The rise and rise of housing estates
Half of Camberwell’s residents live in social rented housing. Richard Barton shows how this shapes...
Mixed ownership at the top of the hill
Jenifer Milner tells the story of an estate that’s worth a climb and has parliamentary...
Walkway tribute for Nicholas Roskill
The late president of the Camberwell Society Nicholas Roskill was honoured last month when the...
Ceiling collapse halts chapel revival
A bolt out of the blue has threatened restoration of a cherished chapel, but there...
The man who made Camberwell sparkle
Jane Common spends a day at Southwark Archives researching the work of Bob Fox, a...
Clocking history
Tony Coleman reports on St Giles’ tribute to Edward Dent, master clockmaker In the same...
Doing the Lambeth walks
Want to immerse yourself in local history? Alison Rae suggests becoming a Lambeth tour...
Investigating the origin of the Grosvenor Estate
Chris McGachy is finding out who built and who lived where he does It...
Camberwell’s dark mistress of sin
Her name suggested an innocence and beauty but Matilda “Tilly” Twiss was no...