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St Mary's was Lord Nelson's
parish church from September 1801until his departure for Trafalgar in October 1805.
Find out more about Nelson at Merton and how we
marked the bicentenary.
Events at St. Mary's this Autumn
- how we marked the bicentenary of Trafalgar and Nelson's death
Nelson and St Mary's Church - how Nelson has
left his mark here
Paradise Merton - articles about Nelson and
the Hamiltons from St Mary's parish magazine
Other Nelson & Trafalgar links - find
out more about local and national celebrations and about Nelson and Trafalgar |
Events at St. Mary's
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September 12th |
Nelson
in his own Words.
A lecture by
Dr Colin White based around his work on the Nelson Letters
Project. More...
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October 1st |
A peal was rung at St Mary's by members of the Surrey Association of
Church Bell Ringers, including two members of the local band.
More...
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October 5th |
The Evelyn Jowett
Memorial Lecture: An Appreciation of Vice
Admiral Horatio Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronte.
More...
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October 9th |
Nelson Mass -
St Mary’s hosted a performance of one of Joseph Haydn’s
grandest choral works. More...
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October 16th |
Nelson Civic Commemoration
Service of Matins in St. Mary's.
The service was attended by the Bishop of Southwark, the Mayor
of Merton and other dignitaries and the address was given by the
Naval Chaplain designate of Portsmouth, Rev. John Green.
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October 21st |
Bold Nelson. Parish
Players presented a dramatic presentation in words and music
in St Mary's, celebrating Lord Nelson's life, loves and death.
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Nelson and St Mary's Church |
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On the north
aisle wall in St Mary's church are a series of funeral hatchments. One
of these is the hatchment of Admiral Nelson, pictured below left.
Read more about Nelson's
hatchment here.
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 Nelson, Emma Hamilton and her husband
Sir William lived together in
Merton Place
(pictured right), long demolished
but then part of the parish of Merton.
Sir William's hatchment hangs alongside Nelson's.
Read more about the St
Mary's hatchments here.
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Also in church is a seat reputed to be where Nelson sat when
worshipping at St Mary's between 1802 and 1805.
Nelson is not the only famous
British seaman with Merton connections. The tomb of Admiral Sir Isaac
Smith is adjacent to the south side of the chancel and his funeral
hatchment also hangs on the north aisle wall, near that of Nelson.
Smith is famous for planting the Union Flag on Australian soil as a 16
year old in 1769, as a member of James Cook's expedition on HMS
Endeavour.
More about Isaac Smith's tomb.
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Paradise Merton - articles about
Nelson and his life in Merton
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A series of articles about
Nelson, the Hamilton's, and life in what Nelson described as his
"Paradise Merton", have been published in St Mary's parish magazine
since 2002. Follow the links below to read them:
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