Established in or around 1827, Caroline Gardens Chapel in Peckham formed the heart of London’s largest complex of almshouses (charitable housing) originally known as the Licensed Victuallers’ Benevolent Institution Asylum (LVBI). The Grade II listed site was not a psychiatric facility – here, ‘asylum’ traditionally meant ‘sanctuary’ – and was actually a home for elderly, retired pub landlords.

Residents were entitled to a small weekly cash payment, coal, medical care and medicine. With the welfare state still being over 100 years from creation, almshouses were an important part of life, offering impoverished Georgian and Victorian elders the only alternative to destitution or the workhouse.

For more information about the venue’s history, visit - https://asylumchapel.co.uk/history-conservation

In 1786, The Rookery Streatham formed the private grounds of the Streatham Spa, built to cater to visitors drawn by the allure of the medicinal properties of the local mineral spring. By 1911, the estate was facing redevelopment proposals. However, the local community rallied together to rescue The Rookery. While the house may have met its demise in 1912, the gardens were saved, falling under the management of the London County Council. In 1913, they were replanted as an Old English Garden and opened to the public.

For more information visit - https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/parks/rookery-streatham

Inkspot Brewery is located within the historical Grade II listed Streatham Rookery in SW London.

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