Category Archives: Roads

Gresham Motors, 263/5 London Road

1953 OS Map

1953 OS Map

1987 clip from Merton Memories photo 28020 Copyright London Borough of Merton

1987 clip from Merton Memories photo 28020 Copyright London Borough of Merton

This building was demolished and a block of flats, with a shop was built, see Google StreetView:

Why Worry? Consult GRESHAM MOTORS Ltd. Daimler Car Hire Repairs - Car Sales - 24-hour Breakdown Service Pressure Greasing & Service Body Work Spraying and Reboring Decarbonising Overnight 263/5 London Road, Mitcham - Surrey Tel. MITCHAM 8181

1957 ad : Why Worry? Consult
GRESHAM MOTORS
Ltd.
Daimler Car Hire
Repairs – Car Sales – 24-hour
Breakdown Service
Pressure Greasing & Service
Body Work Spraying and
Reboring
Decarbonising Overnight
263/5 London Road,
Mitcham – Surrey
Tel. MITCHAM 8181

Ad from 1960 shows prices of secondhand cars sold.

Ad from 20th May 1960 Mitcham News & Mercury

This ad from 1963 said that they also had premises in Rosehill, and the makes of vehicles were Humber, Hillman, Sunbeam and Commer:

1963 ad

Listed in the 1989 list of shops in The Parade.

The previous garage at this address was Blox, as there was an application to the Mitcham Borough Council for a transfer of the petroleum licence in July 1957:

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

Walker, fishmonger, 247 London Road

1953 OS Map

1953 OS Map

1987 clip from Merton Memories photo 32500

1987 clip from Merton Memories photo 32500

1952

1952 ad: For best supplies of QUALITY Fish in Mitcham come to 247 London Road, Mitcham ’Phone: MITcham 4743

FRESH SUPPLIES DAILY AT KEENEST PRICES FISH DISPLAYED UNDER HYGIENIC CONDITIONS

Any fish cleaned and filleted by request
Our Motto: “ Quality, Cleanliness & Civility ”

Listed in the 1989 list of shops in The Parade.

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