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River Wandle Improvement Scheme of 1959

The following articles are from the Clapham Observer, via the British Newspaper Archive, who say that the copyright holder is unknown.

17th April 1959

14th August 1959

30th October 1959

From other newspapers:

South Western Star – Friday 12 February 1960

Search for bomb at brewery

As we went to press, a group of bomb disposal experts were still digging to find the exact location of an unexploded bomb on the banks of the River Wandle. The bomb is believed to have been dropped in 1942 when a small hole was sighted in the kitchen garden of the Ram Brewery in Wandsworth High St. A bomb disposal unit called at the time decided the bomb was comparatively harmless in the garden and left it. Now, some 18 years later, a big improvement scheme has been planned for the Wandle, and the bomb has now to be found before work can start.

Norwood News – Friday 02 February 1962

Part of river plan ready

WORK on section of the River Wandle improvement scheme which affects Merton High Street to Phipps Bridge Road, Mitcham, and the London County Council boundary to Chuters Mill, Wimbledon. bee now been substantially completed. Negotiations for the acquisition of the water rights at Chuters Mill, Wimbledon, Surrey County Council were told on Tuesday, have been completed and work on the section from Chuters Mill to Connolly’s Mill, which Is estimated will cost £55,000, is to start in the near future.

Norwood News – Friday 01 June 1962

Wandle work

Work on the second section of phase three of the Chuter’s Mill to Connolly’s Mill stretch of the River Wandle improvement scheme has started. Tenders have also been invited for the fourth and final phase of the scheme and Surrey County Council hope that work on both these sections will be nearly finished by the end of the year. They hope that all the improvement scheme will be “substantially completed” by August, 1963.

Streatham News – Friday 05 October 1962

Land for sale

Mitcham Council are to sell about 125 square yards of land in Ravensbury Park, Morden Road, to Surrey County Council in connection with the improvement scheme for the River Wandle.

Streatham News – Friday 25 January 1963

WANDLE WORK GOES AHEAD

Latest progress report on River Wandle improvement scheme is that the contract for the work comprising the second part of Phase III — Chuter’s Mill to Connolly’s Mill, Wimbledon — has now been completed. The contract for the first section of Phase IV — Phipps Bridge to Eagle Leather Works, Mitcham – is proceeding according to pro-ramme and should be completed within the next two or three months. Tenders for the work on the final length of the improvement – Eagle Leather Works to Croydon borough boundary – have been invited, while tenders have been received for the supply of the two automatically controlled sluice gates to be installed on this length of the scheme.

Trings of Mitcham

Starting as a ‘sports and radio’ shop, Tring’s opened on 30th August 1946 at 40/41 Monarch Parade, London Road.
This ad from 1947 was for their 1st anniversary:

Streatham News, 29th August 1947, via British Newspaper Archive

This ad from 1959 shows inside the shop with 30 television sets on display.

In June 1963, Mr J.T. TRING sold his shares in the Tring’s (Mitcham) Ltd. and kept the sports shop as Tring’s Sports (Mitcham) Ltd.

Tring’s Sports shop ad from the 1971 Mitcham Cricket Club yearbook

There is a photo of the shop around 1987 on Merton Memories.

Mr James Thomas TRING was born 12th April 1904 in Battersea, and died on 25th August 1992 at Worthing. He was living in St. Georges Road, Mitcham, in 1950, according to this news item:

Sutton & Epsom Advertiser – Thursday 23rd November 1950

TRADERS FINED

Storage of fireworks

Summoned at Mitcham on Monday for allowing the improper storage of fireworks at his premises at Monarch Parade, Mitcham. Mr J T Tring, St George’s Road, Mitcham, was fined a total of £7.

It was stated that defendant had been authorised to store 100-lb. of fireworks at his premises. When the premises were visited, however, 186-lb. of fireworks were found and some were stored unsatisfactorily. In the witness box, defendant said that the fireworks were special orders he had made up for customers. At the time he had been busy organising a local radio and television exhibition. He was unaware that the manner in which the fireworks were stored was illegal. The manufacturers were partly to blame as they did not issue clear instructions. He assured the court that premises in London Road were 100 per cent fireproof.

Walter Arthur Sanders, of London Road, Mitcham, was fined £5 for keeping 200 fireworks in an unauthorised place.