Category Archives: Shops

415 London Road

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A block of 3 shops with flats above numbered 415a, 415b and 415c on the east side of the London Road, south of Tramway Path, near Mitcham tramstop.

1954 OS map

From the 1938 commercial directory:

415a, William HATCH, cycle dealer
415b, W. J. HARRIS, grocer
415c, Ernest JONES, confectioner

In 1959: 415b was grocer Gaybell’s, and in 1961 it was Berry’s.

In the 1967 Chamber of Commerce handbook, John & George CAIN Ltd., butchers, was listed as 415 London Road, tel: MIT 1714.

In the 1969 Chamber of Commerce handbook, John & George CAIN Ltd., butchers, was listed as 415 London Road, tel: 01-604 0544.

In the 1976 Chamber of Commerce handbook, John & George CAIN Ltd., butchers, was listed as 415 London Road, tel: 01-648 1714.

In the 1971 phone book:

Robert Brooker, greengrocer, 415a London Road, telephone 01-648 5237
Cain Brothers, butchers, 415 London Road, telephone 01-648 1714

415c changed from a hairdressers to a tattoo parlour in 2017 according to planning application 17/P0585

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

Walpole’s Stores

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General stores that was on the north side of Western Road, as it met Upper Green West and the Nag’s Head pub.

The name Walpole’s Stores can be seen twice on the front of the building and on its right hand side wall.

Walpole’s Stores

older view of the stores when in use

In the 1896 and 1901 directories, Walpole Brothers is listed at Upper Mitcham. In the 1904 street directory, George Walpole is listed as grocer, but not in the 1911 directory.

Referred to as The Broadway Stores by Eric Montague in the book Old Mitcham.

The newspaper articles below are via the British Newspaper Archive

News Articles

Croydon Guardian and Surrey County Gazette – Saturday 09 June 1906

MITCHAM
RAILWAY FRAUD

— George Walpole, of Walpole Stores, The Broadway, Upper Mitcham was summoned by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Company, at Tower Bridge Court, for railway fraud. He pleaded gullty.

— Mr. Austen, who represented the railway company, said that there was a special examination of tickets at London Bridge, and defendant tendered the fare from Queens-road Station, Peckham. After he had been questioned, he said to Mr. Sumner, the chief ticket inspector, ” I can see you are determined to find out. I joined the train at Mitcham Junction without a ticket, and on arriving here and seeing you were examining all tickets, I tendered the fare from Queens-road, thinking it would be all right.’

Defendant expressed sorrow, and was fined 20s. and 23s. costs.

From this news article, it would seem that the Western Road/Upper Green West was known as the Broadway, Upper Mitcham, whereas the Broadway, Lower Mitcham was that part of London Road south of the White Hart.

Croydon Guardian and Surrey County Gazette – Saturday 10 March 1906

NO LIGHT.

George Walpole, of the Broadway, Upper Mitcham, was summoned for driving a cart without a light at London road on Feb. 16th.

— P.S. 26 W gave evidence, and defendant, who admitted the offence, was fined 2s. and 4s. 6d. costs.

Croydon Guardian and Surrey County Gazette – Saturday 27 December 1902

WANTED (after Christmas) a strong, respectable GENERAL; age 20 to 25; clean and willing; knowledge of cooking required; good references. Apply, Mrs. Walpole, Broadway, Upper Mitcham.