Tooting, Mitcham Road 1950
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Memories of Tooting, Mitcham Road 1950

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. These memories are of Tooting, Mitcham Road 1950

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Fircroft School, what happy memories, I attended between 1956 ish to 1962 - My memories are of school milk, maypole dancing, and playing soccer for the school. We lived in Beechcoft Rd and could walk to school in complete safety, My Father and Brother also attended ( both named John) Memories of Miss Lewis, and Mr Kirkham who trained our football and cricket teams ( we played soccer on the cinder pitches at Tooting ...see more
I was at Fircroft from 1946 to 1951. Miss Lewis was headteacher and also taught a group of us to make and play bamboo pipes. Mr Nicholls was the teacher in the top form and I have happy memories of playing 'four court dodge ball'. I wonder if Carol Wallis, Alison Chandler, John Goody, Royston Clark, Rodney White, Janet Webb and many others, can remember these days. They were happy days. If so would love to hear from you. ...see more
Wondering if this shop was run by the Kent family?
Miss Welty was the infant school headmistress, elderly and eccentric, she was a dedicated and lovely lady. My teacher was Mrs Charlton of whom I have extremely fond memories. I also attended Fircroft Junior School, does anyone remember dancing around the Maypole, country dancing and musical movements? At Christmas time we made decorations and staged a nativity play as well as having the school ...see more