SOUTH LONDON MEMORIES

A decade on from the moment they turned outrage at statue theft into great civic pride
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A decade on from the moment they turned outrage at statue theft into great civic pride
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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 ...
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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 ...
Inside 84 Lavender Sweep: An assassination plot, Punch magazine and a campaign to save Wandsworth Common
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Inside 84 Lavender Sweep: An assassination plot, Punch magazine and a campaign to save Wandsworth Common
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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 ...
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How the far right were defeated on the streets of London 47 years ago
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Anti-fascist protesters bloomed across the streets of London last night, in defiant scenes reminiscent of one of the biggest battles ...
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1964: The great train robber escapes from jail
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On August 12, 1964, a country-wide manhunt was under way after one of the so-called Great Train Robbers escaped from ...
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
Charlotte Despard: Mother of Battersea, suffragette, and socialist rebel
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Charlotte Despard: Mother of Battersea, suffragette, and socialist rebel
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
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Rubbed Out! Artist’s Historic Tooting Home Bulldozed by Developers
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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 ...
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Paul Robeson: Acclaimed singer and radical and his scandalous affair with a Croydon actress
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Croydon has a way of appearing in some of the most important moments in history. The South London borough was ...
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The Angiolini Inquiry, 25 years on from the Lawrence report
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Last week, part one of the scathing Angiolini Inquiry was published, detailing the independent investigation into how off-duty Met Police ...
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
100 years on: Tribute to 13 Bexley factory fire victims
100 years on: Tribute to 13 Bexley factory fire victims
This week 10, 20, 30 years ago
This week 10, 20, 30 years ago