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Camberwell's Champion de Crespigny baronets
Champion Hill takes its name from a Hugenot family who sought refuge in London

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'

When the fashion crowd had a riot at Borough Market
Alexander McQueen’s 1997 London Fashion Week finale made headlines around the world