The coronation celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II, June 1953. The east side of the Market Place, with the buildings decorated with garlands, flags and shields, and crowds round the market stalls in the foreground. Visible are Nos. 13, 14, 15 and 16 (Westminster Bank), Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 (Sutton and Sons, seedsmen), No. 6 (Russell, Butler and Marks, estate agents) and part of Nos. 3, 4 and 5 (showrooms of the Southern Electricity Board). 1950-1959: photograph in the collection of Reading Museum, published in the book "Reading in the News" by Susan Read, p. 58
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black and white photograph, 15 x 12 cm.
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Market Place -- Reading -- IllustrationsMarkets -- Reading -- IllustrationsBanks and banking -- Reading -- IllustrationsSeedsmen -- Reading -- IllustrationsEstate agents -- Reading -- IllustrationsCoronation celebrations -- Reading -- IllustrationsSU716734SU717734Street scenes and landscapes -- Reading -- Illustrations
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