Haunted Lambeth

Haunted Lambeth gathers reported ghost sightings, poltergeist disturbances and other uncanny incidents from across the south London borough. James Clark arranges the material by area, covering Brixton, Clapham, North Lambeth, Norwood, Stockwell and Streatham, with local history providing the setting for each account.

Among the cases are legends surrounding Lambeth Palace and the Tomb of the Tradescants, a theatre ghost at the Old Vic, and strange reports linked to Waterloo’s Necropolis Railway. Clark also considers Roy Hudd’s recurring dream of a house associated with Dan Leno, alongside stories from Streatham’s Caesar’s nightclub, including claims connected with Ruth Ellis. Maps locate the reported sites, while individual source lists indicate where the stories originated.