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May 26, 2017
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Bulletin 124
April 22, 2017
…as a transport specialist, a historian of Croydon, and the author of a number of books. The Local Studies Centre is situated on the ground floor of Merton Civic Centre^…
07 The Upper or Fair Green, Mitcham
April 16, 2017
…parish of Mitcham had achieved Urban District status and with it a new sense of civic pride. In view of the very considerable increase in population and traffic since the…
Bulletin 208
December 3, 2018
…in Portsmouth had a slightly smaller porch but theirs was decorated with figures and the civic motto. In front of the school there was a small rock garden and pond,…
More Memories of Manor Road in the 1920s Mitcham
April 14, 2017
…information on Merton Historical Society can be obtained from the Society’s website at www.mertonhistoricalsociety.org.uk or from Merton Library & Heritage Service, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 5DX…
Some Memories of Tower Creameries, Mitcham
April 14, 2017
…information on Merton Historical Society can be obtained from the Society’s website at www.mertonhistoricalsociety.org.uk or from Merton Library & Heritage Service, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey. SM4 5DX…
The Landmark Case of British Railways Board v Herrington
April 14, 2017
…information on Merton Historical Society can be obtained from the Society’s website at www.mertonhistoricalsociety.org.uk or from Merton Library & Heritage Service, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey. SM4 5DX…
Sporting Memories of Mitcham in the late 1940s and 1950s
April 14, 2017
…Historical Society – February 2005 Further information on Merton Historical Society can be obtained from Merton Library & Heritage Service, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey. SM4 5DX My…
Bulletin 156
April 22, 2017
…next day and walked through crowds gathered to see him there. . A most entertaining talk was given at the Civic Centre on 12 November by our member, and new…
Bulletin 162
April 22, 2017
…. by a distinguished Danish naval historian, and the day was rounded off with a civic dinner in the very grand Assembly Room at the town hall. After the speeches…
A Mitcham Childhood Remembered 1926-45
April 14, 2017
…at www.mertonhistoricalsociety.org.uk or from Merton Library & Heritage Service, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey. SM4 5DX MERTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY LOCAL HISTORY NOTES – 23 A Mitcham Childhood Remembered…
Bulletin 163
April 22, 2017
…is what Tony called an example of Victorian civic pride. Not lovely, perhaps, but certainly noticeable. The design was by no London architect, but by Mitcham’s very own Robert Masters…
Morden in 1910: The Land Valuation Records (‘Lloyd George’s Domesday’)
April 14, 2017
…information on Merton Historical Society can be obtained from the Society’s website at www.mertonhistoricalsociety.org.uk or from Merton Library & Heritage Service, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 5DX…
Mitcham in the Mid-17th Century:
April 14, 2017
…Society can be obtained from the Society’s website at www.mertonhistoricalsociety.org.uk or from Merton Library & Heritage Service, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey. SM4 5DX Studies in Merton History:…
Bulletin 166
April 22, 2017
…depend on market gardens (note the phrase) close to the city. MERTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY – BULLETIN 166 – JUNE 2008 – PAGE 3 Civic and trade pride ensured that many…
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…
Mitcham in 1846: The Tithe Apportionment Map
April 14, 2017
Local History Notes 22: ed. Peter Hopkins The tithe apportionment records of 1846 supply a very detailed picture of Mitcham, including every property and providing field names for almost every…
14 Upper Mitcham and Western Road
April 16, 2017
…the township of Mitcham was about to become a borough and was proud of its civic achievements, was demolished in the mid-1980s. This was Mitcham’s art deco baths hall, opened…
Bulletin 168
April 22, 2017
…Civic Restaurant during the war, catering for 7-800 diners daily. The artist will be the subject of a future article in preparation. . The evening was remarkable for two substantial…