SOUTH LONDON MEMORIES

January 23, 1925: Public inquiry into Croydon air disaster launches
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January 23, 1925: Public inquiry into Croydon air disaster launches
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One of London’s last dog tracks set to close after 90 years
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The traps spring open and the dogs sprint out on to the floodlit track, muscles rippling beneath their skin. The ...
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A history of space and time: Royal Observatory marks 350 years
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As South London welcomes the novelty of a new year, 2025 will see one landmark looking back through its history ...
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December 1994: London’s underworld pay tribute to Buster Edwards, the great train robber
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On December 9, 1994, London’s underworld gathered en masse to pay their final respects to one of their heroes - ...
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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 ...
Brink’s-Mat robbery 1983: Seven men steal £25m worth of gold in huge heist
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Brink’s-Mat robbery 1983: Seven men steal £25m worth of gold in huge heist
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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 ...
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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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"I know it is the determination of the National Theatre Company to fill this building with that special type of ...
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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 ...
Research solves mystery of the Crystal Palace
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Research solves mystery of the Crystal Palace
Knock Out Blonde: The Kellie Maloney Story
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Knock Out Blonde: The Kellie Maloney Story
The hidden labyrinth of the Clapham South tunnels
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The hidden labyrinth of the Clapham South tunnels
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
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Matchday mayhem: The day hooliganism reared its head at Upton Park
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Football hooliganism reared its head back in 2009 after clashes broke out between West Ham and Millwall fans at West ...
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July 1969: David Bowie releases Space Oddity from Beckenham
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On July 11, 1969, David Bowie released a new single: Space Oddity.  It would be the song that kickstarted Bowie’s ...
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1997: Tony Blair and his ‘forgotten people’ at the Aylesbury Estate
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On July 21, 1994, the MP for Sedgefield, Tony Blair, was confirmed as the new leader of the Labour Party. ...
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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 ...
Remembering the 83rd anniversary of the sinking of battlecruiser HMS Hood
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Remembering the 83rd anniversary of the sinking of battlecruiser HMS Hood
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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 ...
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Millwall vs Bradford City 2017: The Lions make history
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After an eventful week for Millwall Football Club, who have secured a 999-year lease on their ground The Den, the ...
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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, ...
Rubbed Out! Artist’s Historic Tooting Home Bulldozed by Developers
Rubbed Out! Artist’s Historic Tooting Home Bulldozed by Developers
Campaigners mark six years since Windrush Scandal with call for ‘greater commitment’
Campaigners mark six years since Windrush Scandal with call for ‘greater commitment’
First panda crossing causes chaos at Waterloo in 1962
First panda crossing causes chaos at Waterloo in 1962
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