First Job On Mitcham Council

A Memory of Mitcham.

When I left Singlegate School in 1952, my first job was wih the Mitcham Council Nurseries situated on a road south of the Common. I recall mostly weeding flower beds and washing pots. I did go on occasions in the van to help arrange floral displays for civic functions, several of which were in the Town Hall. I still wonder how in my lunch hour I walked to the 152 bus stop, travelled to Colliers Wood Underground, walked along to University Road, had dinners at my Gran's and did the return trip. I do not recall being constantly late back so it must have been possible then, not today I guess. My time there was only six months. I decided on change of career and travelled to London to work for Marconi as filing clerk.