Is this in Birmingham?

[pjmburns]

Trouble is the RC church used to have parades in May for the month of Mary and also Whit parades - I have taken part in local ones many times as a child. Some areas also celebrate local saints days as well. This makes it hard to pin down. It doesn't have to be RC.

 

[Janet Hunt]

Trouble is the RC church used to have parades in May for the month of Mary and also Whit parades - I have taken part in local ones many times as a child. Some areas also celebrate local saints days as well. This makes it hard to pin down. It doesn't have to be RC.

Such a shame that the original picture cannot be placed. I also took part in church parades as a standard bearer for the girl guides.

 

[pjmburns]

Such a shame that the original picture cannot be placed. I also took part in church parades as a standard bearer for the girl guides.

I did as well - usually St George's day I think.

 

[oldMohawk]

Four of the standards have small trees or bushes or shrubs fixed to them. All of the standards have plants fixed to their tops. This presumably had some significance to everyone in the parade. Those who arranged the parade knew why they were fixing the plants to the standards.

 

[RayJones4]

Found these images on a Manchester site they are described as Whit walks . Late 1800's early 1900's in an article it said that if Sunday schools were organising the Parade, children often made up a large majority of the procession. It was also not unusual for the young girls to lead or be at the front of the parade, followed by other groups in the surrounding area.
I suspect the original image was a similar parade although I have no idea of the location. There is also an early whit walk recording set in Manchester on Youtube pathe news.

Hi Janet - thanks for your input. I have looked at countless Lancashire Whit Walks previously for this & other reasons. It still comes down to the fact that the houses are Brummie in style. Lancashire is quite different in nuanced ways.

 

[Spargone]

Found these images on a Manchester site they are described as Whit walks . Late 1800's early 1900's in an article it said that if Sunday schools were organising the Parade, children often made up a large majority of the procession. It was also not unusual for the young girls to lead or be at the front of the parade, followed by other groups in the surrounding area.
I suspect the original image was a similar parade although I have no idea of the location. There is also an early whit walk recording set in Manchester on Youtube pathe news.

A Longsite, Manchester image. The lintels are similar to those in the original photo but the chimneys are quite different.