Nostalgic memories of Mitcham's local history
Share your own memories of Mitcham and read what others have said
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
Why not add your memory today and become part of our Memories Community to help others in the future delve back into their past.
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Displaying Memories 121 - 130 of 155 in total
Hi. I am Don Stevoni's daughter, living in Wales. Just browsing the internet for the name 'Stevoni' when I came across your memory. Both my father and his wife are dead now, he died just before my first wedding in 1964. My mother was divorced from him many years beforehand and I never knew Pat. In fact I didn't know him, but have tried to find out things about him as my mother did not wnat to discuss him. ...see more
I was born in 1959 at 20 Glebe Cour,t Mitcham to Percy Jack and Lillian Anne Agg. All my mother's side of the family lived in Micham - Ford - Atkins and Agg being the surnames. I have fond memories of Mitcham and of the parks and the pub next to the station where my mum worked in the kitchen. I used to love riding in the dumb waiter. We moved when I was still young from Glebe Court to The Beeches (number 31). I went to a ...see more
What a great site this is – I love sharing everyone’s memories. It brought back my childhood and names I had forgotten. I moved from Scotland to Mitcham in 1946 when I was four. Mum, Dad, my sisters Margaret and Florence and me all moved into an ex-army hut on the Gun Site at Mitcham Junction. Later came my sister Isabel and then much later came Yvonne. They called us squatters but we paid our rent to Mitcham council, ...see more
I was born in Mitcham in 1947. We lived at the Gun Site which was situated next to Mitcham Station. There were still some soldiers there when I was born, they were separated by a wire fence. They were the days of freedom when children could play out without any fear. There was a house at the entrance of the site next to the railway station, a deaf lady used to live there and I remember being scared of her because she ...see more
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, ...see more
When I was in my early teens, my mates and I used to go to Figgs Marsh and wait for the lads. We used to sit in an open brick-built toilet area which had seating and it was magical to see all the pictures about this area. One lad, Bob Sampson, was always the last to arrive, but we knew when he was on his way as he used to sing 'Ghost Riders In The Sky', and what a vioce, it echoed over ...see more
I remember going to Mitcham Fair and paying 2 1/2d to go into a tent and look at Siamese twins in a jar. I used to walk across the Bee Hive bridge to Cranmer Middle School. Also we sometimes walked down 'Cold Blows' to get to the Cannons, which was a lovely park, although I always found Cold Blows a bit scary. There used to be bluebells under the trees in spring. There was some sort of ...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
Oh! yes I remember the ice cream cart on Tooting Bec Common. It was always situated in the vicinity of the four way drinking fountain. Just across the main road was the Tooting Bec running track. The ice cream cart was mounted on a three wheeled bike. I often stopped to buy a cone on my way back from the 'bandstand' where I had seen a 'Punch & Judy' or magician show. Ice lollies were 2 pennies, a small cone was 3 pennies and a big cone was 6 pennies. Those were the lazy hazy days of summer.
Does anyone remember or have photos of the ice cream hand cart that used to be situated at the fountain on Tooting Bec Common? My older brother used to sometimes buy me a cone there. It was the best ice cream I've ever tasted.