Tag Archives: 1896

Chilton Place

In 1952, a terrace of 7 houses on Church Road, it no longer exists. It was on the corner with what is now called Liberty Avenue.

1885 auction notice for five brick-built freehold cottages known as Chilton-Place, Church-Lane, Mitcham:

MITCHAM, SURREY.

To Land Speculators, Builders, Building Societies, Investors, and others. Upwards of acres of valuable Building Land, immediately ripe and available for building. Also Five Freehold Cottages, all let, and producing £52 per annum.

Messrs. Rogers, chapman, and THOMAS are instructed to SELL by AUCTION, in lots, at the Mart, Tokenhouse Yard, City, E.C., on Tuesday, May 12. at p.m. precisely, FIVE brick-built FREEHOLD COTTAGES, known Chilton – place, Church-lane, Mitcham; all let, and producing £52 per annum.

Also 20 Plots of Freehold Building Land, situate at Mitcham, close to four railway stations on the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway, the church and Common, and ripe for building.

Particulars, plans, and conditions of sale at the White Hart Hotel, Lower Mitcham; of Messrs. Champion, Robinson, and Poole, 17, Ironmonger-lane, E.C.; and of the Auctioneers, No. 78, Gloucester-road, South Kensington, 50, Belgrave – road, S.W., and 8, Wetherby Terrace, Earl’s Court.

Source: South London Press – Saturday 02 May 1885 from the British Newspaper Archive (subscription required)

In 1886 a house and shop was auctioned :

To Small Capitalists.

—First Class Investment.

Chilton Place, Church Road, Mitcham.

Mr. G. WALTON MOULAND Has received instructions to Sell Public Auction, the White Hart Hotel, Lower Mitcham, on Wednesday, March 3rd, at Six for Seven o’clock, THE Valuable and substantially built FREEHOLD DWELLING-HOUSE and SHOP adjoining the Albion Beerhouse, Church Road, Mitcham situated on the high road from Mitcham Merton, and one minute’s walk from Merton Abbey Railway Station. property is at present in hand, but would immediately let at £25 per annum. Particulars conditions of sale, may obtained from Messrs. Drummond, Robinson, & Till, Solicitors, Croydon; at the place of sale; and of the Auctioneer, 19, High Street, Mitcham.

Source: Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter – Saturday 27 February 1886 from the British Newspaper Archive (subscription required)

Maps

1865 OS map

1865 OS map

1911 OS map - the pub on the right was the Prince of Wales; and the 'club' was the Singlegate Club.

1911 OS map – the pub on the right was the Prince of Wales; and the ‘club’ was the Singlegate Club.

1952 OS map

1952 OS map

Occupants in the 1896 street directory

3,John WICKENS
4,William RUDER
5,Alfred RICHARDSON
6,George BLAKE
7,Henry MASON


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

Norman Smee & Dodwell

Varnish company, established in 1896.

Miles Road

1949 ad from Grace's Guide

1949 ad from Grace’s Guide

In the 1913 directory, Wilfred DODWELL and William SMEE are listed as varnish manufacturers, with referral to the entry for Norman Smee & Dodwell in Miles Lane.

MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH-CLASS VARNISHES for Coach Builders and Decorators, Railway Carriage and Locomotive Builders, and Ship Builders.

Special insulating Varnishes for electrical Purposes

Offices and Factory : MILES LANE, MITCHAM, SURREY.

Text of ad from Wireless World May 1918 (pdf)


From the Military Service Tribunals:
Mitcham & Tooting Mercury, 20th April, 1917
SURREY APPEAL TRIBUNAL.

Mitcham Cases.

R. P. Dodwell, 31, single, varnish and paint manufacturer, works manager and chemist, whose case had been adjourned for medical examination, had been classified B1. It was claimed that it would be impossible to carry out orders, which were chiefly for war purposes, without his special knowledge. Twelve months ago he was given total exemption, and the Military Representative now appealed.

A further two months’ exemption was granted, and not final.


From the Croydon Times – Saturday 01 July 1944

MR. HERBERT SMEE

A director of Messrs. Norman. Smee and Dodwell, paint manufacturers, of Mitcham, Mr. Herbert Smee, of St. Augustine’s-avenue, South Croydon. has been killed by enemy action. Aged 57, Mr Smee had lived in the district for eighteen years. He leaves a widow and a daughter. The funeral was at Croydon Crematorium on Tuesday.

According to the Commonwealth War Grave Commission, he was husband of Hilda Louise Smee, of 41 St. Augustine Avenue, South Croydon. Died at London Road. He was an Air Raid Warden.

According to the 1961 Kelly’s directory, the company had moved to Croydon:

NORMAN, SMEE & DODWELL LTD
Union road, Croydon, Surrey
T N THOrnton Heath 8355;
Grams, “Decor. Croydon”; estab. 1896