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1934 Milk Licences

One way to find dairies, is to see the list that were granted milk licences in the council minutes, such as this one from 1934.

From the minutes of the Public Health Committee
4th December 1934

12. Milk Licences
Applications to use the designation “Certified,” “Grade A (tuberculin tested),” “Grade A,” or “Pasteurised” milk were submitted, and it was Resolved, That licences be issued as follows:-

Express Dairy Co. Ltd. : 229 Western Road

W. and J. Hill Ltd. : 257 Northborough Road

Hugh LaBroy : 84 Seeley Road

D. J. Price : Devonshire Dairy

H. E. Robinson : 356 London Road

Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society : High Street Colliers Wood

United Dairies (London) : 251 London Road and 198 Streatham Road

Source: Minutes of Proceedings of the Council and committees, Mitcham Borough Council, Volume 1 1934-35, pages 63-4


Minutes of meetings held by the Mitcham Borough Council are available on request from the Merton Heritage and Local Studies Centre at Morden Library.

Wide Way

Road that runs from the crossroads at its north end with Manor Road, Rowan Road and Northborough Road, south-easterly to the roundabout with Recreation Way, South Lodge Avenue, Chestnut Grove and Sherwood Park Road. See Open Street Map.

1954 OS map

Temporary housing using Nissen Huts was on the south side of the road until 1960.


Maps are reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.