This photograph was taken in Bridge Road, but the reason for the people gathered together is unknown. Can anyone help?
Photograph courtesy of Anon.
Unknown celebration, Bridge Road
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This photograph was taken in Bridge Road, but the reason for the people gathered together is unknown. Can anyone help?
Photograph courtesy of Anon.
This photo can not be Bridge Road Stockton as there were no houses like this on bridge Road and it is too narrow.
Some of the boys are wearing Eton collars, which were popular from about 1910 into the early twenties. At least two of the ladies appear to be wearing long, straight ‘hobble’ skirts. These fashions and the absence of menfolk are good indicators that this is a celebration of the end of WW1. Also, the presence of the French tricolor ( as pointed out by Dr Fred Starr) , along with a union jack…maybe even two. I think one is draped from one of the windows towards the back of the scene.
Is it actually in England? The French Tricolour is the only flag that might be identified.
I spy at least one Union Flag just above their heads on the right. 🙂
Hello Dr. Starr, Are you related to Wilfred Starr [born 1910] and lived in Regent Street, Stockton-on-Tees? Family came to Stockton from Cambridgeshire, where the name of their house was “Starrs Cottage.” Cannot remember the name of the village.
Best wishes,
Dave.
King George V Celebration.
I wonder if the lack of menfolk is a clue.
Bridge Road, Stockton? Looks too narrow and the houses too compact? In all the photo’s I’ve seen Bridge Road has always looked like a very wide street with wide pavements on both sides. Can’t imagine Bridge Road being closed for a street party. Could it be one of the side streets?
Very festive – maybe Queen Victoria’s jubilee? But where are all the men?
Could it be the end of the Boer war? Strange to see a lack of men. A family history expert on clothing will be able to identify the period. Crimea & WW1 also come to mind.
Queen Victoria. The longest-reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria celebrated Golden and Diamond Jubilees marking 50 and 60 years of her reign. Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee was celebrated on 20 and 21 June 1887 – Her Diamond Jubilee was in 1897 – probably the 1897 jubilee?
Could it be end of WW1 (1918)?
No men folk in the photo and they certainly have all the flags out, end of WW1?
End of the WW1? There’s a lack of men in the pic.
Probably celebrating the end of WW1 judging by the lack of men and the dress code.