- Wikidata identifier:
- Q113369982
- Instance of:
- museum; independent museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 430
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q113369982/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Local History Collection
Items connected with the mills and industries of the Wandle Valley, from the source to the confluence with the river Thames, and running through the London Boroughs of Croydon, Sutton, Merton and Wandsworth. Items relate to the history of buildings and places, industrial activity, institutions, communications and administration, the lives and achievements of residents, the economy and social life. the collections include material on important people such as William Morris whose company manufactured furnishings at Merton Abbey and Arthur Liberty, of the West End store. There is an extensive collection of printing blocks and textiles.
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC