From beautiful eighteenth century houses to ugly concrete tower blocks
Walworth Through Time welcomes you to explore the long and fruitful
history of this area of South London, first mentioned in the Domesday
book of 1086. Once described as the 'Farm of Briton' by the
Anglo-Saxons, the Walworth of today is a built-up sprawling urban area
of shops, markets, churches, pubs, historic buildings and housing
estates, with green spaces at a premium. It is also the birthplace of
Hollywood legend Charlie Chaplin and of Charles Babbage, who is
acknowledged as the father of the modern computer and it's also home to
a 1961 bronze by sculptor Henry Moore. Using a mixture of photographs
from personal archives, as well from the local history library, this
book reveals a forever changing and welcoming area, where if you look
carefully enough, you find forgotten gems and fascinating glimpses into
its past.