We are delighted to annouce that the restored Sunnyside Transformer has been removed from Historic England’s ‘Heritage at Risk Register’. It was one of the first transformers to be…
A new statue has appeared in Wimbledon at the junction of Lake Rd and Leopold Rd. And if you are wondering who it commemorates it is Sister Nivedita, of Ramakrishna…
At a meeting of the Merton Park Ward Resident’s Association & Councillors taking place on the evening of the 4th April 2023 the Dorset Hall Group (DHG) handed over responsibility…
Dorset Hall, the Grade II listed Georgian House on Kingston Road, was the home of local suffragette Rose Lamartine Yates in the early twentieth century but had fallen into disrepair. In…
Good news! After many years of campaigning, we are pleased that the restoration of this historic landmark in Wimbledon is now taking place. Here are pictures of the state it…
Dorset Hall is a Grade II Listed, Georgian house on Kingston Road in Merton Park. It is associated with Rose Lamartine Yates, an early suffragette, who lived there in…

Wimbledon has suffered epidemics in the past. Your Local History Group recalls previous ‘unprecedented times’. With Around the Table contributions from Sheila Dunman and Monica Ellison, Charles Toase leads the…