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Service to mark the anniversary of the armistice, 11 November 1929, in the Market Place, Reading. A military band is playing, and on a platform in front of the car park attendant's hut and Simeon obelisk stand the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors, and a clergyman. The Mayor is Councillor Richard James Venner. Many among the crowds lining the Market Place are holding umbrellas. In the background, the following shops are recognisable: No. 37 (J. and M. Stone, lighting and radio specialists); the entrance to the Corn Exchange; No. 34 (Robert Stiles, wine and spirit merchants); No. 33 (E. Lane, luncheon and tea rooms); No. 32 (J. J. Davies and Sons, china and glass merchants); No. 17 (Cooksey and Walker, auctioneers and estate agents); Nos. 13, 14, 15 and 16 (Westminster Bank); No. 11 (Morris and Davis, tailors); Nos. 7, 8, 9 and 10 (Sutton and Sons, seed merchants); and No. 6 (Russell, Butler, Son and Peto, auctioneers, estate agents and insurance agents). 1930-1939

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Service to mark the anniversary of the armistice, 11 November 1929, in the Market Place, Reading. A military band is playing, and on a platform in front of the car park attendant's hut and Simeon obelisk stand the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors, and a clergyman. The Mayor is Councillor Richard James Venner. Many among the crowds lining the Market Place are holding umbrellas. In the background, the following shops are recognisable: No. 37 (J. and M. Stone, lighting and radio specialists); the entrance to the Corn Exchange; No. 34 (Robert Stiles, wine and spirit merchants); No. 33 (E. Lane, luncheon and tea rooms); No. 32 (J. J. Davies and Sons, china and glass merchants); No. 17 (Cooksey and Walker, auctioneers and estate agents); Nos. 13, 14, 15 and 16 (Westminster Bank); No. 11 (Morris and Davis, tailors); Nos. 7, 8, 9 and 10 (Sutton and Sons, seed merchants); and No. 6 (Russell, Butler, Son and Peto, auctioneers, estate agents and insurance agents). 1930-1939
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black and white photograph, 16 x 40 cm.
Language:
English
Subject:
Mayors -- Reading -- IllustrationsMarket Place -- Reading -- IllustrationsWine and spirit merchants -- Reading -- IllustrationsClothes shops -- Reading -- IllustrationsSeedsmen -- Reading -- IllustrationsRestaurants and cafes -- Reading -- IllustrationsElectrical dealers -- Reading -- IllustrationsChina and glass dealers -- Reading -- IllustrationsEstate agents -- Reading -- IllustrationsBanks and banking -- Reading -- IllustrationsSU716734SU717734Bands (music) -- Reading -- Illustrations
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Remove Service to mark the anniversary of the armistice, 11 November 1929, in the Market Place, Reading. A military band is playing, and on a platform in front of the car park attendant's hut and Simeon obelisk stand the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors, and a clergyman. The Mayor is Councillor Richard James Venner. Many among the crowds lining the Market Place are holding umbrellas. In the background, the following shops are recognisable: No. 37 (J. and M. Stone, lighting and radio specialists); the entrance to the Corn Exchange; No. 34 (Robert Stiles, wine and spirit merchants); No. 33 (E. Lane, luncheon and tea rooms); No. 32 (J. J. Davies and Sons, china and glass merchants); No. 17 (Cooksey and Walker, auctioneers and estate agents); Nos. 13, 14, 15 and 16 (Westminster Bank); No. 11 (Morris and Davis, tailors); Nos. 7, 8, 9 and 10 (Sutton and Sons, seed merchants); and No. 6 (Russell, Butler, Son and Peto, auctioneers, estate agents and insurance agents). 1930-1939 from your current listSave Service to mark the anniversary of the armistice, 11 November 1929, in the Market Place, Reading. A military band is playing, and on a platform in front of the car park attendant's hut and Simeon obelisk stand the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors, and a clergyman. The Mayor is Councillor Richard James Venner. Many among the crowds lining the Market Place are holding umbrellas. In the background, the following shops are recognisable: No. 37 (J. and M. Stone, lighting and radio specialists); the entrance to the Corn Exchange; No. 34 (Robert Stiles, wine and spirit merchants); No. 33 (E. Lane, luncheon and tea rooms); No. 32 (J. J. Davies and Sons, china and glass merchants); No. 17 (Cooksey and Walker, auctioneers and estate agents); Nos. 13, 14, 15 and 16 (Westminster Bank); No. 11 (Morris and Davis, tailors); Nos. 7, 8, 9 and 10 (Sutton and Sons, seed merchants); and No. 6 (Russell, Butler, Son and Peto, auctioneers, estate agents and insurance agents). 1930-1939 to your current list

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