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Dulwich Society @dulwichsociety.com · 12/09/2026

Private tour of the beautiful Dulwich Picture Gallery Gardens with Head Gardener Jack Townson. 10.30am, 24 September. Jack will share tips for successful planting & maintenance in extreme weather and insights into integrating sculpture & landscape. www.dulwichsociety.com/gardens/priv...

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Private Tour of the Dulwich Picture Gallery Gardens

10.30am, Thursday 24 September, at Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, SE21 7AD Join us for a special in-person tour of the beautiful Dulwich Pi...

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Partizan Dulwich @partizandulwich.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Dulwich h#Hamlet FC new Stadium Champion Hill @history.dulwichsociety.com

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 28/08/2026

Join historian Duncan Bowie for an online talk about Dulwich & East Dulwich MPs in the 19th & 20th C. A few scoundrels, some remembered, most forgotten. Tuesday 6 October, 8pm. Tickets £5 to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers #Dulwich #LocalHistory www.bellhouse.co.uk/events/2026/...

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Online local history talk: The Members of Parliament for Dulwich and East Dulwich in the 19th & 20th Centuries — Bell House

Join historian Duncan Bowie for a talk covering the people Dulwich sent to represent them in Parliament and other local politicians. £5.60 | Online | Book here

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Partizan Dulwich @partizandulwich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

No pubs or non conformist churches on the right hand side - as per Dulwich Estate

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Partizan Dulwich @partizandulwich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Another great talk Alternative Dulwich HIstory from Below still powerful

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 28/08/2026

Join Ian McInnes for an online #Dulwich #LocalHistory talk looking at the development of Lordship Lane from the 1840s to the 1960s through its shops, pubs, industry, churches, housing & transport. Tuesday 3 November, 8pm. Tickets £5, to St Christopher’s Hospice. www.bellhouse.co.uk/events/2026/...

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Online local history talk: Lordship Lane: A Road Through Time — Bell House

Examine the road's development from the 1840s to the 1960s through its shops, pubs, industry, churches, housing, and transport. £5.60 | Online | Book here

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 28/08/2026

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Online local history talk: The Members of Parliament for Dulwich and East Dulwich in the 19th & 20th Centuries — Bell House

Join historian Duncan Bowie for a talk covering the people Dulwich sent to represent them in Parliament and other local politicians. £5.60 | Online | Book here

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 28/08/2026

Our local history talks restart on 22 September at 8pm. The first one is in-person at Christ's Chapel of God's Gift in Dulwich. Hear local legend Brian Green talk about the Life & Times of Edward Alleyn. This one's free, no need to book. #Dulwich #LocalHistory www.dulwichsociety.com/news/the-lif...

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The Life and Times of Edward Alleyn

Local History talk: Tuesday 22 September 8pm at Christ's Chapel of God's Gift, Dulwich Village Dd Edward Alleyn introduce dynamic ticket pricing at...

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 26/08/2026

Did you know we have a Substack? Our latest article is about this des res that stood on Sydenham Hill until the 60s. Residents included an anti-slavery campaigner, a German banker and Mr Bovril! #Dulwich #LocalHistory dulwichpast.substack.com/p/moss-grang...

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Moss Grange, 31 Sydenham Hill

By Ian McInnes & Sharon O’Connor

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 22/08/2026

www.dulwichsociety.com/newsletter/s... Edward Alleyn is often accused of benefitting from prostitution. There is no evidence he did, as this article by Brian Green (the man who will be giving the talk publicised in this thread) shows. Bull & bear baiting: yes (see next skeet). #Dulwich #LocalHistory

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Four Centuries of Slander ended for Edward Alleyn? Asks Brian Green

The February edition of Living South contained the most recent example of slander levelled against the founder of Dulwich College , the Elizabethan...

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Dulwich Society @dulwichsociety.com · 22/08/2026

Brian Green of our Local History Group is giving a talk in Dulwich at the historic christ's Chapel👇 You won't want to miss this.

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 22/08/2026

The Life & Times of Edward Alleyn 1566-1626. Did this early modern actor & entrepreneur introduce dynamic ticket pricing? How did he make a public speech to James I without a microphone? Find out this & more in our talk. 8pm, 22 September, 2026. Christ’s Chapel, Gallery Rd, SE21 7AD. Admission FREE.

A statue of a man in early modern dress extending a hand of support to a young boy

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PeteTheFree @petethefree.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Dulwich Old College and War Memorial #London #walking #photography

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 28/07/2026

Most places are posh if they have a Waitrose van, but Dulwich Village is a whole different scale of posh.

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Steve Dempsey @gbsteve.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Had a brilliant day out here today. Did some printing, ate some cake, saw a tiny almanac from the 1760s and had lovely chats with several people. . We also came up with the hypothesis that having a strong internal monologue is related to anxiety (I have neither).

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 01/07/2026

Bell House in Dulwich was built by a printer and paper seller. How fitting then, that it's hosting Dulwich's first Wayzgoose this Saturday. #LocalHistory in action! Free events, historic house, we'll be helping, what's not to like?! 👇 #Letterpress #Bookbinding www.bellhouse.co.uk/events/2026/...

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BELL HOUSE WAYZGOOSE — Bell House

Large scale family friendly celebration of traditional crafts show-casing printing, bookbinding, pottery, quilting and calligraphy. Free | In-person | Register here

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Women of South London @womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

2/2 Margaret joined the Artists’ Franchise League and designed posters for the WSPU. She was arrested in 1912 and fined for advertising a suffrage meeting by chalking on the pavement in Norwood Road, Herne Hill. Should have stayed in the borough of Camberwell! She died aged 45 in 1932.

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Women of South London @womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

1/2 B1887 Margaret Bartels illustrator & suffragist lived at 23 Acacia Grove, Dulwich for c25 yrs with her widowed suffragist mother Marion. Margaret & sister Olive joined WSPU in 1909, the same year she enrolled at Camberwell School of Art, having won two design competitions for 'The Gentlewoman’

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Women of South London @womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

2/2 After she was widowed in 1895, she lived with various of her 8 children and grand children including a house in Dulwich Road, Herne Hill. She died aged 94 in 1931 and buried with Robert in Lambeth Cemetery.

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Women of South London @womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

1/2 My G-G-Grandmother Maria Aylmer (nee Raven) b1837. Married pattern maker Robert 1859, they lived in his workshop a few minutes from current site of London Eye, later living in other addresses in Lambeth.

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Women of South London @womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Joan Clarke grew up at 193 Rosendale Road, West Dulwich and attended Dulwich High School for Girls. A blue plaque was installed at her childhood home in 2024.

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 29/05/2026

Come and join us at the beautiful Bell House Dulwich next month to hear about Dulwich singing sensation Anne Shelton. #LocalHistory 👇

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 19/05/2026

Anne Shelton was the Dulwich teenager who rose to fame as the 'Lili Marlene Girl' & sang with Glenn Miller & Bing Crosby in WW2. Come hear her music & the story of her amazing life. Tickets £8 incl. drinks. 25 June, 7pm, Bell House, 27 College Rd. #LocalHistory www.bellhouse.co.uk/events/2026/...

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Lili Marlene Girl: The Anne Shelton Story — Bell House

Hear John Temple, author of Lili Marlene Girl, as he tells the story of Anne Shelton’s rise to fame. £8.60 | In-person | Book here

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 16/05/2026

So many fascinating #Dulwich #LocalHistory stories. Join us tomorrow at 11 am or 2.30pm.

A group of people stand in sunshine in a cemetery listening to a woman tell them things they never knew

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 16/05/2026

It's the last day of the Dulwich Festival tomorrow and you'll want to join our brilliant tours of West Norwood Cemetery guided by Dr Jane Jordan dulwichfestival.co.uk/?s=West+Norwo…

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Dulwich Society @dulwichsociety.com · 13/05/2026

Great walks from our local history group this weekend for the brilliant Dulwich Festival. Other Festival events are here: dulwichfestival.co.uk

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Homepage - Dulwich Festival

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 12/05/2026

Dulwich Festival has a West Dulwich focus this weekend and we have #LocalHistory walks to match. The first is on Social Radicals of West Dulwich (who knew there were so many radicals in West Dulwich?1). dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/social...

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Social Radicals Walk: West Dulwich - Dulwich Festival

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 12/05/2026

Looking forward to the forthcoming Dulwich Festival events, especially our walks this weekend. #Dulwich #LocalHistory dulwichfestival.co.uk/events/

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 10/05/2026

Fantastic first weekend of the Dulwich Festival. It was wonderful to meet so many new visitors to Dulwich as well as old friends on our walks. Our talk on Dulwich beer houses and pubs is tomorrow evening and the rest of our walks are next weekend. #LocalHistory www.dulwichsociety.com/news/dulwich...

A group of people stand in front of a brick building, listenign to a tour guide. The sky is blue in the background

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 09/05/2026

Dulwich Festival starts today! Looking forward to meeting many of you at the events. Still some tickets left. dulwichfestival.co.uk

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Homepage - Dulwich Festival

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 06/05/2026

Anne Shelton, the 'Lili Marlene Girl', sang with Glenn Miller & Bing Crosby having rose to fame as a teenager. Dr John Temple will examine aspects of her personal life which thus far have remained something of a mystery. Thursday 25 June, 7pm #Dulwich www.bellhouse.co.uk/events/2026/...

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Lili Marlene Girl: The Anne Shelton Story — Bell House

Hear John Temple, author of Lili Marlene Girl, as he tells the story of Anne Shelton’s rise to fame. £8.60 | In-person | Book here

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Dulwich Society @dulwichsociety.com · 06/05/2026

If you're interested in pubs, beer houses and beer shops* (and who isn't?) join us for this local history talk, part of the Dulwich Festival. *Not sure what the difference is between these but the talk will tell us!

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 06/05/2026

Here is Jimmy Thomas in the Dulwich house ahem 'presented' to him by members of the National Union of Railwaymen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW3v... #LocalHistory

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Labour Leader Honoured (1920)

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Partizan Dulwich @partizandulwich.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

and the Victory back

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 04/05/2026

Some of our walks have sold out but still plenty left, plus our talk on East Dulwich beer houses! #Dulwich #LocalHistory

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Dulwich Society @dulwichsociety.com · 04/05/2026

Come to our talk and Q&A on 'Demystifying Home Heat Pumps'. 7 May, 7pm. At Bell House, 27 College Rd, Se21 7BG www.dulwichsociety.com/news/demysti...

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Demystifying Home Heat Pumps

Talk and Q&A: Thursday 7 May, 7pm-9pm at Bell House, 27 College Rd The Society is hosting a talk aimed at homeowners considering changing from...

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 04/05/2026

We have articles on this house on our website including this about its restoration: www.dulwichsociety.com/the-journal/... #LocalHistory

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The Concrete House Restoration by Paul Latham

Restoration of the Concrete House, Dulwich

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 04/05/2026

Looking forward to Gavin's forthcoming article on Dulwich and the General Strike in our magazine. #LocalHistory

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Gavin Bowyer @gavinbowyer.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

It is 100 years since the General Strike started on 4th May 1926. It was called by the TUC in support of the coal miners. J.H. "Jimmy"Thomas, a Labour MP and leader of the Railway Workers, and who lived in Dulwich, was a member of the TUC delegation negotiating with the Conservative Government.

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

ah yes, so much smaller population than Camberwell and Peckham had - and population rose so quickly from the latter 1700s right through the 1800s

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benedictjephcote.bsky.social @benedictjephcote.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

within the Georgian era, what sort of size was Dulwich ? would it have been town or village sized, lying just on the edge of London ?

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 24/04/2026

Our latest substack is up! Read about the #LocalHistory of that beautiful pair of Georgian houses opposite Dulwich Picture Gallery dulwichpast.substack.com/p/wensley-ho...

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Wensley House & Grove House, Nos 13 & 15 College Road

By Ian McInnes and Sharon O'Connor

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 24/04/2026

Get your Dulwich Festival #LocalHistory events here! We have 8 walks, 2 tours (one by rail!) and a talk. Tickets are selling fast and a couple are already sold out! Get yours here: www.dulwichsociety.com/news/dulwich...

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Dulwich Society Events for the Dulwich Festival

We are delighted to offer these events for Dulwich Festival 2026. Please get your tickets now as these events quickly sell out. All proceeds to Dul...

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 03/04/2026

Bang up to date, we now have a solar powered post box in Goodrich Rd! #PostBoxSaturday #Dulwich #localHistory

a red postbox with a grey solar panel on top and a drawer for parcels on the front. On a street with a car to one side and houses in the background

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