6 High Street decorated for the Coronation of Edward VII.
Showing the village pound
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Harvest Festival 1907
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Cycle Parade 1909
Annual cycle parade, taken from the Watts Arms, raised money for Northampton hospital
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Hanslope Park party
c 1910
A tea party given for the old people of the village at Hanslope Park around 1910.
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Robert and Dick Courtman as Blacksmiths on a parade float, July 1908.
Photo from Moira Courtman
Hospital cycle parade 9 September 1911
Charley Garrett's greengrocer's cart at the Hanslope Carnival, 1914
outside the Watts Arms
Charley Garrett is in a top hat holding the pony.
Hanslope Park Garden Fete 12 August 1911
Lady French opening the fete at Hanslope Park . Standing next to her is Squire Edward Watts
Sourc:e Enid Scarsbrook
Cycle parade and carnival 19 July 1913
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Cycle parade 19th July 1913
Photo taken in the field behind the Watts Arms where Western Drive is now.HDHS archive
Cycle Parade and carnival 19 July 1913
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Ada Gregory in the Watts Arms field, dressed as a lacemaker for the Hospital Parade c.1925.
Ada later moved to the Cotswolds
Hanslope Hospital Fete, 7 August 1915
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Carnival and cycle parade in the High Street 1913
Photo taken from the Watts Arms
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Hospital Cycle Parade 13 July 1912; photo taken from the Watts Arms
Tathall End residents celebrating the 1953 Coronation of Elizabeth II. Daisy Gibbs won the cake in a competition.
Hospital Carnival 11 July 1914, in the paddock behind the New Inn, now St.James Close.
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Empire Day parade 24 May. Photo from 1930s ?
Village Carnival 11 July 1914
Ancient Order of Foresters c.1925 Hospital Charity Parade.
Turning from Gold St into Castlethorpe Rd. Town Yard is in the background.
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Hanslope Carnival, 11 July 1914, on the site now occupied by Faith Terrace on Castlethorpe Road
The building in the background was probably in use as the Yeomanry barracks at the time and was later occupied by the Salvation Army.
Hanslope Band marching along Gold Street past Tom Dickin's workshop c.1930
Source Enid Scarsbrook
Ancient Order of Foresters in the Hospital charity parade c.1925
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The annual cycle parade in the High Street 1914
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May Queen Parade 1946
Outside 20 Gold Street shop.
L-R Stella Taylor, Pam Rainbow, Kitty Sherwood. Jean Crick, Gladys Asher.
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Alexandra Rose Day
c.1920
Alexandra Rose day was inaugurated in June 1912. Proceeds went to London Hospitals.
The collectors are:- Rhoda Payne, Elsie Simons, Ada Bisby, Lily York, Mary Gregory, Ivy Whithead, Wyn Ditum, Nora Tebby, Hilda Kingston, Marjory. Haynes, Dorothy Warnes, Sis Gregory, Jack Eakins, Hugh Gregory, Arthur Geary.
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May Queen Merry Comrades in aid of Northampton Hospital 1959
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Children in costume in a field behind High Street, c.1920
l - r: Sherwood children, Brian, Kitty(Snaith), Dorothy (Booth), Charlie, Nancy(Sawbridge), Pat(Lockwood), Bill and Pam Rainbow(Homer) HDHS archive
1935 newspaper cutting re the Royal Wedding in 1864 of the Prince of Wales (future Edward VII) and Princess Alexandra.
Source: Gerald Ditum
Childrens Party upstairs at Working Mens Club
c.1947
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Queen Elizabeth II Coronation party outside the Globe 1953
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Holiday Queen's attendants 1946
l - r: Pam Rainbow, Stella Taylor, Jean Crick, Gladys Asher.
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Rose Queen 1969
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Kitty Sherwood as May Queen 1946
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Cheryl Ward, Rose Queen 1971
Long Street Sunday school Nativity Play c.1958
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Church fete on the vicarage lawn 1950s
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Carnival in the High St
c.1950
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Steam engine in procession along the High Street c.1985
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Fete in the Old Vicarge garden. c.1960
Toni Shakespeare, Fay Hollis, Dorothy Fox,
Seated Susan Lane, Gillian Nutt, Gillian Sibthorp.
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Tombola run by Mrs Jennings at the church fete on the vicarage lawn mid-1950s.
Mrs Jennings lived at 'Ancient Lights'Moira Courtman appears on the right, behind her is Nora Tebby.
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Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer street party 1980
Sheila Watts, Mrs Penn, Mrs Alice Keeves, Anne Chinnery, Gerald Keeves, Bill Gable, Alfie Keeves.
Walk to the church for a blessing service, led by the Hanslope Mummers through the Street Fayre, Saturday 9 September 2000.