Ladywell Archives - Page 13 of 16

In this final part of his fascinating series on neighbourhood notables, Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, tells the stories…

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Life after lockdown: Masks, gloves and aprons in the salon … takeaways and collection only at the cafe

In praise of our parks … we need them more than ever at a difficult time like this

Wanted! Old photos, letters, newspaper cuttings and your memories … an appeal from Ladywell Society’s Robert Smith to all local residents

Deptford nurse Sophie Hilling – the ‘rose of no man’s land’ who died fighting the 1918 flu pandemic

Neighbourhood notables 10: A boxer, the author of Beau Geste, a link to Jack the Ripper, and a “grave crime” in 1894

So what did you do in the great lockdown? Work from home, volunteer, do the garden … here’s what some of my neighbours are doing to keep busy

How to stay busy in the lockdown: Lewisham Chess to organise virtual tournaments

Lewisham communities come together to support the old and vulnerable as Coronavirus crisis deepens

The spring that fed the stream running along Rushey Green … Victorian gems and Lewisham’s fragile heritage

Neighbourhood Notables 9: the inventor of traffic lights who lived on Wickham Rd and the bishop who spoke to anti-racist marchers on Ladywell Fields