Wandsworth Historical Society

The archaeology and history of the Borough of Wandsworth

Battersea : Balham : Putney : Tooting : Wandsworth Town

Early 20th Century Tooting

Tooting Military Hospital, Church Lane, Tooting (later St Benedict's Hospital)
Tooting Parish Church from the south
Holy Trinity Church and LCC fire station, Trinity Road, Balham (nowadays described as in 'Tooting Bec')

About The Wandsworth Historical Society

The Wandsworth Historical Society aims to promote an interest in the history and archaeology of the Borough of Wandsworth.

The present-day borough covers Balham, Battersea, Earlsfield, Putney, Southfields, Tooting and Wandsworth Town.

The Society, founded in 1953, organises a lively programme of talks throughout the year, as well as archaeological field trips along the Thames foreshore. There are also occasional visits to places of interest.

The Society encourages new research, much of which appears in its journal, Wandsworth Historian.

More detailed research is published in a series of Wandsworth Papers, and some members have also written books on a variety of topics.

The Society is a registered charity (No. 270098) and is run by a Management Committee who are the Trustees. All are volunteers.

The Society held an AGM on 27 June 2025 with voting by email, post and in person.

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The Trustees for 2025/26 are:

Chair Dorian Gerhold
Treasurer Kate Nichol
General Secretary Margaret Bell
Membership Secretary Geraldine Kelly
  Mike Bull
  Pamela Greenwood
  Colin Jenkins (Website)
  Neil Robson

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The Wandsworth Historical Society held its first talk on 8 December 1953 when the topic was 'A Stroll Around Old Putney & Wandsworth'.

Click here for more on The Society's Achievements since 1953.