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Mitcham Youth Organisations in 1949

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From the booklet Mitcham Youth Handbook, 1949, produced by the Mitcham Youth Council.

OPEN YOUTH CLUBS

CHURCH CLUBS

PRE-SERVICE UNITS

Air Training Corps, 2157 (Mitcham) Squadron, County School for Boys and ATC Hut, London Road; Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday morning. F/O. Parrish.

Army Cadet Force, “B” Mitcham Coy, 2nd Cadet Batt., East Surrey Regiment, London Road School; Tuesday, Thursday, 7.30 to 9.30 p.m., Sunday 10 to 12.30 p.m. Lt. N. L. Ball.

“Benbow” Mitcham Sea Cadet Corps, No. 243, Lower Mitcham Schools; Monday, Tuesday, 7.30 to 9.30 p.m., Sunday 10.30 to 12.15 p.m., Lt. D. G. Morris, R.N.V.R.

VOLUNTARY UNIFORMED ORGANISATIONS

East Surrey Battalion Boys’ Brigade:

Mitcham Division Girl Guides:

Girls Guildry.

No. 1 Mitcham Company, Bond Road School; Tuesday , Wednesday. Miss M. Blaker.

Girls’ Life Brigade.

2nd Mitcham Company, Gladstone Road Mission; Wednesday. Miss Webb.
217 London Company, Methodist Mission, Colliers Wood, Monday. Miss E. V. D. Taylor.

Boy Scouts’ Mitcham Local Association:

1st Mitcham Group, Lower Mitcham School; Monday, Thursday. Mr. F. R. Russell.
2nd Mitcham Group, Christ Church Parish Hall; Monday, Tuesday, Friday. Mr. C. W. Robinson.
3rd Mitcham Group, North Mitcham Improvement Association Pavilion; Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Mr. W. H. Hedge.
5th Mitcham Group, All Saints’ Church Hut; Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. Mr. W. G. J. Nixon.
6th Mitcham Group, Upper Mitcham School and the Canons; Monday, Wednesday, Thursday. Mr. J. A. Cocks.
8th Mitcham Group, 155 High Street, Colliers Wood; Tuesday, Friday. Mr. R. C. Chesher.
10th Mitcham Group, Atlasta Hall; Monday, Wednesday. Mr. A. H. Ingall.
11th Mitcham Group, Scout Hut; Monday, Thursday, Friday. Mr. J. D. Russell.
12th Mitcham Group, Bond Road School; Thursday. Mr. E. L. Thurley.
18th Mitcham Group, St. Barnabas’ Church Hall; Tuesday, Wednesday. Mr. G. Pollock.
20th Mitcham Group, Church of the Ascension and Pollards Hill School; Tuesday, Thursday. Mr. J. Overy.
36th Mitcham Group, Rowan Road School; Monday to Friday. Mr. T. W. Twiggs.

St. John Ambulance Brigade:

Mitcham Ambulance Cadet Division, C27, Bond Road School; Friday. Mr. Wilkinson.
Mitcham Nursing Cadet Division: CN5/1 Gladstone Hall, Tuesdays; 5/2 Links School, Monday. Miss A. Clark.

British Red Cross Society (Youth Section). Bond Road School; Wednesday and second Monday in each month. Miss V. G. Lane.

SPECIALISED ORGANISATIONS

Mitcham Amateur Boxing Club, Western Road School; Tuesday, Friday. Mr. Rigg.

Mitcham Athletic Club, News of the World ground; Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday. Bond Road School, Thursday. Mr. L. E. Oliver.

Park Model Aircraft League, Bond Road School; Tuesday. Mr. Jeffs.

Phalanx Club, County School for Boys; Wednesday. School Captain.

Sherwood Woodcraft Fellowship, Pollards Hill School; Thursday. Mr. G. Renelt, jnr. Streatham Aeromodellers, London Road School. Mr. Bell.

Western United Football Club, 11 Frimley Gardens; Monday, Saturday. Mr. V. Ballard.

Source: Local Studies Centre, Morden Library, Civic Centre, Morden.
Reference: L2 (369) MIT

1949 Demolition of Hall Place

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From the Mitcham News & Mercury
20th May, 1949

Last Chapter In The Story Of Hall Place

The last chapter in the history of the Hall Place, Church-road, near Mitcham Town Hall, is now being written.

This week, the dust of demolition rises like the bursting of flour bags. Elizabethan type chimneys silhouette the sky, waiting their turn to tumble amid the debris.

The present Hall Place, described as a “village mansion,” was built in 1707, and many historical features were lost with later additions. For two hundred years it was occupied by the Worsfold family. Sir Cato Worsfold died just before the last war, and the family vacated the house.

Sir Cato had a humorous story to tell in connection to tell in connection with his home. In 1745, when the Young Pretender’s troops were marching on London by way of Mitcham, the Worsfold in residence called his employees together, and delivered a patriotic speech calculated to stir the most sluggish breast.

They stood and listened with flails, scythes and billhooks. But, somehow, they weren’t moved as he expected them to be. Then, the master of the house brought out three barrels of his best October brew. That did the trick.

Instructions have been given for two archways at the Hall Place to be left standing. One was erected from masonry brought from Merton Priory.

These two reminders of the past will add to the appearance and tone of the new building for the Mitcham County Secondary Boys’ School, which is scheduled for the site.