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The museum was founded in 1983. Its mission is to preserve, store, and interpret the heritage and history of the industries and people of the River Wandle.

It is manned by volunteers. History Museum

02/11/2026

Monday Art Day. This painting hangs in the entrance hall of the museum. It was painted by Clive Abbott in 1952. It shows the cottages at Mitcham Bridge.

31/10/2026

Dropped into Mitcham Parish Church graveyard having seen a tomb that I spotted only to find graves of John Watney and William Asprey.
The Watney family have a rich history of the Wandle Valley from millers, farmers, brewing and within the churches.
The shop of Asprey London started life in Mitcham from the textiles behind Wandle Villa in Phipps Bridge Road.

30/10/2026

Friday Pub Day. This is the former King's Head in Merton. Claims to have been built in 1496 it could have been used to sell off surplus b**r from Merton Priory. The front was remodeled in 1931. Now closed as a pub it is currently used as offices by GoAhead buses.
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29/10/2026

Thursday Postcard Day. This is a painting of William De Morgan (1830 - 1919) by his wife and the Pre-Raphaelites artist Evelyn De Morgan. Best known for his pottery and tiles he made more money through his novels in later life. The original painting can be seen at the National Portrait Gallery, London.

28/10/2026

Wednesday Archive Day. This is a close up of the waterwheel at Merton Abbey Mills in 1984. Today we are lucky that this wheel is looked after by Stephen and Claire in the Wheelhouse who maintain it and keep it running as London's only working waterwheel.

27/10/2026

Tuesday Quiz Day. This photo by Bob Lear in 2005 shows the Payne's Factory in Croydon Road, Waddon. What do the Popper People have to do with the River Wandle?
The painting shown in last week's quiz can be found in Morden Library.

26/10/2026

Monday Art Day. The museum was sad to hear of the passing of Ron Nesham (Wheelhouse Art) last week. He helped bring to life the art around Merton Abbey Mills and supported the museum arts festivals. he is pictured here with Ieva Pazemeckaite (centre) and Dina Edita Klumbys artists who worked with him. RIP Ron and condolences to Linda and the family.

23/10/2026

Friday Pub Day. The current building that is The Gardeners in Wandsworth was built in 1931 and extended in 1989 taking over a shop next door. On the corner of Merton Road and Longfield Street the pub was originally called the Gardeners Arms. It doesn't seem to have any history or where its name came from. Any ideas?

22/10/2026

Thursday Postcard Day. The image in today's postcard shows Wandle Park in Croydon. The card was sent to Littlehampton. The sender doesn't include they name however it may be a husband writing to his wife. They say they haven't had a Sunday off for sometime.

21/10/2026

Wednesday Archive Day. This photograph is believed to show part of the wall of Merton Priory at Colliers Wood possibly along the Pickle Ditch. Note the large pipe in the front of the wall. Any thoughts? Are we right?

Address

Vestry Hall Annexe, London Road
Mitcham
CR43UD

Opening Hours

Wednesday	1pm - 4pm
Sunday	2pm - 5pm

Telephone

+442086480127

Website

http://www.wandle.org/

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