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This photograph, taken around 1915, captures the Fair Green in Mitcham, a historic area in what is now the London Borough of Merton. At the centre stands a large tree beside the iconic bandstand, a hallmark of British communal life in Edwardian times. Local shops line the street, their signs advertising daily goods, while a hanging pub sign reveals the presence of the Old Nag’s Head, a reminder of the area’s coaching inn history.

You can spot a few men in bowler hats strolling the street and a handful of children gathered near the bandstand railings, hinting at the calm rhythm of suburban life during wartime.

Once a famous spot for fairs and markets, Mitcham's Fair Green served as a social and commercial hub, bridging rural tradition and urban expansion as London grew outward.

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