Wandsworth Historical Society

Promoting and encouraging the study of local history, archaeology and related subjects in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

BALHAM • BATTERSEA • EARLSFIELD • PUTNEY • ROEHAMPTON • SOUTHFIELDS • TOOTING • WANDSWORTH TOWN

Earlsfield – election of the Mayor of Garratt, c.1780

Battersea – Clapham Junction, c.1904

Southfields – Frame’s Infant Foods factory, 1905

Wandsworth Town – the High Street in about 1900

Putney – Old Putney Bridge in 1878

Balham – Stanford’s Map of London, 1862

Roehampton – Elm Grove in 1804

Tooting – St Nicholas’ Church, 1808

TALKS

A series of short talks by members presenting their own research.

Wandsworth Historical Society members

25 September 2026, 8.00 – 9.15pm

Friends Meeting House, 59 Wandsworth High Street, London SW18 2PT

Explore the Wandsworth Historical Society

We have been involved in local archaeological excavations since 1962.

Promoting the history and archaeology of the Borough of Wandsworth.

Discover the borough’s rich history through publications, archives, maps and memories.

Explore our publications for insights into the borough’s people, places and past.

Online research – Wandsworth Historian index, family research papers, publications.

A much-respected local history journal published annually.

The London-wide Totally Thames Festival this September includes a number of interesting heritage events, including mudlarking.

Enjoy a year-round talks programme, receive the Wandsworth Historian, join Thames foreshore surveys, and our occasional visits and walks.

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