tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739003444076568330.post1174551466983111423..comments2008-11-17T22:29:04.752ZThe Greenwich Phantomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11446976345540500544noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739003444076568330.post-60980556377787168222008-11-17T22:29:00.000Z2008-11-17T22:29:00.000ZThe college is very close to me. <BR/><BR/>I understand that they do have occasional private tours - this was told to me by a resident I was chatting to.<BR/><BR/>The entry for the college in the esteemable 'London Encyclopedia' advises that John Mordern established the home to house 'decayed Turkey merchants' (I assume they being traders with Turks rather than the big birds) of which he was one.<BR/><BR/>Residents apparently pay according to their means, it says, and I rather get the impression that they are a rather well heeled lot.<BR/><BR/>At night time when you can get a glimpse of some of the interiors you will see walls adorned with antiquarian books and fine prints.<BR/><BR/>No budgie rearing crumblies these.<BR/><BR/>Actually, the bit I've always wanted to see most of all is the chapel which LE says contains a fine wood carving by Grinling Gibbons (also responsible for the pedstal on Charles I's statue before Trafalgar Square.Latelygayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11489446489384100920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739003444076568330.post-26677552305133376592008-11-17T16:49:00.000Z2008-11-17T16:49:00.000ZYou're right - I should just email them. In fact I will. I guess the pics were taken on the same day, if they're that close together. I was sent a whole bunch, but I'm eking them out, as there are so many lovely stories and I only have so much time in my life...<BR/><BR/>Mondays and Tuesdays, you say, Nonannon? Hmm.The Greenwich Phantomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11446976345540500544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739003444076568330.post-27845549530641123342008-11-17T16:02:00.000Z2008-11-17T16:02:00.000ZThere is a wonderful wonderful archive. The archivist works Monday and Tuesdaynonannonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739003444076568330.post-5028845455667344922008-11-17T14:25:00.000Z2008-11-17T14:25:00.000ZPhantom: from your own posting on the subject last year:<BR/><BR/>"My suggestion would be to give them a call - the address is:<BR/>MORDEN COLLEGE<BR/>19 ST. GERMANS PLACE<BR/>LONDON<BR/>SE3 0PW<BR/>Telephone 0208 858 3365<BR/>or drop them an email - amanda@mordencollege.org" - although as its principally a residential home (with sweet little flatlettes around the courtyard) I can't imagine that there would be very much to see other than budgie cages and pictures of grandchildren! And it would be a bit of a secluded venue for a charity fete, being in that strange "grey area" twixt Blackheath and Kidbrooke. <BR/><BR/>Interestingly, the picture of the clock on that posting shows it standing at 11.55, while the picture on today's posting of it shows it to be 11.59 or thereabouts. So its worked for four minutes in between the two pictures?<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, a clock which has stopped is still correct twice a day!rtbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08641946731096944403noreply@blogger.com