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Coronation Street Party on Parkhead Grove 1953

2nd June 1953
Coronation Street Party on Parkhead Grove 1953
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Children were given a Coronation Mug filled with Merrill sweets which were butterscotch coloured with pink stripes and soft centres.
Maureen Brown 3rd left Top table
June Brown 1st on Right hand table

Thanks to Dorothy Bates and others for the photo and details.

Stuart Laidlaw Added by Stuart Laidlaw

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Location:
Sighthill Sighthill
Categories:
Daily Life Events
Contributor:
Stuart Laidlaw
Scrapbooks:
Stuart Laidlaw's History of the Parkhead and Sighthill Estates from 1930 to 1970 Stuart Laidlaw's - 1953 Coronation celebrations in Sighthill

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