Discovering Clapham (February 2007) 104 pages. The book starts with an overview of the history of Clapham, setting out how it developed from a little rural village to the bustling part of inner London it is today. The following seven chapters take seven different areas of Clapham, and illustrate a selection of the interesting buildings, giving some background and details to put them in context. Illustrations and information about some notable former residents are included in appropriate places.
This is our first colour publication. Many of the pictures are new photographs, taken over the last few months. Older pictures include prints and drawings, historic photographs as well as paintings and watercolours, which for the first time we are able to do justice to by printing in colour. £6.00 (members) or £7.50 (non-members)

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The Clapham Sect – Margaret Bryant (April 2004) 64 pages. The story of a group of people whose activities changed the world. Wealthy Clapham businessmen and religious philanthropists, they fought to change the moral climate of their times, and campaigned against the injustices of slavery and the slave trade. Led by William Wilberforce in Parliament, their greatest achievement was the outlawing of the Atlantic slave trade in 1807. Margaret Bryant paints a vivid picture of these remarkable people and their lives in late eighteenth century Clapham and reminds us how much our modern world owes to them. £6.00 (members) or £7.50 (non-members)

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Clapham in the Twentieth Century (2002) 236 pages. A collection of letters, diaries and memories of Clapham during the century, from Graham Greene, Jack Hobbs and Noel Coward to immigrants from the West Indies, Poland and Kosovo, local businessmen, shopkeepers and schoolchildren. In the words of those who witnessed them, the book tracks the changes in Clapham from the last years of Queen Victoria’s reign through two World Wars, depression, revival and gentrification to the lively, popular family area that it had become by 2000. £10.00 (members) or £11.95 (non-members)

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The Buildings of Clapham (2000) 236 pages. A history of the development of Clapham and its buildings with street-by-street gazetteer giving date, builder, architect, noteworthy features of each building and information on interesting former residents. Illustrated with maps - old and new - archive photographs and drawings of architectural details. Detailed glossary and index. £10.00 (members) or £11.95 (Non-members).

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CD of Clapham Antiquarian Society Occasional Sheets. (2005) The entire collection of monthly sheets (see above) issued between 1947 and 1992 by the CAS, which has recently merged with the Clapham Society, have now been put on to CD. An invaluable resource for anyone researching Clapham history. Price £30.00

Clapham Walks: Self-guided walks leaflets, each covering a different area of Clapham. Price 50p each.

1. Old Clapham. A walk round the centre of Clapham, including The Polygon, Old Town, Rectory Grove and St Paul’s Church and back to North Side, Holy Trinity Church and Trinity Hospice. (2003)

2. Clapham North. From Clapham North Underground Station to St John’s Church, round the Clapham Rise Estate (Gauden Road, Sibella Road, Chelsham Road and Bromfelde Road) to the Larkhall and Springfield Estates, Wandsworth Road and back along Clapham Manor Street. (2004)

3. Around Nightingale Lane. From Clapham South Underground Station to Malwood Road and along Nightingale Lane as far as The Nightingale PH, coming back via Thurleigh Road, St Luke’s Church and part of West Side. (2003)

4. Clapham Common. A tour of the Common starting from Clapham Common Underground Station, taking in Holy Trinity Church, the Bandstand, Windmill Drive, and all three ponds. (2003)

5. South Side. From Clapham South Underground Station along the south east border of the Common towards Clapham High Street, including a brief diversion down Narbonne Avenue, The Windmill on the Common, Notre Dame Estate and Crescent Grove. (2005)

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The Drinking Fountain, Clapham Common. Christmas 1906 Greetings card. Sepia photograph of the Drinking Fountain in the snow printed on high quality white board. 12.7 x 17.6 cm. folded. Available with Christmas greeting or with the inside blank. Pack of 10 cards with envelopes £4.00.

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