MERTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Medieval Morden: Landscape and Landholding
March 9, 2022
The second of three planned studies by Peter Hopkins into various aspects of medieval life as revealed through the surviving records, this volume seeks to reconstruct the changing topography of medieval Morden and investigates the various ways that property was held and transferred over the centuries..
Bulletin 221
March 8, 2022
Bulletin 220
December 30, 2021
Mitcham Herbal Industries
November 24, 2021
THE MITCHAM HERBAL INDUSTRIES
Morden digital classics
November 17, 2021
A volume on The Registers of Morden, Surrey, 1634-1812 by F Clayton , published in 1901, is available from Internet Archive. It includes transcripts of inscriptions inside the church and in the churchyard, together with a brief historical introduction (though his attribution of the gift of the manor of Morden to Westminster Abbey by Prince Ethelstan is mistaken – the gift was to St Peter’s Winchester and the estate was Steeple Morden in Cambridgeshire).
Mitcham digital classics
November 17, 2021
In the 1920s two collections of Mitcham reminiscences were published under the title Old Mitcham I (1923) and II (1926). One of the articles included in these collections had been published separately in 1909 and another reprinted separately in 1932. They are all now out of copyright so, as none of them seem to be currently available online, we are very grateful to Merton Heritage Service for permission to scan photocopies of their copies found among the late Eric Montague’s papers.
Merton digital classics
November 12, 2021
In the opening decades of the 20th century a number of publications appeared dealing with the history of Merton. These are now out of copyright so, as none of them seem to be currently available online, we have scanned our own copies.
James Edwards’s Companion from London to Brighthelmston (1789-1801)
November 9, 2021
James Edwards, a surveyor, set out to measure the distances from London to various destinations along the roads leading to the new seaside resort of Brighton. After publishing a table of distances between two out of a list of 100 villages in East Surrey in 1797, he went on to produce in 1801 a series of maps together with descriptions of the properties to be found along each route.
C & J Greenwood Surrey Described (1823)
November 9, 2021
To accompany their map of Surrey, the Greenwoods published this Topographical Dictionary of the County. However, they arranged the entries alphabetically by the name of each property, rather than grouping them together by parish.
Digital Classics
November 8, 2021
Many classic County histories are now accessible in digital format from Google Books or Internet Archive. Although research has moved on over the centuries since they were published, they are still valuable resources. But do remember that not everything in them is accurate. For example, some statements about Morden in fact refer to Steeple Morden in Cambridgeshire, not Morden, Surrey.
Bulletin 219
August 24, 2021
Bulletin 218
June 7, 2021
Bulletin 217
March 8, 2021
Medieval Morden: The Manorial Economy
November 20, 2020
Peter Hopkins began his studies of Medieval Morden more than 20 years ago, by copying, transcribing and translating any and every medieval record relating to Morden that he could find.
Bulletin 216
November 20, 2020
The Life of Guy of Merton
October 26, 2020
The first parallel edition and translation of the contemporary account of the life of Guy of Merton, one of the earliest canons of Merton and later founding prior of first Taunton and then Bodmin, together with an introductory essay.
Bill Rudd Collection: Morden
October 23, 2020
Bill Rudd Collection: Morden shops
October 23, 2020
One of Bill’s major projects was to photograph the changes in Morden’s shopping centre, and some slideshows of these photographs have been put together to enable comparison over nearly four decades. These have been divided up into the following sections:
Merton Heritage Service events
October 9, 2020
Bill Rudd Collection: St Helier Estate
October 7, 2020