Heritage

Julia Roskill opens the walkway
1 July 2026

Walkway tribute for Nicholas Roskill

The late president of the Camberwell Society Nicholas Roskill was honoured last month when the...

chapel plans in camberwell
25 June 2026

Ceiling collapse halts chapel revival

A bolt out of the blue has threatened restoration of a cherished chapel, but there...

Havill Street Hall programme cover
12 June 2026

The man who made Camberwell sparkle

Jane Common spends a day at Southwark Archives researching the work of Bob Fox, a...

clock workings
1 December 2025

Clocking history

Tony Coleman reports on St Giles’ tribute to Edward Dent, master clockmaker In the same...

29 July 2023

Doing the Lambeth walks

  Want to immerse yourself in local history? Alison Rae suggests becoming a Lambeth tour...

24 July 2023

Investigating the origin of the Grosvenor Estate

  Chris McGachy is finding out who built and who lived where he does It...

23 March 2022

Camberwell’s dark mistress of sin

    Her name suggested an innocence and beauty but Matilda “Tilly” Twiss was no...