Road off west side of Carshalton Road, just south of Mitcham Junction station. This road then turns to the northwest, where houses are built on the west side, and numbered odd from 1 to 31. See aerial view on Bing Maps.
A house called Aspen Cottage was where this road now turns, as seen on this 1910 map. The road is named after this cottage.
1910 OS map
Occupants of Aspen Cottage in 1901 were Henry Band, 67, his wife Martha, 54, their daughter Ellen, 34, and son Arthur, 25.
1953 OS map
clip from Merton Memories photo, reference Mit_Work_Industry_52-1, copyright London Borough of Merton
Grade II Listed Building on Historic England which says:
House, originally detached. Late C18. Weatherboarded. Slate hipped roof to eaves. 2 storeys, 2 bays. C19 shopfront to ground floor, plate glass. Square headed windows to upper floor, late C20 casements.
Deeds dated 22nd December, 1949, mention Robert Chart as part owner with A.C. Jenner and Albert Crisp as lessee. On 2nd August 1956, Alfred Crisp bought the freehold.
From Merton Memories:
Originally John R. Chart’s shop for the sale of corn and seed. It dates from early 1800. One of the few part weather boarded buildings left it was acquired by Alfred Crisp & Son in 1932 for their boot and shoe repairs business. They remained until 1990 it was then converted to a private home in 1991.
Photo taken 2016
1953 OS map
A planning application in 1991 was approved for it to be converted from a shop to residential. See 91/P0065.
Maps are reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
