Welcome...

The Lewisham Local History Society was founded in 1961 with the aim of encouraging and assisting study of the local history of the London Borough of Lewisham and nearby areas.

The Society enables those who wish to know more about the history of Lewisham and neighbouring districts to share that interest with others of a friendly, like-minded outlook.

A full programme of monthly, illustrated local history talks is provided, together with occasional whole and half-day excursions, and conducted evening and weekend walks, to places of historical interest.

Society Members receive free copies of the quarterly Newsletter and the annual Lewisham History Journal.

This website was launched in 2007 and it is hoped that it will enable the Society to engage with a wider group of people.

Special Events

Saturday 13 July 2013
Lewisham People's Day

Sunday 21 July 2013
Appreciating The Ravensbourne

See "Talks and Events"

The Website Wakes

The Website has been asleep and has not been updated for some time. It can't be said that it is "due to circumstances beyond the Society's control", because everything is within the Society's control; but in this case it has taken a good deal of time to sort out the problems.

It is now awake again. The Talks and Events Programme and the list of the Society's Officers are both up to date, and the membership fees show the (modest) increases that have become necessary. The Membership Form on the "Join" page has been updated, and prints out on an A4 page.

The new Webmasters are undertaking the task of revising the Website with a view to encouraging "two-way" communication. Websites have become pervasive. It is now quite usual to view a Website on a mobile phone (a "Smartphone") and we will ensure that the site's design is suitable for this (in fact, it works rather well as it is). We hope to hear from our readers and their opinions about the site. See the "Contacts" page.

Finally, a Website offers a method of publishing at low cost. And it's quick. No typesetting, printing, paper-handling or binding is needed. It doesn't replace the Society's printed publications but it can add to them. If you have been to a Talk and have something to add to what you heard, you can email us and we may well publish your comments here.

Give us a little time. And watch this space.