Mitcham Common: Cranmer Green
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| Partial / Incomplete Date | c.Early 1800s |
|---|---|
| Area | Mitcham |
| Picture Reference | Mit_Parks_Open_Spaces_1-1 |
| Original Format | Bromide of Painting |
| Notes / History | This early Victorian print shows a group of huntsmen on Cranmer Green near the site of the Ravensbury Arms, viewed from the Croydon Road with The Rectory, The Canons and Park Place in the background. James I was said to have complained that the “lewd people of Mitcham did so much poaching that there was a great scarcity of game”. |
