Tag Archives: London Road

Ossie’s Taverna

Kebab and steak restaurant that was at 197 London Road, possibly from mid 1980s to 2012. It had a take away counter on the right, and a seating area on the left. The steaks were good and inexpensive, as was the wine. Telephone orders were taken for home delivery of steak as well as kebabs.

Clip from Merton Memories photo reference Mit_​8_​1-40, around 1987.

Google Maps has a history option when using Street View.

This shows number 197 as Ossie’s Taverna up to July 2012.

In June 2014 it is a Polish shop called Silesia

From June 2016 a chicken shop called “Wings and Things”

In September 2020 a peri-peri chicken shop called “Rangoes Grill”.

Waterloo Place

Waterloo Place was a row of 3 houses on the west side of London Road, opposite Figges Marsh. Possibly demolished in the 1990s. Part of the Figges Marsh Garage can be seen in the left of this 1974 photo.

1974 Eric Montague photo, reproduced by kind permission of the Merton Historical Society

The 1912 street directory lists the properties from north to south:

Here is Crusoe Road …

Thomas TAYLOR (Carlingford)
F. & G. MIZEN, market gardeners
John ELMER
Mrs Ruth PARRISH, tobacconist

Manor View:
6, Mrs KILLICK
5, Henry HISTED
4, James GARDNER
3, Edward TANNER
2, William J MEECH, confectioner
1, Mrs George TAYLOR, poultry dealer

Waterloo Place:
1, Figg’s Marsh hand laundry
2, William HARRISON
3, William LAMB

Ellis JEEVES, carman (2 Thanet cottages)
David GODDARD (2 Poplar cottages)
Herbert DODD, carpenter (1 Poplar cottages)
Edward FULLER, florist (The Poplars)

Eveline Villas:

The OS map of 1911 shows a single house on the south side of Crusoe Road at the corner of London Road, and this may have been Carlingford. Then there are no buildings until Tamworth Farm, in occupation by F & G Mizen. Then there are two separate buildings, presumed to be John Elmer and Mrs Ruth Parrish.

Then there are 3 pairs of houses, and this is assumed to be Manor View, which are numbered 6 down to 1. South of this is a row of 3 houses, and this is assumed to be Waterloo Place.

Combined OS map of 1911 and the street directory of 1912

From the British Newspaper Archive

This auction notice shows the houses to be leasehold.
Morning Herald (London) – Thursday 27 May 1847

Morning Herald (London) – Thursday 27 May 1847