Comments on: Morley College: A Hidden Artistic Gem In South London

By: Peter Ridley

Peter Ridley — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 09:56:35 +0000

A real hidden casket of gems. I really loved that portrait of Holst. Stunning, and the mosaic of Martineu has beautifully graduated tesserae, the standout of the mosaics for me.
I have learned more about London from Jack than I did from living there for 20 years

By: chesherj

chesherj — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:01:34 +0000

In reply to patsy hickman. Agreed, the college itself isn't hidden, but the fact that it is open to the public and the free art exhibitions I think is definitely lesser known.

By: patsy hickman

patsy hickman — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 12:16:08 +0000

It isn’t sooooooo hidden. The many people I know who attend it love it there. It has such a calm enthusiastic and serious atmosphere of learning. The three “R”s are replaced with the 4 “C”s: Curiosity, Creativity, Critical Thinking and of course Courtesy.

By: Kim Hood

Kim Hood — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 07:55:42 +0000

Morley is a fabulous college – and I remember a class I was taking stopping to listen to the fabulous music floating in through the windows from another class lower down in the building. It is my only regret that I don’t live close enough to take regular classes there. Thank you for enlightening me to more of its history