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Merton Heritage Discovery Day 2024
Posted on 14th Jul 2024 by Sarah Gould
Saturday 17 August sees the return of the annual Heritage Discovery Day, a hugely popular FREE showcase for the borough's colourful past. The event will be held at Morden Library and Merton Civic Centre...
Bringing Morden's history of life.
Posted on 27th Mar 2023 by Sarah Gould
Merton Heritage Service has teamed up with a local design partnership to bring to life 10 images from the archives. The resulting animations cover over a century of Morden history and feature everything from historic buildings and transport,...
There's More to Morden.
Posted on 12th Apr 2022 by Sarah Gould
Merton Heritage Service is currently running a local history initiative. Supported by a £35,000 Neighbourhood Fund grant, " There's More to Morden " is a one year project focused on Morden town centre and the Merton Park ward . This...
Merton Heritage Youtube Channel
Posted on 9th Jul 2021 by Sarah Gould
What have suffragettes, cardiac surgeons, lavender, the Windrush Generation and UFOs got in common? The answer is that you can find information about them and many more aspects of local history on the Merton Heritage and Local Studies Youtube...
Discover Merton's Heritage
Posted on 10th Sep 2020 by Sarah Gould
You can learn more about Merton's rich and varied history from our new Discover Merton page. This features a large collection of online displays, archive film, local history talks, useful websites, research tips, spotter guides, puzzles and...
All the Fun of the Fair
Posted on 12th Aug 2020 by Sarah Gould
August would normally see the return of Mitcham Fair, one of the most historic and long-standing fairs in the UK. Known to have been running since the seventeenth century, if not earlier, it has provided fun, news and merchandise to generations...
The 75th anniversary of V J Day.
Posted on 11th Aug 2020 by Sarah Gould
15 August 2020 marks 75 years since the declaration of Victory over Japan Day. On this date in 1945, people across Merton and the UK as a whole celebrated the formal surrender of Japanese forces and the end of World War II. Six years of...
Battle of Britain 80th anniversary
Posted on 12th Jul 2020 by Sarah Gould
July 2020 marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, a four month airborne campaign that helped to prevent an invasion by German forces. Despite being outnumbered 4:1 by Hitler's Luftwaffe, the RAF was victorious. The...
Thank you NHS!
Posted on 5th Jul 2020 by Sarah Gould
To mark the 72nd anniversary of the National Health Service and to pay tribute to the many thousands of medical staff to whom we owe so much, Heritage staff have produced a new set of resources. Our new webpage features online displays, films,...
Game, Set & Match.
Posted on 25th Jun 2020 by Sarah Gould
The 2020 championships may have been cancelled but tennis fans and local history enthusiasts can still enjoy the spirit of Wimbledon. Heritage staff have now added a Wimbledon Tennis page to the Merton Memories website, as the latest...