Morden, Abbotsbury Road c.1955
Photo ref: M359019
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The variety of shops in Morden was to alter after the underground railway station opened in 1926 and large-scale retail development began. Shoppers before this time had to make their way to Wimbledon, Croydon or Kingston. The housewife in the 1950s had a daily trip to the shops, as the private ownership of refrigerators was fairly low, and dairy products and meat could not be kept for long. Saturday was the busiest shopping day, as weekly wages were still paid in cash on Fridays, enabling the household necessities to be bought; there was always the chance of an end-of-week display bargain to be had.

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Memories of Morden, Abbotsbury Road c1955

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This photo brings back a lot memories. The photographer must be standing by the launderette in Abbotsbury Road, this was owned by my grandparents John 'Paddy' and Doreen 'Dorrie' Jones. I used to play on this street and in the alley way at the back with my sister Nicola and friends, Colin, Caroline and Jacquline. My sister and our mother moved from Morden to Sussex in 1959. We had lived in one of the flats in Abbotsbury Road.