Mrs Margaret Penfold at Mitcham Eastfields, 1960

Mrs Margaret Penfold at Mitcham Eastfields, 1960

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Area Mitcham
Copyright 1 News & Mercury 30/09/1960
Picture Reference Mit_​People_​103-1
Original Format Photo
Notes / History Eighty year old Margaret Penfold gathering watercress for the last time at Mizen nurseries, Eastfields.

Mrs Penfold had worked at Mizens almost continuously since 1914.

The nursery closed and the site was used for a new school.

It was Mitcham's last farm.

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