Stockwell News
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Located London, London United Kingdom
Tags stockwell, vauxhall, london, gangs, kennington, clapham, brixton, oval, history
News, information and history about Stockwell, south London, covering SW8 and SW9 and sometimes surrounding areas as well
Latest Blog Posts
- Paradise Gardens memorial plaque missing on Nov 20, 2009 in war war memorial local history
sarflondondunc (who took the picture) tells me that the Paradise Gardens memorial plaque has been stolen. The plaque commemorates the 30 people who lost their lives on Sunday 13 October 1940 when the... More Stockwell News at, yes, www.stockwellnews...
- Death of Henri Laghi on Nov 18, 2009
Many of you will be saddened to hear of the recent sudden death of Henri Laghi who for many years ran Henri's deli in Claylands Road with other members of his family. Latterly, he was the proprietor... More Stockwell News at, yes, www.stockwellnews.
- Stockwell War Memorial: We need to look after it on Nov 16, 2009 in war memorial local history
Stockwell War Memorial, sitting at the heart of the area, is unique in south London. Not only is it the only substantial public non-denominational monument to the dead of the First World War for many... More Stockwell News at, yes, www.stockwellnews...
- 401½: open days 21 and 22 November on Nov 16, 2009 in art
401½ - the art studio just off the Wandsworth Road billed as "one of South London's best kept secrets - is holding open days this weekend, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November... More Stockwell News at, yes, www.stockwellnews.com!
- Colette Wilson jailed for South Lambeth Road road deaths on Nov 11, 2009 in south lambeth south lambeth accident
The BBC reports that Colette Wilson, the driver responsible for the deaths of two pedestrians on South Lambeth Road in August 2008, has been jailed for five years. She fell asleep while driving back... More Stockwell News at, yes, www.stockwellnews.
- Vauxhall book - event at Tate Library, South Lambeth Road on Nov 10, 2009 in vauxhall local history
Ross Davies will be launching his new history of Vauxhall at the Tate Library, South Lambeth Road, on 2 December 2009 at 7pm. Ross says: “What do most of who live, work or play in Vauxhall have in... More Stockwell News at, yes, www.stockwellne...
- Tom Hollander to star in Kennington parish comedy on Nov 10, 2009 in kennington tv
According to The Times, BBC will show a new series in early 2010 set in an inner-city parish not a million miles from here. Tom Hollander, star of In the Loop and Desperate Romantics, helped to... More Stockwell News at, yes, www.stockwellnews.com!
