Local History Library

Peckham library temporary relocation

Tel: 020 7525 0232 / 020 7525 0249
Fax: 020 7525 0244
122 Peckham Hill Street
Peckham
SE15 5JR

How to get to the library

Bus: 12, 36, 63, 171, 312, 436
Train to Peckham Rye
Map

Opening times

Monday and Thursday, 10am to 8pm
Tuesday and Friday, 10am to 5pm
Wednesday, closed
Saturday, 10am to 1pm

What else is on offer

Books and other printed published material

• Copies of most printed books on the history of the area
• Pamphlets and periodicals produced by local organisations
• An extensive run of directories
• On microfilm, local newspapers from 1856 to the present
• Press cuttings and ephemera

Illustrations

There are some 20,000 photographs and prints, a collection of slides and also of watercolours. They provide a vivid visual record of Southwark over the last 200 years. Old photographs used on these web pages can be found in the collection.

Maps

The collection contains over 600 maps, ranging from copies of 16th century London maps to the most up to date large scale ordnance survey plans.

Videos, tapes and cd roms

Films, videos and tapes reflect life in the borough from the 1920s to the present.

Family history

On CD rom is the Mormon Church's International Genealogical Index, a nationwide index to parish registers.

Archives

The core of the collection is the local government records of the area, the civil parishes and the Metropolitan Boroughs. Some of the records of the former civil parishes go back to the 16th century.

They include vestry minutes, taxation records and poor law records. We also hold copies of London County Council, and London School Board minutes. Some local organisations have also deposited their records including businesses, some non conformist churches and early schools. We also hold, on microfilm, copies of records held elsewhere, most notably census returns and parish registers.

Disabled access

There is full disabled access including a lift to the library on the fourth floor and the activity 'pods' on the fifth floor. To use the lift, please speak to a member of staff on the ground or fourth floors.

The following facilities are also available

• disabled access toilets
• Reading Edge machine
• CCTV magnifier
• an induction loop at the counter
• evac chairs for emergency use

Contact us

To find out more about Southwark libraries please contact us.

Southwark libraries
Tel: 020 7525 2000
Fax: 020 7525 1568
southwark.libraries@southwark.gov.uk
Culture, libraries learning and leisure
PO BOX 64529
London SE1P 5LX