Whitehall

1 Malden Road
Cheam Village
Greater London
SM3 8QD
England

Website

Whitehall homepage

www.sutton.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1909

Up-to-date information provided by our Friends group

www.friendsofwhitehallcheam.co.uk

London Borough of Sutton official website

www.sutton.gov.uk

E-mail

whitehallmuseum@sutton.gov.uk

Telephone

020 8643 1236

Fax

020 8643 1236

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An attractive weather-boarded house in the heart of the Cheam Village conservation area. Whitehall has stood on this site since about 1500, and opened to the public in 1978. Originally a timber-framed wattle and daub building, the 18th century weather-boarding conceals several centuries of additions, including a 16th century staircase tower. The beautifully kept gardens are lovingly tended by members of our active Friends group, who also provide the home-made cakes in our cosy beamed tea-room. Changing programme of exhibitions and events. Whitehall was given a Gold Award in the 2011 Green Tourism Scheme for London in recognition of its efforts towards sustainability, which it successfully retained in 2013.

Venue Type:

Museum, Historic house or home

 Opening hours

Wednesday-Friday & Sunday 1400-1700
Saturday 1000-1700
Bank Holiday Monday 1400-1700

Closed: 24th December - 2nd January inclusive

 Admission charges

Free entry.
Group Tours: Please contact for details

 Getting there

Rail: Cheam (5 mins walk)
Bus: 151, 213, X26
Road: on A.2043 just north of junction with A.232.
Parking: Pay & Display car park - entrance off Park Road, opposite Whitehall.

Additional info

Pay and Display car park available behind Cheam Library (entrance via Park Road) 1 minutes walk away.
Wheelchair access limited.
Guided tours and groups by prior booking only.

Discover 500 years of living history
- original timbering with wattle and daub plus carpenter's marks visible on roof structure
- inglenook fireplace with cooking pots, baking oven and ashpit.
- medieval Cheam Pottery display
- story of Henry VIIIs nearby Nonsuch Palace
- learn about the Killick family who lived here for over 250 years
- furnished Victorian schoolmaster's study bedroom
- Cheam School and related personalities
- Art Gallery with contemporary exhibitions
- rear garden with medieval well

Collection details

Architecture, Fine Art, Personalities, Social History

Key artists and exhibits

  • Tudor house building
  • Tudor kitchen
  • Nonsuch Palace
  • Cheam Pottery
  • Cheam School
  • William Gilpin
  • Killick family
  • Victorian parlour
  • Victorian study bedroom

Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Boxes, objects and other kit

Tudor Experience

http://www.sutton.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1912

Find out about local Tudors in this beautiful Tudor building. Children are encouraged to dress up. Age 7 - 11. Find out about Tudor Cheam, Cuddington and Nonsuch Palace. Visit the Lumley Chapel. Find out how the Tudors feasted and entertained themselves. Follow the trail around the house looking at the materials used to construct Tudor Whitehall. Find out about the use of herbs in food, dyeing and medicine. Look at local Tudor documents. The tour takes 2 hours, but can be extended to a whole day by adding a craft option (shield painting or making Tudor jewellery).

How to obtain

Call 020 8643 1236 or email whitehallmuseum@sutton.gov.uk for more information.

Whitehall Tour

http://www.sutton.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1912

A guided visit around an original Tudor house. The class will be divided into groups and taken on a guided tour. Handle replica Tudor objects, find out about the construction of Whitehall, and learn about Cheam village in the 16th century. Look at the Tudor kings and queens, particularly Henry VIII and Nonsuch Palace, and compare the lives of the rich and poor in Tudor times. The tour can be adapted to your curriculum needs, and takes 2 hours including visiting the shop. Price £2.00 per head.

How to obtain

Call 020 8643 1236 or email whitehallmuseum@sutton.gov.uk for more information.

 Face to face resources

A House Through Time

http://www.sutton.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1912

A look at the changes Whitehall has seen from medieval Cuddington to Second World War Cheam, in this 2 hour visit for children age 7 – 11. Who lived here before the building of Nonsuch Palace? Discover the Tudor period through wills, assize records and pictures, local religious conflict during the Civil War, and changes to the house during the Victorian period. Photos and documents show how life in Cheam was affected by the coming of the railway and the Second World War. This session can be extended to a whole day by adding a craft.

How to obtain

Call 020 8643 1236 or email whitehallmuseum@sutton.gov.uk for more information.

 Resources

Getting there

Rail: Cheam (5 mins walk)
Bus: 151, 213, X26
Road: on A.2043 just north of junction with A.232.
Parking: Pay & Display car park - entrance off Park Road, opposite Whitehall.

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