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The Queen's Coronation 1953
Portland Road & Kings Road area
Back row: ?, Rita Smith, Audrey Prickett, Enid Smith, Ann Windsor, Joan Short, Charles Coleman, Colin Short,
baby Jane Gilbert & mother Iris.

2nd row: Pamela Tunn and Pat Leyland, Sylvia Tarry, Ann Perkins, ?, Jose Shortland, ?, Derek Ekins, ?, ?,
Alan Burton & his mother Margaret.

3rd row: Jeffrey Shortland, Barry Baldock, ?, Stuart Cutmore, John Shortland, ?.

4th Row: Jackie Case, Jim Case, ?, Dorothea Smith, ?, ?, Margaret Mason, Margaret Young, John Harding, Ann Harding, ?, John Cleaton, Caroline Martin.

5th row: ?, Judith Curtis, Lorraine Smith, Janice Cleaton, ?, ?, ?, Rosemary Gilbert, Ruth Windsor, ?, Richard Cresswell, Maureen Packwood, Linda Cresswell.

As part of the celebrations for Queen Elizabeth's Coronation, the Portland Road and Kings Road
residents held a tea party in the St Mary's Church Institute rooms in Robinson Road.
This picture was brought to us by Sylvia Tarry, and she has managed to name quite a few
If you can name any others, or have any memories to share, please contact us.
Another copy of the picture above came from Maureen Packwood, with a list of names (a few more now added). Maureen also sent the picture below with a list of names.

1
 Mr J Parker
22
 ?
43
 ?
64
 Mrs Smith
2
 Mr Bert Packwood
23
 Roger Sharpe
44
 ?
65
 ?
3
 Linda Cresswell
24
 ?
45
 ?
66
 ?
4
 Richard Cresswell
25
 Mrs Glenn
46
 ?
67
 ... Lord
5
 Mr Reg Young
26
 ?
47
 ?
68
 ?
6
 Mrs V Packwood
27
 Enid Smith
48
 ?
69
 Derek Ekins
7
 Mrs Smith
28
 Josie Shortland
49
 Mr Smith
70
 ?
8
 Mrs Cresswell
29
 ... Coleman
50
 ?
71
 ?
9
 ?
30
 ?
51
 ?
72
 ?
10
 Ann Perkins' grandma
31
 Susan Glenn
52
 ?
73
 ?
11
 ?
32
 ... Coleman
53
 ?
74
 Margaret Young
12
 Mrs Young
33
 Gweneth Lord
54
 Eric Brown
75
 Ann Harding
13
 Mrs Joy Cas
34
 Nina Smith
55
 ?
76
 ?
14
 ?
35
 ?
56
 ?
77
 Jacky Cas
15
 Mrs K Cleaton
36
 ?
57
 ?
78
 Jim Case
16
 Janice Cleaton
37
 ?
58
 ?
79
 Alan Burton
17
 Mrs Sharpe
38
 ?
59
 ?
80
 ?
18
 Mrs Perkins
39
 ?
60
 ?
81
 ?
19
 ?
40
 ... Underwood
61
 ?
82
 ?
20
 ?
41
 ?
62
 ?
83
 Sylvia Tarry
21
 ?
42
 Mrs Cox
63
 ?
84
 ?

Cup and saucer
A lad aged 2½ at this event, has a Coronation cup and saucer, and he wonders if this was given to him at the event.

If you can confirm this please let us know.


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