1953 Collection (page 21)

Fire in a restaurant, Bulstrode Street, London W1
Fire in a restaurant, Bulstrode Street, Marylebone, London W1

Royal Arsenal Fire Brigades pump engine (PE)

LCC-LFB diesel dual-purpose appliance
The dual-purpose Merryweather pump from Southwark fire station (D62) standing in its appliance room. The station watchroom can be seen in the background

Firefighters tackle oil tray fire, Lambeth HQ
An item from the drill display where firefighters extinguish a blazing oil tray fire using foam from two gallon (10 litre) fire extinguishers

Fire brigade display preparations at Lambeth HQ
A mock-up of a domestic room setting being erected to show the dangers of fire at the regular drill displays conducted in the London Fire Brigade headquarters drill yard

Rescue, lowering line from drill tower, Lambeth HQ
Saturday drill display at Brigade HQ Lambeth. London firefighters performing a rescue by lowering a line from the third floor window, during the fire brigade display

Live carry-down from drill tower at Lambeth Brigade HQ
Saturday drill displays at Brigade HQ Lambeth. London firefighters performing a rescue by carrying down an extension ladder from the second floor window during the display

Queens Coronation party June 1953
The winner of the fancy dress competition, at a party for the Queens Coronation, in London. Date: June 1953

1953 Coronation - Rubbish in the stands after crowds had lef
Page from the Daily Sketch reporting on the eyesore and scandal of the uncleared rubbish left behind in the stands along the processional route following the 1953 Coronation

Ticket for Summer Sports Day at a Suvorov Military School
A ticket pass to the Summer Sports Day at a Suvorov Military School (a type of boarding school in the former Soviet Union and in modern Russia and Belarus for boys of 14-18)

Platforms 1 & 2 at Waterloo Station, London - 24th December 1953 - taken at 3:10pm !! A beautiful photograph with the lengthening shadows in the late afternoon light forming a mirror to the vanishing

Medieval style Coronation
A medieval style illustration showing a Queen being crowned by an archbishop, surrounded by other religious leaders, a stylised impression of the ceremony reproduced in Everybodys Magazine Coronation

1953 Coronation street party
Photograph of a childrens street party in an unidentified but bunting adorned location, with children enjoying some teatime treats and parents

Coronation 1953 - Dawn of a new Elizabethan Age
Aerial view of Westminster Abbey and the surrounding area showing the pageantry of the Coronation procession, contrasted with the glorious reign of the first Queen Elizabeth I. Date: 1953

Everybodys Magazine - Coronation Number
Front cover of Everybodys Magazine, Coronation Number showing Britannia, in a carriage pulled by a lion and unicorn flying through the skies, holding her trident and shield

Pams Bakers shop staff, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Pictured inside their High Street bakers shop are the staff of Pams Bakers at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. 1953

Little Bo Peep carnival costume, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Coronation fancy dress party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Coronation 1953, Birthday Parade June 11th
Photograph showing an overview of the splendid and colourful military ceremonial of the birthday parade on June 11 1953, just nine days after the Queens Coronation

Coronation street party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
To celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II the town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, organised four childrens street parties at various locations around the town

Coronation 1953 - 4 men who rose to the occasion
Four men involved in the festivities for the 1953 Coronation. Top left, Benjamin Britten who composed the Coronation opera, Gloriana

The Queens country seats and Holyrood House
Four aerial views of the Queens country seats and Holyrood House. Sandringham House, Norfolk, is shown on the top left, with the Royal Lodge, Windsor shown adjacent

Everybodys Magazine Coronation issue 1953
Front cover of Everybodys Magazine, first special Coronation issue, featuring Queen Elizabeth I riding on a white horse. Date: 1953

Girls Life Brigade carnival procession, Walton, Essex
Girls Life Brigade youngsters in fancy dress during the annual carnival procession at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. 1953

Coronation party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
To celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II the town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, organised four childrens parties at various locations around the town

Newspaper delivery boys and girls, Walton, Essex
The girls and boys who delivered newspapers for Mark James & Son, newsagents of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. They were given a treat on 2 September 1953 when they were all taken to Wembley to see Tex

Sport & Country Coronation Number, Front cover, 1953
Front cover of Sport and Country magazine, formerly the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, celebrating the Coronation of 1953 with an illustration of four rural and sporty types, a huntsman

The Queens state residences: Windsor Castle and Buckingham
Two aerial views of the Queens state residences. Windsor Castle: The Lower Ward, containing St. Georges Chapel and the cloisters, the Middle Ward, occupied by the round tower or keep

Coronation 1953, Queen Elizabeth II - St Edwards Crown
The Archbishop of Canterbury placing St. Edwards Crown on the head of Queen Elizabeth II - the supreme moment in the Coronation service at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953. Date: 1953

Coronation fancy dress party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Childrens Coronation Party 1953
Fourteen-year-old Maureen Atkins being crowned by Father Douglass Lott at the Swinbrooke Road, Kensington, Coronation party on June 6th

Darts Team with wooden spoon, Walton, Essex
Members of the Walton-on-the-Naze Queens Head Darts Team, Essex, photographed with their trophy, a wooden spoon, awarded for coming bottom of the league. 1953

Coronation 1953, driving up the Ascot course on Gold Cup day
The traditional pageantry of the royal arrival at Royal Ascot; the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II driving up the course in an open landau carriage on Gold Cup day, 18 June 1953

The Sphere Front Cover: The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Front cover showing the coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 6th June 1953

Farming scraps Date: circa 1953

View of the Schwedenplatz, Vienna, Austria
View of a market square, the Schwedenplatz, in Vienna, Austria. There is a stall on the right with fruit for sale, and a few people are out shopping. Date: 1953

Department store in Vienna, Austria
A large department store, E Braun & Co, on the corner of a street in Vienna, Austria, with people out shopping. Date: 1953

Side street in Vienna, Austria
View of a side street in Vienna, Austria, with parked cars and pedestrians. Date: 1953

Asche and Brayton
Australian actor OSCAR ASCHE with his wife LILY BRAYTON (1876 - 1953), probably as Macbeth and lady Macbeth. Date: 1871 - 1936

Oriel College, Oxford
part of Oriel College, Oxford Date: 1953

London Scientology H. Q
The Scientology and Dianetics shop of Tottenham Court Road, the London headquarters of the religious sect founded by L. Ron Hubbard in Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A. in 1953. Date: 1980s

Railways scraps Date: circa 1953

Birds & butterflies scraps Date: circa 1953

Flowers scraps Date: circa 1953

ILN Coronation Ceremony Number 1953
Front cover of The Illustrated London News, Coronation Ceremony Number 1953, featuring a gold background design and a miniature portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in the centre. Date: 1953

Maddermarket Theatre
The Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich, Norfolk, England, home of the famous Norwich Players and a replica of an Elizabethan theatre. Before it was rebuilt in 1953. Date: circa 1950

Quiet street in Vienna, Austria
View of a quiet street in Vienna, Austria, with a couple of parked cars and a little girl leaning against a large arched doorway. Date: 1953

Busy high street in Vienna, Austria
View of a busy high street in Vienna, Austria, with traffic, parked cars and people out shopping. Date: 1953

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