Merton Priory’s Chapter House ruins open to the public

The remains of an important monastery broken up by King Henry VIII and almost lost to history can be found underneath a busy road in south London. It’s also open to the public, having recently added a new visitor centre and mini-museum.The significance of Merton Priory and the Chapter House is evident in the ecclesiastical, royal, and government activity that was conducted at the priory and in the meetings held in the Chapter House itself. King Henry III called a council meeting in January