Gilbert Road, Wimbledon: children pictured in the street
Partial / Incomplete Date | c.1906 |
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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. |