Merton Abbey Works

Merton Abbey Works
A watercolor of a millpond with tall, narrow trees and dark buildings with orange roofs on the far shore. A girl in a bonnet poles a boat in the water, flanked by ducks.
The Pond at William Morris's Works at Merton, L.L. Pocock, c. 1880s
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Operatedc. 1690s–1940
LocationMerton
Coordinates51°24′55″N 0°10′59″W / 51.41539168°N 0.183062017°W / 51.41539168; -0.183062017
IndustryTextile industry, Calico printing, Textile printing, Weaving, Stained glass
EmployeesJohn Henry Dearle
Owner(s)Morris & Co., William Morris

The Merton Abbey Works was a textile printing factory in Merton, then part of Surrey but now in Greater London, England. Textile industries were active there from approximately 1690 until 1940.[1] From 1880 to 1940, the Works were the factory of the Arts and Crafts movement design firm Morris & Co. The Works were demolished after the closure of Morris & Co in 1940.[1]

  1. ^ a b Saxby 1995, p. 2.