The Bill Rudd Collection

William J Rudd (Bill) spent 50 years exploring the history of Morden, capturing on film the changing face of the area over those decades. A taster of his photos is on the slideshow above.

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.

Bill spent most of his life on the St Helier estate and took many photographs of the houses and roads of the area.

Many of his photos reveal his involvement in archaeological excavations and surveys in and around Morden, while others show his eye for a good photo of sky or weather conditions; his fascination with railways, buses and vehicles of all kinds; his delight in ‘street furniture’; and his love of fairgrounds, carnivals and other celebratory events.

A few photos from forays over the parish boundary are also displayed.