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The Parish Church of St John the Baptist Old Malden
Heritage Open Day: This ancient Parish church is a hidden gem in London’s suburbia. Mentioned in the Doomsday book of 1086. History boards with a timeline from Early Iron Age to present day. A Grade II listed Jacobean church (1611) built on Saxon ruins with a Victorian extension (1875) and a contemporary extension (2004) within a conservation area with a Manor House next door. Ancient fields and the Hogsmill River nearby. Connections with Walter de Merton and Merton College Oxford, with his coat of arms in a heraldic window with 1611 glass. The artist Millais painted the background to ‘Ophelia’ on the nearby Hogsmill river. History boards with timeline from Early Iron Age to present time.
Fri 11 Sep to Monday 14 September
St John the Baptist, Church Road, Worcester Park, Old Malden, Surrey KT4 7RY
Fri 11 Sep:1100-1600; Sat 12 Sep:1000-1700; Sun 13 Sep:1400-1700; Mon 14 Sep:1100-1600; Free Entry.
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