Tag Archives: 1954

Morfax Social Club Sports Ground

A sports ground that included a club pavilion that was east of the Corporation Cottages, opposite the Goat pub on Carshalton Road. It was last used by the factory Morfax, which was in Willow Lane.

Its address was Sports And Social Club Of Morfax, Carshalton Road, Mitcham CR4 4HN

This OS map from 1954 shows the outline of the pavilion building and the extent of the ground eastwards towards the railway line.

1954 OS map

 

There are 7 Planning applications on Sutton Council’s website:

90/P0448 : Granted 26 Jun 1990
Erection of single storey rear lounge extension to clubhouse.

86/P1340 : Granted 10 Mar 1987
Erection of changing rooms.

MER/1286/85 : Granted 4 Apr 1986
Erection of extension to existing club room.

MER/745/85 : Granted 20 Sep 1985
Extension of changing rooms.

MER/920/84 : Granted 31 Jan 1985
Erection of extension to club building involving demolition of existing buildings, to provide new servery, food preparation and beer storage areas.

MER/469/81 : Granted 13 Jan 1983
Retrospective application to erect a single-storey building for use in connection with the football club.

MER/468/81 : Granted 29 Sep 1981
Retrospective applcation for the erection of a standing encosure for spectators on northern site of the Fisher Football Club, Carshalton, Mitcham.

415 London Road

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.