Remembering Bella Burge
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By Lisa Soverall, Heritage Officer Bella, aged 37. Source: Bella of Blackfriars by Leslie Bell As we celebrated International Women’s day this month, we wanted to remember a local female legend. Bella Burge was one of the UK’s first female boxing promoters. After the death of her husband, Dick Burge in 1918 she single-handedly managed The Ring boxing arena in Blackfriars. She put grassroots boxing on the national stage and silenced those who felt boxing was no place for a woman. Born Belle Orchard in 1877 in the USA to British parents, Bella moved to the UK aged four and by the age of 12 was p ..read more
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New collections from the Latin American Women’s Rights Service
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by Helen Savage, Heritage Officer Southwark Archives are excited to show you some new digital collections from Latin American Women’s Rights Service. LAWRS are human rights, feminist organisation run by and for Latin American Migrant Women living in the UK. They were founded in 1983 and turn 40 next year. With a centre in Walworth, they carry out activities in and around the local area.   We look forward to welcoming some women from the group to the archives search room in autumn 2022, when they will deposit some material archives. From LAWRS website: “We actively advocate for women’s rig ..read more
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Poets in the Archives – the story so far
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by Helen Savage, Heritage Office Across the last year, attendees to Poets in the Archives have delved into Southwark’s Archives collections to inspire new poetry. We have looked at Southwark Poets Una Mason and Pat Brown, delved into Southwark’s Roman past, borrowed pamphlets from the Feminist Library in Peckham and taken inspiration for LGBT history month from the Southwark Sappho Newsletter. Here is a selection of the work from the group. We hope you enjoy. What does the phrase ‘towards the stars’ mean to you? Una Marson Una Marson was a Jamaican writer and broadcaster and the first Black wo ..read more
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Help us record Southwark’s Platinum Jubilee memories
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By Patricia Dark, Archivist This year’s double Bank Holiday marks the historic Platinum Jubilee – the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history, ascending the throne. There are events planned all over the Commonwealth and right here in Southwark: exhibitions, street parties, picnics, pageants, and concerts. Maybe you’re going to attend an event – or even organising one! We have a favour to ask: whatever you do, please consider sharing your photos, videos, and mementoes of the weekend with Southwark Heritage for others to enjoy in years to come. Our ..read more
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Poets in the Archives: Poetry in Response to Alo-Wa ‘Our Story’
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Southwark Park Back in 2021, Poets in the Archives met for a session to engage with material from Alo-Wa, a black women’s Oral History group in Southwark which formed in January 1990 and ran until 1991. Members of the group were seven women in total, all from African and Caribbean descent, and all living or working in Southwark. During the poetry session, we looked through Alo-Wa material and then participants came up with questions to ask one another to inspire what would eventually be the writing of new poetry. These were: What does the phrase ‘back home’ mean to me? What does my family his ..read more
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Dancing in the streets – royal events in Southwark through the ages
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By Patricia Dark, Archivist This year is the Platinum Jubilee, marking the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II taking the throne. Some people will be planning a street party, a picnic or viewing the platinum pageant – if so, you’re following in the footsteps of Southwark residents of a century and more ago. Having the monarch live in a set place is a relatively young idea. In the Middle Ages, when many payments were made in kind rather than money, the royal court moved around the country, visiting royal estates. The royal court would have been familiar with Southwark, since London Bridge wa ..read more
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A Right Royal Party! Southwark’s royal occasions
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Southwark Archives have digitised a collection of photographs and ephemera from royal celebrations in Southwark’s past. We’ve made the following selection available for you to enjoy in time for the Platinum Jubilee. Read more about the stories behind these images Find out how you can help us capture Southwark today with images and memories from your own Jubilee celebrations Queen Victoria 1897: Mould for a Diamond Jubilee cake (P6357)1897: Admission ticket to procession viewings (PC 394.43)1897: Admission ticket to procession viewings (PC 394.43)1897: Diamond Jubilee procession, Borough Road ..read more
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The women’s settlement movement in Southwark, the beginnings and legacies
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Southwark Archives The Time and Talents Association 187 Bermondsey Street London SE1 Blackfriars Settlement a short history 1887 to 1987 The Industrial Revolution created an increase in the middle classes who were both well off and politically powerful, but it also created a huge influx of job seekers to cities. London’s population grew six-fold in the century between 1800 and 1900; sanitation and housing could not keep up with the revolution’s progress. Many people worked in poorly paid, unstable labouring or factory jobs. As Charles Booth’s Survey of London showed, poor communities lived in ..read more
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The Faraday Legacy in Southwark: Celebrating his 230th Birthday
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By Jessie Goodison Burgess, Heritage Officer When you come home after work or school, what do you do?  Turn on the lights, put the kettle on, start making dinner…? Maybe you play some music, or, if you really want to relax, turn on a dehumidifier. All these processes require the flick of a switch or press of a button to turn on electricity. It is these everyday, routine actions that remind us of the continual significance of Michael Faraday, who’s discoveries on electromagnetic induction enabled the development of electricity and its wide spread use across the world. Today we celebrate hi ..read more
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Alo-Wa Oral History Group
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by Helen Savage, Heritage Officer Alo-Wa was a black women’s Oral History group in Southwark, they formed in January 1990 and ran until 1991. Members of the group were seven women in total, all from African and Caribbean descent, and all living and working in Southwark at the time. They were based at the Southwark Women’s Centre, 2-8 Peckham High Street. 1991-10-27 Black Women’s Writers Workshop, Peckham. Organised by Southwark Women’s Equality Unit Jackie Holder. .The session was a chance to explore creativity whilst being given some guidance. Some members of the Alo-Wa group attended the eve ..read more
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