Rushden Research Group: 1935 Celebrations

Rushden - 1935 Celebrations

to Commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the
Reign of H. M. King George V and Queen Mary
On Monday, May 6^th 1935

Celebrations

Reports

A selection of photographs taken by Reg Glenn.

1935 Spencer Road - 2nd prize - Best Decorated Street

Picture taken from the balcony of H Wilmott's shop.
Note also Lipton's shop - top right.

Celebration Medal

Almost ready for the parade! In Crabb Street?

The other side of the float - possibly Ada Sail on the left?

The same float in the parade passing the Belgian House in High Street

Another float

A selection of photographs taken from Ada Sail's album.

On their way!

Ready to go!

Three lads waiting to parade?

Sent to us by Ian Waller in 2016

Carnival Queen's carriage	Carnival Queen and her attendants

Guides	Fancy Dress

Jubilee Cottage	Passing Station Road

Railway Stables behind the advertising board2	Passing the Palace Cinema

	two pictures of "schoolgirls"

Rushden Northamptonshire Advertiser, 10th May 1935

Co-operative-row, one of Rushden’s more modest quarters was in Jubilee mood on Sunday afternoon, refreshments being served from the table.

Pictures captioned as being from 1935 Carnival - that came to us 2018

More pictures from 1935 Carnival - that came to us 2018

Pictures from the Carnival - that came to us 2018 Also captioned as 1935, but might be they are 1937 pictures? We already had the float as 1937.

This one came to us in 2021

Westfield Avenue Street Party in 1935
The man in the centre near the back with a hat looks very much like John Spencer, a councillor, and the lady also in a hat might be his wife?
The young girl to his right is identified as Dorothy Townsend.

Silver Jubilee 1935 - before the new bandstand was built

Unidentified


This picture may be part of this celebration? Do you know? Tallest lady is Ethel Glenn (nee Shortland) Her husband took some of the photos at the top of this page

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