Wandsworth Heritage Festival allows residents to explore Tooting and Balham's past

By The Editor

20th May 2021 | Local News

The Wandsworth Heritage Festival starts on May 29, and this year to make sure it is accessible to everyone events will be either outdoors on online.

The theme for 2021 is 'Home', reflecting the fact that home is a place in which all of us have spent a great deal of time over the past year.

There will be guided walks of:

• Albert Hill's Tooting Gold – a walk through the Edwardian Tooting of the athlete who took gold at the 1920 Olympics

• Henry Tate House (exterior) – A listed Grade II* mansion include a grotto, folly, lake and temple

• Twixt the Taverns – A walk from the Hope Tavern to the County Arms

• Growth of a Victorian Suburb – housing between the commons

• The Wandle's Industrial Heritage – from Earlsfield Station to the Wandle Delta

• Lady Bountiful's Upper Tooting Tour – tour of the former estate of Eliza Jane Bell

• The People of Wardley Street – The story of the gypsy/traveller community in the area

• A Stroll Through Furzedown – looking at the houses and their famous, or infamous, residents

• Mostly Medical – charting Nightingale Lane's medical history

• Home to Many: Wild Flowers in Battersea Rise Cemetery

•  Tooting Magical Musical History Tour – musicians associated with the area including Marc Bolan and The Beatles

• Battersea Park and Prince of Wales Drive

• Virtual tours and talks will explore the Fitzhugh Estate and the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability.

Many events need to be booked in advance.

The events have been organised by the many local groups, societies and individuals who help to document and protect Wandsworth's heritage.

The festival provides an opportunity for them to showcase their work and recruit new members.

The festival is run by the Wandsworth Heritage Service, part of GLL which runs library and heritage services on Wandsworth Council.

Cabinet member for Community Services and Open Spaces, Cllr Steffi Sutters, said:

"The pandemic has shown how important our homes and communities are to us so do take a look at what is an impressive list of events this year.

"They can all be enjoyed safely and tell us so much about the history of our borough."

You can see a full list of what's on here.

     

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