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The Charlton Society‘s monthly talk this Saturday will focus on one of SE London’s gems – the Green Chain Walk. They say… Jane Lawson’s working life was spent teaching and lecturing in ...

https://charltonchampion.co.uk/2023/05/18/find-out-about-the-green-chain-walk-and-visit-a-plant-sale-at-charlton-house-this-weekend/

If you live in an area roughly bounded by Eastcombe Avenue, Wyndcliff Road and Charlton Road, then there’s a chance to find out about the history of your patch with the Charlton Society tomorro...

https://charltonchampion.co.uk/2023/04/14/find-out-about-the-eastcombe-estate-aka-charlton-slopes-with-the-charlton-society-this-weekend/

London’s trams went out of service 70 years ago, but there are still reminders of them in Charlton. In 1952, the last trams were taken to a yard at Penhall Road to be cut up and destroyed – w...

https://charltonchampion.co.uk/2022/03/04/charlton-tram-works-do-you-recognise-anybody-in-these-old-photos/

Historian RICH SYLVESTER would like a word about a project he’s working on with the National Maritime Museum – what object sums up Charlton’s history to you?… We’re relaunching the Hist...

https://charltonchampion.co.uk/2020/10/16/what-objects-sum-up-charltons-history-take-part-in-a-national-maritime-museum-project/

If you’re looking to take a local stroll over the next few days, you could do it along the Charlton riverside – before it changes forever. Greenwich University landscape architecture student ...

https://charltonchampion.co.uk/2020/04/04/a-walk-along-the-charlton-riverside-discover-the-secrets-of-the-foreshore/