Looking forward to seeing you at this event!

On Friday 29th March at 5.30pm there will be a ceremony to present Akbar Khan of Khan’s Bargains, 135 Rye Lane, an Historic England award. 

The award is a commendation from Historic England for the restoration of the exquisite 1930s vaulted roof in this landmark Art Deco building.

This presentation will be followed by a talk about the project by local architect Benny O’Looney.

Do come along to this event! Full details in the flyer.

You may have seen that works are underway on three buildings near the junction of Peckham High Street and Peckham Hill Street.  These buildings are Phase 1 of the Peckham Townscape Heritage Initiative.

We prepared the Peckham THI update summer 2018 for handing out at the Peckham Rye Park Fete on Saturday 1st September. It has information about Phase 1 plus news on other aspects of the THI.

Available from September 2018, the Peckham History Trail is another of the Peckham Townscape Heritage Initiative community projects.

It’s been designed to be enjoyed as an adventure by families with primary-school aged children.  Peckham has a long history and this Trail reveals clues to its past.  Enjoy!

Particular thanks to the families at the Tomas Carlton Centre who contributed early ideas to the project, and to Julie Garton who researched and wrote it.

The PECKHAM HERITAGE REGENERATION PARTNERSHIP is part of the PECKHAM TOWNSCAPE HERITAGE INITIATIVE and has been running for two years.

What does the Partnership do?
The Partnership is a formal requirement of the Heritage Lottery funding and meets quarterly (currently on Tuesday evenings) to consider 3 main areas:
• Review and advise on the main capital programme to restore heritage buildings within the Peckham town centre;
• Work collaboratively to prioritise, develop, publicise and review the programme of Community Activities funded through the Peckham Townscape Heritage Initiative;
• Identify opportunities to work collectively to promote awareness and take action to enhance the Rye Lane Peckham Conservation Area and Peckham town centre.

Activities to date include
• Funded and launched the new website – www.peckhamheritage.org.uk
• Hosted a series of Peckham Heritage Talks, including the public meeting on Managing Change in Conservation Areas;
• Hosted an event on Caring for Traditional Buildings and funded the development of a Heritage Learning Resource for primary schools.

THERE ARE MANY IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO TAKE THE WORK OF THE PARTNERSHIP FORWARD. NEW MEMBERS ARE SOUGHT TO HELP DO THIS.

We currently have 5 places available for membership/co-option. These can be individual residents as well as local businesses, organisations & groups.

IDEALLY YOU WILL BE:
• passionate about Peckham; interested in its local history and architecture & design;
• interested in working to raise awareness of the Rye Lane Conservation Area
• interested in community activities that raise awareness of local history, the built environment, and bring people from different communities together

Apart from attending meetings it would be valuable if you had time to take on some practical tasks in between meetings:
• plan and help out at events or information stalls to promote the Conservation Area, the town centre & local heritage;
• review and comment on planning applications & other relevant documents;
• helping out with communications – website, Tweets etc.

HOW TO APPLY?

Please complete this applicaton form Best 2018 Application to PHRP

and send this by midday Thursday 8th March to julie.mallett@southwark.gov.uk

ANY QUESTIONS?

Contact Julie Mallett on 0207 525 3265

Derek Kinrade, local historian has provided two more fascinating sketches about buildings in the Rye Lane Conservation Area – The Greyhound, 119 Peckham High Street and 117-125 Rye Lane.  Check them out in the Heritage Information section.

Peckham Heritage Regeneration Partnership’s first event of 2018:

‘Conservation Areas’ are 50 years old. The first one was designated in 1967 and there are now over 10,000 in England.

Peckham town centre is within the Rye Lane Peckham Conservation Area, and there are three more Conservation Areas adjacent.

This PUBLIC MEETING will be opportunity to explore a range of questions including:

• What are Conservation Areas are? How do they protect our historic built environments?
• What pressures are Conservation Areas facing? Can they fail?
• What does positive and negative change look and feel like?
• What can be done to boost the impact of Conservation Areas?

We’ve gathered an esteemed panel to share their thoughts an observations around these questions:

• Simon Bevan, Director of Housing, Southwark Council
• Ian Harvey, Executive Director of Civic Voice
• Claire Hegarty, Chair of Peckham Heritage Regeneration Partnership.

Tuesday 23rd January 2018 at All Saints Church Hall, Blenheim Grove, Peckham, SE15 4QS. 7-9pm (6.30pm for refreshments). 

Booking is advised.  Contact julie.mallett@southwark.gov.uk / 0207 525 3265

‘The impressive Tower cinema was opened in Rye Lane by actress Gladys Cooper in 1914. During the First World War the basement was an official air raid shelter.’ Read more Peckham past: Tower cinema and Holdron’s ›

‘Rye Lane was noted as one of South London’s major shopping centres in the first half of the twentieth century. It was known as the Golden Mile. Its decline began in 1949 when Holdron’s large shop closed. Part of the firm’s chimney, with RONS on it, can be seen in the Copeland Industrial Park. Read more Peckham past: Holdron’s ›