SOUTH LONDON MEMORIES

December 1994: London’s underworld pay tribute to Buster Edwards, the great train robber
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December 1994: London’s underworld pay tribute to Buster Edwards, the great train robber
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The sisters wrongly imprisoned for murder and their battle with the tabloid press
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On December 6, 1994, 18 months after two sisters were cleared of murder, they found themselves back in court with ...
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A decade on from the moment they turned outrage at statue theft into great civic pride
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In November 2011 Bermondsey experienced one of its less edifying episodes when a bronze statue to commemorate radical Bermondsey MP ...
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Iconic New Covent Garden Market celebrates 50 years south of the river
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The UK's largest wholesale fruit, vegetable and flower market is celebrating 50 years of trading in South London. New Covent ...
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Brink’s-Mat robbery 1983: Seven men steal £25m worth of gold in huge heist
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At around 6am on November 26, 1983, seven men in a van, armed with guns and disguised with balaclavas, approached ...
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How Olive Morris fought against racial discrimination, housing inequality and prejudice in Brixton 
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Olive Morris, British Black Panther, activist, squatter and housing campaigner, has been commemorated with a blue plaque at 121 Railton ...
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Lupus Research in the 80s: An interview with South London Physician, Professor Graham Hughes
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By Charlotte Edwards October is Lupus Awareness Month. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body’s defence system ...
‘That special type of magic only the theatre can provide’: Queen Elizabeth II opens the National Theatre in 1976
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‘That special type of magic only the theatre can provide’: Queen Elizabeth II opens the National Theatre in 1976
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‘Flaming biscuits dropping out of the sky’: How Bermondsey became known as the Biscuit Town
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Thousands of homes are set to be built on the Bermondsey Biscuit Factory site - a historic 12 acre patch ...
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Inside 84 Lavender Sweep: An assassination plot, Punch magazine and a campaign to save Wandsworth Common
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The attempted assassination of an American president, a leading satirical magazine and a campaign to save Wandsworth Common can all ...
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1981: The IRA announce a bloody return to London
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On Saturday, October 17, 1981, the head of the Royal Marines, Lieutenant-General Sir Steuart Pringle found himself with a morning ...
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Research solves mystery of the Crystal Palace
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New research has answered the mystery of how the Crystal Palace, once the world’s largest building, was constructed in just ...
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Knock Out Blonde: The Kellie Maloney Story
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As the Peckham born boxing manager who led Lennox Lewis to championship glory, Kellie Maloney was no stranger to the ...
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The hidden labyrinth of the Clapham South tunnels
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By Ronan Thomas Deep beneath the streets of Clapham lies a hidden labyrinth, rich in south London history. During the ...
How the far right were defeated on the streets of London 47 years ago
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How the far right were defeated on the streets of London 47 years ago
1964: The great train robber escapes from jail
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1964: The great train robber escapes from jail
Matchday mayhem: The day hooliganism reared its head at Upton Park
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Matchday mayhem: The day hooliganism reared its head at Upton Park
July 1969: David Bowie releases Space Oddity from Beckenham
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July 1969: David Bowie releases Space Oddity from Beckenham
1997: Tony Blair and his ‘forgotten people’ at the Aylesbury Estate
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1997: Tony Blair and his ‘forgotten people’ at the Aylesbury Estate
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Charlotte Despard: Mother of Battersea, suffragette, and socialist rebel
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Days before her 89th birthday in 1933, Charlotte Despard stood in Trafalgar Square, bent with old age and shaking her ...
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Remembering the 83rd anniversary of the sinking of battlecruiser HMS Hood
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On May 26, the Bellingham Ex-Servicemen’s Club held a memorial service to commemorate the 83rd anniversary of the sinking of ...
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Diamond Days: Looking back at Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee
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South London turned red, white and blue as it joined the nation’s celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee during ...
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1966: When Mohammed Ali took on South London heavyweight Henry Cooper
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On May 21, 1966, Mohammed Ali took on Lambeth born and bred heavyweight boxer Henry Cooper in a fight to ...
Millwall vs Bradford City 2017: The Lions make history
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Millwall vs Bradford City 2017: The Lions make history
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When ‘Red Ken’ took back London
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On May 4, 2000, South London born and raised Ken Livingstone became Mayor of London. The independent candidate and MP, ...
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Rubbed Out! Artist’s Historic Tooting Home Bulldozed by Developers
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By Mark Bryant Further to my 2021 report in the South London Press that the Tooting home of the celebrated ...
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Campaigners mark six years since Windrush Scandal with call for ‘greater commitment’
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On April 6, campaigners and supporters came together in Brixton to mark six years since the Windrush scandal was exposed. ...
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First panda crossing causes chaos at Waterloo in 1962
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On April 2, 1962, new road crossings caused chaos outside Waterloo station, with pedestrians and drivers left utterly confused by ...
Paul Robeson: Acclaimed singer and radical and his scandalous affair with a Croydon actress
Paul Robeson: Acclaimed singer and radical and his scandalous affair with a Croydon actress
The Angiolini Inquiry, 25 years on from the Lawrence report
The Angiolini Inquiry, 25 years on from the Lawrence report
Jack McVitie: The South London hit man who saw the downfall of the Krays
Jack McVitie: The South London hit man who saw the downfall of the Krays
‘In the hope his memory slips no further from sight’: Forgotten Blitz hero’s medals up for auction
‘In the hope his memory slips no further from sight’: Forgotten Blitz hero’s medals up for auction
Alan Simpson: Half of one of the most successful comedy writing partnership
Alan Simpson: Half of one of the most successful comedy writing partnership
Sex parties and luncheon vouchers: How Cynthia Payne made headlines in the 80s
Sex parties and luncheon vouchers: How Cynthia Payne made headlines in the 80s
Operation Fulltime: Police crack down on football hooligans
Operation Fulltime: Police crack down on football hooligans
Fire and Ice takes over South London
Fire and Ice takes over South London
‘A stain on the British country’: Victims of the New Cross fire continue to seek justice
‘A stain on the British country’: Victims of the New Cross fire continue to seek justice
Lord Haw-Haw’s South London links
Lord Haw-Haw’s South London links
Remembering those who died on SS Tilawa
Remembering those who died on SS Tilawa
This week 10, 20, 30 years ago
This week 10, 20, 30 years ago