The Story of Wandsworth is a permanent display telling the story of the area covered by the present borough of Wandsworth from prehistoric times to the present day.

You can find out how a scattering of rural and riverside communities grew into a bustling London suburb. Throughout history, people from all over the world have made their home in Wandsworth.

This exhibition concentrates on the highlights of the area's history which include:

Prehistoric Times Schools and Other Services Roman Lives Time Off Medieval Villages Radical Battersea Tudor and Stuart Times The First World War Civil War The 1920s and 1930s Refugees from Europe The Second World War Georgian Wandsworth Into the 50s The Mayor of Garratt A New Landscape The Surrey Iron Railway The Festival of Britain and the Coronation The Railway Revolution The 1960s - Amalgamation of the Boroughs Factories and Furnaces The Changing Face of Wandsworth Building the Suburbs Wandsworth Museum & Local History Library

Click here for a 360° panoramic view of part of the exhibition.

The Story of Wandsworth has attractive and striking displays and is designed to be fun for all ages with plenty to see and do. There are many interactive exhibits including:

• holding a flint hand axe
• trying on a Roman helmet and;
• making a brass rubbing of a Putney knight

There is a model of central Wandsworth in 1865 which shows the town, the three great mills on the River Wandle and Young's Brewery. There is a Victorian parlour and a chemist shop interior.

Click here for a 360° panoramic view of this part of the exhibition.