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Mitcham Fair

"The usual three days merriment on Mitcham Common"

Non-Fiction 1913 1 mins Silent

Overview

"The usual three days merriment on Mitcham Common" is the subject of this simple but delightful early Topical Budget newsreel item. A single slow panning shot (allowing for a slight skip where a few frames seem to have gone missing from this print) offers us an evocative panorama of the fairground's many attractions, and showcases the surprisingly formal (by today's standards at least) costumes of these Edwardian pleasure-seekers.

In 1913, Mitcham, now in the London Borough of Merton, was still part of Surrey.

Original title

Mitcham Fair Topical Budget 103-2

Genres

Non-Fiction

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Mitcham

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles

Subjects

Funfairs

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