RETRO: Queen's Coronation celebrations and visit
The late Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation was celebrated across the country 70 years ago and many Wiganers held street parties. Here are a few submitted photographs and pictures of Her Majesty when she visited Wigan, a year after the Coronation in 1953.
By Michelle Adamson
Published 29th Apr 2023, 12:30 BST
RETRO
1. 1954
1954 - The years after her Coronation the new Queen visits Wigan to open the John McCindy Hall. Photo: submitted
2. 1954
A crowd gathered to see their new Queen, as Queen Elizabeth paid her first royal visit to Wigan just a year after her coronation. The photo was taken at the bottom of Market Street. Photo: Submitted
3. 1954
The Queen accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh arrives in Wigan in 1954 the year after her Coronation Photo: Submitted
4. 1954
These happy people are obviously expected a royal visitor. It's the new Queen Elizabeth who paid her first royal visit to the town just a year after her coronation. The photo was taken at the bottom of Market Street, Wigan. Photo: Submitted
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