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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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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 20/08/2026

Great postcards, thanks! Here's the old table of tolls for using College Road. It costs a little more now! #Dulwich #LocalHistory 👇

photo of a white noticeboard against a blue sky. The board lists the tolls payable for using a road in Dulwich, South London

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 03/06/2026

Ooh we like this! Henri Llewellyn Lawrence (1869/70-1920) worked from his home at 19 Melbourne Grove, East Dulwich. He was born in Wombridge, Shropshire, Doesn't seem to have been of French heritage. A widowed father of 3 during WW1, his 15 year old daughter Winifred died in 1920 too - Spanish flu?

A newspaper advert for Henri Lawrence, photographer, from 1919

Colour photo of a Victorian house, 19 Melbourne Grove. The road in front is bordered by Japanese cherry trees and parked cars

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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 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/

a group of people stand in the sunshine front of a church listening to a tour guide

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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 · 26/04/2026

Very much a village, and considered a rural retreat from London. First data I have for Dulwich, disaggregated from Camberwell as a whole, is 1811 when the population was 1,145. It didn't really increase until the 1860s. Thanks for asking! #LocalHistory

part of a spreadsheeet showing population figures from the 1800s for Dulwich and Camberwell as a whole

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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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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 19/03/2026

We have recently come across this photo of the Pearly King of Dulwich. If anyone knows about this distinguished figure or his connection to Dulwich, we would love to hear from you. #LocalHistory

A b&w photo of 2 pearly kings and 1 pearly queen seen from behind. They are in full regalia with paerl buttons decorating their suits and hats.

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 14/03/2026

No emblem pillar boxes in College Rd and Half Moon Lane, Dulwich #PostBoxSaturday #LocalHistory

red pillar box on a grass verge, road and flats behind

red pillar box on a street, houses behind

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 14/03/2026

George VI and Elizabeth II pillar boxes in Lordship Lane and East Dulwich Grove, Dulwich #PostBoxSaturday #LocalHistory

red George VI pillar box on a street, shops behind

red EII pillar box on a street, houses behind

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 14/03/2026

George V pillar boxes in Half Moon Lane and Lordship Lane, Dulwich #PostBoxSaturday #LocalHistory

red George V pillar box with a crocheted topper, on a street beside a bench, van and houses behind

red George V pillar box on a street, grass behind

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 14/03/2026

Edward VII pillar boxes in Woodwarde Rd and Dulwich Common, Dulwich #PostBoxSaturday #LocalHistory

red Edward VII pillar box on a street, cars and houses behind

red Edward VII pillar box on a street surrounded by leaves, road behind

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 14/03/2026

Queen Victoria pillar boxes in Elmwood Rd and Overhill Rd, Dulwich #PostBoxSaturday #LocalHistory

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 10/02/2026

We have lots of VR boxes, these are in Elmwood Rd and Overhill Rd respectively. #Dulwich #LocalHistory

red VR postbox in Elmwood Rd Dulwich, road and shrubbery behind

Red VR post box in Underhill Rd, needs a bit of TLC

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 10/02/2026

Thanks Gavin! Yes here's a box without an emblem from Half Moon Lane. #Dulwich #LocalHistory

red post box with Victorian red brick houses behind and a bright blue sky

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 31/01/2026

Nice! Dulwich has at least one box for every monarch except Edward VIII (nearest is Nunhead). We even have a Charles III pillar box in Friern Rd! #Dulwich #LocalHistory #PostboxSaturday

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 28/12/2025

Our first online #LocalHistory talk is 'Sexual Reformers in Dulwich 1870-1925' - bet you didn't know there were enough sexual reformers in Dulwich to fill a whole talk! It's on Tuesday 6 January, 8pm-9pm. Proceeds go to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers. www.bellhouse.co.uk/events/2026/...

3 black and white photos of sexual reformers in Dulwich: Alice Vickery, Havelock Ellie and Alison Neilans

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 23/12/2025

Wishing all our followers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2026. Thank you especially to those who have supported our online #Dulwich #LocalHistory talks. By buying a ticket this year you have helped raise well over £1,000 for local charities, as well as learning a bit about our corner of London.

The Victorian Old Grammar School in Dulwich with a lit Christmas tree in front and Dulwich Picture Gallery off to the left.

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 15/11/2025

Great article 👇 We have stink pipes in Dulwich Village, on Gallery Rd and there are some in Herne Hill too. Ours are probably from the sewers that culverted tributaries of the River Effra.

Leafy trees to the left and right of a Victorian stink pipe in Dulwich Village. In the foreground are white posts and chains surrounding what remains of the manor wastes

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 08/10/2025

Our 3 December online #Dulwich #LocalHistory talk is a cracker. It's a look at the places where the early Dulwich Hamlet FC players lived and worked. Proceeds to Albrighton Community Fridge. @dulwichhamletfc.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/bellh...

a sepia photo of a team of young footballers posing for a team photo

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 23/09/2025

So many #Dulwich film connections, this talk will open your eyes to Dulwich’s remarkable, and often forgotten, place in the history of cinema. Tickets are £5.60 with bursary tickets available too. #LocalHistory.

montage of 3 photos: head and shoulders of 2 men, one looking at his hands and a film poster with a painist and a woman singing

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 04/07/2025

This was towards the Lordship Lane end of Friern Rd but is no longer there. The home moved to Baroda House in Overhill Rd, also demolished but we have an image of it 👇 #Dulwich #LocalHistory

A black & white engraving of a large Victorian house with two ladies by the gate. the road in front has not yet been constructed.

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 04/06/2025

Fantastic to see pioneer nutritionist Dr Elsie Widdowson honoured @kingscollegenhs.bsky.social today thanks to Dr Margaret Ashwell. Elsie grew up in Dulwich and attended Sydenham High School. More here: www.dulwichsociety.com/people/elsie... #LocalHistory

Sharon O’Connor, Dulwich Society, and Dr Margaret Ashwell, Widdowson’s biographer

Slide telling how Dr Elsie Widdowson grew up in Dulwich

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 02/06/2025

The well-deserved plaque to Elsie Widdowson will be at King's College Hospital and is being installed by the Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social @kingscollegenhs.bsky.social

a b&w photo of Elsie Widdowson as a young woman on one of her graduation days. She wears a gown and mortar board with a while blouse. She is smiling happily and stands on a park with trees and shrubs behind

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 18/05/2025

Hansler Hall, HQ of Dulwich Independent Labour Party, stood here. #LocalHistory

People stand in a street looking at Victorian houses

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 18/05/2025

Allan and Phyllis Skinner, socialists and pacifists. #Dulwich #LocalHistory

People listening to a speaker outside Victorian houses

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 18/05/2025

Arthur Creech Jones, Labour minister, lived here. #Dulwich #LocalHistory

People outside a Victorian terraced house

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 18/05/2025

Anarchist Louise Michel lived here in East Dulwich. #LocalHistory

Group of people in a street listening to a speaker

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 18/05/2025

Start of our East Dulwich #LocalHistory walk for the Dulwich Festival

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 17/05/2025

Charles Spurgeon of the Elephant & Castle tabernacle and John Lawson Johnson, aka Mr Bovril, rest side by side. #LocalHistory @fownc1837.bsky.social

A group of people looking at a large tomb

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 17/05/2025

Dr John Sutherland, worked with Florence Nightingale to improve sanitation. Should be a household name for his later work in public health. #LocalHistory @fownc1837.bsky.social

A group of people in the shade looking at a gravestone with trees behind.

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 17/05/2025

Here lies Mary Jemima Alger, pioneering feminist, headmistress of Dulwich School for Girls and suffragette.

A group of people in the sunshine in a graveyard surrounded by trees and shrubs.

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 17/05/2025

Learning about Dr Gideon Mantell who discovered the iguanadon

A group of people listening to a woman, surrounded by graves

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 17/05/2025

The grave of Eric Morley, who lived on College Rd and devised Come Dancing and Miss World. #Dulwich #LocalHistory @fownc1837.bsky.social

A group of people in front of a
modern grave with trees all around

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 17/05/2025

Did you know West Norwood is one of London’s ‘Magnificent Seven’ cemeteries? #LocalHistory @fownc1837.bsky.social

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 17/05/2025

Our Dulwich Festival #LocalHistory walk at West Norwood Cemetery with Dr Jane Jordan has started

A group of people listed to a woman in front of some large tombs

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 12/05/2025

Dulwich finger posts are a defining feature of our neighbourhood #Dulwich #LocalHistory

A man points out a finger post sign to a group of people

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 12/05/2025

While much is unchanged in Dulwich there are hidden layers of you know where to look #Dulwich #LocalHistory

A group of people look at a man holding up a large photo. Trees behind

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