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'Transform London's Musical Life'
The London Forum of Amenity and Civic Societies NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2015 Planning Letter to the Editor Local History Society Members Environment Around and About Committee 4 page 5 pages 6-7 pages 8-9 pages 10-11 page 12 Many members of the GRAND VISION TO ‘TRANSFORM Wimbledon Society will be aware of the saga, ongoing for more than LONDON’S MUSICAL LIFE’ 20 years, and a number of brave but failed attempts to create a concert ANTHONY WILKINSON reports on his to have the support of your Society hall and performing arts centre to ambitious plans to turn Wimbledon and this invitation to explain and serve our Merton community and into an International Arts District promote the project, and to build fill the void left by the demolition strong community support in of the 1,500-seat Wimbledon Town I FIND MYSELF leading a third moving it forward. I am pleased to Hall in the late 1980s. attempt to bring a world-class say that Darcey Bussell, the great It has taken Sir Simon Rattle performing arts centre to dancer and local resident, has to make people aware of what Wimbledon town, so I am delighted agreed to be an Ambassador. performers have (continued on p3) The best of our young local artistic talent The frst Young Wimbledon Artists Summer Show took place at the Norman Plastow Gallery in July. The exhibition showcased work by students from ten of our local schools, colleges and academies. Prizes of £50 were awarded to Bassam Awalli from Rutlish School, Huiya YWA is a scheme to platform to exhibit their Huang from Raynes Park promote Young Wimbledon work in the Norman Plastow High School, Aimosson Scott Artists. -
Angler's Guide
An Angler’s Guide to the River Wandle In memory of Jed Edge - a fine fisherman and great friend of the Wandle. ISBN 978-1-78808-485-7 John O’Brien with expert input from Theo Pike, Jason Hill and Stewart Ridgway. January 2018 Fun for all - photo by Duncan Soar. 9 781788 084857 RRP £5.00 © Author John O’Brien. All rights reserved. Produced by STR Design & Print Limited www.str.uk.com An Angler’s Guide to the River Wandle Table of Contents INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................3 CATCH AND RELEASE – FISHING WITH CARE ...........................................4 GEOGRAPHY AND MAIN FEATURES ................................................................5 The headwaters ...................................................................................................................7 The main chalk stream .......................................................................................................7 The middle river .................................................................................................................8 The lower river ...................................................................................................................8 WHAT FISH ARE IN THE RIVER? .......................................................................9 A GUIDE TO FISHING THE RIVER ..................................................................10 THE HEADWATERS .................................................................................................12 -
Mapping the Mills: Places of Historic Interest Historic Mills & Works
Walks & Guide Walk One Mapping the Mills: High Street Carshalton to Hackbridge Discover the River Wandle’s This walk celebrates the power of water On West Street overlooking Carshalton Ponds To the south of Wilderness Island, above Industrial Heritage within the historic industries of the sits the Honeywood Museum (C). Grade II listed Butter Hill Bridge, stood the Calico Works River Wandle. with restored period features, the house was built Carshalton (14) built by George Ansell c.1782. Start: Coach and Horses Pub Carshalton across the outflow from a line of springs, possibly (Carshalton Station, Buses: 127, 157, to provide a cold bath, a popular cure-for-all Just south of the Bridge was Lower Mill 407, X26) during the 17th and 18th centuries. Nearby, the (12), dating from 1235 it milled corn for End: Hackbridge Carshalton Water Tower (D) dating from c.1715, its first 400 years. From 1650 it produced Grove Mill (30) and Crown Mill (29) (Hackbridge Station, Buses: 80, 127, 151) can be found. gunpowder, then copper, calico and paper before its closure in 1927. Distance: 1.5 miles In the grounds of The Grove a waterwheel and Duration: 1.5 hrs millstone belonging to Upper Mill (9) are still Upstream sat Hackbridge Mills (15), a visible. Listed in the Domesday Book 1086, group of three with multiple uses over time High Street Mill (8) was located on the site of the mill was used for grinding corn for many including fulling, dye, gunpowder and copper the present Coach and Horses Pub, originally centuries, but by 1895 it had been rebuilt and making. -
Merton Business Directory
MERTON COUNCIL futureMerton From our easy to access offices, close to Wimbledon station, TWM Solicitors is an established law firm that has been advising people in the Wimbledon and Merton areas for generations. Wimbledon is one of six offices across South West London and Surrey that TWM has, making us one of the largest law firms in this area. We are accredited by the Merton Bu Law Society so you can be sure our service levels will be of the highest standard. s ine ss We provide a personal and professional service meeting people’s needs as individuals Directory as well as business law advice for companies and local organisations. Details about our full range of services can be found online at www.twmsolicitors.com. Alternatively, you can call and speak to a member of our team on a no cost, no obligation basis. Merton Business Directory www.merton.gov.uk/futureMerton www.twmsolicitors.com Businesses, get active! Working together for you and your Get the latest local business information direct to your desktop: family, in your everyday life. networking with your local businesses has never been easier or cheaper. Call now for your activation code and you can be up and marketing to a number of local businesses in as little as 10 minutes. 020 8773 3060 Want to get active? Level 1 activation allows you to: • Mail merge • Email merge • Print labels • Print reports Activate Level 1 for £150+VAT Want to keep up-to-date? Level 2 activation allows your data to be updated as businesses submit new Personal Injury | Immigration | Family Law | Employment Law information. -
Brixton to Morden 3 – 1 This Section of the Route Links 3.1 Brixton (At the Southern End of the Victoria Line) with Morden (At the Southern End of the Northern Line)
Brixton RAU to Morden 3 Start Brixton Underground station — SW9 8HE Finish Morden Underground station — SM4 5AZ Distance 10.39km Duration 2 hours 13 minutes Ascent 71.0m Access Good public transport access throughout. Facilities All facilities available throughout this section. 3.1 Brixton Underground station 0m 3.2 Cross from stn; L and up Brixton Hill, past Lambeth TH and prison; bear R into New 2070m Park Rd, which follow to S Circ Rd. 3.3 Ahead on New Park Rd and Emmanuel Rd; bear L onto path on Tooting Common; 2220m under rly and on to Bedford Hill; R then L onto common; R then R to path leading to lakeside, where L to lake. 3.4 R on lakeside, then onto major path where L to Tooting Bec Rd; cross, then to R of 2140m stadium to Church Lane; veer L on path to Furzedown Rd; R to rbt; L on Rectory Lane to end; R then L round Amen Corner; Mitcham Rd to Tooting stn. 3.5 Cross road at stn; R then L into Longley Rd; path L over rly to Lyveden Rd; bear R then 2020m L on Devonshire Rd; L aft er house 101 to railbed; R to Tandem Centre; Merantun Rd past Merton Abbey Mills to River Wandle. 3.6 L to follow river past Deen City Farm; R and L to tramline; cross into Morden Hall 1940m Park; take L path (Wetland) to path jct near weir; R, then L to exit park opposite health centre; cross Morden Rd, then L and bear R into London Rd and on to Morden stn. -
Happy New Year!
Friday, January 3, 2020 at 15:31:50 Greenwich Mean Time WIMBLEDON UNION OF RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATIONS Newsletter 57 Happy New Year! OPPORTUNITY! Make money from your spare room and help an iconic local business. Wimbledon Village Stables is recruiting new staff and is seeking accommodation for professional horse riding Instructors while they work at the stables. If you wish to know more please contact the stables [email protected]. ***** Wimbledon Guild, in partnership with New Wimbledon Theatre, is delighted to announce that Merton Live! is back for a second year. A great day out at the theatre for the whole family, Merton Live! will showcase a fantastic line-up of local schools, dance, drama, music and gymnastics groups with performances throughout the day at one of London’s biggest theatres. This year, the event will be on Saturday 1st February from 10am -5pm. Merton Live! will be one of the charity’s main fundraising events of 2020. This family day out will help to raise money to aid the vital work Wimbledon Guild does to support local people in Merton who are experiencing social isolation and loneliness. Page 1 of 5 Merton Live! will showcase a fantastic line-up of local schools, dance, drama, music and gymnastics groups with performances throughout the day at one of London’s biggest theatres. In addition, the theatre will be throwing open its doors for ticket-holders to explore this historic building with backstage tours and a host of theatre related activities for all the family including: theatre workshops; face painting; slime making; insight to technical side of the theatre; arts and crafts; treasure hunt; food and drink, plus lots more. -
Copperstone Mills
COPPERSTONE MILLS SW19 LIFE ALWAYS BRINGS YOU HOME A STYLISH COLLECTION OF ONE & TWO BEDROOM SHARED OWNERSHIP APARTMENTS WELCOME LIFE ALWAYS BRINGS YOU HOME Welcome to Copperstone Mills, Colliers Wood – a place you’ll want to come home to. With a High Street location, shops, bars, restaurants and excellent transport links are on hand. You’ll be perfectly placed to make the most of everything that London life has to offer. At Copperstone Mills, there’s a choice of 22 new, one and two-bedroom apartments with 12 different layouts, many with terraces or balconies. These apartments are smart, contemporary and – available on a shared ownership basis – they’re also affordable. With shared ownership you buy a share of between 25% and 75% in your new home and pay a monthly rent on the share you don’t own. It’s possible to buy additional shares as and when you can afford – and you may find your mortgage and rental payments are less than renting privately*. You can buy with confidence from Optivo, one of the UK’s largest housing providers, committed to creating safe, sustainable communities and helping residents make the most of their lives. *Ask the Optivo team for full details and eligibility. THREE Image is of a previous Optivo show home A STYLISH COLLECTION OF ONE & TWO BEDROOM SHARED OWNERSHIP APARTMENTS OUT & ABOUT Colliers Wood is an up-and-coming area with new places to live, work, shop and relax – and, with excellent access to the Northern Lane, the national rail network and good bus routes, it’s not surprising that it’s becoming the location of choice for young singles, couples and fledgling families. -
The Bingham I, the Bingham II, the Apsley & the Allenby
The Bingham I, The Bingham II, The Apsley & The Allenby Actual view from Wimbledon Hill Park Computer generated image of Wimbledon Hill Park is indicative only Welcome to Wimbledon Hill Park. An exceptional new residential development that takes refined metropolitan living to a spectacular new level. Wimbledon Hill Park is situated in one of South West London’s most affluent and desirable areas, within easy reach of Central London, the West End and all the capital’s major airports and transport hubs. The superbly appointed, individually designed homes are complemented by majestic architecture, elegant interiors and stunning landscaping. Every modern convenience and facility is close at hand. Yet the location retains its own unique air of exclusivity, space, tranquillity and comfort. As part of the Berkeley continuous commitment to providing quality homes, the floor plan layouts and specification outlined Wimbledon Hill Park marks an exciting opportunity for discerning in this brochure may have been improved since time of going buyers in one of London’s most desirable and cultured destinations. to press. Please speak to a Sales Consultant for further details. Wimbledon Hill Park / 1 Contents 4 An unrivalled location 26 Space to play & explore Wimbledon places everything you From cricket to tranquil walks, all need within reach. within Wimbledon Hill Park’s grounds. 6 London living 30 Embrace a modern lifestyle The perfect base from which to Explore Wimbledon Hill Park’s enjoy a truly world-class city. wonderfully timeless four and five bedroom family homes. 10 World connections Excellent transport links connect 50 Specification Wimbledon Hill Park with any destination. -
River Wandle in Merton
River Wandle In Merton Famous people of the Wandle The River Wandle has a fascinating history. In the nineteenth century it became heavily industrialised and polluted, but before then it was a beautiful chalk stream meandering William Morris The Spit through country meadows, and Wandsworth Town Station famous for its trout. In the middle ages successive Kings King Georges Park of England visited Merton Priory, which stood on its banks on the site Southfields now occupied by Sainsbury’s and Community College Earlsfield Station Marks and Spencer. Privy Councils were held here, and in 1437 Henry VI was even crowned here. Wandle Haydons Road Park Station Since then the area has become Colliers Wood Station especially famous for three great Merton Abbey Mills/Chapter House Deen City Farm historic personalities, Admiral Lord Morden Road Tramlink Phipps Nelson, William Morris and Arthur Bridge Tramlink Morden Hall Park Belgrave Liberty. So he founded The Arts and Crafts Movement, and gathered Walk Tramlink about him such famous contemporaries as the artists Burne-Jones Mitcham Morden Mitcham Station Tramlink Station and Rossetti, and the ceramic designer William de Morgan. Ravensbury Park Published by: Wandle Valley Festival Funded by: Awards For All If the great Victorian designer is famous everywhere Morris’s factory was in the centre of London till 1881, when he Design : Jonathan Spearman-Oxx Pictures: Courtesy of London Borough of Merton today for his wonderful nature-inspired fabric and found an ideal premises in Merton High Street on the Wandle, Library and Heritage Service Horatio Nelson wallpaper patterns, they were only a small part of this whose water quality was perfect for his purpose and whose local Wandle Spencer Valley Road Wetland Wetland extraordinary man’s achievement. -
New Life for the Lit&Sci
The London Forum of Amenity and Civic Societies NEWSLETTER March 2015 NEW LIFE FOR THE LIT&SCI Norman Plastow, Past President, writes: One of Wimbledon’s oldest societies closed at the end of last year after 124 years. The Wimbledon Literary and Scientific Society was founded in 1891 by some distinguished local residents to encourage the study of literature and science. Membership was by invitation Above left: Norman Plastow presides over the final meeting where and meetings took place in Secretary Sally Flew, centre, lectured on the Lit & Sci’s prestigious the homes of members, history and distinguished list of previous presidents. But all is not lost. where they presented papers Andrew Simon, right, now heads a team that is resurrecting it for the on a range of suitable sub- future like a phoenix rising from the ashes. jects. The meetings took place after dinner, and in Hall which centred round a new members and chaired all those days when it was usual display of scientific instru- meetings until the Society to “dress for dinner” the dress ments and objects. These in- was fully re-established in was black tie. (In the early cluded living physiological 1948. days almost all the members specimens, and even cholera In the post war period, were men.) Most members and anthrax, exposed on a smaller homes were available followed this tradition until green baize table! for meetings. Seating became quite recently. Membership During World War One, the a problem and chairs had to was limited to 80 but meetings continued, but with be hired. -
125 March 1998
Hon. Secretary: Hon. Editor: VICE PRESIDENTS: Arthur Turner, Lionel Green and William Rudd BULLETIN NO. 125 MARCH 1998 PROGRAMME MARCH-JUNE Thursday 19th March 7.30 pm Merton Local Studies Centre, ‘Tramlink and its Historical Connections’ by John Gent of Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society Mr Gent is well-known as a transport specialist, a historian of Croydon, and the author of a number of books. (The Local Studies Centre is situated on the ground floor of Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden.) Friday 24th April 8pm The King’s Head, Merton High Street ‘The History of Young’s Brewery’ by Helen Osborn, archivist at Young’s and author of Inn and Around London, a history of Young’s pubs. (The King’s Head is opposite Savacentre, on bus routes 57, 152, 155, 200 and 293 and near Colliers Wood Underground station.) Saturday 16th May 2.30 for 3pm Guided tour of Southside House Cost: £5 (a concession rate of £3 is for members of the Historic Houses Association only) Behind a fine brick façade were until fairly recently two separate dwellings dating from (probably) the mid-18th century. Now, as a single house, Southside offers the visitor the chance to see an unusual interior and a collection around which myth and romance have accumulated. (Wimbledon Common Southside, buses 93, 200) Saturday 20th June Visit to Horsham, Sussex The visit will include the museum, the church, and a guided walk led by Marjorie Ledgerton, a long-time member of the Society and for a number of years our Bulletin editor. -
TO LET Waterside Pub and Adjoining Restaurant London, SW19 W
agg.uk.com | 020 7836 7826 TO LET Waterside Pub and Adjoining Restaurant London, SW19 W NB Not current photo WILLIAM MORRIS PH & FORMER MAMMA ROSA, MERTON ABBEY MILLS, WIMBLEDON, LONDON, SW19 2RD • Free of tie pub and restaurant, available as a whole or individually • Fronts the River Wandle • Pub comprises a gross internal area of approximately 3,824 sq ft • Former restaurant has a gross internal area of circa 2,842 sq ft • Extensive external trade areas overlooking river • Planning consent for installation of microbrewery (proposed plans available) AVAILABLE AS A NEW LEASE RENTAL OFFERS INVITED SUBJECT TO CONTRACT sole letting rights LONL393 8 Exchange Court, Covent Garden, London WC2R 0JU • Tel: 020 7836 7826 • www.agg.uk.com A.R. Alder BSc (Hons) FRICS • J.B. Grimes BSc(Hons) MRICS • D. Gooderham MRICS • R.A. Negus BSc MRICS Notice AG&G for themselves and for the vendor of this property, whose agents they are given notice that 1. These particulars do not form any part of the offer or contract. 2 They are intended to give a fair description of the property. but neither AG&G nor the vendor accept responsibility for any error they may contain, however caused. Any intending purchaser must therefore satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness. 3 neither AG&G, nor any of their employees, has any authority to make or give any further representation or warranty in relation to this property. Unless otherwise stated, all prices and rents are quoted exclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT). Any intending purchasers or lessees must satisfy themselves independently as to the incidence of VAT in respect of any transaction.