OLD HOUSES OF PECKHAM St Mary-le-Strand House: from workhouse to bleachers and galvanometers
This large house formerly stood in Charles Street, just off the Old Kent Road roughly where Drovers Place is today. It was built by the parochial authorities of St Mary le Strand to serve as a workhouse; the foundation stone was laid on 29 June 1811 by Strand...Kyle Evans and Kye White secure BMX gold and silver for Britain August 2018
The Peckham BMX track was laid down In Burgess Park in 2013 and, with the influence of DJ and TV presenter and entrepreneur CK Flash, youngsters were taken off the streets and taught a neighbourhood spirit. A mentoring programme was also set up creating a success...
Peckham Society receives Southwark Civic award
The Peckham Society received the Honorary Liberty of the Old Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell from the Mayor of Southwark, Cllr Barrie Hargrove, on Wednesday 21 April. The award was actually made in 2020 but the presentation had to be postponed for obvious reasons....
New play park opens on Peckham Rye common July 2018
And for the children: on 16 July 2018 the new play park was opened by Southwark Cabinet Member for culture, leisure, equalities and communities, Cllr Rebecca Lury. Councillors Victoria Mills and Renata Hamvas were also present together with the Friends of Peckham Rye...
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
In late October 2018 the Academy opened on its new site next to Peckham Library. It is one of the UK’s leading drama schools, offering degree courses on acting, theatre design and many other aspects of the performing arts. It is also the first degree-awarding...
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The Peckham Society
The Peckham Society is the amenity society for Peckham and Nunhead, SE15. It exists to encourage interest in and to care for the surrounding area.
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Come to a Community Workshop to discuss the local buildings and spaces that you love! This is part of a project to gather a Community List of the buildings and spaces that are of social, historic, cul...
The 22nd of June is the 75th anniversary of the sad bombing of the corset factory on the corner of Peckham Rye and Nunhead Lane in June 1944. 22 people, mostly young women, died in this incident. The Peckham Society encourages people to remember the unexpected & terrifying ‘Doodlebug Summer’ in Peckham and Nunhead, seventy five years ago, in June and July 1944.![]()
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People can visit the commemorative sign that marks the site of this tragedy, designed and written by the Peckham Society. It is also possible to see the density of local bombing in SE15 online:![]()
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