Morden College | |
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Type | Residential home |
Location | Blackheath, London, England |
Coordinates | 51°28′10″N 0°01′10″E / 51.4695°N 0.0195°E |
Built | 1695-1702 |
Architect | Christopher Wren |
Governing body | Charity |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Morden College |
Designated | 19 October 1951 |
Reference no. | 1289879 |
Morden College is a charity which has been providing residential care in Blackheath, south-east London, England for over 300 years. Founded by philanthropist Sir John Morden in 1695 as a home for "poor Merchants", Morden College was built to a design sometimes attributed to Sir Christopher Wren. The original college buildings were intended to house 40 single or widowed men. Since expanded, today Morden College is a Grade I listed building and functions as a retirement home. In October 2023, its day centre, the John Morden Centre, won the Stirling Prize for architecture.