| Type | Brown Plaque |
|---|---|
| Subject | Person |
| Plaque | Other |
| Location | Bachelors Acre, Windsor, SL4 1ER — View on Google Maps |
| Status | Current |
| Reference | MP-0001 |
| Volume | Brown Plaques |
| Collection | Plaques |
Summary
| Name: | Miss Doris Evelyn Mellor MBE |
| Born: | 19 Apr 1894 |
| Place: | 33 St Mark’s Road, Windsor |
| Died: | 17 Apr 1981 |
| Where: | 33 St Mark’s Road, Windsor |
| Profession: | Teacher, Navy decoder, and Conservationist |
| Educated: | Windsor and London University |
| Famous for: | She was a far-sighted conservationist who ensured that the historic open space known as Bachelors’ Acre would be enjoyed by many generations to come. She found that the Acre was part of a large area of common land known as ‘The Worth’ and that it should rightly be available to Windsor residents as a place for ‘sports and pastimes’. Her campaign went to the House of Lords when RBWM decided not to appeal further and the area was returned to the open space. |
| Windlesora: | “Doris Mellor and the Battle for Batchelors Acre” in Windlesora 25 “Doris Mellor – Her Windsor Childhood” in Windlesora 35 “The Windsor and Eton Society” in Windlesora 35 |
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Curator's Notes
Mellor Walk is named after her. It leads from Bachelors Acre towards the Windsor Library car park. See the Commonwealth Walkway website [accessed 18 Aug 2026].
Curator's References
“Miss Doris Evelyn Mellor MBE (1894 – 1981)” on the Royal Free School website [accessed 18 Aug 2026]