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Great article 👇 We have stink pipes in Dulwich Village, on Gallery Rd and there are some in Herne Hill too. Ours are probably from the sewers that culverted tributaries of the River Effra.
November 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Great article 👇 We have stink pipes in Dulwich Village, on Gallery Rd and there are some in Herne Hill too. Ours are probably from the sewers that culverted tributaries of the River Effra.
Our 3 December online #Dulwich #LocalHistory talk is a cracker. It's a look at the places where the early Dulwich Hamlet FC players lived and worked. Proceeds to Albrighton Community Fridge. @dulwichhamletfc.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/bellh...
October 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Our 3 December online #Dulwich #LocalHistory talk is a cracker. It's a look at the places where the early Dulwich Hamlet FC players lived and worked. Proceeds to Albrighton Community Fridge. @dulwichhamletfc.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/bellh...
So many #Dulwich film connections, this talk will open your eyes to Dulwich’s remarkable, and often forgotten, place in the history of cinema. Tickets are £5.60 with bursary tickets available too. #LocalHistory.
September 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
So many #Dulwich film connections, this talk will open your eyes to Dulwich’s remarkable, and often forgotten, place in the history of cinema. Tickets are £5.60 with bursary tickets available too. #LocalHistory.
This was towards the Lordship Lane end of Friern Rd but is no longer there. The home moved to Baroda House in Overhill Rd, also demolished but we have an image of it 👇 #Dulwich #LocalHistory
July 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This was towards the Lordship Lane end of Friern Rd but is no longer there. The home moved to Baroda House in Overhill Rd, also demolished but we have an image of it 👇 #Dulwich #LocalHistory
Fantastic to see pioneer nutritionist Dr Elsie Widdowson honoured @kingscollegenhs.bsky.social today thanks to Dr Margaret Ashwell. Elsie grew up in Dulwich and attended Sydenham High School. More here: www.dulwichsociety.com/people/elsie... #LocalHistory
June 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Fantastic to see pioneer nutritionist Dr Elsie Widdowson honoured @kingscollegenhs.bsky.social today thanks to Dr Margaret Ashwell. Elsie grew up in Dulwich and attended Sydenham High School. More here: www.dulwichsociety.com/people/elsie... #LocalHistory
The well-deserved plaque to Elsie Widdowson will be at King's College Hospital and is being installed by the Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social @kingscollegenhs.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The well-deserved plaque to Elsie Widdowson will be at King's College Hospital and is being installed by the Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social @kingscollegenhs.bsky.social
The home of Alison Neilans, militant suffragette. #Dulwich #LocalHistory
May 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The home of Alison Neilans, militant suffragette. #Dulwich #LocalHistory
Hansler Hall, HQ of Dulwich Independent Labour Party, stood here. #LocalHistory
May 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Hansler Hall, HQ of Dulwich Independent Labour Party, stood here. #LocalHistory
Allan and Phyllis Skinner, socialists and pacifists. #Dulwich #LocalHistory
May 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Allan and Phyllis Skinner, socialists and pacifists. #Dulwich #LocalHistory
Arthur Creech Jones, Labour minister, lived here. #Dulwich #LocalHistory
May 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Arthur Creech Jones, Labour minister, lived here. #Dulwich #LocalHistory
Anarchist Louise Michel lived here in East Dulwich. #LocalHistory
May 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Anarchist Louise Michel lived here in East Dulwich. #LocalHistory
Start of our East Dulwich #LocalHistory walk for the Dulwich Festival
May 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Start of our East Dulwich #LocalHistory walk for the Dulwich Festival
The Hellenic Enclosure @fownc1837.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The Hellenic Enclosure @fownc1837.bsky.social
Family vault of Sir Henry Doulton. #LocalHistory @fownc1837.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Family vault of Sir Henry Doulton. #LocalHistory @fownc1837.bsky.social
Charles Spurgeon of the Elephant & Castle tabernacle and John Lawson Johnson, aka Mr Bovril, rest side by side. #LocalHistory @fownc1837.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Charles Spurgeon of the Elephant & Castle tabernacle and John Lawson Johnson, aka Mr Bovril, rest side by side. #LocalHistory @fownc1837.bsky.social
Dr John Sutherland, worked with Florence Nightingale to improve sanitation. Should be a household name for his later work in public health. #LocalHistory @fownc1837.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Dr John Sutherland, worked with Florence Nightingale to improve sanitation. Should be a household name for his later work in public health. #LocalHistory @fownc1837.bsky.social
Here lies Mary Jemima Alger, pioneering feminist, headmistress of Dulwich School for Girls and suffragette.
May 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Here lies Mary Jemima Alger, pioneering feminist, headmistress of Dulwich School for Girls and suffragette.
Learning about Dr Gideon Mantell who discovered the iguanadon
May 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Learning about Dr Gideon Mantell who discovered the iguanadon
The River Effra flows beneath part of the cemetery #Dulwich #LocalHistory
May 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The River Effra flows beneath part of the cemetery #Dulwich #LocalHistory
The grave of Eric Morley, who lived on College Rd and devised Come Dancing and Miss World. #Dulwich #LocalHistory @fownc1837.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The grave of Eric Morley, who lived on College Rd and devised Come Dancing and Miss World. #Dulwich #LocalHistory @fownc1837.bsky.social
Did you know West Norwood is one of London’s ‘Magnificent Seven’ cemeteries? #LocalHistory @fownc1837.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Did you know West Norwood is one of London’s ‘Magnificent Seven’ cemeteries? #LocalHistory @fownc1837.bsky.social
Our Dulwich Festival #LocalHistory walk at West Norwood Cemetery with Dr Jane Jordan has started
May 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Our Dulwich Festival #LocalHistory walk at West Norwood Cemetery with Dr Jane Jordan has started
Dulwich finger posts are a defining feature of our neighbourhood #Dulwich #LocalHistory
May 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Dulwich finger posts are a defining feature of our neighbourhood #Dulwich #LocalHistory
While much is unchanged in Dulwich there are hidden layers of you know where to look #Dulwich #LocalHistory
May 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
While much is unchanged in Dulwich there are hidden layers of you know where to look #Dulwich #LocalHistory
Looking carefully at the shops in Dulwich Village and seeing how different they are. #Dulwich #LocalHistory
May 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Looking carefully at the shops in Dulwich Village and seeing how different they are. #Dulwich #LocalHistory