I came across this rather idyllic photo of the newly opened Morden underground station, probably in 1926.  Those were the days when Morden and the end of the Northern line were just undeveloped fields.  It’s changed a bit!

The whole scene is so clean.  If you modelled it like this, people would say, ‘where’s the weathering.’  Sure, the building is new, but apart from a few stains around the garage, the road surfaces are pristine.

Some nice touches to the garage in the foreground.  The ‘station garage sign’.  The little bushes – so much a verge detail in past years.  And that period petrol pump.

And finally, the buses and car.  Somehow, I expected something more modern in 1926.  But open topped and with solid tyres.  I suppose these were country routes deep in rural Surrey, so perhaps the buses weren’t the latest?

All in all, a lovely shot with some good modelling potential.