Know Your Borough (1951) 

Great memories of Wimbledon park and canazaro absolutely stunning place’s best times 60/70s

I used to go to Garfield school and you could smell the works.The park in the footage i think is Haydons rd and had great times playing there. lived in Deburgh rd right down at the end near the bus garage and factory.Thank you for this LondonScreenArchive.

0:57 the old swimming pool at Wimbledon leisure centre now covered by wooden badminton courts

Nice. Thank you.

4:53 tennis courts and cafe Wimbledon park

delightful footage..great narrative,good voice.Im watching this bit of vintage in Feb 2015 ! How times have changed..and not always for the better even without 'elf &safety!' On the Parkside of WC is virtually a water-logged marsh since many many trees have been removed the council trying to return it to 'heath-land' ridding non-decidious trees ! Try tell the birds that when they fly and scatter the 'air-bourne' seeds that will simply reintroduce the same type of tree the powers that be are trying to keep at bay !Look what happened in the rain forest when trees were removed ? Nature is female and can't be controlled by man...yet,thank the good Lord.

3:42 Wimbledon park lake looking towards Wimbledon golf club

Durnsford road dump now underneath various industrial units inc travis Perkins etc 1:50

Oh my

"know your borough": rubbish, street cleaning, effluent, mayors....priceless, almost zero about the real borough of course

5:31 cricket and children’s playground Haydons road recreation ground

In the 1950s the river Wandle was filthy, it run through Wandle park and my dog fell in to it once and a man had to fish him out.

5:00 bowling greens Wimbledon park

HOW JOLLY---TOYTOWN. NOT MUCH PACKAGING---BUT MORE ASH , SPUD PEELINGS, AND LOOSE TEA LEAVES.

That was when England was English.