Looking Back: Remembering royal occasions

1953 bunting out for the coronation of Elizabeth II

As anticipation mounts for the coronation of King Charles the Third, Looking Back features pictures showing how the city celebrated previous landmark royal events.

The first picture shows Bridge Street festooned with bunting to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

The second picture shows the same location – Bridge Street - but 42 years earlier in 1911 when Peterborough crowds turned out in force to celebrate the coronation of George V including a float with a giant crown on top pulled by a traction engine bearing the name of the monarch.

The final picture was not a coronation rather the proclamation of King George VI in 1936.

The Mayor, A.H. Mellows, raised his hat as the drums rolled for the historic event outside the Town Hall.

See next week’s Looking Back for more royal memories.