Welcome to the Tooting History Group
We run regular meetings, visits and other events relating to historical and conservation matters in Tooting. We meet monthly and have a wide range of speakers planned. You can see dates for our future meetings and events here.
We hold our regular meetings at 7.30 pm at
The United Reformed Church
Rookstone Road
Tooting
SW17 9NQ.
A map can be found here. Meanwhile, we look forward to meeting you at one of our events.
Our next event
Tooting’s Historic Shops
Tuesday 9 June 7.30 pm
Delve deeper into some of the histories uncovered by the Tooting History Group in their research for their self-guided trail in this illustrated talk by Philip Bradley.
Venue: United Reformed Church, Rookstone Road, SW17 9NQ.
Members free. Suggested donation £2 for non-members. Booking not required.
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
News
Win books in the Children’s Colouring Competiton
As part of the Historic Shops Trail we are running a children’s colouring competetion.
Name and colour in some local landmarks featured in the Young Explorer pack for a chance to win books by Chloe Douglass, a local author/illustrator, who illustrated the trail map and the pack.
Pick up a Young Explorer pack at the Library or participating shops or print off a copy here.
Just send a photo of the colouring to:
tootinghistorygroup
Posted 3 June 2026
Take a self-guided walk to discover the history of 27 Tooting shops
The Tooting Historic Shops trail was launched on Saturday 23 May. During Wandsworth Heritage Festival 27 shops are displaying information boards in their windows, so you can find out about their history and see what they once looked like.
During the festival this information will be available on our website and will remain there permanently. Jane Kellock of THG has added all the shop trail information to Layers of London.
Posted 3 June 2026
Display in Tooting Library
A display to accompany the Historic Shops Trail can be seen in Tooting Library until 14 June.
Find out about Tooting’s early shops and the impact of transport on shopping habits. Read about The Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society, Smith Bros. and The Tooting markets. Also enjoy photographs of shoppers in Tooting taken in the 1950s by Ronald Kipps.
Posted 3 June 2026
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