Lady Charlotte Guest was a translator, political activist, businesswoman, educator, collector and member in good standing of the British aristocracy. Read about the Lady of the Manor in Dorset linked to Battersea by her enchantment with Battersea Enamels.

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