Images Dated 2001 October

Coronation Road, West Ham, will live up to its name, during Coronation, every house

Coronation Road, West Ham, will live up to its name, during Coronation, every house will be fully decorated and twenty- seven royal shields will adorn the road and celebrations will also be hed in the street. A well known Display organisation is supplying all decorations free, and today Coronation Road is closed to traffic to enable the residents to decorate their houses.
Photo shows residents of one of the houses of Coronation Road, starting putting up the decorations.
16th May 1953

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R.A.C. Presentation Dinner, Pall Mall, three famous personalities were awarded trophies

R.A.C. Presentation Dinner, Pall Mall, three famous personalities were awarded trophies for their various achievements.
They were from Left to Right:- Racing Motorist Graham Hill, OBE., who was presented with "The Campbell Memorial Trophy" for his outstanding performance by the British driver of a British car in any form of Motor Competition during the calendar year.
Keith Duckworth, was presented with "The Dewar Trophy" for the design of the Ford Formula one engine which has retained the supremacy of British engineering in Grand Prix Racing and "The Hawthorn Memorial Trophy" went to racing motorist Jackie Stewart as the British or Commonwealth driver placec highest in the World Championship.
10th February 1970

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