Mitcham History Notes

05/10/2026

Mitcham Eastfields railway station might have been called Grove Road Station in 1957, but British Rail opposed it so as not to muck up their timetables. Source: Mitcham News & Mercury Friday 1 March 1957.

02/10/2026

From October 1956 - police dog Rex III lived with his handler PC Arthur Holman, in St. James's Road, Mitcham. The dog also appeared in the 1955 film "Police Dog". See blog post for details:-

From the Mitcham Advertiser, 11th October 1956.   Rex III, police dog who made 125 arrests, is dead REX III, Britain’s most famous police dog, is dead. He was put to sleep on Monday afte…

21/09/2026

Where are the oval greens in south London? Where was Mitcham's Oval?

14/09/2026

There was a pub, or to be exact a 'beerhouse', in Nursery Road, off of Lower Green West, Mitcham. It was in business until 1912.

There aren't any photos of the beerhouse, or its landlords and customers, so this comic book is an imagination, based on the blog post https://mitchamhistorynotes.com/2024/09/12/greyhound-beerhouse/

The video runs for 2 minutes, and has no commentary.

05/09/2026

Lilo air beds were made in Mitcham, between 1947 and possibly 1962, inn a factory in Tramway Path. This video explains how I found out about the factory, and also the years it was there.

02/08/2026

22/07/2026

where was Jessop's Alley in Mitcham?

09/07/2026

Chas Sayers & Son, Ltd., Mitcham Builders from 1889, didn't do any grand projects, but did contribute to the little things, like repairing the eagle statues at Eagle House! This 5 minute video gives the history of the builders.

01/07/2026

part of video review of 1966 aerial photo of East Croydon station - full video on the YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/lDr4Zy-Ki60

23/06/2026

Do you remember this terrace of houses next to the Figges Marsh Garage?