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Completion of 2,500th Post-War Dwelling

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From the minutes of the
Housing Committee
2nd February 1956

The Town Clerk reported that the ceremony to commemorate the completion of the Council’s 2,500th post-war dwelling would take place at Glebe Square on Saturday, 18th February, 1956, at 3 p.m., and that the Chairman had arranged for the Rt. Hon. Hilary Adair Marquand, P.C., M.P., to perform the ceremony.

Source: Proceedings of the Council and committees, Mitcham Borough Council, Volume 22 1955 to 1956, page 635

Minutes of meetings held by the Mitcham Borough Council are available on request from the Merton Heritage and Local Studies Centre at Morden Library.

326 London Road

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Kellaway House
326 London Road
MITCHAM
CR4 3ND

Currently (2022) the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB). This building is on the locally list (see the list as a pdf).

Photo taken May 2022

Photo taken December 2005

Originally called Raydon. In 1926/7 it became the Conservative Party district headquarters, see Merton Memories.

Queen Elizabeth, the late Queen Mother visited the CAB at this address on 14th November, 1956, see Merton Memories photo.

The Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (pdf), page 35, says

A late 19th Century detached house the last survival of a row of detached and semi-detached housed that used to be located on the west side of London Road between the Upper and Lower Greens. The building, which now provides offices for the Citizens Advice Bureau is distinctive with white gault brick front elevation with projecting brick quoins and redbrick dressings and details.

Note from this map that the adjacent building, number 328, was built on land that was once part of Sibford House. Currently there is a common entrance to both 326 and 328, and so it could appear that they are both on the same plot.

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