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24/03/2022

Revealed: The secret tests undertaken in the 1960's to test the effects of a biological attack on the Underground system.

Thanks to the release of papers from the National Archive we now know that the Ministry of Defence simulated biological attacks on the underground in the early 1960s, during the…

25/02/2022

Old Moore’s Almanack is an astrological Almanack that has been published in Britain since 1697 and is still in production today. It was first written by Dr Francis Moore, who…

18/02/2022

Read about the English Civil War defences that surrounded London and find out where the forts were located in Lambeth.

In 1643, the order was given to construct a vast wall around London. The city needed protection from the Royalist army of Charles I. The Civil War fortifications were the…

02/12/2021

The story and pictures of the windmills of North Lambeth

It might be hard to believe but at one stage our part of Kennington used to be home to a number of windmills, including the curiously named Drug Mill. Unfortunately,…

29/11/2021

A strange fellow, who was clearly very set in his ways.

This is the story of Joseph Capper, the 18th-century eccentric, who made a Kennington Pub his home for 25 years. Such was his notoriety that his life story is recorded…

31/10/2021

A horrifying story for 🎃Halloween🎃SE11's Spontaneous Human Combustion mystery.
Can a person just burst into flames? It's a mystery that has baffled many, yet Kennington has one of the most famous cases within this field.
https://aboutse11.com/kenningtons-mysterious-case-of-spontaneous-human-combustion/

31/10/2021

👻 Some scary stories of ghosts and mysteries in for

As a special Halloween treat here is a collection of spooky tales and mysteries from our part of South East London. Thanks to the https://www.paranormaldatabase.com/ for the information. Haunted Underground…

28/10/2021

https://aboutse11.com/princess-diana-dragged-to-the-rvt-by-freddie-mercury-kenny-everitt/

It’s a story of folklore and legend that’s been the subject of TV drama, a musical and numerous newspaper articles; yet some still cast doubt on whether it actually happened…

01/10/2021

This week saw the release of The Stranglers new video featuring football legend Stuart Pearce. The video is shot underneath Coverley and Haymans Point between Vauxhall Walk and Tyres Street. In…

19/09/2021

https://aboutse11.com/ian-dury-new-boots-and-panties/

19/09/2021

Ian from the Vauxhall end.
https://aboutse11.com/ian-dury-new-boots-and-panties/