Bunting and crowd

Man erecting Royal Navy Ensign on Country Store.

These photographs, from the album discovered in the office of Ye Olde George Inn, show the village bedecked in bunting to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, in June 2nd, 1953. Others show the crowds gathering on the Recreation Ground, in preparation for the procession down the High Street.

Date of creation

1953

Date of coverage

1953

Place

East Meon

Contributor

Ye Olde George Inn

License

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC-BY-NC-ND)

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