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Acacia Grove, NEW MALDEN, KT3 3BX

Looking north from Acacia Grove. In this part of New Malden, they have Groves rather than Roads or Avenues.

View east on the Down Main platform; ex-LSWR Waterloo - Woking and the West main line, junction of the branch to Kingston-on-Thames etc. It was badly bombed, together with a local train in the station, on 18 August 1940 in the very first Luftwaffe attack on London: there are plaques in memory of staff killed.

In 1834 an Act for building a railway between London and Southampton received Royal Assent. Local councillors in Kingston, coupled with the coaching interests and Lord Cottenham, owner of much of the land between Kingston and Wimbledon, objected to the railway running through the town, and so the railway was forced to pass a mile and a half to the south. The inhabitants of Kingston soon started clamouring for a direct railway line to the town. The railway finally came to Kingston in 1863 by the rather roundabout route from Twickenham. Continued grumbling at the lack of a direct route to London led to the continuation of this line in 1869 to join the main line at New Malden. This is the up line of 1869 seen here from the level crossing in Elm Road, just before it joins the main line ahead. This passes over Elm Road via a bridge. The office block in the distance is opposite New Malden station.

In 1834 an Act for building a railway between London and Southampton received Royal Assent. Local councillors in Kingston, coupled with the coaching interests and Lord Cottenham, owner of much of the land between Kingston and Wimbledon, objected to the railway running through the town, and so the railway was forced to pass a mile and a half to the south. The inhabitants of Kingston soon started clamouring for a direct railway line to the town. The railway finally came to Kingston in 1863 by the rather roundabout route from Twickenham. Continued grumbling at the lack of a direct route to London led to the continuation of this line in 1869 to join the main line at New Malden. This is the down line of 1869 seen here from the level crossing in Elm Road, just after it leaves the main line ahead. This passes over Elm Road via a bridge. A train passes overhead on the up slow main line. The office block in the distance is opposite New Malden station.

Combining Chinese takeaway with fish and chips. Next door is Ametco (Valves) Ltd. who deal in industrial valves. From the small size of the premises, one suspects they are import agents rather than manufacturers.

Open 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. according to one of the white signs, so it ought to open in about ten minutes, if those times also apply to Sundays. The other sign suggests it is rather more than an off licence, also supplying bread and milk and a facility to 'top-up gas electric council tax'.