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1920s Events or Parades
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The first two were taken in front of the Church, looking along High Street.
Left Arthur Robinson's shop, right Horsley's corn merchants, centre R Wheeler's butchers.

Postcards by C F Chapman. Numbers 2 & 4 - do you have 1 & 3? Please may we copy?
The only information that came with this photograph is:-
The man at the front is Arthur Clarke, and the two ladies are May and Elsie Cox.

Red Cross float
A postcard by C F Chapman of a Red Cross float c1920s
1920s
Another C F Chapman Postcard numbered "2", but which year?
The banner: Independent Wesleyan Sunday School & Band of Hope

Captioned 'On the way to a Sunday School Tea Drinking in the 1920s'
early 1920s
Early 1920s - One of the Bands, and Scouts.... note one of the Railway Stables behind
Mid 1920s - Scouts parading in High Street
Mid 1920s - Firemen leading the parade

Unknown Carnival entry?
1920 Phil Bayes
captioned - Phil Bayes 1920 - He is entry No. 32
The notice above: "Success to the County Red + Fund"
On the float - appears to be an old gas cooker - No. 93
and hanging between the wheels a shield with G & M
(and possibly a picture of King George & Queen Mary?)
Similar to picture above, but the oven contents differ
So the same group's entry - but who do they represent?

Two more unidentified parade pictures - please can you help?

Parapde passing temperance Hall
A parade passing the British Women's Temperance Hall in Newton Road

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