London's Big Day [electronic resource] : The Coronation 60 Years On
Long, David2013
eBook
As the event was famously the first of its kind to be televised, images from the ceremony inside Westminster Abbey are instantly recognisable and have become iconic. Far less familiar are the scenes in the streets outside, however, where huge crowds assembled to see a procession of state coaches and historic regiments marching past public buildings festooned with patriotic banners and colourful grandstands erected outside many famous landmarks. At the core of the book is a hitherto private collection of more than 200 images showing London's West End on the day. None has been published before, and together they provide a unique and precious record of this historic occasion - the day of the Coronation as it was seen by ordinary members of the public.
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[Place of publication not identified] : The History Press, 2013
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1 online resource (1 text file)
ISBN:
9780752497556
Language:
English
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BRN:
2679168