Off licence that occupied number 250, London Road, for over 45 years.
It was listed in the 1930 commercial directory as Horace Albert Paine, 250 London Road, telephone MITcham 0836. Advertised in 1954 as H.A. Paine, next to Woolworths and in 1976 as Paines of Mitcham.
1954 ad
1976 ad
In 2018, the shop is occupied by the 7 Days Convenience store:
photo taken 27th August 2017
Shop selling lingerie etc., was at 229 London Road, probably from 1954 as shown in the name of the company in this ad from that year:
1954 ad
The shop was there for at least 35 years, as it was listed in the 1989 list of shops and is shown in this clip from 1987:
c1987 – clip from Merton memories photo Mit_8_1-32 copyright London Borough of Merton
The Kentucky Fried Chicken shop next door at number 231 was later extended to include number 229.
Mitcham History Notes 