FETCHAM SHOPS AND BUSINESSES This research listing was compiled by Alan Pooley and the late Goff Powell. It was last updated in 2017. It is work in progress, with explanations of the colour coding etc to be added. Please contact the Fetcham Archivist or the Membership Secretary if you can bring it up to date, add to it or improve it. It complements two other listings by Alan Pooley and Goff Powell: FETCHAM PARISH NAMES FETCHAM ROADS Click here for an online present-day map INDEX TO PAGES Guildford Road Sunmead Parade Bell Lane, Lower Road, School Lane The Street Cobham Road Cannon Grove Cannon Side Penrose Road River Lane Others, Exact Location Mostly Unknown Leatherhead & District Local History Society: Fetcham Shops & Businesses v002017 p 1 GUILDFORD ROAD Bridge Motors Mid Surrey Engineering appear in the April 1923 Poor Rate book to have a “garage land near Fetcham Grove” they already had an office in a cottage and were in a “House & Garden” In 1922, The Mid Surrey Engineering Co Ltd had their address as Fetcham Lodge in a demand for tithe payments for Fetcham Grove.. Could be relevant. 1936 directory A Crawford & C J Fry 1936 Bridge Motors (C.J Fry) Motor Engineers. 1938/9 & 1940 George White [MIMT] Like many garages during WWII they produced parts for the war effort. In 1945 it became a Limited Company. The garage remained in the White family until the late 1980s See also FX418 Bridge Motors (Leatherhead) Ltd Motor and General Engineers 11/1951 [Parish Mag] Bridge Motors 1970s 1980s No entry 1990s 1936 Green domino Mason D 1938/9 Arthur Watson Green Domino Cafe 1940 D Mason Green Domino Cafe Also 1940 Perquin’s Restaurant Fetcham Grove Leatherhead Depositaries [Bishop & Son] 1950s 1980s 1990s Leatherhead & District Local History Society: Fetcham Shops & Businesses v002017 p 2 SUNMEAD PARADE Built partly on Sunmead House site in late 1930, probably 1936/7 1 Clark’s Café “Established 1937” on building 1938/9 E H Clark A J Clark 1950s Ad Clark’s Cafe Ivor Lynch 1980s Clarks’s Cafe 1990s 2014 2 1938/9 Invincible Polices Ltd Labour Exchange 1950s 1970s Unemployment Benefits Office 1979/80 MVDC Official street plean Not known 1980s 1990 Domino Pizza [Full house Restaurant] 2000s 2007 2014 3 1938/9 Peachey Newsagents Frank Potter Newsagent 1950s D V Wakely Newsagents 1960s 1962 & 1968 P Mag K&G Edwards Newsagents 1970s 1980s 1990s Nikki News Old Rising Sun Pub Café Youth hostel Ye Olde Rising Sun. Restaurant 1950s Ad 1960s The Old Rising Sun Tea Rooms 1970s Pilgrim’s Rest Restaurant 1980s ? Greek restaurant Pangs Villa Chinese Restaurant previously Le Peregrin1990s Pangs Villa 2000s Red Dragon Zen Garden Built on opposite corner of the road in 1938 to replace the original Rising Sun Pub [Architect Joseph Hill] Rising Sun Harvester closed c2004 Harroway Manor built 2006 Leatherhead & District Local History Society: Fetcham Shops & Businesses v002017 p 3 BELL LANE 1 1938/9 Bell House Riding Stables S M Marsh THE BELL Rebuilt on adjacent site to NE of original site on the bend and opened Christmas 1937. {L2513} By Joseph Hill [Nairn] 02/1950 [FX 418] Ad LOWER ROAD Corner of Sandy Lane/Lower Road: demolished 1928 Post business transferred from The School Master Francis Constable probably about 1888/9 Henry Partridge Sub Postmaster 1890 or slightly earlier Angelina Friston Post Mistress 1891 and Samuel Friston to 1928 Front Parlour [left] side was the Post Office Marden Hill Nursery Lower Road Fetcham 02/1950 FX418 Ad SCHOOL LANE Garage used as Post Office from 1928 to early 1930s when moved to St Clements. see FX1202 [1934 OS shows PO & telephone Box] Leatherhead & District Local History Society: Fetcham Shops & Businesses v002017 p 4 THE STREET 78 1950/51 Donner, Mr Bernard Ophthalmic Optician FX418 Ad Pre 1939 81 C Winter [Villager 11/1965] Fred Alexander [Lived next door] 1960’s Ceres House Garden Supplies 1970s Ceres House Everything for the Garden C Winter Garden & Leisure 05/1969 Fete “Mr F H Swainson took over the business 18 months ago.” 10/1971 [FN145] Ad Ceres House Garden Supplies 1980s 05/1982 Fetcham Garden Centre 1990s Dehli in the Street Delicatessan Crème de la Crème 2006 but closed 2007 The “Hatch” Zhambala Arts [Wholesale importers] 2014 TP Improvements mid 2018 Appears to have been built mid/late 1950s [See Keith Croft’s correspondence on St Clements. 83 Ceres House [C winter] Animal Food Store1960s Thorns Lime Ltd Agricultural Lime Merchants, animal Foor Store etc. 1961 Kemp. C Winter. Footwear. “Mrs Thelma Winter started the business in 1964” 1971[FN145] Ad Ceres House Footwear 05/1969 Fete C Winter Shoe Shop 1970s Wings Garden Chinese Take away 1980s 1990s 2014 85 Fetcham Fisheries & Frozen foods Wet & Fried Fish 1960s also 1961 Kemp Fetcham Fisheries 05/1969 Fete Fetcham Fisheries “Mr & Mrs B Symons have been in business in Fetcham over 5 months” [Kay & Ben] 10/1971 Ad [FN145] Fetcham Fisheries Take away 1970s 1980s Fetcham fish Bar 1990s 2014 87 H G Jackson Fruiterer 1961 Kemp Fetcham Fruiterers R & E Sullivan “Mr & Mrs R Sullivan …are new to the area” 10/1971 [FN145] Ad Fruiterer 1970s Market Fresh Greengrocer 1980s Flower Craft Florists 1990s Surrey Spice [Zarin Taki Ltd] 2000s 2014 89 Barclays Bank 1960s 1980s 1990s Tekmate Computers 2006 2014 91 Fetcham Cleaners 1960s 1970s 1980s Ski 4 Hour Cleaners 10/1971 [FN145] Ad Fosters Dry Cleaners Ltd 1990s 2006 2014 Leatherhead & District Local History Society: Fetcham Shops & Businesses v002017 p 5 St CLEMENTS built by James and John Luff 1865 as their forge and accommodation. Significantly modified both in roof line and frontage [Road Widening] perhaps after 1932 when Charlotte Luff died. Arthur Miller was the landlord in 1940 It seems some renumbering was done, perhaps late 1950s Note number 99 was Sherlock’s house from the passage. 93 Converted from Forge. Originally separate but seems to have been combined with 95 Was perhaps c 1953 89 1938/9 Miss A E Doble Draper 1940 Mrs Ewen Draper Aline Ladies Hairdresser 1950 [FX418] Ad [Mrs Croft c1940? to 1953] Not listed in 1961 Kemp directory so presumably now with 95 Fetcham store also in 1971 and 1960s?see number 95 below Spring Electric Retail & Wholesale [Photographers & Camera Shop] 1980s Spring Electric Retail & Wholesale 1990s 2014 95 Converted from Forge Seems to have been combined with 93 perhaps c 1953 Was “The Post Office counter was situated on the left-hand wall inside Miller’s Stores. I can 91 remember purchasing there my first postage stamp — a red one (1d) with King George V’s head on a solid red background — in about 1932.” Rev Mann Fetcham Stores [Mr Rowley October 1938/9 & 1940 to c 1942 Fetcham Stores [Mr & Mrs Walton] c1942 to c1951 [See Keith Croft’s correspondence] Fetcham Stores [Mr & Mrs W T Clarke] Grocery provisions and fruit & vegetables 1950 & 1953 [FX418] Fetcham Stores [W J Clarke] 1962 P Mag Fetcham Store “Mr H Cornelius is relatively a newcomer to the village” 10/1971 [FN145] Ad Fetcham Stores Maid Marian Grocers 1970s Spring Electric Retail & Wholesale [Photographers & Camera Shop] 1980s Spring Electric Retail & Wholesale 1990s 2014 97 Converted from two semidetached houses which had been originally been built over a Was previous house at the rear. Still occupied by Nelly Sherlock in 1954 and E I Sherlock in 93 1961 Probably number 95 originally see 99 below Fetcham Wine Stores Arthur H Miller 1936 [FX409/1] 1940 Miller A H [directory out of date?] 1938/9 Edwards Burkwood Wine & Spirit Merchant & Beer Ad Fetcham Wine Stores E W G Burkwood 1950 and 1953 also 02/1962 P Mag Fetcham wine Stores Wine & Spirits Merchants1960s 1970s Victoria Wine Galleon wine Wine & Spirits Merchants 1980s also 1975? Augustus Barnett Wine & Spirit Merchants 1990s Wine Rack 2000s 2011 Streets Ahead Hairdresser 2014 99 E I Sherlock in rear cottage 1961 Kemp 101 Converted from store/shop [?] of the forge Leatherhead & District Local History Society: Fetcham Shops & Businesses v002017 p 6 Was Mrs H E Miller Tobacconist & confectioner Teas Supplied 1923 97 Arthur H Miller “The Shop” 1924 and “Newspapers and Periodicals Stationary etc 1935 1938/9 Thos George Cooper Newsagent 1949 TGC but also as Fetcham Book Shop. Cooper 1971 [FN145] T G Cooper Newsagents 1970s Sky Newsagents 1990s 2014 Post War 1955/6? 103 Fairlawn [London] Ltd Decorators Merchants 1961 Kemp Ambrose Furnishings1960s Ambrose Furnishings 1965 [Villager]1970s La Strada Italian Restaurant Later Mano & Canos Trattoria 1990s [Carlo?] Trattoria Da Carlo 2014 105 Ashby’s Grocers 1960s 1970s Ambrose AIJ Security Centre Burglar Alarms and Locksmiths 1990s Ad Premier Blinds and Awnings Ltd 2000s also in 107 to 2012 Better For you. Health foods & Wellbeing 2014 Closed August 2016 WA Truelove and Son Ltd Funeral Dopened July 2017 107 Reads Butchers 1960s S G Page Butcher [1963/4 per LA] 11/1965 [The Villager] Douglas & co Estate Agents 1960s ? S G Page Butchers 1970s error? Finch Homes “Local Estate Agent” 05/1982 FX407 Borthwick & Co Estate Agents [Manns Estate Agents] 1980s MC Video Film hire 1990s Premier Blinds and Awnings Ltd 2012 2014 Premier Blinds relocated January 2016 V&H Homes “Your local property specialist” February 2016 109 Elizabeth’s Dress material, Ladies wear. [Wool & Drapery1960s 1970s] Ad also 1961 Kemp “Mrs O M Benstead has enjoyed trading for over 6 years with the help of Mrs Jermey” 10/1971 [FN145] Ad Elizabeth’s 1980s Apollo Home Entertainment 2000 but closed 2007 Harringtons Bakers 2014 111 Douglas & company Estate Agents Kemp 1961 Was the shop split as Rona is listed as 111a ? 111 Rona Hair Stylist 11/1965 [The Villager] Rona Hair Stylist 1956 “in the 15 years they have been part of Fetcham” 10/1971 [FN145] also 1960s 1970s Ad Flair Styles Ladies Hairdressers 1980s 1990s Flower Craft 2000s 2014 Leatherhead & District Local History Society: Fetcham Shops & Businesses v002017 p 7 COBHAM ROAD ORCHARD [CLOSE] PARADE: Built 1934/1935 Builder Mr Neil who lived in the house between Orchard Cottage and the Butchers in No 1.