Pictured are parties and parades for the Queen’s Coronation in June 1953 and celebrations for Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee and Edward VII’s Coronation.
This wonderful photo, above, of regulars at The Albion pub in Clayton celebrating Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887, is from Tim Hardy, whose ancestors ran the pub.
L-R: Landlady Mrs Hardy, Jack Heaton, Bob Hardy (landlady’s son), Tom Barker, Greg Watson, Nathan Bentley, George Briggs, Herbert Barret, Roger Hindle (seated) and Jonathan Craven.
![Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Skipton’s Horse Close residents celebrated Coronation Day with this fancy dress parade. There’s even a ‘TV set’, right, showing the Queen. Pic: Malcolm Barnwell]( "Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Skipton’s Horse Close residents celebrated Coronation Day with this fancy dress parade. There’s even a ‘TV set’, right, showing the Queen. Pic: Malcolm Barnwell")
Skipton’s Horse Close residents celebrated Coronation Day with this fancy dress parade. There’s even a ‘TV set’, right, showing the Queen. Pic: Malcolm Barnwell
![Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Burley-in-Wharfedale crowned its very own queen in 1953]( "Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Burley-in-Wharfedale crowned its very own queen in 1953")
Burley-in-Wharfedale crowned its very own queen in 1953
![Bradford Telegraph and Argus: All smiles for a Coronation street party in Peel Place, Burley-in-Wharfedale, in 1953]( "Bradford Telegraph and Argus: All smiles for a Coronation street party in Peel Place, Burley-in-Wharfedale, in 1953")
All smiles for a Coronation street party in Peel Place, Burley-in-Wharfedale, in 1953
![Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Darley Street decorated for the Queen's Coronation in 1953]( "Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Darley Street decorated for the Queen's Coronation in 1953")
Darley Street decorated for the Queen's Coronation in 1953
![Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Lister's Mill decorated for Edward VII's Coronation in 1902]( "Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Lister's Mill decorated for Edward VII's Coronation in 1902")
Lister's Mill decorated for Edward VII's Coronation in 1902
![Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Crowds at North Street, Keighley, in August 1902 celebrating the Coronation of King Edward VII]( "Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Crowds at North Street, Keighley, in August 1902 celebrating the Coronation of King Edward VII")
Crowds at North Street, Keighley, in August 1902 celebrating the Coronation of King Edward VII
![Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Crowds line North Street, Keighley, in August 1902 to watch a procession commemorating the Coronation of King Edward VII]( "Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Crowds line North Street, Keighley, in August 1902 to watch a procession commemorating the Coronation of King Edward VII")
Crowds line North Street, Keighley, in August 1902 to watch a procession commemorating the Coronation of King Edward VII
![Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Residents gather for a Coronation party at Back Emily Street in Keighley in 1953]( "Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Residents gather for a Coronation party at Back Emily Street in Keighley in 1953")
Residents gather for a Coronation party at Back Emily Street in Keighley in 1953
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