Pageant Queen and 'Gang Show' Float, Stafford Pageant,

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Date:1954

Description:Procession seen outside the King William public house, now the Malt and Hops, on Lichfield Road. The Gang Show float, with gypsy caravan, was probably based on the show's production number 'Romany Revels'.

The annual procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along the route collections were made for Stafford General Infirmary.


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1880s
White Lion Inn, Stafford,
White Lion Inn, Stafford,

The White Lion Inn was built on the site of the medieval St. John's Hospital and ...

1910s
Ivy House, Stafford,
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The Staffordshire Advertiser offices were located here by 1855. The print works ...

1930s
Stafford Lock-up,
Stafford Lock-up,

The lock-up on Lichfield Road dates from the early eighteenth century. It was built ...

1970s
Gothic Cottage, Lichfield Road, Stafford,
Gothic Cottage, Lichfield Road, Stafford,

Gothic Cottage at the junction of Lichfield Road and White Lion Street. The building ...

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Image courtesy of: Tavernor, Ian

Donor ref:I. Tavernor No., PT00095, img: 2086 (18/2486)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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