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Southwark Archives hold copies of all local newspapers for the borough of Southwark from 1856 on microfilm. Please contact us to book a microfilm reader.

Newspapers held

South London chronicle, 1860-1907
South London Journal, 1856-1871
South London Mail, 1888-1906
South London news, 1855-1861, 1879-1891
Southwark and Bermondsey Recorder, 1868-1933
South London Observer/ Camberwell and Peckham Times, 1870-1969
South London Press 1865-present (with gaps)
Southwark News, 1993- present (with gaps)

Some Southwark newspapers have been digitised by the British Library and can be searched on their website, and are also accessible though Findmypast.

You can also search the Archives of The Jamaica Gleaner online. This is especially useful for finding announcements of births, marriages and deaths.

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