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Wesleyan Chapel, Rose Queen Procession, Mid 1950s |
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A second view of the Rose Queen Procession (the first is on the ‘Local History’ page), as it prepares to leave the
Wesleyan Chapel on West End, 1955. As well as having more people in shot, this also gives a better view of how
this part of West End looked before the ‘unfortunate’ demolition of the old cottages in the right foreground.
Jane Bell is the young girl whose legs can be seen under the horses head, with her mother whose head is visible
immediately to the left of the driver. To the right of the doorway is Bet Burkitt, talking to Harold Ogg, and just in shot
on the right is Harold Ogg’s son - father of Elaine Harrison. (Information from Jane Harry (nee Bell) and Elaine Harrison (nee Ogg)
If you know any of the other people in this photograph, we would be pleased to hear from you.
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The Annual Chapel Event was not a May Queen procession but a Rose
Queen event usually in July and the 'queen' was crowned at the Annual Garden party. For a number of years during my childhood this event was held in the ground of 'Granny Smith's' cottage on Silver
Street but by the time I was crowned as Rose Queen (probably about 1959) the garden party was held in the grounds of Mrs Cawrey's home. The only other duty I performed during my year was to go to the
event at the Baths Hall in Scunthorpe to hand over the money the Sunday School had raised to Barnados. The Sunday School still has a 'queen' but she is no longer known as the Rose Queen.
Christine Hammond
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Note: We originally thought this was a May Queen procession, and labelled it as such.
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Wesleyan Chapel, Fancy Dress, 1958 |
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Fancy dress, in Granny Smiths orchard (at the annual chapel summer fair), 1958.
Left to Right :- Dorothy Birkett, Lynn Burnell, Valerie Bent, Helen Bent.
Val says: “I think Lynn and I won first prize as hula hula girls, and Dorothy and Helen, as Indian ladies
were the runners-up.”
Photograph courtesy of Valerie Mercer (Valerie Bent in the photograph) and scanned by Jamie Crowston
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Wesleyan Chapel Rose Queen about 1960 |
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Rev Crewe is second left on the back row. The new Queen is June Hall, and the retiring Queen is Christine Bray (to the right of the Queen).
Unknown adult, Rev Crewe, Standard Bearer: Val Simons, Christine Bray, Pat Walker, Angela Hall, 2 unknown adults
David Bray, Jenny Fenwick, Jenny Richardson, Jane Burkill, June Hall, Stevie Burkill, Robert Standerline
Ann Gregson, Joy Fenwick, Wendy Fenwick, ? Cook, ? Cook, Unknown
Photograph: Kath Burkill and scanned by Christine Hammond (Christine Bray in the photo - the retiring Rose Queen)
Names supplied by Christine Hammond and Flyer Robinson |
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