The Victory Day parade progresses down Hartington Road in 1920. The ex-servicemen march behind soldiers and sailors preceded by fire-engines, both horsedrawn and motorised.
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The Victory Day parade progresses down Hartington Road in 1920. The ex-servicemen march behind soldiers and sailors preceded by fire-engines, both horsedrawn and motorised.
Can’t decide whether this is the same day, or a similar procession travelling within Hartington Rd as can be found here;
http://picturestocktonarchive.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/peace-day-celebrations-parade-19th-july-1919-har/?relatedposts_exclude=2922
Though if it is, this looks like the tail-end as in the distance it’s looking slightly less ‘formalised’ and is beginning to straggle. It was always perceived that our troops felt that the ‘Yanks’ entered the fray of WWI. a bit late on, however a large ‘Stars n’ Stripes’ flag can be seen flying from the windscreen pillar of the motor-car following just behind the horse-drawn fire engine in the foreground
Chris, I would say it is the same day, there’s a man stood on the pavement on the left, in a light coloured coat and hat, who is stood in front of a pram with his back to the railings. On the other picture you referenced he is there, but he has stepped forward, away from the pram, maybe to get a closer look at the procession? There are also two figures in white perched on a wall on the right hand side who appear to be in both pictures, although slightly obscured by the “o” in the watermark on the other picture.
What a great procession and a truly great picture. Straw boaters were really popular back then.
My grandma, Lottie Davies, lived at 57 Hartington Road in 1920 so she could be in the photograph.