Mitcham Fair opening, headed by key bearer Mr R Clasper
Partial / Incomplete Date | c.1912 |
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Area | Mitcham |
Copyright 1 | Daily Graphic Photographs |
Picture Reference | Mit_Events_Fair_9-2 |
Original Format | Clipping of photograph |
Notes / History | Mitcham Fair opening (1912), declaring the fair open with the 4 foot “Golden Key” (Elizabethan custom). It has been said that Queen Elizabeth I granted a Charter to hold the 3 day fair on the green, but this has not been proven. |