Bonfire on the Moor for the Coronation, 1953

Bonfire on the Moor for the Coronation in 1953

Martin Hartnett 1941-1960, Leisure Leave a Comment

Bonfire on the Moor for the Coronation, 1953
Hilary Reed standing by the Bonfire built on the Moor to mark the Coronation in 1953

This bonfire would have been one of hundreds of beacons lit across the country that evening to mark the Queen’s Coronation. Hilary Reed, standing beside the wood stack, is the wife of Vic Reed who was Hatherleigh’s Town Crier for some time.

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