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When a Mitford sister slummed it in Rotherhithe

Katherine Johnston In depth history

Is Bermondsey the real home of the Poppy Appeal?

Kevin Quinn In depth history Armistice Centenary: 1918-2018

Black History Month: Forgotten black composers and their south London links

Katherine Johnston In depth history

Bermondsey's Dr Salter appalled by trip to USSR

News Desk In depth history

Mayflower 2020: Week-long festival tells the lesser known story of Southwark's Crossway Church

'The event of the Mayflower ship is not only a moment in world history, it is also our story. It is the story of Crossway and its links to the first Pilgrim Church here in Southwark'

Katherine Johnston In depth history

Camberwell's Champion de Crespigny baronets

Champion Hill takes its name from a Hugenot family who sought refuge in London

Katherine Johnston In depth history

How a Southwark reverend was the first to perform gay marriages - in the 1800s

Reverend John Church is thought by some to be the first ordained minister to perform gay 'marriages'

Josh Salisbury In depth history
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