What do you do at Canons House?

communityengagement
Mar 25
2 min read

Greetings from the Canons House team.

We often get asked what happens in the house?

Here’s an Introduction to our offering & programming.

View of Canons House in Mitcham & medieval Dovecot from the East Lawn — View of Canons House & Dovecot from the East Lawn

This Grade II listed Georgian House has been beautifully & sympathetically renovated. Situated within stunning and restorative grounds in Mitcham, the House provides a space for sharing, collaboration & innovation. Read on to learn more about the offering at Canons House & Grounds.

We have Rooms for Hire for meetings, interview & consultation spaces, workshops & activities for 2-25 people, amenities include: screens, in-room refreshments, Owl 360 & Laptop hire.

Picture of Rooms for Hire at Canons House in Mitcham including Blue, Cedar & Drawing Rooms and the Kitchen Activity Space

Join the ‘work near home community’,

We offer hotdesking & fixed desks in our WORKSPACE providing coworking, quiet spaces, acoustic pod & media suite.

View ofr desk in the Workspace of Canons House. Light wood desk, gold lamp & wooden partition screen

We provide full programme of community & business activities throughout the year, examples include; Canons Summer Fair delivered in partnership with the LBM Climate Team, a one-day festival bringing the community together to celebrate local climate action and to provide an outreach opportunity for sustainable practitioners in the area. Canons Art Festival an annual celebration of all things creative within the community with outdoor exhibitions & creative workshops.

View of crowd of people attending a community event on the East lawn at Canons House in Mitcham.

Custom built arched cabinet in Sharing Space at Canons House in Mitcham with tulip wood and glass. Within the cabinet are bas relief plaster tiles featuring imprints of botanicals foraged from the grounds

The Sharing Space is our interpretation, exhibition & heritage space.

We have regular new exhibitions & activities from local artists, community groups & schools.

The Preloved Studio, run by Sustainable Merton, is a community textile hub where sustainability meets creativity.

Offering drop-in sewing sessions, workshops, and events to help people mend, upcycle, and rethink clothing and home textiles, supporting a more circular future.

The studio also provides residencies for local slow fashion and textile reuse start-ups, fostering innovation in circular design.

Inside the Preloved Studio at Canons House in Mitcham. Industrial overlocker and red dressmakers mannequin

Satellite 6th Form Classroom onsite for Cricket Green School a local special school. Students complete most of their lessons onsite whilst maintaining a strong connection with the main school. They also have access to work experience & volunteering opportunities with Canons House in facilities maintenance, reception & hospitality, community gardening, grounds-keeping & community event preparation & delivery.