Centre Portion of Coronation Bedding, Queen’s Park, Longton

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Date:1937

Description:Taken at Longton Park, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, this picturesque flower bed is a celebration of George VI's coronation in 1937. The park's official name is Queen's Park and it was officially opened on July 25th 1888 by George Granville William Sutherland Levison-Gower, the third Duke of Sutherland.

Photographer: William Blake of Longton.

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Creators: Mr William Blake - Creator

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Source: The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

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