Pageant Collection

1935 Kings Silver Jubilee Fleet Review
A panoramic view showing the berthing arrangements made for the Review of the Fleet at Spithead by King George V to celebrate his Silver Jubilee

The Coronation Coach
The State coach, weighing 4 tonnes, which first appeared on the streets of London at an opening of Parliament by George III has been used at every Royal coronation since that of George IV

Scout Pageant - Owlerton FC, Sheffield
Scout Association Pageant and Rally at Owlerton Football Ground, Sheffield poster. Date: 1913

Queen Victorias new barge for Virginia Water, 1877. The royal four oared barge measures 30 foot, and was built by A. and C. Burgoyne of Kingston-upon-Thames. Date: 1877

Queen Elizabeth II is crowned
The moment during the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II where the Archbishop of Canterbury places St Edwards crown on the Queens head. Date: 1953

Hendon Aerial Pageant
A poster advertising a Royal Air Force Aerial Pageant at The London Aerodrome at Hendon. The pictures depicts British bombers attacking a desert stronghold

Coronation 1953, Queen Elizabeth II in golden State coach
Queen Elizabeth II drives through Trafalgar Square in central London in the golden State coach on the way to Westminster Abbey for her Coronation on 2 June 1953. Date: 1953

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953
General view of the State Procession down the Nave led by H. M. The Queen, flanked by her Maids of Honour after the Coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey on June 2nd 1953. 1953

Stephen Tennant as Prince Charming
Stephen Tennant in fancy dress at the Pageant of Romantic Historical Lovers. The party was organised by Olga Lynn for Marie Tempests London Pride matinee at the New Theatre

Buffalo Bills Show
BUFFALO BILLs WILD WEST SHOW Bill Codys rough rider extravaganza, featuring scenes of Napoleon, and an onstage artist, Rosa Bonheur

Illustrated London News Silver Jubilee Number 1935
Front cover of The Illustrated London News conjuring up the pomp and pageantry of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of King George V with a parade of liveried riders

Mrs McCorquodale (Barbara Cartland) dressed as champagne
Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland (1901-2000), married name Mrs Barbara McCorquodale, British novelist. Photographed here in a sparkling champagne dress

Mrs Charles Sweeny as Astrae the Star-Maiden
Mrs Charles Sweeny, formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the Duchess of Argyll (1912 - 1993), pictured as Astrae, the Star-Maiden for the Olympian Party at Claridges on 5 March 1935 in aid of

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The designer and photographic artist Cecil Beaton (standing - r) showing costume designs to Lady Domville (seated, left) and Mrs Sacheverell Sitwell (seated)

Royal Navy parade, Coronation day, 1953
A contingent of the Royal Navy gives a superb display of marching skill as they reach Marble Arch. The three columns are seen at the moment of dividing. 1953

Festival of Empire advertisement 1911
An advertising promotion for the Festival of Empire at the Crystal Palace, running from May to October 1911. The Festival features the Imperial exhibition, the Pageant of London

Coronation 1937 - procession after ceremony
First sight of King George VI and his consort, Queen Elizabeth after they had left Westminster Abbey for the processional drive back to Buckingham Palace

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II by Bryan de Grineau
Spectacular illustration by ILN special artist, Bryan de Grineau, showing the supreme moment of the Coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey when the Archbishop of Canterbury

Fashions for the Festival of Britain, showing a woman modelling a series of scarves by Jacqmar, printed with designs relating to London and the Festival

Kandy - Sri Lanka - Buddhist Procession
Kandy is very popular due to the annual Buddhist pageant known as the Esala Perahera, in which one of the inner caskets used for covering the tooth relic of Buddha is taken in a grand procession

Royal procession of James I on the Thames
Royal procession down the River Thames, with regal pomp, surrounded with many boats of guards and musicians

The Key of England celebrates its pageant, 1908
The Key of England (Dover Castle) celebrates its pageant: Dovers history in living pictures, 1908. 1 - Gawaynes last words to King Arthur; 2 - King Arthur; 3 - King John kneeling before Pandolfo

Poster, Indias First Aerial Pageant
Poster, Captain C. D. Barnard presents Indias First Aerial Pageant, with passenger flights in the famous monoplane Spider, parachute descents, daring acrobatics by famous pilots

Margaret Whigham & Mrs Colclough, Best of Everything Ball
Miss Margaret Whigham and Mrs Colclough displaying British gloves, stockings and scarves at the Best of Everything Dinner

Pageant or play at Bournville Village in the 1920s

Village Fete Play Pageant, Bournville village

Banbury Cross Pageant, Banbury, early 1900s

Banbury Cross Pageant early 1900s

Advert, Thurston & Co Ltd, Billiard Table Makers, London
Advert, Thurston & Co Ltd, Billiard Table Makers, Leicester Square, London Date: 1907

Advert, Steinway Vertegrand Piano, London
Advert, Steinway Vertegrand (upright) Piano, Louis XVI style, Steinway & Sons, Steinway Hall, London Date: 1907

Advert, Steinway Grand Pianos, London
Advert, Steinway Grand Pianos, Louis XIV style, Steinway & Sons, Steinway Hall, London Date: 1907

Advert, Coxeter & Sons Ltd, Oxford
Advert, Coxeter & Sons Ltd, New Road Motor Works, Oxford Date: 1907

Advert for Chappell Pianos, London
Advert for Chappell Pianos, New Bond Street, London Date: 1907

Pageant at Banbury Cross, Oxfordshire - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

The Girls Friendly Society Pageant at the Royal Albert Hall
Australia - The Girls Friendly Society Pageant at the Royal Albert Hall on July 4th, 1925. Date: 1925

The Aldershot Military Tattoo
The Field of the Cloth of Gold with Henry VIII of England and King Francis (Francois) I of France, recreated at the Aldershot Military Tattoo, an annual event dating back to 1894

The Royal Barge Leaving The Custom House Quay
An oil painting which shows the gold and red themed royal barge leaving the custom house quay during the Thames pageant which took place on the 4th August, 1919. Date: 1919

Cavalry Display by the Third Hussars
A Cavalry Display by the Third (King's Own) Hussars at the Royal Military Tournment at the Agricultural Hall. Originally created in 1685

Hendon Aerodrome Pageant
An air pageant held at Hendon Aerodrome, including a plane decorated as a pterodactyl, and a squadron of Hawker-Harts bombers flying in Wing-V formation. Date: 1932

Stills from The Beauty Prize
The Beauty Prize (here captioned as The Beauty Contest') was a silent film from 1924, now lost. It starred Viola Dana (1897-1987). Date: 1924

Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross Date: circa 1900

King George VI inspecting the Yeomen of the Guard
King George VI (1895-1952) inspecting the Yeomen of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. The Yeomen are under the Captaincy of Arthur Chichester, Colonel The Lord Templemore (1880-1953). Date: 1939

Photograph of crowds, at the Birkbeck Bank Scare: the scene outside the Bank's Premises, Southampton Buildings. From a section, The World's Pageant'

Photographs of Gainsborough shooting party, outdoor sporting portraits and group shot. Captioned, Those Idle Rich: The Earl of Gainsborough's Birthday shooting party, at Exton Park, Rutland'

Photograph of rail strike in France, with soldier and striking worker with rifles and bayonets, on railway line by signals, at the exit from a tunnel

Poster Pageant - Advert for Pears Soap, Bubbles 1920
The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City, London. Over a mile long in the West End, well known familiar bill board posters

Poster Pageant - Advert for Edwards Soup 1920
The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City, London. Over a mile long in the West End, well-known familiar bill board posters

The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City, London. Over a mile long in the West End, well known familiar bill board posters

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