These photos are from a relative’s album. Her father, Bert Hitchman, worked for the Parks Department and was one of those that planted these displays. The photos were taken by Norman Pound, one of the gardeners who worked with Bert.
Mitcham Borough 1934 – 1959
1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Baden-Powell Centenary 1857 – 1957
East Surrey Regiment (date unknown)
Coat of Arms for Mitcham Borough : “Mitcham Feast Gestandep” (“Mitcham Stands Fast”)
1956 Olympics
Mitcham History Notes 