Story of Wandsworth

Introduction

Image of Wandsworth's Coat of ArmsThe Story of Wandsworth tells 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.

  1. You are here: Introduction
  2. Prehistoric times
  3. Roman lives
  4. Medieval villages
  5. Tudor and Stuart times
  6. Civil war
  7. Refugees from Europe
  8. Georgian Wandsworth
  9. The Mayor of Garratt
  10. The Surrey Iron Railway
  11. The railway revolution
  12. Factories and furnaces
  13. Building the suburbs
  14. Schools and other services
  15. Time off
  16. Radical Battersea
  17. The First World War
  18. The 1920s and 1930s
  19. The Second World War
  20. Into the 50s
  21. A new landscape
  22. The Festival of Britain and the Coronation
  23. The 1960s – amalgamation of the boroughs
  24. The Changing face of Wandsworth

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