Fri 11 Sep 26
Fri 11 Sep:1100-1600; Sat 12 Sep:1000-1700; Sun 13 Sep:1400-1700; Mon 14 Sep:1100-1600; Free Entry.
St John the Baptist, Church Road, Worcester Park, Old Malden KT4 7RY
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...
