This afternoon I cut the cake on the 19th anniversary of the opening of Merton Abbey Mills as part of the Wandle Valley Festival. At Merton Abbey Mills, a weekly market takes places and also has with a variety of niche shops with many specialist arts and craft shops. Each weekend, many come from a wide area to sample the areas delights. It is also home to the Colour House theatre(a small theatre that seats 70), where both children shows and classical music events takes place on a regular basis.
However, the best part of the day was been shown the ancient ruins of the Chapter House which are located underneath Merantum Way, a road that runs through the site and was built in the eighties. Although I knew ruins existed, I never knew it was so readily accessible and that the area contained so much history. Indeed, it's amongst the most historic parts of Merton and certainly worth seeing, especially as many of the artifacts have been wonderfully restored. I enclose a link below giving more information about the site.
http://www.merton.gov.uk/leisure/history-heritage/heritage-sites/mertonpriory/merton-priory-chapter-house.html
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