London - Wimbledon Common - postcard by Charles Skilton, 1953

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• Picture / Image:  Wimbledon Common [London] - real photo postcard
• Publisher:  Charles Skilton
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  Wilding 2&half d. red
• Postmark(s):  Wimbledon 23 Feb 1953 cds
• Sent to:  Paris
• Notes / condition:  has small corner crease

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^{Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :}

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^{Wimbledon Common is a large open space in Wimbledon, south-west London, totalling 460 hectares (1,140 acres).[1][2] There are three named areas: Wimbledon Common, Putney Heath, and Putney Lower Common, which together are managed under the name Wimbledon and Putney Commons. Putney Lower Common is separated from the rest of the Common by about 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) of built-up area of southwest Putney.}

^{Wimbledon Common, together with Putney Heath and Putney Lower Common, is protected by the Wimbledon and Putney Commons Act of 1871 from being enclosed or built upon. The common is for the benefit of the general public for informal recreation, and for the preservation of natural flora and fauna. It is the largest expanse of heathland in the London area. There is an area of bog with unique[citation needed] flora. The western slopes, which lie on London Clay, support mature mixed woodland. The Commons are also an important site for the stag beetle.}

^{Most of the Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest,[3][4] and a Special Area of Conservation[5] under the EC Habitats Directive.[6] English Nature works with the Conservators on the management plan for the area. Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath are also a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation.[7]}

^{The Commons are administered by eight Conservators. Five of them are elected triennially and the remaining three are appointed by three government departments: the Department of the Environment, Ministry of Defence and Home Office. The Commons are managed by the Clerk and Ranger, supported by a Deputy, a Wildlife & Conservation Officer and a personal assistant. There are seven Mounted Keepers (who deal with public safety and security), two groundsmen (for the playing fields), six maintenance workers and one property maintenance worker – some 23 employees in total.[1] There are at least four horses which are used by the Keepers on mounted patrol.}

^{The Conservators are responsible for the annual budget of around £1m. Most of the revenue comes from an annual levy on houses within 3⁄₄ mile (1.2 kilometres) of the Commons. The levy payers are entitled to vote for the five elected Conservators. The levy payers fall within three London boroughs: Merton, Wandsworth (which includes Putney) and Kingston.}

^{In 1864, the lord of the manor, Earl Spencer, who owned Wimbledon manor, attempted to pass a private parliamentary bill[8] to enclose the Common for the creation of a new park with a house and gardens and to sell part for building. In a landmark decision for English common land, and following an enquiry, permission was refused and a board of conservators was established in 1871[9][10] to take ownership of the common and preserve it in its natural condition.}

^{A windmill stands near the centre of Wimbledon Common as usually understood; in fact the unmarked parish boundary with Putney Common runs right past it (line marked --- on the map). Here Robert Baden-Powell wrote parts of Scouting for Boys, which was published in 1908.}