Walthamstow Historical Society

Details of our next talk in February…

Thank you!

Thanks Karen

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Cheers John!

Our cropped image of flyer for the exhibition 'Beryl Swain - Need For Speed' 2019, by Kirstin Sibley and Rachel Gomes.

Waltham Forest heritage plaque for Beryl Swain at 18 Grosvenor Park Road, Walthamstow.

Beryl Swain was born in Walthamstow #OTD 1936. A motorcycle road racer, she was the first woman solo rider in the Isle of Man TT 1962. A local heritage plaque is at 18 Grosvenor Park Road E17, her former home. More info in Kirstin Sibley's 'The Need For Speed' 2019 is.gd/JZJTJ0 📷 Plaque is.gd/31QG8f

Section from printed portrait of the family of Sir Robert Wigram, from 'Register of the Wigram family 1743-1913'.

Print of Walthamstow House, Shernhall Street, from Walthamstow Monograph series.

St Mary's church, Walthamstow, etching published by J Edington, early 19th century.

Walthamstow Female Benefit Society, printed list of subscribers 1834.

Eleanor, Lady Wigram died #OTD 1841. Mother of 17 children & stepmother to six, she was an active local philanthropist, developing education provision, & establishing the Walthamstow Female Benefit Society in 1815. She lived at Walthamstow House, Shernhall St, and is buried at Walthamstow St Mary's.

Frontispiece portrait and title page of 'Gipsy Smith, his Life and Work' by himself, published 1903.

List of contents from autobiography of Gipsy Smith, 1903. These include 'notes of Gipsy customs'.

Page 84 from autobiography of Gipsy Smith, recounting his first encounter with William Booth at a mission in Plaistow.

Illustration from the autobiography of Gipsy Smith, 1903, captioned 'My daughter Zillah, in Gipsy costume'.

'Gipsy Smith, his life and work' 1903 autobiography of evangelist Rodney Smith (1860-1947), born to a Romani family in Epping Forest. He recounts his work as a preacher, following meeting with Wm Booth at a Plaistow mission. His book is an important source for Romani life & customs. #BookoftheMonth

What better way to open our new Blue Sky account, than by sharing the reopening of our beloved refurbished Granada Cinema, as the SOHO Theatre! An historical part of Walthamstow’s history!