Bedfont Close is a cul-de-sac road that is off the west side of St Mark’s Road, Mitcham. There are 15 houses on the north side only, all with the postcode CR4 2JR.

The road and houses were built in around 1979/1980 along with more houses on Feltham Road. The land used had been earmarked for a by-pass, known as the Eastern Loop. When this by-pass scheme was abandoned, the land, which had been allotments since the Armfield Crescent estate had been built in the early 1950s, was left as unused.

These photos show the land, as viewed from Mainwaring Court in Armfield Crescent, prior to the development.

Oct/Nov 1979 view to east, with Laburnum estate flats on horizon.

View towards Feltham Road.

View towards London Road. The street where the yellow and blue house that can be seen on the left is Firtree Avenue.

The allotments near to London Road. The large building under construction was on the site of Anderson’s timber.

Houses being built. Carew Road is on the right.