Introduction The area we now recognise as the home of Royal Wimbledon Golf Club was originally leased to the club by Mr & Mrs…
Read MoreIn November, members of the Wimbledon Society had a private behind-the-scenes tour of the Surrey History Centre in Woking, which holds and makes accessible…
Read MoreAnother month and another exclusive outing for members of the Wimbledon Society. This time it was to the newly restored, repurposed and re-imagined Canons…
Read MoreWimbledon has a number of curious poles. They look like very tall Victorian lamp-posts, but without a lamp at the top. They are ventilation…
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day, the 8th of March 2024 made a fitting background to the placing of a commemorative plaque on Dorset Hall, a Grade…
Read More We are delighted to annouce that the restored Sunnyside Transformer has been removed from Historic England's 'Heritage at Risk Register'. It was one…
Read MoreA new statue has appeared in Wimbledon at the junction of Lake Rd and Leopold Rd. And if you are wondering who it commemorates…
Read MoreAt a meeting of the Merton Park Ward Resident’s Association & Councillors taking place on the evening of the 4th April 2023 the Dorset…
Read MoreDorset Hall, the Grade II listed Georgian House on Kingston Road, was the home of local suffragette Rose Lamartine Yates in the early twentieth…
Read MoreGood news! After many years of campaigning, we are pleased that the restoration of this historic landmark in Wimbledon is now taking place. Here…
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