DulwichHistory

A West Norwood Cemetery walk guided by Dr Jane Jordan covering some of its fascinating Dulwich residents. Part of the Dulwich Festival, 50% of ticket sales go to Friends of West Norwood Cemetery. Tickets £8 family/£5.50 concessions. https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/stories-of-west-norwood-cemeterys-dulwich-residents-2pm/

A West Norwood Cemetery walk guided by Dr Jane Jordan covering some of its fascinating Dulwich residents. Part of the Dulwich Festival, 50% of ticket sales go to Friends of West Norwood Cemetery. Tickets £8 family/£5.50 concessions. https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/stories-of-west-norwood-cemeterys-dulwich-residents/

A walk around East Dulwich covering some of the fascinating and unlikely social radicals who lived there, some known, some unknown, some just eccentric. starts at Grove Vale library, ends at Dulwich library. Part of the Dulwich Festival, 50% of ticket sales go to St Christopher's Hospice. Tickets £8 family/£5.50 concessions. https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/social-radicals-walk-east-dulwich/

A walk around West Dulwich covering some of the fascinating and unlikely social radicals who lived there, some known, some unknown, some just eccentric. starts at West Dulwich station, ends at Gipsy Hill station. Part of the Dulwich Festival, 50% of ticket sales go to St Christopher's Hospice. Tickets £8 family/£5.50 concessions. https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/social-radicals-walk-west-dulwich/

This short walk between North Dulwich station and the Burial Ground is a chance to learn about the large houses that used to be there and their noted occupants. Start at North Dulwich station, ends at the Burial Ground, Dulwich Village. Part of the Dulwich Festival, 50% of ticket sales go to St Christophers Hospice. Tickets £8 family/£5.50 concessions. https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/step-into-the-past-exploring-high-st-dulwich-4pm/

This short walk between North Dulwich station and the Burial Ground is a chance to learn about the large houses that used to be there and their noted occupants. Start at North Dulwich station, ends at the Burial Ground, Dulwich Village. Part of the Dulwich Festival, 50% of ticket sales go to St Christophers Hospice. Tickets £8 family/£5.50 concessions. https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/step-into-the-past-exploring-high-st-dulwich/

Join Eric Large to follow the historic River Effra through the neighbourhood and discover some general Dulwich history along the way. Part of the Dulwich Festival, 50% of ticket sales go to St Christophers Hospice. Start at West Duwlich station, end at Herne Hill station. Tickets £8 family/£5.50 concessions. https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/dulwichs-lost-river-the-effra/

Join Eric Large to follow the historic River Effra through the neighbourhood and discover some general Dulwich history along the way. Part of the Dulwich Festival, 50% of ticket sales go to St Christophers Hospice. Start at West Dulwich station, end at Herne Hill station. Tickets £8 family/£5.50 concessions. https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/dulwichs-lost-river-the-effra-2/

A walk around Dulwich Village covering some of the fascinating and unlikely social radicals who lived there, some known, some unknown, some just eccentric. starts at North Dulwich station, ends at Sydenham Hill station. Part of the Dulwich Festival, 50% of ticket sales go to St Christopher's Hospice. Tickets £8 family/£5.50 concessions. https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/social-radicals-walk-dulwich-village/

Join us for a fun, family-friendly wander through Dulwich’s past! Discover hidden stories, fascinating landmarks, and become history detectives on this guided walk through Dulwich Village. Part of the Dulwich Festival, 50% of ticket sales go to St Christophers Hospice. Start outside the Burial Ground, Dulwich Village, end at Christ's Chapel, Dulwich Village. Tickets £8 family/£5.50 concessions. https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/dulwich-time-travellers-a-family-history-quest/

Saturday 8 February at 11am, the Dulwich Society will unveil an information board about the Dulwich Volunteer Battalion. Please join us at the war memorial at the junction of Lordship Lane and the South Circular (near the Grove Tavern). The Dulwich Volunteer Battalion, the first of its kind, was formed almost immediately after the outbreak of war in 1914. Its two objects were to encourage recruiting for the Regular Army, and to train its own members to take part, if necessary, in the defence and protection of their country. It appears to have been started by members of the Dulwich and Sydenham Golf Club who formed a Training Corps affiliated to the National Defence League. It eventually had a roll of over 1000 local men, a number of whom died on active service. The memorial was listed Grade II in 2017 by Historic England as part of their war memorial listing programme to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War.

Despite accumulating wealth and fame as an actor and later establishing his College of God's Gift in Dulwich, which brought him social status, Edward Alleyn could not let go of his first love for the stage and the company of fellow actors. Local historian Brian Green will give an illustrated account of the highs and lows of Alleyn’s Fortune Theatre situated just beyond the City wall at Cripplegate. Using original detailed theatrical plans, biographies of its actors and the historical accounts of plague, political interference and ultimately the London Blitz which destroyed it, the talk explores Dulwich's 350 year long connection. Brian Green is a local shopkeeper and historian with a lifetime’s collection of images of past Dulwich together with first-hand memories, interviews with past residents and hours spent in the archives. Ticketing £5 per person, available here: https://www.bellhouse.co.uk/upcoming-events. Proceeds to London Wildlife Trust's Sydenham Hill Woods project.

Uncover the hidden stories of Dulwich at West Norwood Cemetery. Join Dr Jane Jordan for a captivating journey through time, exploring the remarkable lives of Dulwich residents now resting in West Norwood's historic grounds. This fascinating online talk reveals the untold narratives of ordinary and extraordinary people who once walked Dulwich streets. Discover forgotten tales of local heroes, artists, entrepreneurs, and everyday citizens whose legacies are etched in stone. From poignant personal histories to broader community insights, this presentation brings history to life. Dr Jane Jordan is a trustee of the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery and delivers monthly tours of the cemetery in addition to a range of special-themed tours. Jane is an author and former academic, having taught Victorian Literature & Culture for over 20 years. Her first book was the acclaimed biography of the Victorian feminist Josephine Butler who led the campaign to abolish the Contagious Diseases Acts in 1886. Her current research involves the first generation of women ceramic artists employed at Doulton's Lambeth Art Pottery. Jane graduated from the Lambeth Tour Guides Association course at Morley College, her place on the course generously funded by the Heritage Lottery grant awarded to West Norwood Cemetery. Jane grew up in Dulwich and she is delighted to have been invited to speak to you on notable Dulwich residents buried at West Norwood. Tickets are £5 each, all proceeds to the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery.

Dulwich is an interesting and attractive area of London with ample evidence of its past through the medium of documents, map illustrations and photographs. Yet the area is constantly changing, evolving over time because of wars, social, economic and technical change which have been its drivers. Local historian Brian Green attempts to explain some of these catalysts in this illustrated online talk. Brian Green is a local shopkeeper and historian with a lifetime’s collection of images of past Dulwich together with first-hand memories, interviews with past residents and hours spent in the archives. Ticketing £5 per person, available here: https://www.bellhouse.co.uk/events/2024/12/3/online-talk-through-the-valley-east-dulwich-to-west-dulwich-changes-over-time. Proceeds to Bell House letterpress print room and book bindery activities. If you need a free ticket please email [email protected].

Alleyn Road has a pleasant wide aspect with large houses on both sides, it was not like that originally. Although building started in the 1860s, the final houses on the west side were not completed until the early 1890s. Prior to 1900, the east side consisted of the fences of the back gardens of the larger houses in Alleyn Park and it took almost a further 100 years for this side of the road to be fully developed, the last houses being completed in the 1990s. Ian McInnes' talk will cover not only the houses and their builders, but also a range of their occupiers, many of them notable and interesting, characters. Tickets for this online talk are £5 per person, proceeds to Bell House letterpress activities for schools. If you need a bursary ticket please email [email protected]

Kingswood House, aka Bovril Castle, dates from the 1890s but there has been a house there since 1814. Ian McInnes will tell its story to World War Two including the more notable and influential owners and its time as a WW1 Canadian Army hospital. Ian McInnes is a retired architect and is currently chair of the Dulwich Society Local History Group and Chair of the Twentieth Century Society. As well as giving talks and leading walks in the area, he researches and writes articles on a wide range of local history subjects. Tickets are £5, available here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bellhouse/1256097 If you need a free ticket please email [email protected]. All proceeds to Kingswood Arts, the not-for-profit cultural centre now based at Kingswood House.