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Wandle Industrial Museum

Name: Wandle Industrial Museum
Address: Vestry Hall Annexe, London Road, Mitcham, CR43UD, GB
Telephone: +442086480127

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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

16/10/2026

The Wandle Industrial Museum offer a range of talks on the industries, people and heritage of the Wandle Valley. These talks are given free of charge with donations welcomed. If interested please contact the museum.

15/10/2026

Thursday Postcard Day. This postcard shows detail Daisy, a wall-hanging embroidered by William and Jane Morris c1860.

14/10/2026

Wednesday Archive Day. This is the Colour House Theatre at Merton Abbey Mills in September 1999. The Colour House was where the dyes used by the textile printers on the site, including Liberty, were made. The building is said to be the oldest on the site and may date back to Merton Priory in 1117.

13/10/2026

Tuesday Quiz Day. This range of products was produced by a company in the Wandle Valley. Do you know which one?
Last week's answer was the Wandle pattern by William Morris.

12/10/2026

Monday Art Day. This painting is by Brenda Pennington. It shows the Upper Mill at Grove Park, Carshalton. A mill here dates back to the Domesday Survey of 1086. Over its many years it has been greatly changed. Today it stands empty and the waterwheel overgrown.

08/10/2026

Thursday Postcard Day. William Morris designed the Bird pattern in 1878. The pattern features pairs of birds, both standing and in flight, surrounded by scrolling acanthus leaves and yellow sunflowers.

07/10/2026

Wednesday Archive Day. This is a view of out buildings of Deeds Mill, also known as Eagle Leather Works, at Willow Lane, Mitcham. Her the river Wandle had been much changed with a number of new channels. These have since been filled in and the river returned to its original course.

06/10/2026

Tuesday Quiz Day. What inspired the pattern and who's pattern covers our windows at the museum?
Last week's answer was Benjamin Outram who was employed to build the Surrey Iron Railway.

05/10/2026

Monday Art Day. This is a painting of the art critic John Ruskin painted by John Everett Millais in Scotland. Ruskin had a love for the River Wandle from his early live and was shocked by the way it had become abused by people later in life.

02/10/2026

The museum offer free workshops to schools about the textile industry. Focused on Morris & Co and Liberty Print Works it enables children to learn about a period in the Victorian and Edwardian period.
The museum also offers a range of talks and walks. Visit: https://buff.ly/CEFYgOp

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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