Tag Archives: Lower Green West

White Cottage (Lower Green)

Western end of Preshaw Crescent, Lower Green West.

1953 OS Map

From Mitcham and Tooting Advertiser
4th February 1954

Purchase plan rejected

A proposal that Mitcham Council should buy White Cottage, at Lower Green West has been rejected. The borough engineer (Mr Riley Schofield) reported that to convert the house into two flats would cost £1,150 and the borough treasurer (Mr E.C. Clay) has stated that the capital outlay would be in the region of £3,800. The estimated net annual loss would be £139, of the which the Government would pay £104.

354 and 356 London Road

June 2015

June 2015

356 354 352 with nos

Eric Montague in his book “Mitcham Histories: 5 Lower Green West” suggests that 354 and 356 were built around 1912.

H.E. Robinson, one of Mitcham’s principal dairies and milk distributors was at no. 356; the offices of the Wandsworth and District Gas company in the middle, no. 354, had a shop and offices above; … a bakers at no. 352.

This Merton Memories photo shows Robinson and the bakers.

1952 ad

1952 ad

1933 ad

1933 ad