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The Landmark Case of British Railways Board v Herrington
April 14, 2017
…two-mile stretch of line between Mitcham Junction and Morden Road station. From this footbridge it was possible to see the railway bridges over the two streams of the Wandle. South…
Bulletin 132
April 22, 2017
…© !!!!! ENM reported he had concluded a study of the roads and bridges in Mitcham, which might be considered suitable for a future MHS publication. © !!!!! Judith Goodman…
Bulletin 198
April 22, 2017
…and stations (to compensate the landowners), and to measure the distance from the local terminus, to give simple designations to bridges and other structures for which the railway company was…
Bulletin 128
April 22, 2017
…1998 – PAGE 2 IN BRIEF © Work onTramlink is progressing steadily. All the footbridges at the Merton end have now come down. At Kingston Road level crossing a length…
The Now and Hereafter Poor:
April 14, 2017
A study in the administration of the Poor Law in Mitcham prior to 1834 Studies in Merton History 3: by E N Montague This study was compiled in 1980 to…
Bulletin 158
April 22, 2017
…by the constables. These were mostly routine matters, such as repair of roads and bridges, disorderly and unlicensed alehouses, drunkenness and other local nuisances. The trial jury had the task…
Morden Manorial Court Rolls
May 12, 2017
To search the Morden court rolls, enter a search term in the Search box at the top right of the screen. Or click here to begin exploring translations with or…
Bulletin 208
December 3, 2018
Download Bulletin 208 December 2018 – Bulletin 208 Mitcham County Grammar School for Girls – Jane Smith (née Stark) More on the Berkeley 100 – Rosemary Turner Windsor Floors Co…
Bulletin 159
April 22, 2017
…Leasure[sic] and Purse to perfect himself and us..5 On the outbreak of war in 1914 Major-General W T Bridges announced, .I am going to make .Little Hobbs. CRA of the…
Bulletin 162
April 22, 2017
…the diesel-engined Mitcham, which was then the largest ship to navigate 20 London bridges going up the Thames. Politics A letter in March from a ‘standard Socialist. advocated true socialism…
Bulletin 163
April 22, 2017
…Millbank. He also beautified the grounds with bridges, an ornamental lake, grottoes and follies. After his death it was sold to the Congregation of the Poor Servants of the Mother…
Memories of a Morden Lad 1932-1957
April 14, 2017
…bridge had been destroyed and half of it was down in the river, and several bridges along the river were in ruins. We travelled to a place called Marksburg, which…
Beating the Bounds:
April 14, 2017
…walls and fences, and even house walls, were marked with a cross. Hedges and ditches often followed the parish boundary. Bridges were also used – a late 19th-century boundary plate…
02 North Mitcham
April 16, 2017
Mitcham Histories 2 by Eric Montague On the map of the new London Borough of Merton, produced after the reorganisation of London Government in 1965, North Mitcham Ward was shown…
The Life of James Lackington, Bookseller, 1746-1815
April 14, 2017
Local History Notes 24: by James Lackington (1791, rev. 1827, ed. Peter Hopkins 2004) James Lackington was born in 1746 in Somerset, the son of a shoemaker. At ten a…
Photos arranged by Topic
May 26, 2017
…a gallery of photo thumbnails. Clicking on any thumbnail will display the full photograph and its details. (It might also bring up non-photographic items!) bridges buses & coaches events &…
Bulletin 225
March 10, 2023
Download Bulletin 225 March 2023 – Bulletin 225 Remembering: a suffragette, an athlete, an author – Dave Haunton Stanton Redcroft and the Copper Mill site – Norma Cox Joseph Bazalgette’s…
Merton priory
…it could be the varied land holdings in many counties. The regular repair of roads and building bridges. VIDEOS: Katie Hawks’ fascinating talk on ‘Merton’s Literary Canons – the place…
Bulletin 125
April 22, 2017
…platform lowered or the track bed raised due to the low entry to the trams themselves. All footbridges along the line are to be removed due to the overhead electric…