Chapter House Museum Opening Times 2022
2022-04-03 11:00 - 2022-10-30 16:00 (Europe/London) | Chapter House, Chapter Way, London, SW19 2RX, United Kingdom
We’re delighted to be open again and to welcome you to the Chapter House.
Our regular opening times are Sundays, 11am-4pm. If you’d like to arrange a group visit at another time, please get in touch.

Study afternoon: Merton Priory - the First 100 Years
2022-07-23 14:00 - 17:00
Founded in 1117, Merton Priory quickly became one of the most important and influential Augustinian priories in the British Isles. This study afternoon explores Merton Priory during the twelfth century, and the people who made it. Our speakers include:

Professor Janet Burton, whose extensive bibliography includes Monastic and Religious Orders in Britain 1000–1300, The Monastic Order in Yorkshire 1066–1215, The Regular Canons in the British Isles, The Cistercians in the Middle Ages, and Monasteries and Society in Britain and Ireland in the Later Middle Ages, and she has appeared on both radio and television. She is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Wales, Trinity St David.
Dr David Robinson is the author of The Geography of Augustinian Settlement in Medieval England and Wales, and The Cistercian Abbeys of Britain: Far from the Concourse of Men – two of the essential books in the medieval monastic historian’s armoury. One of the leading authorities on medieval buildings, he’s written guidebooks for English Heritage and Cadw, and articles for both academic journals and more popular organs like Country Life.
Dr Hugh Doherty , Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of East Anglia. Hugh specialises in Europe’s history from the tenth to the twelfth centuries, and was involved in the major Writs and Charters of William II and Henry I project. He is Vice-President of the Surtees Society, and was historical consultant for Assassin’s Creed (2016). Hugh is an expert both on Augustinian priories and on Henry I’s sheriffs, including the founder of Merton Priory.
Dr Ian Stone. Ian lives and breathes London’s history. His thesis was on the history book (the Liber de Antiquis Legibus) of one of its aldermen, Arnold fitz Thedmar, and, alongside a busy teaching and lecturing schedule, he is currently preparing an edition of this. He’s also writing a history of the Worshipful Company of Masons, and gives frequent talks and workshops on the history of London and its merchants. (You can meet him on YouTube)

There’ll be plenty of opportunity for questions and answers. Tea is included!
It’s free to attend, but we’d love you to register your interest on Eventbrite here.

Wandle Valley Forum Annual Meeting
2022-09-15 17:30 - 20:30
Thursday September 15th 2022
Catch up on the Wandle year * Special visit to Merton Priory Walls * Learn about plans for “Pickle Park” * Hear the story of Wandle Wardrobe
Join us for Wandle Valley Forum’s Annual Meeting in the unique surroundings of Merton Priory Chapter House on Thursday 15th September. We begin at 7pm. The Annual Meeting is preceded by a special visit to Merton Priory Walls beginning at 5.45pm and will be followed by an informal Wandle Meet.
Get an update on the Wandle year from Tony Burton (Chair) in our Annual General Meeting presentation
Enjoy a presentation on the story of Wandle Wardrobe from Elly Platt
Join a guided tour run by National Trust of the listed walls of Merton Priory and feed into plans for a new “Pickle Park”
Ask questions and participate in our Annual General Meeting
View our exhibition panels on the Wandle
Share your ideas for the future of Wandle Fortnight
Enjoy Merton Priory Chapter House and see the 900 year old gateway that has recently returned
Enjoy an informal post-event Wandle Meet with drinks provided – bring your own nibbles
This event is part of Wandle Fortnight.﻿

The Covid Chronicle Tapestries
2022-09-24 11:00 - 2022-09-25 16:00
Last chance to see a spectacular exhibition of textiles and stitch recording personal experiences of the 2021 lockdown by 142 artists from all around the world, on tour throughout the country – but here first!
11AM – 4PM SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
TILL 25TH SEPTEMBER
FREE ENTRY
Artists everywhere were invited to make and donate a panel, set to a template, on the understanding that it would be stitched together with others for exhibition. The act of stitching has proven mental health benefits, and it was decided that any funds raised by it after basic expenses are met, would go to the mental health charity, MIND.
Now complete, The Covid Chronicle measures 18 metres, comprising 144 panels (each measuring 50cm2), with an additional metre square title page by Lesley Fudge. The panels submitted from around the world were curated for colour and style and made into metre square units for ease of making and hanging.
