Brixton history: reference material and sources
The Lambeth Archives and the following books have proved an invaluable reference source for compiling this section.
 LAMBETH ARCHIVES
If you're interested in local history, this is the place to visit!
52 Knatchbull Road, SE5
020 7926 6076 (booking recommended)
Opening times: Mon 1pm - 8pm, Tues 10am - 6pm, Wed closed, Thurs 10am - 6pm, Fri 10am - 1 pm, Sat 9am - 5pm, Sun/Bank Hols closed.
Lambeth Archives website:
landmark.lambeth.gov.uk - fabulous site, stuffed full of thousands of photographs of old Lambeth.
BOOKS
Find out much more about Brixton's history by buying these recommended books!
History of Brixton
By Alan Piper, Brixton Society. ISBN 1 873052 07 3
Well illustrated, 104-page book tracing Brixton's past, from its Saxon origins to Edwardian boom-town, to today's cosmopolitan town - the definitive Brixton history read!
Purchase the book from Amazon.co.uk
Brixton Heritage Walks
By Brixton Society. ISBN 1 873052 11 1
Let this excellent 'heritage trails' book guide you on six fascinating tours of Brixton and Stockwell.
Each illustrated walk is packed with local history, maps and information.
Purchase the book from the Brixton Society website
Lambeth: The Twentieth Century
By Sue McKenzie ISBN 0 7509 2038 6
Photographic collection spanning 100 years, with a short history and well researched captions.
Purchase the book from Amazon.co.uk
Lambeth 1950-1970
(Britain in Old Photographs)
By Beryl Barrow ISBN 0 7509 1767 9
120+ photos from the Lambeth Archives Department
Purchase the book from Amazon.co.uk
Camberwell and West Norwood Tramways
(Including Brixton and Peckham)
By Robert J Harley ISBN 1 8737 93 227
120 informatively captioned photos recalling the once extensive tram network in south London
Purchase the book from Amazon.co.uk
Victoria and Lambeth Tramways
(Including Brixton and Peckham)
By Robert J Harley ISBN 1 873 793 499
Coverage extends to Kennington and Brixton and includes the unusual tramway / railway crossings at Nine Elms.
Purchase the book from Amazon.co.uk
Brixton and Norwood in Old Photographs
By Jill Dudman. (ISBN: 0-7509-0846-7).
Over 120 old photos, with rare street scenes
Purchase the book from Amazon.co.uk
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