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Memories Of Mitcham To 1960

A Memory of Mitcham.

from Jeff Hubble
Born in Church Path no 8 St Johns Place 1943
went to Star school thence Western Road Secondary till 1959
Remember Leo`s at the Cricket Green, the Fair at Three Kings, Saturday morning Pics cost either 6 - 9p old money of course.
Mitcham baths, Sado`s hairdressers, Huttons fish shop, Davidsons the greengrocers, Trings for Electrical items.
In Church Road close by was Embletons sweet shop.
Remember being taken to Sandy Lane to watch Tooting and Mitcham,in fact taken to all of their matches, since we lived with Joe Clark who ran the bar in those days#

Milk and bread delivered by horse and cart, meat delivered as well as green grocery by boy on a bike

Ravensbury Park and its boating Lake just a short walk over the railway bridge.

Buses to 80a to Lower Kingswood for Box Hill, Trolleybus 630 to Croydon, 152 to Hampton Court

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I too left Western Rd in 59. Also remember all the things you mentioned, great times.
By franksnowdon on Wed Jul 19th 2017, at 6:48 pm
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Hello Frank do you still reside in Mitcham
By Jeff Hubble on Wed Jul 19th 2017, at 7:05 pm
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i left in 1960.peter briggs.
more memories.
the majestic,peggys cafe,georges cafe,118/115 to streatham ice rink.44 to battersea park.bucks head.
bandstand.romany club de dance.
mr kenyon,patience,westwater,renshaw,otway.
wimbledon palais
By xcockney on Sun Aug 6th 2017, at 7:22 am
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Now living in Morden.
By franksnowdon on Fri Sep 8th 2017, at 8:30 pm
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I remember you (Peter Briggs) have a photo with you and others over the 'chalet'
By franksnowdon on Fri Sep 8th 2017, at 8:34 pm
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Turner's used to deliver the bread in a horse and cart. They had their horses stabled round the back of the shop.My brother had a Saturday job working the cart. Also one of the Sparrowhawk's used to come round with a horse and cart with fruit and veg, I think his name was Fred.Leo's and Sado's, those names bring back memories, I had totally forgotten them.
By blondie50 on Sat Apr 21st 2018, at 7:43 am
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Goodness gracious I remember Turner's horse and cart! Always had a hay sack round it's neck...a bit grumpy and not easy to stroke (I was horse mad at the time); remember being sent to smell the tar when workmen were tarmacking the roads!! Those lovely 3 coloured lollies with the ice-cream bit in the middle! My sister Anthea set up the first "mobile phone" - two tin cans and a piece of string - with her friend Marion across the road and knocked a poor bloke off his bike! Great stuff! Barbara Hindle (Westmoreland Sq. 1950-62)
By hindleowen on Sun Aug 12th 2018, at 3:31 pm
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The headmaster before Kenyon was Mr, Humphries he was a brilliant man built the school right up to uni standard then came Kenyon a most horrid person had no compassion and lack of excitement completely destroyed morale
By John B on Sun Jul 7th 2019, at 7:31 am
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I have a memory of firing a cap gun at Turner's bakery horse and cart in Sherwood Park Road (1965 or 1966). It hadn't been my intention to scare him off, but he did start to run away and it was quite funny seeing the baker running after him! He later complained to my parents about the incident (and rightly so) and I of course got told off. As for the lollies you mentioned, are you referring to the ones made by Lyon's Maid called: 'Fab'? My personal favourite was the one called: 'Kinky' (coloured hundreds and thousands on an outer chocolate coating with delicious ice cream on the inside). Yummy!
By ronnielarkins on Thu Nov 21st 2019, at 2:06 pm
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