Jeanne Rathbone, local historian and Battersea Society member, has been instrumental in securing plaques to commemorate notable Battersea residents, in particular women who have been under-represented in both local and national commemoration schemes. Read about her tour introducing eight former residents who have been honoured.

Until the railways and industrial development transformed Battersea in the early 19th century, it was predominantly an agricultural community

The years after World War II in Britain were drab and austere and Attlee’s Labour Government decided to create something which would be a tonic for the nation and focus on a brighter future.