1948 aerial view of Marco Refrigerators in Rowan Road, Mitcham
Channel: Mitcham Notes
Date: 05/08/2023

Marco Refrigerators, Rowan Road, Streatham Vale, was in business from 1929 to 1966. It employed some 300 people.

This video reviews the 7 aerial photos on Historic England of the factory and surrounding areas in 1948.

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LINKS
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Mitcham History Notes:
https://mitchamhistorynotes.com/2016/11/06/marco-refrigerators-ltd/

Links to the aerial photos:
https://mitchamhistorynotes.com/2020/11/06/britain-from-above-photos/#marcos 

Glad farewell to the Nissan Huts
https://mitchamhistorynotes.com/2019/04/08/1960-glad-farewell-to-nissen-huts/

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From the British Newspaper Archive
1930 ad
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004604/19300516/212/0011

1960 article
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004076/19600129/062/0004

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Ordnance Survey maps are reproduced by permission of the National Library of Scotland, reuse CC-BY
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18.0&lat=51.41135&lon=-0.13933&layers=170&b=1

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The London Gazette
Publication date:25 November 1966 
Issue:44182 Page:12893
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44182/page/12893/data.htm