Merton Place. Sixty metres (200 feet) to the south east was ‘Merton Place’, the only house ever owned (1801 – 1805) by Admiral Lord Nelson and from which he set out for the Battle of trafalgar. Lady Hamilton also lived here 1801 – 1808. Merton Place, nr Doel Close, Merton, London Colour: This plaque is purple, white and green glass claret orange purple clear bronze grey stone red slate wood blue black brass multicoloured pink brushed metal green maroon film cell green and red Belgian Blue Stone red and black yellow terracotta marble brown silver white gold Wikimedia: Flickr: [geolocate this address] Google Streetview OpenStreetMap See also... Simon Harriyott on Flickr Spudgun67 on Flickr Simon Harriyott on Flickr The Cricket Green Opposite this clubhouse is the Cricket or Lower Green, part of the co... Tim Ellis on Flickr Elliott Brown on Flickr Lloyd De Jongh on Wikimedia Commons FamilyHistoryAddict on Flickr Pauline E on Wikimedia Commons Christine Matthews on Geograph Simply Jan on Flickr Brian Cooper on Flickr Brian Cooper on Flickr Brian Cooper on Flickr Elliott Brown on Flickr Simon Harriyott on Flickr Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Lady Emma Hamilton and Lord Horatio Nelson stayed here in 1801 Nick Harrison on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons CC0