Terrace of houses that was on the western side of Church Road, south of Phipps Terrace and north of Aberdeen Road.
Occupants in the 1911 street directory
Going from north to south.
6,William SEARS
5,E T BROADBRIDGE
4,Frederick BALDWIN
3,William Thomas FRANCIS
2,Henry James BATT
1,Frederick William TAYLOR
Possibly this terrace of six houses, numbered 369 to 359, as shown on this 1952 OS map:
1952 OS map
Maps are reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
Garage and MOT business that was at 96 Church Road, occupying premises of former varnish factory of G. Purdom.
From 1980s? to end 2019, when it moved operation to 71 St Helier Ave, Morden SM4 6JD. The site was redeveloped as flats.
Photo taken March 2018. On the left is the footpath Foxes Path, the Wheatsheaf.
Photo taken March 2018, looking north.
Office space added around 2015. Photo taken 14th March 2018
The buildings were demolished in May 2020.
Photo taken 28th May 2020.
Photo taken 9th October 2024
In the 1971 telephone directory, the company at this address was Bromhead & Denison, “Chems and Mins”, number 01-648 4494. Their name can be seen on this clip from Merton Memories:
clip from merton Memories photo Mit_Work_Industry_8-1 copyright London Borough of Merton.
Renamed as B & D Clays and Chemicals Ltd., the company moved to Western Road in around 1983, according to a person on the Facebook Mitcham History group. This company currently trades from Willow Lane according to Companies House, which says the company incorporated in 1974.
Mitcham History Notes 