Garage that was at 189/191 Streatham Road, on the east side of the road on the north corner of Melrose Avenue. Currently a block of flats possibly built in 2009/2010.
1950 OS map
ad from April 1962
ad from 1938
TELEPHONE:
MITCHAM 2941AGENTS FOR
A.A. & R.A.C.BEACON GARAGE CO. LTD.
AUTOMOBILE AND GENERAL ENGINEERS
Electric Pumps, High Pressure
Washing and Greasing, Welding
and Vulcanizing EquipmentsANY CAR SUPPLIED.
CASH OR DEFERRED TERMS
CARS FOR HIREOpen Day and Night
189 STREATHAM ROAD MITCHAM
Listed in the 1930 commercial directory as
Beacon Garage Co. Ltd. motor engnrs. 189 Streatham rd. T N 2941
In 2007, planning application 07/P3668 from the Genesis Housing Group to build a block of flats on this site was refused, but was later allowed in 2009 after an appeal. The application was for
Construction of four-storey block consisting of commercial units on ground floor (uses within classes A1(retail), A2 (financial and professional services) and B1 (business) and 14 residential units, with associated access, parking & works.
The site had become a petrol filling station and when this application was submitted it had been no longer in use as such.
Mitcham History Notes 
Now Tesco Express with flats above.
When it was a Ford dealer they built rally cars in the workshop and had a GT40 LeMans car in the showroom.
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