Frequently Asked Questions
Question: Do you have parking facilities?
Answer:
No, I'm afraid not. The nearest car park is in the Broadway, near to Wimbledon Theatre (approx. 5 mins walk). Unloading is prohibited outside the house on Mon-Sat from 7-10am and 4-7pm. Other times it is allowed. As of 1 December 2014 there are no restrictions to parking on The Broadway on a Sunday, so visitors can park outside the House on that day.
Question: What is the maximum capacity of the rooms?
Answer:
Room 1, on the left as you enter the building, can seat 60.
Room 3 and 4 can seat 15 each.
Room 7 can seat 20.
Question: What are your opening hours?
Answer:
We are open 7 days a week 365 days a year
Question: What is access to the building like?
Answer:
There is good access to the ground floor of our building, either via stairs or a lift (please call us in advance to get the code to access the lift)
Question: Do you have an accessible toilet facilities?
Answer:
Yes. On the ground floor near to our kitchen area.
Question: Can I make an appointment to visit you and see the rooms and facilities?
Answer:
Yes. If you telephone Caspar Osborn on 0208 542 3049 (or e-mail on manager.wmhouse@gmail.com), we can arrange a time for you to come and visit.
Question: What type of organisation are you?
Answer:
We are a "registered Society" under the Co-operative and Communities Benefit Act 2014. We have a Management Committee of volunteers (from the local community) who are responsible for the operation of the House.
Question: How long have you been in existence?
Answer:
William Morris Meetings Rooms has been a community meeting place for local people in Wimbledon and Merton for over 90 years. We were established on 2 December 1921 and we took ownership of our premises on 1 September 1922 after a concerted effort by workers in the local community to raise a deposit and obtained a mortgage from the Co-operative Wholesale Society Bank. The House was officially opened by The Rt. Hon. Arthur Henderson MP. on 30 September 1922. Our name William Morris House links back to those original workers who established the Society and who used to work at Morris & Co in Merton Abbey Mills.