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📢 Our Café will be temporarily closed from Sun 1 Oct. We are currently looking for a new café operator. In the meantime, Vestry House Museum, our garden & community room remain open. Interested café operators (6+ month lease) please contact: [email protected]

Malagasy Christian refugees who lived in Walthamstow with Marsh St Congregational church members 1839-41: J Andrianisa, S Andrianomanana, M Rafaravavy, J Rasoamaka, D Ratsarahomba, S Razafy. 📸 Portrait, ms & Coe's map 1822: WF Archives & Local Studies Library. #BlackHistoryMonth

Abdullah Susi (d.1891) & James Chuma (1850-1882) who accompanied David Livingstone on journeys in Africa 1866-1873. They lived at Leytonstone Vicarage in 1874. 📸 Portraits is.gd/xVyOG0. OS map section 1875, WF Local Studies Library #BlackHistoryMonth #blackhistory365

Zena Edmund-Charles MBE, Waltham Forest district nurse. Trained as a Queen's Nurse 1964. Nurse at Langthorne Health Centre Leytonstone 1985-2015. Queen’s Nursing Institute Fellow 2006. 📸  Langthorne Health Centre 1989 ©VHM. Portrait courtesy Z Edmund-Charles  #BlackHistoryMonth

Solomon Plaatje (1876-1932). Co-founder of South African Native National Congress 1912. Author of 'Native Life in South Africa' 1914. Solomon Plaatje lived at 25 Carnarvon Road, Leyton 1914-15 📸 Portrait is.gd/kYmTJc Plaque is.gd/1KCNw4  #BlackHistoryMonth

"Black history is all our histories and it's 365 days a year." 👆 Historian and author Peter Ashan on how he is commemorating #BlackHistoryMonth this October. Check out the full programme 👉 orlo.uk/MQgOF

Cllr Franklyn Georges, Trade Union activist & Mayor of Waltham Forest 1990/91. Franklyn Georges was LBWF’s first Mayor of African-Caribbean heritage. 📸 Portrait 1991 & St George’s Day parade at Walthamstow Town Hall 1991 ©Vestry House Museum. #BlackHistoryMonth #blackhistory365

Jack Johnson (1878-1946). Boxer & first African American heavyweight world champion 1908. Stayed at Royal Forest Hotel, Chingford 1911, when he set up training camp in Epping Forest. 📸 Portrait is.gd/oQ7nK6 Royal Forest Hotel ©VHM. #BlackHistoryMonth #blackhistory365

My #Chingford walk this afternoon has a cast of characters including Ivor Novello, Lawrence of Arabia and Henry VIII. Only 10 minutes on the Overground from Walthamstow eventbrite.co.uk/e/walking-tour…

Rev Dr Io Smith (1939-2008). Leader of UK Black church movement. Pastor of New Testament Assembly, Langthorne Rd, Leytonstone. 📸 Portrait courtesy of Sheila Belgrave. Illustration from Fetter Lane Congregational Church by A Pye-Smith, WF Local Studies Library #BlackHistoryMonth

George Busby (1899-1980), surgeon. Dr Busby lived at 66 Erskine Rd, Walthamstow 1926-29. A GP in pre-NHS years, he was well known for helping local people to receive healthcare during hard times 📸 Plaque is.gd/jeYak3 Portrait is.gd/2hrEA5 #BlackHistoryMonth

Keith Boyce (1943-1996) cricketer. Played for Essex CCC 1966-77 & for Walthamstow CC. Recd Cricket Soc Wetherall award for Leading All-Rounder in English 1st Class Cricket 1972. Wisden Cricketer of Year 1974 📸 Portraits courtesy Peter Edwards Museum & Library #BlackHistoryMonth

Laurie Cunningham (1956-1989). Footballer who was the 1st black player to represent England, 1977. Played for Leyton Orient 1974-77. Commemorated in Leyton by plaque at Brisbane Rd & statue in Coronation Gdns 📸 is.gd/px3KCi is.gd/RuYDkq #BlackHistoryMonth

An exciting event to celebrate 150 years since the arrival of the railway to Chingford in 1873 is being held at the Chingford Station Community Hub on Sunday 19th November 2023 from 11am. An opportunity for the community to experience the history of Chingford's railway line.

CHINGFORD STATION 150 CELEBRATIONS An exciting event to celebrate 150 years since the arrival of the railway to Chingford in 1873 is being held at the Chingford Station Community Hub on Sunday 19th November 2023, from 11am to 4pm. See you there. #chingford #trainstation #history

The story of Lea Bridge Station, 5.30pm to 6.30pm Monday 11 December, in Lea Bridge Library annex. All welcome, no charge.

Announcement of Temporary Closure: in preparation for our revitalisation project, the museum will be temporarily closing on 23 December 2023 and is scheduled to reopen again in early 2026. Find out more about the project on our website: vestryhousemuseum.org.uk/vestry-house-r…

You're invited to some drop-in sessions to learn more about our revitalisation project. They're an exciting opportunity to meet the team, see progress and contribute to design decisions regarding the collection, gardens and more. RSVP here 👉 bit.ly/3wYfs97

Today is the 80th anniversary of D-Day. We remember all those who fought for our freedom on 6 June 1944 and those that gave their lives. 📷 Army Chaplain 4th Class George Edward Maule Parry from Leytonstone, died 6 June 1944.