Listed in the 1930 commercial directory as at 261 Church Road, Mitcham, telephone no. 1562.
A fire at the factory reported in the Norwood News – Friday 04 April 1930, which referred to it as a tin factory:
TIN FACTORY FIRE.
Mitcham Fire Brigade were called on Saturday noon to an outbreak at Messrs. Joyce and Co.’s tin factory, Church-road, and found that a shed at the side of the premises had caught fire. They quickly extinguished the flames, and confined the damage to a quantity of wood.
This photo was taken of the Mitcham Fire Brigade, in the 1930s in front of the Fire Station at Lower Green West. It was posted onto the Facebook Mitcham History Group, where the names were supplied, and permission has been given to reproduce it here.
On the escape left to right. Fm Roper, Fm Simmonds, Fm Griffin, Fm Birmingham, Fm Thompson, Fm Niven, Fm Vickers. Standing Left to Right. 2nd Officer Tilley, 3rd Officer Jones, Fm Hedger, Fm Pugh, Fm Coleman, Fm Smith, Sub Officer Goshawk, Sub O Shepherd, Chief Officer Lawson.
The fellow who posted this photo also said :
Alfred Tilley, 2nd Officer Mitcham Fire Brigade. Standing in front line 1st on left. … seem to recall he was the uncle of Terry Tilley.
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