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
160 Years of Design on the Underground
Tuesday 8 September 7.30 pm
Speaker: Mark Ovenden
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
Tooting Historic Shops: Continuity and Change talk now online
Some of the shop histories uncovered by the Tooting History Group are now available to watch online in this illustrated talk by Philip Bradley.
Find a video of this talk here.
Posted 18 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. Many of the 27 shops are still displaying information boards in their windows, so you can find out about their history and see what they once looked like.
The shop trail is also permanently available here on our website, where you can view the information boards and download the trail map. Jane Kellock of THG has added all the shop trail information to Layers of London.
Posted 18 June 2026
Display in Tooting Library
A display to accompany the Historic Shops Trail can be seen in Tooting Library until 19 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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