Starting as a ‘sports and radio’ shop, Tring’s opened on 30th August 1946 at 40/41 Monarch Parade, London Road.
This ad from 1947 was for their 1st anniversary:
Streatham News, 29th August 1947, via British Newspaper Archive
This ad from 1959 shows inside the shop with 30 television sets on display.
In June 1963, Mr J.T. TRING sold his shares in the Tring’s (Mitcham) Ltd. and kept the sports shop as Tring’s Sports (Mitcham) Ltd.
Tring’s Sports shop ad from the 1971 Mitcham Cricket Club yearbook
There is a photo of the shop around 1987 on Merton Memories.
Mr James Thomas TRING was born 12th April 1904 in Battersea, and died on 25th August 1992 at Worthing. He was living in St. Georges Road, Mitcham, in 1950, according to this news item:
Sutton & Epsom Advertiser – Thursday 23rd November 1950
TRADERS FINED
Storage of fireworks
Summoned at Mitcham on Monday for allowing the improper storage of fireworks at his premises at Monarch Parade, Mitcham. Mr J T Tring, St George’s Road, Mitcham, was fined a total of £7.
It was stated that defendant had been authorised to store 100-lb. of fireworks at his premises. When the premises were visited, however, 186-lb. of fireworks were found and some were stored unsatisfactorily. In the witness box, defendant said that the fireworks were special orders he had made up for customers. At the time he had been busy organising a local radio and television exhibition. He was unaware that the manner in which the fireworks were stored was illegal. The manufacturers were partly to blame as they did not issue clear instructions. He assured the court that premises in London Road were 100 per cent fireproof.
Walter Arthur Sanders, of London Road, Mitcham, was fined £5 for keeping 200 fireworks in an unauthorised place.
Mitcham History Notes 
Hi. Thank you for the info on Trings. Great memories there for me. I was wondering if you get the time to see if you can dig up any information or snippets on Rogers Estate Agents, 21 Eastfields Road, Mitcham. My father Albert Rogers ran the business there from 1956 to 1976. We advertised in the Mitcham News and Mercury from the early 1960s years alongside Andrews and Partners on the Estate agents page. You may recall I am the great gransdon of Mitcham, Surrey and England cricketer Tom Sherman. By the way some interesting snippets for you on the famous people that we sold homes to on the Wates Esrate which was built in 1957 on the Old Rugby ground by Tooting and Mitcham. Ken Barrington England cricketer, Desmond Wilcox husband of Esther Rantzen just to name a few! Best RegardsTony Rogers
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Hi Tony, thanks for your comments. I’ve added a post for Rogers Estate Agents, see https://mitchamhistorynotes.com/2024/07/30/rogers-estate-agents/ Let me know if I have anything wrong, or if there’s anything you’d like to add. All the best, Wade.
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Hi Wade. Thank you for your details on the history of my fathers and my estate agents business. Not to be outdone, it may be worthy of mention that I started up a new branch of Rogers at 260. Mitcham Lane, SW16. Just over the North Mitcham border! I began in 1981 and sold to Sunley along with my other branch at Mitcham in 1989. Thank uou in anticipatio, if you deem worth adding to the detail. Many thanks again.Tony Rogers
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Hi Tony, you said Dunley, not Sunley in a previous comment. Which is it? Wade
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100% Sunley! Sticky finger D too close to S on keyboard!!
ThanksTony
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Great record of a long standing Mitcham family. Memories of a very different time and a great community spirit!
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