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WW1 Conscription in Mitcham
July 10, 2017
…home. Three months’ exemption. A taxi-cab owner and driver said he was on work of national interest, as Mr. Long’s statement said that the driver of a public licensed vehicle…
Bulletin 161
April 22, 2017
…the most part already. As motor traffic grew it became increasingly risky to board or alight from a vehicle bound to the centre of the road, although on some provincial…
13 Willow Lane and Beddington Corner
April 16, 2017
Mitcham Histories 13 by Eric Montague The history of what became the Willow Lane industrial estate in the 20th century can be traced back to the Romano-British period, but it…
A History of Fry’s Metal Foundries and the Tandem Works
February 23, 2023
Studies in Merton History 12: by Michael J Finch We were delighted when Mike Finch contacted us to ask if we would like to publish his history of this landmark…
01 The Cricket Green
April 16, 2017
…the horses were changed. The cavalcade included scores of four-in-hands, and every conceivable variety of vehicle from coaches and landaus to broughams and gigs and the humble donkey cart. Always…
Bulletin 166
April 22, 2017
…vehicle not an Omnibus but ‘The Economist’. It ran from Paddington to the Bank of England via the ‘New Road’ (now Marylebone Road / Euston Road), as the City Fathers…
Bulletin 204
December 15, 2017
…that the vehicle seen in the picture was repainted and modified in 1906-7, and the register of inspections of tramways in The National Archives recorded that all the Mitcham tram…
Bulletin 197
April 22, 2017
…components (such as brake pads), while Locomotors in London Road made electric commercial vehicles. The traditional mills along the Wandle included Whitely’s (snuff) Mill in Morden Road, and the Grove…
A Mitcham Childhood Remembered 1926-45
April 14, 2017
…I recollect at one point we had a motorbike and sidecar in which my mother and I sat. This was a very popular vehicle in the 30s – probably more…
Trouble at Mill: A brief history of the former Liberty Print Works site, including Textile printing at Merton Printers Ltd (Libertys) 1965-1982
April 14, 2017
…Works’ official address used to be 51 Station Road but, due to the operational railway running from Wimbledon via Merton Abbey, all motor vehicles used the Littlers Close entrance. The…
07 The Upper or Fair Green, Mitcham
April 16, 2017
Mitcham Histories 7 by Eric Montague Although no buildings survive predating the close of the 18th century, the road pattern suggests that from the earliest times this must have been…
Bulletin 176
April 22, 2017
…carriage to the new Morden Depot in 1925. The engine was built by Taskers of Andoverc.1890, and registered in Kent (KT6702), the first county to issue number-plates to vehicles following…
Bulletin 213
March 25, 2020
…with the driver seated on the horse between the shafts, but this is for goods, not people. Perhaps light vehicles for people did not re-appear until after decent roads and…
Bulletin 211
October 12, 2019
…Department property at the time also fits with what Rebecca was told. However she was also told that it was a depot for military vehicles and trucks with buildings that…
Bulletin 154
April 22, 2017
…the undignified passing of a local goods vehicle. What is now called the North-East Surrey Crematorium, in Lower Morden Lane, was originally the Battersea New Cemetery, opened more than 110…
Bulletin 153
April 22, 2017
Download Bulletin 153 March 2005 – Bulletin 153 The Smith Tomb, St Mary’s Merton Park – D Muirhead Return to ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Oct 2004 – T Kelley The Knights Templar –…
The Story of the Long Thornton and District Improvement Society
April 14, 2017
…no local schools and very few shops. The early residents, after talking between themselves, called an open-air meeting at which they decided to form a Ratepayers’ Association as a vehicle…
Bulletin 144
April 22, 2017
…the next talk or outing.. But make the offer before the event. This is the vehicle for all members to publicise their interests and knowledge. Don’t be put off with…
Bulletin 187
April 22, 2017
…Surrey Family History Society), but she has recently been intrigued by a blog created by Amy Graham, archivist at Kingston Local History Room, at www.213bus.wordpress.com. This concentrates on the vehicles…