Posted in Books and poetry, Dulwich Landmarks, Local History, South London, tagged Dulwich Landmarks, Enid Blyton, Lordship Lane, Southwark Blue Plaques on July 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
by Angie Macdonald
I was four when I fell in love with Enid Blyton. With her books and characters, to be exact. It started with Noddy and Big Ears and from there I graduated to The Secret Seven, The Famous Five and adventure stories like The Rockingdown Mystery and The Treasure Hunters. Before I [...]
Posted in Around Dulwich, Art, Books and poetry, Community, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Events, Local History, South London, What's On, tagged Dulwich, Dylwich College, Canaletto, campanile, Jan Piggott, The Stonemason's Yard on June 27, 2008 | No Comments »
The Clock Tower at Dulwich College
by Dr J R Piggott, former Keeper of Archives, Dulwich College and author of ‘Dulwich College A History’
Canaletto’s painting THE STONEMASON’S YARD (1728) at THE NATIONAL GALLERY (right) in London shows the prominent campanile of S Maria della Carità at Venice. Although the magnificent tower had collapsed in 1744 – the [...]
Posted in Around Dulwich, Books and poetry, Interviews, Local History, tagged one eye grey, london legends, mermaids, ravens, ghosts, south east london folklore society on June 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Mermaids in the Lido, ghosts in Peckham, spooky ravens in Anerly Hill – there’s a whole new side to south London out there, if you know where to look. Anna Sayburn talks to London folklore expert and ‘penny dreadful’ editor Chris Roberts about the weirder side of life.
I met Chris when I turned up for [...]
Posted in Around Dulwich, Art, Community, Going Green, Local History, Past Events, South London People, tagged Artists' Open House, Camberwell College of Arts, design, Dulwich Festival, Make it Local on May 16, 2008 | No Comments »
‘MAKE IT LOCAL’ by second year design students
We have all produced works that respond to our personal explorations and impressions of the Mile Radius around Camberwell College.
They range from visual comments on the perceived cultural environment to pieces inspired by specific sites, references to history and tools to encourage the positive aspects of the area.
Inspiration [...]
Posted in Competitions & Offers, Local History, South London People, Uncategorized, tagged Anne Shelton, Court Lane, Dulwich, Dulwich Park, Kelly Richards, se21 on April 25, 2008 | 8 Comments »
One of the commenters on our article about Glyn Davies was Kelly Richards, who remembered Glyn from her childhood. Here she talks about growing up in Dulwich and life with her aunt, Anne Shelton.
My name is Kelly Richards, and I am very proud to say that I am the niece of one of the [...]
Posted in Film, Theatre & Music, Local History, South London People, tagged BFI, Charlie Chaplin, fimmaking, Regathon, Southwark on April 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
East Dulwich based film maker, Laverne Hunt, writes about her work with a Latin American group of dancers and artists aged 11-25 who specialise in Regathon style music (a cross between Hip Hop and Reggae).
I have a background in law and also had a very brief spell as professional dancer and actress. My [...]
Posted in Around Dulwich, Events, Local History, Reviews, What's On, tagged Adelaide Hall, Black Londoners, Cuming Museum, Dr Harold Moody, E.I. Ekpenyon, Esther Bruce, Home Front, Keep Smiling Through, Ken Johnson, south london exhibitions on April 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
by Angie Macdonald
History is full of untold stories and one such story is that of of black Londoners on the home front during the Second World War.
I don’t know about you, but in my school history lessons and programmes I’ve watched on TV, the stories and images from World War Two were always of [...]
Posted in Around Dulwich, Family Activities, Local History, Uncategorized, tagged Crystal Court, Crystal Palace, dinosaurs, Post Office Tower on April 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
by Anna Sayburn
Flowers or dinosaurs? To a child growing up in 1970s south London, there was no contest. Crystal Palace Park, with its huge stone dinosaurs, won every time over the more refined pleasures of Dulwich Park.
The dinosaur trail was the top choice of destination after Sunday lunch with my favourite auntie and uncle. [...]
Posted in Local History, Photographs, tagged Court Lane, Dulwich, Dulwich History, Dulwich Park on March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Have you ever wondered what your street looked like 100 years ago? Thanks to a postcard lent to me by my neighbour, Glyn Davies, I was able to catch a glimpse of Court Lane back in 1905. The postcard is actually printed by Southwark Library and Information Service and shows the view [...]
Posted in Community, Interviews, Local History, South London People, tagged Anne Shelton, Dulwich Estate, Dulwich History, Dulwich Park, Glyn Davies, Homes for Working Boys, John Peed and Son, Percy Thrower on March 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
For over fifty years Glyn Davies has been tending parks and gardens around Dulwich. In the first of an occasional series on South London People, Angie Macdonald asked him about life in Dulwich and the changes he’s seen over the years.
With his luminous green jacket and peak cap, Glyn Davies is a familiar figure in [...]
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