Research guides

Southwark Anti-Homophobic Forum / Southwark LGBT Forum collection including minutes, posters, photographs 1995-2010 (Archives 2011/6 and 2010/12)

Southwark LGBT Network collection 2002-present (Archives 2011/6 and 2019/x, also some recent digital material 2010 to 2018, by request)

Southwark Sappho, newsletter of Southwark Women’s Centre Lesbian group, issues 1993-1994 (Reserve stock books 306.766)

Gay Men in Southwark, newsletters and archive 1986-1990 (Pamphlets 306.766)

Black Lesbian and Gay Centre – newsletters 1986-2000 (Pamphlets 306.766)

Southwark Council leaflets on services and activities in the borough 1980s onwards including ‘First Ever Day For Lesbians & Gays in Southwark’, Housing Rights, Pride events, Gay & Lesbian reading list at Southwark libraries, LGBT History month, launch of Civil Partnerships etc (Press cuttings files 306.766)

Press cuttings on local LGBTQ issues c1990s-2000s (Press cuttings files 306.766)

Posters and planning ephemera, photographs of Southwark float in Pride parade, 2005-2010 (Archives 2011/6)

Pam Isherwood Pride Photographic Exhibition 1972-2004 – display produced for Southwark LGBT Network and Forum, 2005-2009 (Archives 2011/6)

Poster advertising male-impersonator Vesta Tilley at the South London Palace, 1882 (Press cuttings files 792.7)

Photograph of Mr Hudson and Mr Colmer as the Duke and Duchess of Bermondsey at Bermondsey Carnival, 1900 (Reserve stock books 791.6)

Painting by Winnie Collins of a drag troupe performing on the back streets of Peckham, 1935 (SC 942.16422)

Photographs of Kenneth Lowndes and others in drag performing in ‘The Roosters’ concert party, 60th Division, during World War One (Reserve stock books 356.1)

Photograph of drag in ‘The Follies’ concert party c.1916, 47th Division (Archives A52)

Stephen Bourne, historian and co-founder of Southwark Anti-Homophobic Forum. Talks about his experience of homophobic hate crime in Walworth, his upbringing and work for the gay community in Southwark

Sue Sanders, campaigner and founder of LGBT History Month, member of Southwark LGBT Forum

James Gardiner, social historian. Memories of nights at the Union Tavern, Camberwell New Rd and drag queen house in 1970s Lewisham

Stuart Feather, GLF historian. Transcript re: Bermondsey Baths in 1960s

Open Space: Peter Tatchell and the Battle for Bermondsey. The Story of the Bermondsey bi-election from the BBC Community Programme Unit, (1983, 30 mins)

The Bones Go Last: The Seven Ages of Austin Osman Spare. A documentary about the artist who lived in Kennington and Walworth (Jerusalem Press, 33 mins)

Peter Tatchell – coverage of the 1983 by-election including homophobic smear campaign (Bermondsey Labour Party collection)

Sarah Paul using alias Samuel Bundy, convicted in 1760 and sent to Southwark Bridewell for marrying a woman, Mary Parlour (Press cuttings files 306.766)

James Allen a ‘female husband’ married to wife Mary for 21 years, worked as a shipwright’s sawyer at Dockhead, died 1829 (Press cuttings files 306.766)

The She/He Barman of Southwark. Lyrics of song about Mary Ann Walker alias Thomas who worked at Royal Mortar Tavern in 1867 (Press cuttings files 306.766)

Frederick Park and Ernest Boulton aka Fanny and Stella, famous cross-dressers taken to court in 1871 (Press cuttings files  306.766)

Photographs of pubs used as queer venues: The Father Red Cap (P10935), The Ship and Whale (P10388), The Dun Cow (P10483/P10274)

The King’s Club. Gay club night at the King’s Arms, Peckham Rye, 1980s (Archives 2017/32, image P14902, Press cuttings files 725.72KIN)

Little Frida’s, advertisement for women-only night at East Dulwich Tavern, 1994 (Southwark Sappho) (Reserve stock books 306.766)

Bermondsey Public Baths, Grange Road. Gay cruising space at the Turkish baths c.1920s-1970s (Pamphlets 613.47 BER / 306.766 Houlbrook)

Queer London by Matt Houlbrook, 2005 (Books 306.766)

Queers In History by Keith Stern, 2009 (Books 306.7)

Fantabulosa: Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang by Paul Baker, 2004 (Books 306.766)

Queer City by Peter Ackroyd, 2017 (Books 306.766)