South London Landscape History

I strongly recommend 'Commonplace: a South London Landscape History', a series of limited edition zines/pamphlets written by John Gray with photographs by Sam Walton. There have been three published so far:

'Bostall Heath to Plumstead Common'

'Woolwich Common to Eltham Common'

'One Tree Hill to Peckham Rye Common'

The next one, 'Streatham Common to Tooting Common' will be out in May 2026

Based on wanderings through these areas backed up with detailed research, they mix 'history, ecology, psychogeography, architecture, poetry and memoir to unpack how, taken together, the commons provide the key to the South London landscape'. The look beautiful too, riso printed by PageMasters in New Cross Road with great cover designs by Lewisham-based artist Tennessee Williams and Sally Gunnett.

You can buy copies here.