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Queens Coronation 1953
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jmadone
master brummie
Royal Coronations : Birmingham response
The programme gives details of the entertainment in a number of Birmingham Parks. Here is for Brookvale and Aston
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jmadone
master brummie
What a nice idea.
Radiorails
master brummie
I had such a booklet such as that shown in Post 8 at one time. I believe it is lost, but it may turn up amongst my library of books.
However, I have my copy of a book presented to me others,and other entitled The Coronation Gift Book for boys and girls. It contains eighty pages and was published by the Daily Graphic. It is quite comprehensive in detail.
However, I have my copy of a book presented to me others,and other entitled The Coronation Gift Book for boys and girls. It contains eighty pages and was published by the Daily Graphic. It is quite comprehensive in detail.
There seem to have been a lot of souvenir books from the coronation. My mother had a grey hardback book. I scanned a few of the pictures thinking they might be wanted for the Jubilee but nothing came of it.
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maypolebaz
master brummie
I was there and remember that day well ! I seem to have spent my day sticking my head through our front room window saying "anything happening ?" and all the people inside, watching a rental TV, droning "NOOO"! Remember that great bonfire we had Dave ?
oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
I remember the Coronation, it was a cold, windy, and rainy Tuesday. The street party was cancelled and all the youngsters were packed into someone's house for the party. The teenagers hung out in the street and watched some of the event on a 12" TV through someone's front window. In the evening we walked to Barr Beacon where we stood in light rain around a massive bonfire. On the previous Saturday there had been a Coronation Night at the old ice rink and our group skated round with with wire masts and small union flags on our skates ... they were different times ...
Three years later I was called up for National Service in the Royal Air Force.
Three years later I was called up for National Service in the Royal Air Force.
izzy eckerslike
master brummie
From Elizabeth becoming queen on the death of George VI in February 1952 it took 16 months until the coronation in 1953
Sure do, it was certainly very big. I had an email the other day from my very first girl friend who lived at 104 Sladepool . She now lives in Ireland, and we email each other regularly. She also remembers the great bonfire and also reminded me that we had a street party to celebrate the coronation. We both took part in the street races. Did you take part in those.
maypolebaz
master brummie
I can't remember the races but we sat at the party wearing our coats ! They built a stage on "The Island" and a dance troupe (Betty Barnes ?) did their best to cheer everybody up.
izzy eckerslike
master brummie
I was living in a prefab at Fairlea Crescent in Kings Norton in 1953, somehow they got hold of a rather large marquee for the street party and it was put up on a large area of grass and we were all in there.
Everyone in the crescent contributed something in the way of chairs, tables, food etc. They had our kitchen table for the coronation cake. All us kids were in fancy dress, me a pirate and my sister as the queen. A little girl dressed as a doll in a box won the fancy dress prize!
Everyone in the crescent contributed something in the way of chairs, tables, food etc. They had our kitchen table for the coronation cake. All us kids were in fancy dress, me a pirate and my sister as the queen. A little girl dressed as a doll in a box won the fancy dress prize!
