Merton Heritage Service Spotter Guide: SOUTH WIMBLEDON TO MERTON PARK :

Starting at South Wimbledon Underground Station. Cross over to the Tesco store

and keep walking down the left side of Kingston Road towards Merton Park.

The SALVATION ARMY BUILDING is next to

the Fire Station,

5. What is above the lettering in the centre of

the building?

6. What is at the top of the building under

the point of the roof?

Cross BRISBANE ROAD and just past

the WIMBLEDON CARRIAGE CO. is a

large building.

1. What is written around the curve

of its doorway?

Next to that is the ELIM CHURCH

2. What date is carved high up on

the wall?

3. What is written on the coat of arms above the door?

Walk a little further, stopping in front of A. HANNA’s piano shop. On the opposite side

of the road is WIMBLEDON FIRE STATION. ( Stay on the left side of the road )

4. What type of tree is

growing outside the

building?

On the opposite side of the road is

RUSSELL ROAD ( with a red estate

agents on the corner.

Look down the road and you can see

WIMBLEDON THEATRE in the

distance.

9. What shape is under the angel

on the theatre roof?

Keep walking until you

reach MANOR HOUSE.

7. What is different about the building compared to this picture of it in 1910?

Next door at No. 120 is the

ST. JOHN’S AMBULANCE building.

8. How many arrows make up the

brigade emblem shown on each

side of the gates?

IF YOU WANT TO END YOUR WALK HERE, you can follow the same route in

reverse to return to South Wimbledon Underground Station.

FOR A SLIGHTLY LONGER WALK, head straight on down the same side of

KINGSTON ROAD, past DORSET ROAD and CHURCH LANE, then turn left into

MOSTYN ROAD.

Continue walking towards the MERTON PARK LEVEL CROSSING. Before crossing it

look to the right , at the building on the left side of HARTFIELD ROAD.

10. The building is an unusual shape - how would you describe it?

Keep walking along Kingston Road, past DORSET ROAD. On your left you will see

DORSET HALL, once the home of suffragette ROSE LAMARTINE YATES.

She spent many years

campaigning to get votes for

women in the UK.

If the wooden gates are open,

You might be able to spot a stone

statue of a dog that stood in

Rose’s garden.

Walk along to ST. MARY’S

Church and look at the

local WAR MEMORIAL.

By the memorial, turn left

CHURCH LANE. At the

very end of this road, you will

be back at KINGSTON RD. Turn right to walk back to SOUTH WIMBLEDON STATION.

We hope you have enjoyed your walk.

For more information on Merton’s history visit www.merton.gov.uk/memories

Keep walking down MOSTYN ROAD and on the right, just past CHURCH PATH,

you will see the entrance to JOHN INNES PARK.

Take a circuit round

the park.

If you are lucky, you

may see ducks

nesting on the pond.

11. What were the flower beds near the gates planted to commemorate?

12. Name two sports played in the park.

Come back to the Park entrance and

cross over MOSTYN ROAD to the other

section of CHURCH PATH - there are

little bollards at the entrance.