Supermarket that was at 286-288 London Road, CR4 3NB

The Tesco supermarket was opened in 1965 at 286 London Road. After the Mormon bookshop at no. 288 closed, Tesco expanded there, and so occupied no.s 286 to 288.

When it was announced by Tesco that this supermarket was to close, local MP Siobhain McDonagh wrote to the chief executive. Tesco then agreed to stay open in no. 286 as a smaller ‘express’.

2008 from historical view on Google Street View

The Tesco Express closed on 5th November 2016.

Photos on Merton Memories
c.1970
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