Survey of London Monograph 10, Morden College, Blackheath

An account of the the college of Sir John Morden, dating from the late seventeenth century.

Survey of London. Originally published by Guild & School of Handicraft, London, 1916.

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Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
Members of the Survey Committee 3-5
Description of the plates 7-8
Preface 9-10
Introduction 11-13
Description of the buildings of Morden College 14-25
Sir John and Lady Morden 26-35
History of the College 36-51
Appendix A: Will of Sir John Morden 52-60
Appendix B: Orders to be observed in Morden College 61-63
Bibliography 64-66
Index 67-73
Plate 1: Entrance front 1
Plate 2: Quadrangle 2
Plate 3: General plan 3
Plate 4: Front and side elevations 4
Plate 5: Detail of clock turret 5
Plate 6: Entrance front details 6
Plate 7: Entrance front details 7
Plate 8: Entrance front details 8
Plate 9: Entrance front details 9
Plate 10: Quadrangle section 10
Plate 11: Sundial 11
Plate 12: Quadrangle and wing doors 12
Plate 13: Mouldings on colonnade and wing doors 13
Plate 14: Details of chapel vestibule 14
Plate 15: Mouldings in chapel vestibule 15
Plate 16: Key block above chapel door 16
Plate 17: Spandrels above chapel door 17
Plate 18: Altar-piece and organ loft in chapel 18
Plate 19: Pulpit in chapel 19
Plate 20: Details of pulpit 20
Plate 21: Mouldings to pulpit 21
Plate 22: Panelling and organ gallery in chapel 22
Plate 23: Panel in organ gallery 23
Plate 24: Lely portrait of Sir John Morden 24
Plate 25: Lely portrait of Lady Morden 25
Plate 26: Engraving of Morden College front 26
Plate 27: Bird's eye view of Morden College 27
Plate 28: Entrance front 28
Plate 29: Entrance front 29
Plate 30: Entrance front centre 30
Plate 31: Statues of Sir John and Lady Morden 31
Plate 32: Shield of arms over entrance 32
Plate 33: Entrance door to north wing 33
Plate 34: Entrance door to south wing 34
Plate 35: Hood of entrance door to south wing 35
Plate 36: South wing 36
Plate 37: East front and quadrangle 37
Plate 38: West walk in quadrangle 38
Plate 39: West side of quadrangle 39
Plate 40: Sundial and lamp stand 40
Plate 41: Arch to chapel vestibule 41
Plate 42: Doors to chapel 42
Plate 43: Doors to chapel 43
Plate 44: Chapel interior 44
Plate 45: Detail of reredos 45
Plate 46: Detail of reredos 46
Plate 47: Chaplain's stair 47
Plate 48: Chaplain's garden 48
Plate 49: Views of graveyard 49