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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.

Image by Museums Victoria

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

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