The Gardeners Arms, London Road
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The Gardeners Arms, London Road
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 6 Feb 2025
A reminder of Mitcham's pre-suburban days, the Dutch gabled Gardeners Arms pub and a pair of old weatherboarded houses. The pub name probably comes from when areas like this were still outside London and would have been growing produce for the urban markets.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.410011
Longitude
-0.16196