The Box is a major cultural and heritage attraction and archive, which opened in Plymouth’s city centre in September 2020. Its collection, formally the South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA), is the regional film archive for the South West of England, comprising the combined programme libraries of Westward Television and Television South West (TSW). It also includes a significant number of donated film collections dating back to the early 1890s.
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Plymouth's 1935 Jubilee Day Celebrations
Plymouth celebrates the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary
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Overview
Plymouth celebrates King George V and Queen Mary's Silver Jubilee on the 6 May 1935, many visit the city of Plymouth to see the various decorations and festivities being held including the Military parade and inspection of the troops on Plymouth's Hoe.
King-Emperor George came to the throne after his father King Edward VII passed on May 6 1910, his elder brother Albert Victor had previously died on the 14 January 1892, George’s wife Princess Victoria Mary of Teck ‘May’ became Queen Mary. The First World War had left the king ill after being thrown from his horse and injured on 28 October 1915, His Silver Jubilee occurred nine months before his death on 20 January 1936.
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