors, celebrating 200 years of Trinity Alms Houses - Acre Lane, Brixton, by photographer Jim Grover until Saturday 1 June.

You can easily reach us by public transport.  Brixton Underground and National Rail Stations are just a short walk.  Bus stops close by, serve a number of local bus routes.