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1953 Beer-Barrel Rolling Competition to Celebrate Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

1953 Beer-Barrel Rolling Competition to Celebrate Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

The celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, there was a beer-barrel rolling competition, which ran down the High Street from the Crown Inn to the Five Bells and back. The photograph shows the return from the Five Bells.

 

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Image Details

Photographer Unknown
Catalogue Number Fig 131
Copyright Houghton Regis Heritage Society
Collection Holder Houghton Regis Heritage Society