Walk: “The Island of Brixton”: In the wake of The Empire Windrush

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Cost: £13.70 Neighbourhood: Brixton Category:
  • Lambeth Heritage Festival

Join Kelly Foster for a public history walk focused on the experiences of Empire Windrush passengers who made their home in Brixton in the 1940s and 1950s. Recovering lost spaces and forgotten stories, this walk is based on archival sources and personal testimonies, and will include how Brixton became so closely related to the history of the Empire Windrush and how it’s remembered.  

£8. Booking essential.

Location

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Brixton Oval
London
SW2 1JQ
United Kingdom

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Contact details

Contact name: Caroline Graham
Contact job title: Library Manager
Contact phone: 020 7926 1056
Enquiries email: BrixtonLendingLibrary@lambeth.gov.uk