Mitcham, Flower Gardens, Fair Green c.1960
Photo ref:
M296059
Photo ref:
M296059
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A Selection of Memories from Mitcham
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Mitcham
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I lived at Commonside East, Pollards Hill. I went to Alfred Mizen Primary School and then Pollards Hill Secondary School from 1965-1971. I have good memories of both schools, including swimming outdoors at Alfred Mizen until October, the weather was a lot colder then! I would like to get in touch with Pauline Hall (married Trevor Pettingale), Janice and Jill ...see more
A cobbler, Mr Ruff, had a shop there, trading under the motto Ruff’s Stuff’s Tough!
I grew up in Mitcham in the 1960s. Born in 1962, we lived in Tonstall Road, close to the level crossing by Eastfields school. I went to St Mark’s Primary School from 1967 to 1971.
I remember most of my teachers: Miss Holmes, Mrs Carmichael, Miss Edge, Mr Myers. The headmaster was Mr Waverley when I started, who was succeeded by Mr Freemantle, known as “Froggy” Freemantle.
I remember crates of warm ...see more
I was born Leslie Dennis Crutch in Grove Road 1948. My brother Ken was born 9 months after dad (Ronald Kenneth) had gone to Normandy as part of the landings - I was born 9 months after he was demobbed (funny that) to mum Winifred Blanch Crutch nee Sanders. We moved into a nissen hut in Laburnham road where my younger brother Ron was born in 1950, we moved into Elm Court when the Armfield Crescent estate was ...see more
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