Road that was demolished in mid 1970s to make way for the ‘Quadrant’ housing estate, Sadlers Close. It was off the Western Road and connected to the end of Sibthorp Road. At the corner of Fountain Road and Western Road was the Fountain pub.
Houses were numbered odd on the left side of the road, as seen from the Western Road end, and even on the right.
1953 OS map
clip from 1962 photo on Merton Memories, copyright London Borough of Merton. On the left is the Fountain pub on the corner with Western Road.
The road included Trotts Yard.
1910 OS Map
Occupants from street directories
1891
From Merton Lane to Sibthorpe Road
NORTH SIDE
Walter Lancaster, contractor
Mrs. C. Howe, wood dealerSOUTH SIDE
Chas. Stevens, wardrobe dealer
Mrs. E. Ballard, shopkeeper
1915
From Western Road to Sibthorp Road
NORTH SIDE
23, Mrs. Mary Prestridge, shopkeeper
SOUTH SIDE
14, Mrs. A. Ellis, shopkeeper
36, James Elliott, marine store keeper
52, Mrs. Eliza Ballard, shopkeeper
1925
from Western Road to Sibthorpe Road
NORTH-WEST SIDE
9, Walter SMITH
11, John HOLMES
13, Walter HILLS
15, Harry COLE
17, Alfred LAVENDER
23, John BAXALL
25, William ELMER
27, James S BATES
29, Arthur WILDE
31, Mrs MOORE
33, William BAXALL
35, George Thomas YEATES
37, Mrs Anna SMITH
39, Alfred LAY
41, Frank CHAMBERS
43, George RUSSELL
45, William SALLIS
47, Mrs LAY
49, Mrs RICHINGS
51, Mrs HOLDFORD
53, Henry BLAKE
55, William BUTCHERSOUTH-EAST SIDE
52, E. BALLARD, grocer
50, Mrs RONALD
48, Bert BALLARD
46, Robert William BALL
44, Harry GARDNER
42, Joseph GARDNER
40, David HUMMERSTONE
38, Edward GROOM
36, James ELLIOTT, marine store dealer
30, George Frederick SHEPHERD
28, William George SALLIS
26, Charles F. HUTTON
24, Henry FISHER
22, Mrs HILLS
20, William WILKES
18, George ELLIOTT
16, H.J. PARKER
14, Frederick MILES
12, Frank BROWN
12, James ELLIOTT
10, Josiah SMITH
8, Alfred FLETCHER
6, Mrs BARTLETT
4, Mrs WHEELER
2, Mrs KING
World War 1 Connections
Private Charles BONE
Driver William Thomas CHALLIS
Private David James ELLIOTT
Private John GARDNER
Lance Corporal Isaiah LEMON
World War 2 Connections
50 Fountain Road, J.W. ELLIOTT volunteered for the Home Guard, 29th December 1941
Street party in Fountain Road for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953. Photo kindly provided by Jason via the Mitcham History Facebook Group
Maps are reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
Mitcham History Notes 