Category Archives: Roads

Mitcham Town Centre Aerial Views

These are birds-eye views, i.e. taken at angle, of the Upper or Fair Green area of Mitcham. Originally shown on the Britain From Above website, they are now hosted by Historic England.

Photos available by year:

1921
1924
1937
1952

1st June 1921

1st September 1924

1st September 1937

23rd October 1952

There are 7 photos taken on this date, each showing a different direction.

278 London Road

Shop that was occupied by John Baptiste Rompel when it was numbered 3 Central Market up to around 1925, when the London Road was renumbered. Rompel was listed in the 1930, but not the 1938 commercial directory.

In the 1971 phone directory it was occupied by In-A-Day Cleaners.
In 1989 it was T. Hennessey, butchers and in 2022 it is also occupied by a butchers, named S & Z.