Queen Elizabeth II. A London Inheritance's post 2nd June 1953 – Coronation Day In London has some great photos.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
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Chauncy Hare Townshend Schools - war damage
This plaque is on the central cotagey-looking building which looks undamaged....
Coronation building
We really like this unusual plaque - so of its time with its calligraphic dec...
Coronation decorations
Borough of Hornsey ERII 2 June 1953 Awarded to the residents of Bryanstone...
Coronation railings
The railings erected to commemorate the coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II w...
Coronation tree - Embankment Gardens
This tree was planted to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953.
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King William IV, Duke of Clarence
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Princess Margaret
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Victoria, Duchess of Kent
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Anne Boleyn
Second wife of Henry VIII and so Queen of England, 1533 to 1536. Though married to Catherine of Aragon, Henry developed a passion for one of her maids of honour, Anne, and so began the whole horri...
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Hubert Parry
Composer and music historian. Born Charles Hubert Hastings Parry at 2 Richmond Terrace, Bournemouth. He became a professor at the Royal College of Music in 1883, and Professor of Music at Oxford in...
Arsenal Football Club
Founded by munitions workers in Woolwich, under the name 'Dial Square'. This was the name of the Royal Arsenal complex where they worked, and also explains the team's nickname of 'The Gunners'. The...
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