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Gaybell’s, 415b London Road

Grocer shop that was in the middle of the three shops at 415 London Road, next to corner of Tramway Path and London Road, south of Mitcham station.

Adverts such as this continued in the Mitcham Cricket Club yearbooks until the 1961 edition,

1952 ad

Text of ad:

GAYBELLS
415b, London Road,Mitcham
(Opposite Morden Road)

COOKED MEATS
GROCERIES & PROVISIONS

Quality with Civility

New Registrations Welcomed

Phone: MIT 1714

1955 ad

From 1961, the address has Berry’s grocery and provision management.


In 2020, no. 415b is occupied by off-licence and groceries shop Prince Foods.

415 London Road

A block of 3 shops with flats above numbered 415a, 415b and 415c on the east side of the London Road, south of Tramway Path, near Mitcham tramstop.

1954 OS map

From the 1938 commercial directory:

415a, William HATCH, cycle dealer
415b, W. J. HARRIS, grocer
415c, Ernest JONES, confectioner

In 1959: 415b was grocer Gaybell’s, and in 1961 it was Berry’s.

In the 1967 Chamber of Commerce handbook, John & George CAIN Ltd., butchers, was listed as 415 London Road, tel: MIT 1714.

In the 1969 Chamber of Commerce handbook, John & George CAIN Ltd., butchers, was listed as 415 London Road, tel: 01-604 0544.

In the 1976 Chamber of Commerce handbook, John & George CAIN Ltd., butchers, was listed as 415 London Road, tel: 01-648 1714.

In the 1971 phone book:

Robert Brooker, greengrocer, 415a London Road, telephone 01-648 5237
Cain Brothers, butchers, 415 London Road, telephone 01-648 1714

415c changed from a hairdressers to a tattoo parlour in 2017 according to planning application 17/P0585


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