The Society holds one regular meeting each month throughout the year, with the main meeting focussing on local issues. It also engages with other local groups at their events and is a participant in the Streatham Festival, the Furzedown Festival, the Wandsworth Festival and events organised by the Lambeth Local History Forum.
The Society, with its bookstall, is often present at other local events and at public meetings concerned with planning or development issues.
Help at events or with Society activities is always welcome.
Our meetings take place between 7:30pm and 9:30pm on the first Tuesday of each month at "St Leonard's Church , Streatham, London, SW16 1HS. This splendid Church is in the centre of Streatham, close to Streatham Station and Streatham Hill Station is also nearby. The church is served by numerous bus routes and the nearest tube station is Tooting Bec on the Northern Line.
Visitors are welcome to attend a meeting and there is no admission charge. Non-members and Visitors are requested to make a minimum donation of £2 to cover our costs.
ALL OUR TALKS, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ARE FREE- AN OPTIONAL DONATION OF £2 PER PERSON
BOOKING IS NOT REQUIRED AS THERE IS PLENTY OF SPACE AT OUR VENUE
BOOKING IS NOT REQUIRED AS THERE IS PLENTY OF SPACE AT OUR VENUE
Saturday 24th May 2025
Beating the Bounds
We are covering only part of Streatham Parish boundary which is over 15 miles long!
The tour includes points of interest along the route with some of our local history expert guides.
Bookings for the Clapham walk (led by the Clapham Society) and Lambeth cycle tour (led by Lambeth Archives) parish boundary events can also be made on the link (click the image)
We are covering only part of Streatham Parish boundary which is over 15 miles long!
The tour includes points of interest along the route with some of our local history expert guides.
Bookings for the Clapham walk (led by the Clapham Society) and Lambeth cycle tour (led by Lambeth Archives) parish boundary events can also be made on the link (click the image)
Tuesday 3rd June 2025
Lost Pubs of South London by Sam Cullen
Friday 6th June 2025
Walking Tour: Streatham Hill Against the Odds
Join Gail Golding on this 2-hour walking tour exploring the history of Streatham Hill.
Paid-up members of the Streatham Society are eligible for a discount- email [email protected] for a code.
Think you know Streatham Hill? Come on this 2-hour walk and discover streets that hide histories of ordinary people who have done extraordinary things. A self-taught photographer who became England’s first female press photographer; a drain layer who built workers’ community housing; a young Windrush Generation man, refused a teaching post because he was black, who became a reporter, author and senior university lecturer.
People’s actions, faced with enormous obstacles, have made a difference to the history of Streatham Hill as well as influence beyond. Hear how one man established the first self-service supermarket though everyone said it wouldn’t catch on in England; an architect who chanced upon a commission and changed the face of modernism; and a writer who overcame his sense of dislocation to become a Nobel Prize winner.
A lot of the buildings have been demolished but the stories still exist. Discover Streatham Hill Against the Odds.
Paid-up members of the Streatham Society are eligible for a discount- email [email protected] for a code.
Think you know Streatham Hill? Come on this 2-hour walk and discover streets that hide histories of ordinary people who have done extraordinary things. A self-taught photographer who became England’s first female press photographer; a drain layer who built workers’ community housing; a young Windrush Generation man, refused a teaching post because he was black, who became a reporter, author and senior university lecturer.
People’s actions, faced with enormous obstacles, have made a difference to the history of Streatham Hill as well as influence beyond. Hear how one man established the first self-service supermarket though everyone said it wouldn’t catch on in England; an architect who chanced upon a commission and changed the face of modernism; and a writer who overcame his sense of dislocation to become a Nobel Prize winner.
A lot of the buildings have been demolished but the stories still exist. Discover Streatham Hill Against the Odds.
Saturday 7th June 2025
Shaping Streatham Hill: The Roupells, Roland Plumbe and the railways
Roupell Park and the eclectic ABCD Estate form a large part of Streatham Hill. Come and hear the fascinating story of how they came to be. Tour lead Lambeth Tour Guide, Trudy Kuhn
Meeting place: 7, Streatham Hill SW2 7SP (opposite the Crown and Sceptre) at 2pm
Tickets £12 (£6 to Streatham Society members on use of code- please email [email protected] for a promotion code
Cancelled
Roupell Park and the eclectic ABCD Estate form a large part of Streatham Hill. Come and hear the fascinating story of how they came to be. Tour lead Lambeth Tour Guide, Trudy Kuhn
Meeting place: 7, Streatham Hill SW2 7SP (opposite the Crown and Sceptre) at 2pm
Tickets £12 (£6 to Streatham Society members on use of code- please email [email protected] for a promotion code
Cancelled
Monday 16th June 2025
Tour of St Leonard's Church, Bell Tower and Crypt
1pm
A 2-hour tour exploring the “dead-centre” of Streatham with local historian and writer John W Brown and Lambeth tour guide Trudy Kuhn.
Despite the rebuilds, St Leonard’s church is Streatham’s oldest building and its well-preserved medieval crypt, and its churchyard provide a rich history of many of its long-departed residents. Possibly not for the squeamish.
1pm
A 2-hour tour exploring the “dead-centre” of Streatham with local historian and writer John W Brown and Lambeth tour guide Trudy Kuhn.
Despite the rebuilds, St Leonard’s church is Streatham’s oldest building and its well-preserved medieval crypt, and its churchyard provide a rich history of many of its long-departed residents. Possibly not for the squeamish.
Sunday 22nd June 2025
Guided walk in the grounds of the mansion by Robert Doyle (2pm) and John W Brown (3pm) of the Streatham Society
Park Hill was built in c.1830 by William Leaf a banker and silk merchant.
Henry Tate, the sugar magnate, lived here from 1885. A philanthropist and art collector, he opened his gallery here to the public once a year and later donated most of his collection to the Tate Gallery, which he established in London.
St Michael's Convent later occupied the site which is now a private residential site
Park Hill was built in c.1830 by William Leaf a banker and silk merchant.
Henry Tate, the sugar magnate, lived here from 1885. A philanthropist and art collector, he opened his gallery here to the public once a year and later donated most of his collection to the Tate Gallery, which he established in London.
St Michael's Convent later occupied the site which is now a private residential site
Tuesday 1st July 2025
Friday 11th July 2025
Step back in time and discover the hidden gems and untold stories of Streatham Village. A 90-minute walk led by Lambeth Tour guide Trudy Kuhn
2pm Dyce Fountain, Streatham Green Streatham High Road London SW16 6HE
Booking Eventbrite £12. Streatham Society members £6 – please email [email protected] for a promotion code
2pm Dyce Fountain, Streatham Green Streatham High Road London SW16 6HE
Booking Eventbrite £12. Streatham Society members £6 – please email [email protected] for a promotion code
Sunday 10th August 2025
Join folklorist Yvonne for a 90-minute stroll around Streatham Common and The Rookery. We will uncover mysteries, learn about some ancient wells and hear stories about the famous residents, including some of our American cousins.
The tour includes some steps. If you have accessibility concerns, please contact the organiser. Meet at the Rookery Café 37 Streatham Common South SW16 3BZ at 13:00
Tickets cost £15
The tour includes some steps. If you have accessibility concerns, please contact the organiser. Meet at the Rookery Café 37 Streatham Common South SW16 3BZ at 13:00
Tickets cost £15
Tuesday 2nd September 2025 - Lambeth Town Hall Formed and Reformed by Robert Hardy
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Monday 15th September 2025
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Tour of St Leonard's Church, Bell Tower and Crypt
1pm
A 2-hour tour exploring the “dead-centre” of Streatham with local historian and writer John W Brown and Lambeth tour guide Trudy Kuhn.
Despite the rebuilds, St Leonard’s church is Streatham’s oldest building and its well-preserved medieval crypt, and its churchyard provide a rich history of many of its long-departed residents. Possibly not for the squeamish.
1pm
A 2-hour tour exploring the “dead-centre” of Streatham with local historian and writer John W Brown and Lambeth tour guide Trudy Kuhn.
Despite the rebuilds, St Leonard’s church is Streatham’s oldest building and its well-preserved medieval crypt, and its churchyard provide a rich history of many of its long-departed residents. Possibly not for the squeamish.
Sunday 21st September 2025
Guided walk in the grounds of the mansion by Robert Doyle (2pm) and John W Brown (3pm) of the Streatham Society
Park Hill was built in c.1830 by William Leaf a banker and silk merchant.
Henry Tate, the sugar magnate, lived here from 1885. A philanthropist and art collector, he opened his gallery here to the public once a year and later donated most of his collection to the Tate Gallery, which he established in London.
St Michael's Convent later occupied the site which is now a private residential site
Park Hill was built in c.1830 by William Leaf a banker and silk merchant.
Henry Tate, the sugar magnate, lived here from 1885. A philanthropist and art collector, he opened his gallery here to the public once a year and later donated most of his collection to the Tate Gallery, which he established in London.
St Michael's Convent later occupied the site which is now a private residential site
Tuesday 7th October 2025
