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Funded and Managed by City of London Corporation, The London Archives hold historical records for Streatham spanning from 1538 to 1981. 

Surrey History Centre cares for and makes publicly accessible the historic archive and local studies collections relating to the County of Surrey.

Streatham was officially part of the administrative and historic county of Surrey for 1,214 years.

Its timeline within Surrey spanned from its first recorded charter in AD 675 until it was legally transferred to London in 1889. 

Wandsworth was a local government district within the metropolitan area of London, England from 1855 to 1900. It was formed by the Metropolis Management Act 1855 and was governed by the Wandsworth District Board of Works, which consisted of elected vestrymen.

15th Baron Howland of Streatham in the County of Surrey

Sir Giles Howland (1549–1608) was an prominent English knight, landowner, and London politician during the late Tudor and early Stuart eras. He is best remembered for establishing his family's prominent estate in Streatham, Surrey.

Sir Giles's Jacobean monument has survived the 1975 fire of St Leonard's and can be viewed inside the church today on the chancel floor.

Wandsworth Heritage Service is the archives and local history library for Wandsworth, covering Wandsworth, Battersea, Putney, Tooting and Balham. They also hold some information for Clapham and Streatham which were part of the borough of Wandsworth before 1965.

Wandsworth Heritage Service is managed by Greenwich Leisure Limited.

Waitrose Streatham was acquired on 5th April 1948. The Gazette announced the acquisition,  

“The old established grocery and provision business formerly carried on by Messrs. T Wilkey Ltd at 558 High Road. We welcome Mr W H Kearnon and his team to the Partnership and hope that in it they will find happiness and prosperity.” 

Black and white photographic print on paper of the Steam Ship (or Screw Steamer)

The British freighter S.S. Streatham Hill was decommissioned and broken up for scrap in October 1966, arriving at Santander, Spain, a Spanish ship-breaking yard purchased it for its scrap metal.

Ararat Rural City is a versatile primary production area famous for its premium viticulture and wine industry, quality merino wool, and cropping and manufacturing industries.

Ararat Rural City forms a 'gateway' to important tourism destinations such as the Grampians Ranges, Pyrenees Ranges, Mt Langi Ghiran, Mt Cole and Lake Bolac. Ararat (pop. 7,500) is the district retail hub.

Ararat is located 200 kilometres west of Melbourne on the Western Highway at the junction of several major highways.