Mitcham, Fair Green c.1960
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Memories of Mitcham, Fair Green c1960

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Although I am 75 I can still remember as clear as yesterday coming up from Headley Surrey with my parents and sister to visit my grandparents who worked for Mizzen Bros. I remember getting off the bus at the Fair Green and walking up past the Majestic Cinema to a railway bridge over the bridge along a road to a junction where there were shops crossing the road and along a lane to a pair of black tared cottages my Nan And ...see more
just found this site, everything I read I can remember .I lived armfeild crescent I,m 76 now
I too have wonderful memories of going to St Mark's, the teachers I remember are Mr Freemantle, Mrs Carmichael, Miss Holmes, Miss Catherine and Mr Legg.  The headmistress at the time was Miss Bowley, who everyone was afraid of but I remember when she left and Mr Weatherley took over. The dinner ladies were lovely, all under the charge of Miss East and yes, the best pudding was butterscotch tart, God, I ...see more
We moved to Mitcham from Streatham in 1963. My sister and I went to St. Marks Primary School which was not too far from our home in Gaston Road. I remember my first teacher was Mrs Carmichael. What a lovely lady she was! It was a small school and I can remember the cloakroom with wooden benches, wire netting and pegs. The toilets were outside, boys and girls divided by a door. Everything was green and brown tiles. ...see more