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Ranelagh Dye Works, Western Road

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Dyers and cleaners, 278 Western Road. The factory was built in 1926/7. Initially traded as Beau Brummel (1928) Ltd.

From the minutes of the Mitcham Urban District Council,
Highways, New Streets and Buildings, and Lighting Committee
Tuesday, 9th November, 1926
Page 409

No. 902
Applicant: Ranelagh Dye Works
Nature and Situation:

New Factory, Western Road

Conditions governing approval:

Subject to Surveyor’s requirements being carried out

1934 OS Map

1934 OS Map

Mentioned in the 1930 Commercial Directory:

Ranelagh Dye Works (Beau Brummel (1928) Ltd. proprs.), dyers & cleaners. Western rd. T N 4093 (4 lines)

Also mentioned in the same directory:

Meads of Merton (Beau Brummel (1928) Ltd. proprs.), Christchurch rd. T elephone Wimbledon 0525

In the 1938 Commercial Directory, building numbers are given:

Beau Brummel Ltd. dyers & cleaners, 278 Western Road (Telephone 4092 [5 lines]) & 2 Christchurch Road. Liberty 1378

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.

William Morgan & Sons, varnish makers

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Listed in the 1911 commercial directory as japan and varnish makers in Western Road.

From the 1911 Census, William George Morgan, aged 73, lived at Homewood House, on Church Road. He was described as an employer, in the business of Varnish and Japan manufacture. He had been married for 52 years to Harriet, aged 72. They had had 7 children, of which their daughter Florence, 49 and single, lived with them.

Listed in the 1963 list of factories:

W. Morgan & Sons, Ltd.
Prince Georges Road, Merton, SW19
and
338/340 Western Road

Varnish

Source:
Borough of Mitcham List of Factories,
Town Clerk’s Department,
July 1963.
Available at Merton Heritage and Local Studies Centre at Morden Library.
Reference L2 (670) MIT