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Cherry Street

I wonder what the decorations seen in the old photograph were for?
I thought it must be a coronation but it couldn't have been that of George V as his father Edward 7th was alive until 1910.
 
According to the Birmingham University site:

Edward VII and Queen Alexandra opened the new University buildings on 7 July 1909, the birthday of Joseph Chamberlain. Chamberlain himself was unable to attend as he had suffered a severe stroke in 1906, but his wife, Mary Endicott Chamberlain was present as Lady Mayoress, and his eight year old granddaughter, Hilda Mary Richards, presented a bouquet of flowers to the queen. The royal party had also visited the Council House in the city centre before travelling in carriages to Edgbaston.
 
It seems slightly unusual, well at least to me (!), that Cherry Street would be decorated. I've seen lots of photos of tge main streets having decorations. Maybe the royal party route travelled along Cherry Street to get to the Council House, then on to the University.
 
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