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Standard Upholstery Co. Ltd.

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Standard Works
Lewis Road

Upholstery & Joinery.

Source:
Borough of Mitcham List of Factories,
Town Clerk’s Department,
July 1963.
Available at Merton Heritage and Local Studies Centre at Morden Library.
Reference L2 (670) MIT

Factory entrance was in Lewis Road, between numbers 34 and 38.

1952 OS Map

1952 OS Map

1937

1937

A member of the Facebook group Mitcham History said that the company opened a new factory in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, in 1966.

Site disused in 1967 as referred to in council minutes.

From minutes of the
Town Planning and Development Committee
7th September 1967

826. Lewis Road, Mitcham.

Premises of Standard Upholstery Co. Ltd.

-The Borough Engineer and Surveyor reported that the premises in Lewis Road, Mitcham, formerly occupied by the Standard Upholstery Co. Ltd., were vacant and available for purchase on the open market. He stated that it appeared that the site could be used by the Council as an extension to the Fountain Place Housing Site, though from a planning point of view such a proposal would involve a departure from the Initial Development Plan, since the site was allocated for industrial use at the present time. He also referred to the desirability of re-allocating land to the west of this site, which was at present public open space, subject to a compensatory allocation being made in the immediate vicinity. The Borough Treasurer submitted a detailed report upon the financial implications of the possible purchase of the site and indicated the extent to which Ministry grants and subsidies might be payable if the land was developed for housing purposes.

The Borough Architect stated that it appeared that the site as now proposed was capable of being conveniently developed as an extension of the Fountain Place Housing Development, which was now being carried out.

Resolved — That the Housing Committee be advised of the availability of this site and informed that, subject to the agreement of the Parks, Cemeteries and Allotments Committee upon the exchange of land, the site appeared to offer a reasonable area for an extension of the Fountain Place Housing Scheme and that no objection could be raised to such a proposal from a planning point of view, and further that if the Housing Committee wished to proceed with the proposal, this Committee would make the necessary recommendation to the Greater London Council for the necessary amendment to the Initial Development Plan.

Source: Minutes of Proceedings of the Council and committees, London Borough of Merton, Volume 4 1966-67, page 417

Winding up notice Recorded in The Gazette (London Gazette), 14 April 1987 Issue: 50892 Page: 5049

STANDARD UPHOLSTERY COMPANY LIMITED Registered No. 2014532
9th April 1987.
Pursuant to section 46(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986, and rule 3.2 of the Insolvency Rules 1986, take notice that we, Robert St. John Buller and Maurice Charles Withall of Grant Thornton, 43 Queen Square, Bristol BS1 4QR, were appointed Joint Administrative Receivers of the above Company on 27th March 1987 by Midland Bank pic under the terms of a debenture dated 13th August 1986. The Company was registered under the name of Fixnow Limited during the course of the twelve months prior to the date of the appointment.
R. St. J. Buller, M. C. Withall, Joint Administrative Receivers 27th March 1987.

Minutes of meetings held by the Mitcham Borough Council are available on request from the Merton Heritage and Local Studies Centre at Morden Library.

Ravensbury Villas

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The 1925 street directory describes the properties on the south side of Morden Road, heading west, away from the London Road.

Ravensbury terrace :
1, Mrs HIGGINS
2, Ernest NICHOLAS
3, Mrs. Annie OAKES, shopkeeper
4, Ernest TAMPLIN

Ravensbury tavern, George Thomas DEEPROSE

..here is Ravensbury grove

Ravensbury villas
1, George EDWARDS
2, William WOODCOCK & Son, decorators
3, John George ATKINSON
4, Thomas GREEN, cycle repairer

here is bridge over River Wandle ….

This 1910 OS map shows a terrace of 4 houses just past Ravensbury Grove.

1910 OS map

This terrace can be seen in this clip from a Merton Memories photo, which looks east along the Morden Road. On the left is the Ravensbury Tavern pub.

clip from Merton Memories, photo reference Mit_​TomFrancis_​A13, copyright London Borough of Merton.

Although the Merton Memories webpage says the photo is around 1900, the name of the licensee of the pub can be seen as John Dent, who was licensee to 1876.

News Articles
From the Surrey Advertiser, Saturday 11th April 1874, via the British Newspaper Archives

At Nominal Reserves.— Mitcham, Surrey.

—Nineteen Villa Residences and Cottages, in the road, Mitcham, a most healthy locality, five minutes’ walk from the railway station.

MR. S. WALKER will Sell by Auction, at the Mart, on MONDAY, April 13, twelve for one, Nineteen Leasehold Villas and Cottages, known as Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, Ravensbury villas, term 91 years, ground rent £4 year each, estimated value £25 a year each ; eight Cottages, Nos. 2 to 16 (even numbers). Ravensbury grove, term 90 years, ground rent £20, producing £125 16s. per annum; and seven Cottages in Ravensbury-road, estimated to produce £80 a year, together with an improved ground rent of £3 10s. per annum, secured in seven adjoining cottages.

May be viewed, and particulars and conditions of sale obtained of R. Miller, Esq., Solicitor. 6, Copthall-court, E.C ; of Mr. John Wade, House Agent, Lower-green, Mitcham ; and the Auctioneer’s Offices, 61, Coleman-street, Bank, E.C.

Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter – Saturday 15 April 1876

MITCHAM.
A Troublesome Fellow.

— At the Croydon Police Court, Monday, George Jones, of Ravensbury Villas, Mitcham, was charged with being drunk and creating a disturbance on Sunday morning.—P.c. 183 stated that at half past 12 o’clock on Sunday morning he was on duty in Merton-lane, when he heard a great noise, apparently that of lot of females screaming. As he was proceeding towards the spot, he was met by woman about forty years of age, who begged of him for God’s sake to come. When he got near the spot, he found the prisoner running away. He asked him what was the matter, and the prisoner replied, “Nothing.” Witness took him back, and found a man who was bleeding from a wound under the right eye. The man charged the prisoner with having assaulted him. Prisoner said, “All right, old pal! I shall square it with a sovereign in the morning.” Prisoner was very violent, and witness apprehended him to prevent further breach of the peace, which he thought was imminent. —Prisoner, in answer to the charge, alleged that the man referred to challenged him to fight, and struck him. The man afterwards came to him, and said he was sorry for having done so.The constable said the man referred to did not formally charge the prisoner with having assaulted him, he said he was unwilling to lose a day’s work. The prisoner, witness added, was a great source of trouble to the police at Mitcham.—The prisoner was bound over in the sum of £5 to keep the peace for three months, and was then discharged.

1911 Census for Private Albert Morgan.

Maps are reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.