Gilbert Road, Wimbledon: children pictured in the street

Gilbert Road, Wimbledon: children pictured in the street

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Partial / Incomplete Date c.1906
Area Wimbledon
Copyright 1 Merton Library Service
Picture Reference Wim_​5B_​26-1
Original Format Photo
Photographer / Origin of Photo Johns
Notes / History The arrival of a photographer always attracted a crowd of curious youngsters.

While terraced homes such as these may have had a backyard containing the outside privy, space to hang laundry, store coal or house chicken or rabbit pens, there was little in the way of a garden.

The limited number of cars on the roads meant that children could play safely in the streets.

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