A terrace of 30 houses between Lavender Walk and the Beehive pub. The houses were numbered sequentially, from 1 to 15 on the west side and from 16 to 30 on the east side. Demolished in 1936.
Referred to in 1934 Health Report as a Clearance Area under the 1930 Housing Act:
CLEARANCE AREA No. 8. A row of back-to-back cottages known as 85 – 143 (odd numbers) Smiths Buildings, Commonside East. An objection having been made to this Order a local inquiry was held on April 24, 1934. The Order was confirmed.
Source: Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham, Wellcome Trust (PDF), page 33
1910 OS map
1934 aerial views from Historic England
c. 1935 clip from Merton Memories photo reference Mit_Work_Industry_43-1
Occupants from the 1925 street directory:
West Side
| Number | Title | Forenames | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mrs | Brown | |
| 2 | Mr | Harry | Purkiss |
| 3 | Mr | William | Bowling |
| 4 | Mrs | Gilbert | |
| 5 | Mr | John | Bowling |
| 6 | Mr | Frederick | Wallace |
| 7 | Mr | Arthur | Blake |
| 8 | Mr | Albert George | Beadle |
| 9 | Mr | Frederick Chas | Harrison |
| 10 | Mr | John | Sparrowhawke |
| 11 | Mrs | Tegg | |
| 12 | Mr | James | Smith |
| 13 | Mr | Charles Henry | Wilkes |
| 14 | Mrs | Green | |
| 15 | Mr | Thomas | Miles |
East Side
| Number | Title | Forenames | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Mrs | Miles | |
| 17 | Mr | George | Mountain |
| 18 | Mrs | S | Brown |
| 19 | Mr | Thomas William | Dolby |
| 20 | Mrs | Towers | |
| 21 | Mr | Frank | Haywood |
| 22 | Mrs | Fletcher | |
| 23 | Mr | Alfred | Kilby |
| 24 | Mr | Alfred William | Green |
| 25 | Mr | Frederick | Laight |
| 26 | Mr | John Richard | Steers |
| 27 | Mrs | Hussey | |
| 28 | Mrs | Dawson | |
| 29 | Mrs | Elliott | |
| 30 | Mr | Frederick Chas | Redmayne |
World War 1 Connections
Private David James Elliott
Mr George Mountain is mentioned in a news article of 1929 about two Lonesome school teachers crashing a car.
Maps are reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
Mitcham History Notes 