What's on in SE1

This talk celebrates one of the finest building materials of the Victorian and Edwardian period. Glazed terracotta or faience .

Join London Fire Brigade Museum curators at his drop-in open morning at our 1930s listed Memorial Hall, which commemorates firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

A Clapham resident of 30 years, Jessica Forde is a licensed mudlark, fossil and flint tool searcher. Come and see her finds, and hear stories from her adventures exploring the river banks of London, the wilds of Norfolk, and beyond!

In this talk, Nick Rampley unpacks the life and legacy of a complex and controversial 19th century figure, Henry Morton Stanley, through the lens of local history, global politics, and self-determination.

Explore the National Theatre’s Archive, which holds a treasure trove of materials. On this tour you will get hands-on with the NT’s history and learn about what the Archive does and what it collects.

Behind the scenes tour of the Lambeth Palace Library building, including visits to the CollectionsCare Studio and the 8th floor terrace for amazing views. The tour will explain the history of the

Join us for the Gabriel’s Wharf Arts Festival, 6 and 20 September.

2025 is the 10th anniversary celebration for both ‘Castellers of London’ and the London Catalan School/‘Escola Catalana de Londres’.Both groups have very diverse members, and the aim is to highlight Catalan culture but show it involving and being open to all, and to show some of the local groups they are interwoven with.Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the day. (and get in touch ahead of the day)From 12:30 the school will gather their 100+ students and families in Potters Fields Park for a picnic and celebration.

Bermondsey Street Festival – Saturday 21st September 2024. WE ARE BACK! We’re Thrilled to Announce the Return of the Beloved Bermondsey Street Festival for 2024

We invite you to Wonderful Waterloo and South Bank Fun Day to join your neighbours in shaping a sustainable heart of London.

Learn about the history behind some of the sculptures around Waterloo, that you may pass by every day. All have interesting tales to tell!

Public meeting

How can tours enable us to notice and appreciate our built environment and more fully inhabit the spaces we live in and places we traverse? What is a renegade guide? What makes a tour? Who decides which stories get shared? How can we make tours more inclusive and accessible? Are there other ways we can preserve and share stories of people and places at risk of being lost forever?

The acclaimed Colla Voce Singers give a performance of Rheinberger’s Mass in E Flat for double choir.

The Garden Museum, celebrating British gardens and gardening

Come and experience quantum after dark at Science Gallery London’s Friday Late co-programmed with MOTH a quantum technology company.

Information for the spectators of the RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.

Public meeting

A curated fair of leading designer-makers held in the beautiful surroundings of the Garden Museum in Lambeth.