According to the Defence of Britain Archive, these blocks by the side of the tram tracks were revealed when undergrowth was cleared in 2000, presumably part of the tramlink construction. There are seven blocks, or cubes, on the south side of the track, on the eastern side of the Willow Lane bridge, i.e. the hump back road bridge nearest to the industrial estate.
photo taken 29th August 2018
Garage and MOT business that was at 96 Church Road, occupying premises of former varnish factory of G. Purdom.
From 1980s? to end 2019, when it moved operation to 71 St Helier Ave, Morden SM4 6JD. The site was redeveloped as flats.
Photo taken March 2018. On the left is the footpath Foxes Path, the Wheatsheaf.
Photo taken March 2018, looking north.
Office space added around 2015. Photo taken 14th March 2018
The buildings were demolished in May 2020.
Photo taken 28th May 2020.
Photo taken 9th October 2024
In the 1971 telephone directory, the company at this address was Bromhead & Denison, “Chems and Mins”, number 01-648 4494. Their name can be seen on this clip from Merton Memories:
clip from merton Memories photo Mit_Work_Industry_8-1 copyright London Borough of Merton.
Renamed as B & D Clays and Chemicals Ltd., the company moved to Western Road in around 1983, according to a person on the Facebook Mitcham History group. This company currently trades from Willow Lane according to Companies House, which says the company incorporated in 1974.
