About Pembroke House
Pembroke House was founded in 1885 by students from Pembroke College, Cambridge to be a centre for social action in Walworth, which was then and remains one of London's poorest communities. Also the home of St Christopher's Parish Church, Pembroke House occupies buildings on Tatum Street SE17, just off the Old Kent Rd and on the edge of the Aylesbury Estate.
Over the past five years the Charity has undergone something of a renaissance, significantly broadening the scope of its activities as it attempts to provide a focal point for a community benefiting from few local resources. Explore the projects and activities sections to find out more.
Though disadvantaged in many ways, Walworth is an area of tremendous diversity in terms of ethnicity, culture, faith and age; and it is a place where over 30 different languages are spoken every day. It is a place of real creativity as people of different backgrounds and experiences come together.
Pembroke House retains close links with Pembroke College, the Master and Dean of which are members of the Executive Committee of trustees. There is a long-standing tradition of students from the college volunteering to work for the Charity, while we organize regular visits to Cambridge for members of the local community.
Pembroke House was awarded a Big Lottery Fund grant of £500,000 in June 2008, and a grant from Aylesbury New Deal for Communities (‘Creation’) of £586,000 in November 2008. This tremendous investment, with existing funds of £450,000 from a variety of trusts, and fundraising by local people and Pembroke College alumni, meant the capital works were able to start in February 2009 on our new facilities at Tatum Street. Find out more about the Development Campaign.
