History talks
Local author and history talks take place every month between 10:30 and 12 noon. It's free to attend.
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Book your place at the library by popping in or calling us on 0208 274 5789.
20th February
CANCELLED
Doctor’s Orders: Hospitals and Health in Merton
(Sarah Gould, Merton Heritage Service)
19th March
The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Merton
(Sarah Gould)
16th April
“Scandal! Scandal!”: The work of journalist W T Stead
(Richard Smart, Salvation Army and Blue Badge Guide)
21st May
A Womble before the Dons: Wimbledon memoirs 1926-48 (Sarah Gould)
18th June
The painter of the Suburbs and the last Pre-Raphaelite: Harry Bush and Noel Nisbet
(Sarah Gould)
16th July
Paper Mills on the Wandle
(John Sheridan, Wandle Industrial Museum)
20th August
Richardson Evans: civil servant, journalist and author
(Michael Norman-Smith, Merton U3A)
17th September
The Industries around Shannon Corner—including Reid & Sigrist (Norma Cox, Merton Historical Society)
15th October
The Wilberforce trail: Merton and London sites linked to William Wilberforce and the campaign against slavery
(Richard Smart, Salvation Army and Blue Badge Guide)
19th November
Keep Calm and Carry On: Merton & Morden during World War II