Genealogy Chat

Very interesting as for two years my ancestors lived in Steedman Street and Gloucester Arms, Walworth in 1877 and 1878. Next time I go to London I will visit the Southwark Libraries. Ben

Southwark Local History Library 211, Borough High Street, London SE1 1JA. Tel. 020 7403 3782 Email: [email protected] Publications for sale Details of postal rates are at the end of the list. Please make cheques payable to the London Borough of Southwark and send with the order. BOOKS London Borough of Southwark's Neighbourhood Histories: Illustrated A5-size histories of the communities within the London Borough of Southwark The Story of Bankside by Leonard Reilly and Geoff Marshall £4.00 Covers the parishes of St Saviour and Christ Church . The Story of The Borough by Mary Boast £1.95 Covers Borough High Street, and the parishes of St George the Martyr and Holy Trinity Newington. The Story of Bermondsey by Mary Boast £1.95 Covers the parishes of St Olave, St John Horselydown and St Mary Magdalen. The Story of Rotherhithe by Stephen Humphrey £3.50 The Story of Walworth by Mary Boast £4.00 Covers the parish of St Mary, Newington, the Elephant & Castle and the Old Kent Road. The Story of Camberwell by Mary Boast £3.50 The Story of Peckham and Nunhead by John Beasley £3.50 The Story of Dulwich by Mary Boast £2.00 Southwark; an illustrated history by Leonard Reilly £6.95 An overview of Southwark's history, lavishly illustrated with over 100 views, many in colour. Southwark at War ed. Rib Davis and Pam Schweitzer £2.50 A collection of reminiscences from the second world war which tells the story of ordinary lives during this traumatic period. Below Southwark by Carrie Cowan £4.95 46 Page booklet showing the story of Southwark revealed by excavations over the last thirty years. Guide to the Archives in Southwark Local Studies Library by Stephen Humphrey £2.50 This lists the archives of the London Borough of Southwark's predecessors back to the 16th century. NB This item describes only the archives held at the Southwark Local Studies Library, and does not include the wide range of printed material available there. Southwark in Archives by Stephen Humphrey £4.95 An introduction to the archives held at Southwark Local Studies Library and elsewhere. The book is arranged by type of record - poor law records, churchwardens accounts, business records etc. - and explains the purposes for which the record was made and their application in historical research The book includes views of many of the archives discussed and many of these views are in full colour. Speak of me as I am –The Black Presence in Southwark since 1600 by Stephen Bourne £5.00 Biographies of people of African and Afro-Carribean descent who have connections with Southwark. Many were stars of stage and screen. Who was Who in Southwark by Shirley Harrison and Sally Evemy £4.95 25 short sketches of ‘the noble and the nefarious’ from Southwark’s past. Charles Dickens and Southwark by Graham Prettejohns and others £2.50 Summary of of the connections of Dickens and his characters with the borough. The Southwark Trail £1.95 Three historical walks around Bankside, Borough High Street and Bermondsey. Southwark by Rob Godley £4.95 A lavishly illustrated full colour guide to Bankside, Bermondsey and the Borough.. Southwark Remembered by John Beasley £10.99 Illustrated collection of articles first published in the South London Press, covering places in all parts of the London Borough of Southwark . Southwark Revisited by John Beasley £12.99 Sequel to ‘Southwark Remembered’. Southwark Past by Richard Tames £15.95 (hardback) Victorian Southwark Teaching Pack £10.00 Subterranean Southwark by Chistopher Jones £3.50 Intriguing survey of tunnels, crypts, bunkers and underground rivers. Nine Days in May by Southwark Trades Council £1.00 The 1926 General Strike remembered by Southwark residents. London Bridge by Peter Jackson £15.95 (hardback) History of the bridge from Roman period to the present, fully illustrated in colour. Southwark Cathedral Guide £2.50 The main guide to the cathedral, splendidly illustrated in colour. The building’s history includes its centuries as St Saviour’s parish church, its previous existence as St Mary Overy Priory Church and as Southwark’s ancient Minster church. An Illustrated History of Borough Market by Dominic Webster and others £5.00 The first record of a market in Southwark was in 1014, and this booklet, produced by the Trustees of the Borough Market, outlines the history of the market sites from that time to the present. Between Prison and Palace by Tony Lucas £5.95 The parish of St George the Martyr up to 1548. Joseph Lancaster 1778-1838 – The poor child’s friend £5.00 Life of a pioneer in education Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Remembered by Stephen Humphrey £12.99 Illustrated reminiscences of life in the area in the twentieth century. Bermondsey Story. The life of Alfred Salter by Fenner Brockway £4.95 A reprint of Brockway's classic biography of the man credited with transforming inter-war Bermondsey. A Century of the Oxford and Bermondsey Boys Clubs by Mark Say £5.00 Bermondsey Spa by Frank Keyse £1.50 Southwark Park: a brief history by Pat Kingwell and others £2.50 A short history of one of London’s earliest municipal parks, illustrated with original plans and Edwardian coloured postcards. Maritime Rotherhithe History Walks by Stuart Rankin £2.50 Two 2-hour trails, with ‘Then and Now’ photos and children’s quiz leaflets. The Mayflower and Pilgrim Story : chapters from Rotherhithe and Southwark by Mary Boast £3.00 A new edition of this booklet, reprinted to commemorate the 375th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower to New England. Rotherhithe was the home of the captain of the Mayflower, and it is conjectured that it was also the place of embarkation. Places of the Pilgrim Fathers by James Dowsing £2.50 Ship building in Rotherhithe: 1 Historical Introduction £2.50 3. Greenland Dock £2.75 4a Bull Head Dock to the Pageants Pt 1 £2.75 4b Bull Head Dock to the Pageants Pt 2 £2.75 all by Stuart Rankin. Brunel’s Tunnel by A Mathewson and D Laval £4.75 The Cuming Family and the Cuming Museum by Ste

Southwark archives library have a number of interesting publications for sale.