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Road of houses that runs in a north-westerly direction from Love Lane, to Miles Road. Postcode is CR4 3AR.

First houses at Love Lane end were probably built around 1901/3. In Sept 1901, 63 plots were put up for auction:

3rd Sept 1901 auction

3rd Sept 1901 auction

On 10th Sept 1903, E. Iles was given permission to build 2 cottages in Edmund Road.

This OS map of 1910 shows houses at the Love Lane end, which are numbered 1 to 11 odd on the west side and 2 to 12 even on the right.

In 1924 council houses were built by the Mitcham Urban District Council, with Robert Masters Chart as architect. These were numbered 14 to 44 even on the east side, and 15 to 49 on the west side. Source: Minutes of the Mitcham Urban District Council, volume 10, 1924, numerous pages describing progress of works.

For these 34 houses, the council received 560 applications. This number was reduced to 218 by considering only those that lived in overcrowded conditions. This was further reduced to 47 for those that lived with 4 or more persons in a room. This list of 47 was then examined by the council collector who produced a special report on the conditions they were currently living in, with attention paid to cleanliness as well as overcrowding. The list was reduced to 34, and this is shown below. The number of the schedule does not refer to the house number.

No. Name Address No. in Family No. of Rooms Occupation of Husband
1 A.T. HUGHES 48 Boyd Road 5 1 Engineers Fitter
2 W.J. ALMOND London Road 5 1 Motor Mechanic
3 H.E. FOSTER 11 Oakwood Avenue 5 1 Labourer
4 R. ROGERS Nags Head Yard 6 Dustman
5 W.F. BROWN 46 Marian Road 5 1 Roadman
6 E.F. HARTLEBURY Manor Road 4 1 Timekeeper
7 H. PARSONS 1 Berkeley Place 7 Colour Grinder
8 W.W. BRUTY 30 Gorringe Park Avenue 6 1 Hide Grainer
9 C.E. GOWAR 46 Pitcairn Road 4 1 Labourer
10 Mr. PARTRIDGE 11 Tramway Terrace 4 1 Labourer
11 S.D. HIGGINS 1 Morden Road 4 1 Motor Driver
12 A.G. CHARFONT 31 Cavendish Road 5 1 Conductor
13 H.H. SMITH 4 Seaton Road 4 1 Labourer
14 R.E. GOARD 26 Greyhound Terrace 4 1 Foreman
15 J.H. MULLINS 109 Church Road 4 1 Labourer
16 E.J.W. WALE Earslfield 4 1 Mitcham
17 H.E. DOWNS 31a Grenfell Road 4 1 Piano Maker
18 Mrs. GORMAN 9 Farewell Place 4 1
19 C.D. RANDALLS Islington 8 2 Mitcham
20 R.J. CHEEK 19 Renmuir Street 6 1 Painter
21 Mr. BUTCHER 90 Sibthorp Road 4 1 Carman
22 W. BLAKE 11 Farewell Place 5 1 Labourer
23 J.L. RIMINGTON Streatham 4 1 Mitcham
24 D. TAYLOR 10 Belgrave Road 4 1 Gravel Digger
25 E.F. ADAMS 4 Bruce Road 4 1 Pavior
26 H.O. HYDE Mitcham 5 1 Hadfields Factory
27 H.A. WATSON 80 Mount Road 5 2 Butcher
28 G. DEARN Bramley St Marks Road 3 Nurseryman
29 W. HILL 4 Miles Lane 7 2 Labourer
30 ROBERTS 5 Bridge Road 4 1 Clerk
31 C.D. HAYES 50 Warren Road 7 2 Clerk
32 A.H. ANGLISS 37 Phipps Bridge Road 4 1 M.U.D.C.
33 J.T. SIMPSON 375 Church Road 4 2 Engineer
34 W. BRAZIER 31B Grenfell Road 7 2 Bus Driver

World War 1 Connections
Private Charles William Lambert

From local newspapers

5th June 1932 from Mitcham News & Mercury:
Mr Stanley BURROWS, 31, an auxiliary fireman, found gassed.

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

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

Robert Masters Chart

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The Charter Mayor of Mitcham when it was incorporated as a borough.

He wrote an article for the Daily Mirror, published on Charter Day, Wednesday 19th September 1934.

CRADLE OF CRICKET

Scores Made on Mitcham Green Kept by Cutting Notches in Stick

By ROBERT MASTERS CHART, Charter Mayor of Mitcham

I never thought I should live to see the day when this village in which I was born, eighty-four years ago, would be exalted to the dignity of a borough, and I its first mayor.

Yet one ought not to feel surprise, for, village though we remained for centuries, we have always moved with the times. If times several centuries ago were slow moving, that was not our fault.

I can remember when the growing of medicinal herbs formed our principal industry — lavender, peppermint, camomile, poisonous cucumbers and liquorice, to name a few. Now we specialise in varnish, paint, chocolate and fireworks.

That’s modern enough by all standards, and they are only a few of our activities in the seventy factories within our boundaries.

FAMILY’S PROUD RECORD

Henry Hoare, the Fleet-street banker and financial power, was the big man of Mitcham when my great-grandfather settled here in 1760, and it was Hoare who instructed my great grandfather to build the parish church.

My great-grandfather, my grandfather and my father all held the office of clerk to the parish council. I was vestry clerk from 1886 to 1915, when the urban district was formed. And now my son, Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen Chart, D.S.O., is the charter clerk of the borough of Mitcham.

I should be hiding the truth If I did not say boldly, this Wednesday is a very proud day for me. For fifty-two years I have held public offices in Mitcham, and although I want to see a younger man take my place as Mayor In November, I shall, during my short term of office do all in my power to maintain the traditions of which all Mitcham people are justly proud.

FROM 5,000 TO 60,000

When I helped in 1871 in taking the census of Mitcham the Population was only 5,079, or 579 more than it was sixty years before. But in the last sixty years it has increased to over 60,000, good citizens all.

There have been numerous other changes, as we have moved with the times, but there is one unchangeable feature of Mitcham which sportsmen all over the world would be sorry to see change. I refer to our immortal Green, a cradle of cricket.

This was where the original Australian Test team used to practice, and here, in 1730, there was “a great match between the Gentlemen of London and those of Mecham,” whose scores were kept by cutting notches in a stick.

New that we have achieved the status of a borough, an honour our people well deserve, I am confident that Mitcham will advance to further prosperity and happiness. It is an occasion for rejoicing, and I want to see all our townsfolk sharing in the celebrations. They will be very heartily welcomed.

I hope they will come and share with me the pride and pleasure that is our joint privilege.

Merton Memories Photos

1882 volunteer fireman
1911 Coronation

Charter Day

with Lord Lieutenant of Surrey
Speech

With Sir Isaac Wilson

As Mayor