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St Thomas's Walking Day
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St Thomas' Walking Day c1951
Photo: Ian Braithwaite
Photo: Ian Braithwaite
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Item #: 4683
Item #: 4683
St Thomas' Walking Day c1951
Comment by: dave marsh on 18th January 2008 at 16:39
Great photos Ian.Can you remember which streets they were taken in.I would probably been in the procession myself in 51.People would put money in your hand as you passed.
Comment by: Jean on 5th November 2012 at 19:40
Does anyone know if the older lady, to the right of Ian's mother, is Miss Fairhurst's sister?
Comment by: Philip Young on 16th March 2013 at 14:46
The older lady is Mrs Davenport, mother of Roger Davenport who was Sunday School Superintendent at Clayton Street Senior Sunday School
i woulda walked in ranks wi my brother robert r my sister olive i would only been 4yr old we lived in swann st mb one of main streets like york st yes i remember when a little older leading banner out n many two shilling n half crowns etc i collected usually r dads coming out pubs watch us n very proud they were
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