Peckham People
A few of the colourful characters who have lived or worked in Peckham or Nunhead.Peckham Multi Storey Car Park relisted as Asset of Community Value (ACV) – PeckhamPlex included
6 years ago the Peckham Multi-Storey Car Park building was on the council's demolition list. Peckham Vision, led by Eileen Conn, worked hard to save it then by getting it out of the Southwark Plan, and showed that local people working together can change decisions in...
The Peckham Society News Issue 173 Summer 2023 now available
Members of The Peckham Society are about to receive the Summer 2023 issue No. 173 of Peckham Society News through their letterboxes.. This new issue is packed with interesting articles on past Peckham and current news as well, including a fascinating history of...
Tim Charlesworth, author of The Architecture of Peckham, RIP
It is with great sadness we announce the death of Tim Charlesworth earlier in August. His book, The Architecture of Peckham, published by the well known and respected Chener Books in 1988 was one of the first modern history books about the architecture of the area,...
Peckham Society Chairman celebrates 60th Wedding Anniversary
Congratulations to Peter and Gill Frost who celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary on August 10.
Green Flag Awards for Southwark Parks
Southwark’s excellent parks have retained all 30 of its Green Flag Awards. Councillor Catherine Rose, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, Leisure, and Parks, said she was “delighted” by the news. She added: “Voted best parks in London in 2022-23, our amazing parks...
Peckham Library reopens following extensive renovation
Peckham Library is now open again after a £1.5 million refurbishment which was aimed at saving money by improving its energy efficiency. Included in the works were green upgrades retrofitting the building with low-carbon technologies such as heat pumps. The library...
Rye Lane (2023) wins Best Comedy at National Film Awards 2023
Rye Lane, a film based in Peckham won Best Comedy after being nominated for eight titles at the National Film Academy Awards. The rom-com film, set in Peckham and Brixton, and premiered at PeckamPlex received nominations across various categories, including Best...
MontyWatch/MontyVillage, Montpelier Road SE15
We are a group in Montpelier Rd, SE15 who have always had a small but strong community through parts of our Road. Altogether we have between 120 and 150 households with several houses converted to Houses of Multiple Occupation, quite a few A & Bs as they are...
Peckham Vicars
A list of all vicars and ministers in charge of churches where all or part of the parish is today in SE15. (To be completed.) Camden Chapel/Church (1795) [visualizer id="2720"]1952 church closed. St Chrysostom, Peckham (1814) [visualizer id="2722"](formerly Peckham...