Tag Archives: Streatham Road

Vectis Road

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Road off west side of Streatham Road that connects to Jersey Road and is north of Links Road and south of Seeley Road.

Houses are numbered odd on the north side from 1 at the western end to 45 at the Streatham Road end and are numbered even on the south side from 2 to 66. The connecting road to Seeley Road is named Vectis Gardens.

News Articles

CASE OF CORSETS.

Isobel Elisabeth Charlotte Robinson, married woman of Hedgeley, Banister road, Southampton, claimed from Eva Sale, 43, Vectis road, Mitcham, corsetierre, the return of two pairs corsets, the property of the plaintiff, detained by defendant, or £6. Mr. C. E. Gravely was for the plaintiff. Plaintiff explained that the corsets did not fit her, and she sent them back to be altered and, although she had since paid for them by cheque (she produced the counterfoil) no receipt had been sent and the corsets had not been returned. His Honor gave judgment for the plaintiff for the sum of £8 to be reduced to 10s. if the corsets were returned within 14 days.

Croydon Guardian and Surrey County Gazette – Saturday 22 November 1913

St. Barnabas Road

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Road that runs north west from west side of Streatham Road. It is parallel to, and north of, Gorringe Park Avenue. It was possibly built in the early 1920s.

1950 OS map

The houses are numbered odd on its north side, from 1 to 75 at Streatham Road, all with the postcode CR4 2DW, and even from 6 to 62, with postcode CR4 2DU.

At its western end it leads into Thirsk Avenue and on the corner is St Barnabas church. Edenvale Road cuts across the road around half way and connects to Gorringe Park Avenue.

Occupants

The road was originally called Annie Road, and its only occupant in the 1925 street directory was Francis KERBEY, at Orchard Bungalow.

In the 1930 commercial directory, Louis GOLDSTEIN, tailor, was at no. 49.