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Discover Your Local History!


Do you know about the history on your doorstep - the stories that have shaped the area where you live? These brief introductions will get you started! Visit your local museum, library or the Local Studies & Archives Centre at Sutton Library to discover much more.
 

Historic Locations

  • Carshalton

  • Cheam

  • Croydon Airport

  • Lavender

  • River Wandle

  • Roundshaw

  • St Helier

  • Sutton

  • Wallington

  • Watercress

  • Worcester Park

 

Historic People

  • Ann Duck, 1717-1744

  • Mary "Polly" Stevenson Hewson, 1739-1795

  • Robert Burra, 1767-1846

  • William Tatton Winter, 1855 - 1928

  • George Rice, c.1874 - ?

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, 1875 - 1912

 

Historic Archives

  • The Collections

  • The Local Studies Collection

  • Remembering World War One in Sutton

  • Sutton Archives

  • The Past on Glass

 
All sorts of people have lived in the local area, famous and infamous, ordinary and extraordinary. Their lives give us glimpses of the past. If you know of someone of note who should be included, please contact us.

    Sutton Libraries

    Sutton Heritage

    Digital Resources

    Health in Sutton

    Art & Exhibitions

    Community Activities & Groups

    Room Hire

    Civil Ceremonies

    Whitehall Historic House

    Honeywood Museum

    Little Holland House

    Local Studies & Archives and Family History Centre

    Virtual Trails

    Learning

    Local History

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