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Does anyone have any special memories of Queen Elizabeth's Coronation Day?
Were you there in the crowds, did your street have a party?

I had my first kiss on that day. Our street party was rained of, so we had to adjourn to the cricket hut. Our eyes met over the brawn sandwiches and jam tarts. We found a bench in the corner, and gave in to our passion. Time just flew once our lips locked.
My Dad finally broke us up, and my lover vanished.

His name was Frankie Swales. I was just a couple of weeks from my 5th birthday, and I think he was about 7

Frankie Swales, if you are out there, do you remember Coronation Day in Wardley Cricket Hut? :-) <3

i remember watching on the tele we had half the street in and had a right knee,s up i used to watch it on vhs until it broke still have the tape though.

I don't remember much but i do remember trying my best to woo the young girl in the cricket hut.
She was only interested in brawn sandwiches and jam tarts.

I can't remember Coronation day, but I remember brawn sandwiches. My granny used to make brawn - it was delicious. Whatever happened to it?

I had just turned three but can remember the village party we had, we lived in cornwall and the food was set out on tables in a big field, then in the afternoon there was racing on the school field. I was put in for the running race but half way down the field I saw my dad and I turned and ran to him in stead of finishing line.

My husband was a Queens scout and was selling programmes on the route, I still have all the letters telling him all the details makes interesting reading.

My Nan had the only TV in the street so had a house full.

I was only 3 months old so have no recollections of it.

I remember the day :-)......I was 12yrs old and sister and me ran across the road to a friend's house.
They had television so we all sat on the living room floor our eyes glued to the tiny screen.Of course the picture then was black and white but to us Queen Elizabeth's splendid coach was red and gold :-D

None for me I was still in mummy's belly, did not pop out until December ......

Dad was manager of a TV shop so we had a small TV and had all the neighbours in. I was 12 and my best friend had just died, she would have been 13 that month so I was sad.

I remember her coronation, our television was put out in the garden so neighbours could watch it. I was more interested in trying to see if I could spot my dad, a Sergeant in the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry in his full dress uniform, he had travelled down from Scotland with other members of his regiment and they formed part of the guard who lined The Mall for the procession.

I wasn't born then...My dad was only 9 at the time of the Coronation.. :-S

Jules x

I hadn't long started work for Unilever at Blackfriars London,

Was a filing clerk at the bottom of the ladder. Our supervisor suggested we might like to camp out overnight to see the procession. We went home early and them met up again .My mum insisted I took one of the utility blankets we still had from WW 2 when our house suffered bomb damage .i was the only one who took some coverage and I spent all night trying to get MY share of my own blanket.

Our elder brother was in the RAF and he was "volunteered " to be in one of the RAF sections who were part of the procession . He was stationed for two weeks before in one of the London Army Barracks doing drill and rehearsals

I was hoping to spot him but they all looked the same with their RAF caps down over their eyes, they did look good tho and were selected so they all about the same height

He was 6ft plus
Sadly we lost our Stan in 2001 , God Bless you Stan wherever you are <3 <3 <3

My father took me to the Teams Social Club in Gateshead to watch the Coronation and all the members brought their children as well. We were given a corned beef sandwich, sausage roll, crisps and a glass of lemonade. At the finish we all received a miniature Coronation cup and saucer as a momento of the occasion.

GP

So, you're not Frankie Swales, then, GP. You were my last hope! :-D :-D

We had a television in our house - mother always thought she was a cut above the neighbours - for once she was kind and the whole of our small cul-de-sac crammed into the sitting room to watch it.

Just realised my youngest sister was born two weeks earlier at home - the birth must have mellowed her.

My father passed away in 1974 and two of his proudest moments were to be presented to the Queen's father King George VI and his wife, also Princess Margaret, and Queen Mary, when they paid a visit in 1948 to Cupar in Fife where the King presented new colours to the Fife & Forfar Yeomanry, the other was, as I posted earlier, being selected to be part of the guard lining The Mall for the Queen's coronation.

He would have loved the celebrations this year and last year - R.I.P. Dad <3

GinN - I remember the occasion well. We snuggled up to each other and I gave you my brawn sandwich and you offered me your jam tarts. We were so engrossed with each others company we completely forgot about the Coronation and eventually our lips met and it seemed like an eternity until your dad tore us apart and said "Wots gannin on heer like" in his posh Geordie accent. I wiil never forget the occasion as long as I live. It was a pleasure to have met you. :-D ;-)

P.S. As rumoours started to spread through Pelaw, Jarrow and Hebburn we had to shift and change our names.

GP

WE HAD A STREET PARTY ,MUM MADE ME A GRENIDER GUARD
SUIT ,I WON BUT SEEING AS MUM WAS THE LOCAL DRESSMAKER
I HAD THE EDGE ON THE OTHERS,MY COUSIN WAS A LAVENDER LADY,
DONT REMEMBER THE PARTY MUCH I WAS ONLY 3