Wee finds: Street parties from decades past – how Britain celebrated

June 5, 2012

Wee finds: Street parties from decades past – how Britain celebrated

Did you have a street party for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee? Did you beat the rain?

I love this photo of a 1953 street party celebrating the Queen’s coronation in Heriot Hill Terrace, Broughton (via Edinphoto). Look at the party hats! And the line-up of glass bottles with straws in them. I wonder what’s in the parcels wrapped up with string?

It led me to search for more historic street parties in Britain – there are some real beauties. I’ve assembled my favourite ones in this gallery. Enjoy!

Street party celebrating 1937 coronation of George 'King's Speech' VI (courtesy of Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea) via Tasting Pages.

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Posted at 11:29 pm in Best of Britain, Best of British, Parties | Permalink Tagged Jubilee street parties, Queen's Diamond Jubilee, Street parties

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Elliott_stewart

What a great collection of photos! It’s amazing how much and how little Britain has changed.
Karen Tang

Those are awesome pictures! I was just thinking of how it’d be lovely to have those types of street parties in the States.
Marjorie

Wow! These are great! Apart from the obvious difference that in Britain you throw a street party for royal occasions whereas out here in the far-flung reaches of the Commonwealth that would be rare, nonethless we do have them – normally at Christmas time. But there is another big difference I’ve noticed…..In Britain you get to sit down!!! How utterly civilised.
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