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[td]Leisure pursuits were fulfilled by Tooting Library in Mitcham Road (1902 with an upper floor added in 1908), the Lido at Tooting Bec (1906),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Houghton |first=Amy |title=Tooting Bec Lido {{!}} Sport and fitness in Tooting, London |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/sport-and-fitness/tooting-bec-lido |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025052...com/london/sport-and-fitness/tooting-bec-lido |archive-date=2025-05-23 |access-date=2025-06-23 |work=Time Out London |language=en-GB |url-status=live }}</ref> and the creation of picture houses from as early as 1909, culminating in the construction of the [[Granada, Tooting|Granada Cinema]] in Mitcham Road in 1931, now Grade 1 listed and a Bingo Hall. The Wesleyan Methodist Central Hall was built in November 1910 as a venue for concerts, talks and films and had a capacity to seat 1,800 people and a further 800 people in the basement's lower hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Methodist Central Hall in London, GB - Cinema Treasures |url=https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/32616 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=cinematreasures.org}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]A decade later the extension of the Underground to [[Tooting Broadway tube station|Tooting Broadway]], completed in 1926,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Council |first=Wandsworth |title=The history of the borough {{!}} Listed buildings and borough history {{!}} Wandsworth Council |url=http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/info/2...ge/194/listed_buildings_and_borough_history/6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2014102...ge/194/listed_buildings_and_borough_history/6 |archive-date=2014-10-26 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=www.wandsworth.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref> also proved a benefit for the area. In his book ''Days that are Gone,'' published in 1947, AJ Hurley wrote, "''Immediately as the news spread that the Tube was coming to Balham and Tooting property at once began to increase in value, and enterprising businesses quickly bought up available sites for future development. Many of the smaller shop holders sold out at a good profit and, especially in the vicinity of Tooting Broadway and Mitcham Road, the seal of prosperity was set on the trading enterprise.''"<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hurley |first=AJ |title=Days that are Gone |date=1947 |publisher=AJ Hurley Ltd. |edition=1st |location=Tooting, London |publication-date=1947 |language=English}}</ref>[/td]
[td]A decade later the extension of the [[London Underground]] to [[Tooting Broadway tube station|Tooting Broadway]], completed in 1926,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Council |first=Wandsworth |title=The history of the borough {{!}} Listed buildings and borough history {{!}} Wandsworth Council |url=http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/info/2...ge/194/listed_buildings_and_borough_history/6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2014102...ge/194/listed_buildings_and_borough_history/6 |archive-date=2014-10-26 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=www.wandsworth.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref> also proved a benefit for the area. In his book ''Days that are Gone,'' published in 1947, AJ Hurley wrote, "''Immediately as the news spread that the Tube was coming to Balham and Tooting property at once began to increase in value, and enterprising businesses quickly bought up available sites for future development. Many of the smaller shop holders sold out at a good profit and, especially in the vicinity of Tooting Broadway and Mitcham Road, the seal of prosperity was set on the trading enterprise.''"<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hurley |first=AJ |title=Days that are Gone |date=1947 |publisher=AJ Hurley Ltd. |edition=1st |location=Tooting, London |publication-date=1947 |language=English}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==The covered Tooting Market==[/td]
[td]==The covered Tooting Market==[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Planning for a covered marketplace began in 1916. A letter dated 21 January 1916 to the architects' department of the [[London County Council]] (LCC) on behalf of a Mr S Frost, the owner of the site, proposed a plan to erect a building at 19 Mitcham Road which would provide a trading shelter for costermongers.<ref name=":8" />{{cn}}[/td]
[td]Planning for a covered marketplace originates from 1916. A letter dated 21 January 1916 to the architects' department of the [[London County Council]] (LCC) on behalf of a Mr S Frost, the owner of the site, proposed a plan to erect a building at 19 Mitcham Road which would provide a trading shelter for costermongers.<ref name=":8" />{{cn}}[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]A ''Streatham News'' article from 14th July 1916 reported that "''the newly constructed Tooting Market is now completed. This is a much needed improvement and people who patronise the class of trader will find greater convenience than hitherto.''"<ref>https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004604/19160714/062/0004</ref> A 1921 plan shows the covered market at 19 Mitcham Road and the open yard behind accessed by a narrow passageway.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=The London Archives |url=https://www.thelondonarchives.org/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=London Archives |language=en}}</ref> During a court case in 1929 a magistrate enquired why East End street traders came to Tooting to ply their wares, in this case silk stockings. A police constable explained the appeal of the district: ''Tooting was thickly populated and a good marketplace.''<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 January 1929 |title=Why Do They Come to Tooting? Magistrate and Street Traders |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |work=Streatham News}}</ref>[/td]
[td]A ''Streatham News'' article from 14th July 1916 reported that "''the newly constructed Tooting Market is now completed. This is a much needed improvement and people who patronise the class of trader will find greater convenience than hitherto.''"<ref>https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004604/19160714/062/0004</ref> A 1921 plan shows the covered market at 19 Mitcham Road and the open yard behind accessed by a narrow passageway.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=The London Archives |url=https://www.thelondonarchives.org/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=London Archives |language=en}}</ref> During a court case in 1929 a magistrate enquired why East End street traders came to Tooting to ply their wares, in this case silk stockings. A police constable explained the appeal of the district: ''Tooting was thickly populated and a good marketplace.''<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 January 1929 |title=Why Do They Come to Tooting? Magistrate and Street Traders |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |work=Streatham News}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]On Christmas Eve 1929 the stallholders of Tooting Market were served with notice to quit after 14 years of trading, operative on 19th January 1930, when the site was purchased by developers. The site had been bought by [[Woolworths (United Kingdom)|Messrs Woolworth's Ltd.]] who intended to build a large store at Tooting. Reports from the time underline the importance of the market to both stallholders and customers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=3 January 1930 |title=Tooting Market: Stallholders served with notice to quit |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004606/19300103/158/0006 |work=South Western Star}}</ref>[/td]
[td]On Christmas Eve 1929 the stallholders of Tooting Market were served with notice to quit after 14 years of trading, operative on 19th January 1930. The site had been bought by [[Woolworths (United Kingdom)|Messrs Woolworth's Ltd.]] who intended to build a large store at Tooting. Reports from the time underline the importance of the market to both stallholders and customers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=3 January 1930 |title=Tooting Market: Stallholders served with notice to quit |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004606/19300103/158/0006 |work=South Western Star}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In some quarters the sale was seen as a benefit to the area. A ''Streatham News'' article on the 10th January 1930 reports the impending sale of Tooting Market and the scheme of development on the site, suggesting it would increase the importance of Tooting Broadway as the business and social centre of Tooting. There had been good demand for houses for owner occupation during 1929 and also keen demand for main road sites for business purposes. Older properties were being demolished to make way for modern garages and the erection of manufacturing or other business premises.<ref>https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004604/19300110/023/0002</ref>[/td]
[td]In some quarters the sale was seen as a benefit to the area. A ''Streatham News'' article on the 10th January 1930 reports the impending sale of Tooting Market and the scheme of development on the site, suggesting it would increase the importance of Tooting Broadway as the business and social centre of Tooting. There had been good demand for houses for owner occupation during 1929 and also keen demand for main road sites for business purposes. Older properties were being demolished to make way for modern garages and the erection of manufacturing or other business premises.<ref>https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004604/19300110/023/0002</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]However for the current stallholders the sale would have presented an end to their livelihoods - were the market to close, about 200 people would have impacted. On 7th January 1930, the M.P. [[Alfred Butt|Sir Alfred Butt]] intervened to settle the dispute between the stallholders and the owner of the site Messrs [[Woolworths (United Kingdom)|Woolworth's]] Ltd. On 10 January it was reported that the stallholders' notice had been extended and that they were satisfied with the arrangements made."<ref>https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004606/19300110/212/0008</ref>[/td]
[td]However for the current stallholders the sale would have presented an end to their livelihoods - were the market to close, about 200 people would have impacted. On 7th January 1930, the M.P. [[Alfred Butt|Sir Alfred Butt]] intervened to settle the dispute between the stallholders and Messrs [[Woolworths (United Kingdom)|Woolworth's]] Ltd. On 10 January it was reported that the stallholders' notice had been extended and that they were satisfied with the arrangements made."<ref>https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004606/19300110/212/0008</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Fire of 1930==[/td]
[td]==Fire of 1930==[/td] [td]On 30 January 1930 Tooting market was engulfed by fire β an incident without fatalities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=31 January 1930 |title=Weeping Stallholders Watch Wares Burn: Β£20,000 Market Fire |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000250/19300131/158/0007 |work=Sheffield Daily Telegraph}}</ref>[/td]
[td]On 30 January 1930 Tooting market was engulfed by fire β an incident without fatalities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=31 January 1930 |title=Weeping Stallholders Watch Wares Burn: Β£20,000 Market Fire |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000250/19300131/158/0007 |work=Sheffield Daily Telegraph}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The stallholders suffered heavy losses in the fire which was reported as "the demolition of their little livelihood",<ref name=":2" /> with some having failed to renew their insurance policies due to the imminent closure of the market.[/td]
[td]The stallholders suffered significant losses in the fire which was reported as "the demolition of their little livelihood",<ref name=":2" /> with some having failed to renew their insurance policies due to the expected closure of the market.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==The new Tooting Market 1930-1950 (today's site)==[/td]
[td]==The new Tooting Market 1930-1950 (today's site)==[/td]
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[td]Leisure pursuits were fulfilled by Tooting Library in Mitcham Road (1902 with an upper floor added in 1908), the Lido at Tooting Bec (1906),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Houghton |first=Amy |title=Tooting Bec Lido {{!}} Sport and fitness in Tooting, London |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/sport-and-fitness/tooting-bec-lido |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025052...com/london/sport-and-fitness/tooting-bec-lido |archive-date=2025-05-23 |access-date=2025-06-23 |work=Time Out London |language=en-GB |url-status=live }}</ref> and the creation of picture houses from as early as 1909, culminating in the construction of the [[Granada, Tooting|Granada Cinema]] in Mitcham Road in 1931, now Grade 1 listed and a Bingo Hall. The Wesleyan Methodist Central Hall was built in November 1910 as a venue for concerts, talks and films and had a capacity to seat 1,800 people and a further 800 people in the basement's lower hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Methodist Central Hall in London, GB - Cinema Treasures |url=https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/32616 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=cinematreasures.org}}</ref>[/td]Revision as of 08:02, 2 September 2025
[/td][td]Leisure pursuits were fulfilled by Tooting Library in Mitcham Road (1902 with an upper floor added in 1908), the Lido at Tooting Bec (1906),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Houghton |first=Amy |title=Tooting Bec Lido {{!}} Sport and fitness in Tooting, London |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/sport-and-fitness/tooting-bec-lido |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025052...com/london/sport-and-fitness/tooting-bec-lido |archive-date=2025-05-23 |access-date=2025-06-23 |work=Time Out London |language=en-GB |url-status=live }}</ref> and the creation of picture houses from as early as 1909, culminating in the construction of the [[Granada, Tooting|Granada Cinema]] in Mitcham Road in 1931, now Grade 1 listed and a Bingo Hall. The Wesleyan Methodist Central Hall was built in November 1910 as a venue for concerts, talks and films and had a capacity to seat 1,800 people and a further 800 people in the basement's lower hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Methodist Central Hall in London, GB - Cinema Treasures |url=https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/32616 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=cinematreasures.org}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]A decade later the extension of the Underground to [[Tooting Broadway tube station|Tooting Broadway]], completed in 1926,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Council |first=Wandsworth |title=The history of the borough {{!}} Listed buildings and borough history {{!}} Wandsworth Council |url=http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/info/2...ge/194/listed_buildings_and_borough_history/6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2014102...ge/194/listed_buildings_and_borough_history/6 |archive-date=2014-10-26 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=www.wandsworth.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref> also proved a benefit for the area. In his book ''Days that are Gone,'' published in 1947, AJ Hurley wrote, "''Immediately as the news spread that the Tube was coming to Balham and Tooting property at once began to increase in value, and enterprising businesses quickly bought up available sites for future development. Many of the smaller shop holders sold out at a good profit and, especially in the vicinity of Tooting Broadway and Mitcham Road, the seal of prosperity was set on the trading enterprise.''"<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hurley |first=AJ |title=Days that are Gone |date=1947 |publisher=AJ Hurley Ltd. |edition=1st |location=Tooting, London |publication-date=1947 |language=English}}</ref>[/td]
[td]A decade later the extension of the [[London Underground]] to [[Tooting Broadway tube station|Tooting Broadway]], completed in 1926,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Council |first=Wandsworth |title=The history of the borough {{!}} Listed buildings and borough history {{!}} Wandsworth Council |url=http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/info/2...ge/194/listed_buildings_and_borough_history/6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2014102...ge/194/listed_buildings_and_borough_history/6 |archive-date=2014-10-26 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=www.wandsworth.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref> also proved a benefit for the area. In his book ''Days that are Gone,'' published in 1947, AJ Hurley wrote, "''Immediately as the news spread that the Tube was coming to Balham and Tooting property at once began to increase in value, and enterprising businesses quickly bought up available sites for future development. Many of the smaller shop holders sold out at a good profit and, especially in the vicinity of Tooting Broadway and Mitcham Road, the seal of prosperity was set on the trading enterprise.''"<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hurley |first=AJ |title=Days that are Gone |date=1947 |publisher=AJ Hurley Ltd. |edition=1st |location=Tooting, London |publication-date=1947 |language=English}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==The covered Tooting Market==[/td]
[td]==The covered Tooting Market==[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Planning for a covered marketplace began in 1916. A letter dated 21 January 1916 to the architects' department of the [[London County Council]] (LCC) on behalf of a Mr S Frost, the owner of the site, proposed a plan to erect a building at 19 Mitcham Road which would provide a trading shelter for costermongers.<ref name=":8" />{{cn}}[/td]
[td]Planning for a covered marketplace originates from 1916. A letter dated 21 January 1916 to the architects' department of the [[London County Council]] (LCC) on behalf of a Mr S Frost, the owner of the site, proposed a plan to erect a building at 19 Mitcham Road which would provide a trading shelter for costermongers.<ref name=":8" />{{cn}}[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]A ''Streatham News'' article from 14th July 1916 reported that "''the newly constructed Tooting Market is now completed. This is a much needed improvement and people who patronise the class of trader will find greater convenience than hitherto.''"<ref>https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004604/19160714/062/0004</ref> A 1921 plan shows the covered market at 19 Mitcham Road and the open yard behind accessed by a narrow passageway.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=The London Archives |url=https://www.thelondonarchives.org/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=London Archives |language=en}}</ref> During a court case in 1929 a magistrate enquired why East End street traders came to Tooting to ply their wares, in this case silk stockings. A police constable explained the appeal of the district: ''Tooting was thickly populated and a good marketplace.''<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 January 1929 |title=Why Do They Come to Tooting? Magistrate and Street Traders |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |work=Streatham News}}</ref>[/td]
[td]A ''Streatham News'' article from 14th July 1916 reported that "''the newly constructed Tooting Market is now completed. This is a much needed improvement and people who patronise the class of trader will find greater convenience than hitherto.''"<ref>https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004604/19160714/062/0004</ref> A 1921 plan shows the covered market at 19 Mitcham Road and the open yard behind accessed by a narrow passageway.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=The London Archives |url=https://www.thelondonarchives.org/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=London Archives |language=en}}</ref> During a court case in 1929 a magistrate enquired why East End street traders came to Tooting to ply their wares, in this case silk stockings. A police constable explained the appeal of the district: ''Tooting was thickly populated and a good marketplace.''<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 January 1929 |title=Why Do They Come to Tooting? Magistrate and Street Traders |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |work=Streatham News}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]On Christmas Eve 1929 the stallholders of Tooting Market were served with notice to quit after 14 years of trading, operative on 19th January 1930, when the site was purchased by developers. The site had been bought by [[Woolworths (United Kingdom)|Messrs Woolworth's Ltd.]] who intended to build a large store at Tooting. Reports from the time underline the importance of the market to both stallholders and customers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=3 January 1930 |title=Tooting Market: Stallholders served with notice to quit |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004606/19300103/158/0006 |work=South Western Star}}</ref>[/td]
[td]On Christmas Eve 1929 the stallholders of Tooting Market were served with notice to quit after 14 years of trading, operative on 19th January 1930. The site had been bought by [[Woolworths (United Kingdom)|Messrs Woolworth's Ltd.]] who intended to build a large store at Tooting. Reports from the time underline the importance of the market to both stallholders and customers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=3 January 1930 |title=Tooting Market: Stallholders served with notice to quit |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004606/19300103/158/0006 |work=South Western Star}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In some quarters the sale was seen as a benefit to the area. A ''Streatham News'' article on the 10th January 1930 reports the impending sale of Tooting Market and the scheme of development on the site, suggesting it would increase the importance of Tooting Broadway as the business and social centre of Tooting. There had been good demand for houses for owner occupation during 1929 and also keen demand for main road sites for business purposes. Older properties were being demolished to make way for modern garages and the erection of manufacturing or other business premises.<ref>https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004604/19300110/023/0002</ref>[/td]
[td]In some quarters the sale was seen as a benefit to the area. A ''Streatham News'' article on the 10th January 1930 reports the impending sale of Tooting Market and the scheme of development on the site, suggesting it would increase the importance of Tooting Broadway as the business and social centre of Tooting. There had been good demand for houses for owner occupation during 1929 and also keen demand for main road sites for business purposes. Older properties were being demolished to make way for modern garages and the erection of manufacturing or other business premises.<ref>https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004604/19300110/023/0002</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]However for the current stallholders the sale would have presented an end to their livelihoods - were the market to close, about 200 people would have impacted. On 7th January 1930, the M.P. [[Alfred Butt|Sir Alfred Butt]] intervened to settle the dispute between the stallholders and the owner of the site Messrs [[Woolworths (United Kingdom)|Woolworth's]] Ltd. On 10 January it was reported that the stallholders' notice had been extended and that they were satisfied with the arrangements made."<ref>https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004606/19300110/212/0008</ref>[/td]
[td]However for the current stallholders the sale would have presented an end to their livelihoods - were the market to close, about 200 people would have impacted. On 7th January 1930, the M.P. [[Alfred Butt|Sir Alfred Butt]] intervened to settle the dispute between the stallholders and Messrs [[Woolworths (United Kingdom)|Woolworth's]] Ltd. On 10 January it was reported that the stallholders' notice had been extended and that they were satisfied with the arrangements made."<ref>https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004606/19300110/212/0008</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Fire of 1930==[/td]
[td]==Fire of 1930==[/td] [td]On 30 January 1930 Tooting market was engulfed by fire β an incident without fatalities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=31 January 1930 |title=Weeping Stallholders Watch Wares Burn: Β£20,000 Market Fire |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000250/19300131/158/0007 |work=Sheffield Daily Telegraph}}</ref>[/td]
[td]On 30 January 1930 Tooting market was engulfed by fire β an incident without fatalities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=31 January 1930 |title=Weeping Stallholders Watch Wares Burn: Β£20,000 Market Fire |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000250/19300131/158/0007 |work=Sheffield Daily Telegraph}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The stallholders suffered heavy losses in the fire which was reported as "the demolition of their little livelihood",<ref name=":2" /> with some having failed to renew their insurance policies due to the imminent closure of the market.[/td]
[td]The stallholders suffered significant losses in the fire which was reported as "the demolition of their little livelihood",<ref name=":2" /> with some having failed to renew their insurance policies due to the expected closure of the market.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==The new Tooting Market 1930-1950 (today's site)==[/td]
[td]==The new Tooting Market 1930-1950 (today's site)==[/td]
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