Wyre Piddle Pageant Coronation Pageant 1953

Coronation celebrations with a colourful pageant at the Worcestershire village of Wyre Piddle.

Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh make their way along Church Street in Wyre Piddle as the Worcestershire village shows off its contribution to the Coronation celebrations of 1953. Sundry other Elizabethan costumed figures mark the dawn of a new Elizabethan era. The keen eyed may spot how far we've come in one respect - the local market garden lorry advertises the telephone number 'Pershore 9'.