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occasion. Flags decorated the meadow and many
fluttered from the houses. The weather was poor on both Coronation
Day and on our own day of celebration.
Generous donations were received and after covering
all expenses there was over £18 in hand and this was spent at a
later date on a firework display, the largest this Village has
seen.
It is interesting to compare the following figures
with the accounts for the 1887 celebrations.
Coronation celebrations account
£ s d
£ s d
54-14- 6 Donations
1-18- 0 Beakers
12 - 0- 0 Dartford Rural District 1-15- 0 Plates
Council allowance 1-19- 4 Balloons
& sundries
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£ s
d
£ s d
11- 1-11 Taken on the field
5-12- 6 Ices
and at Dance
2- 0- 0 Beer
0- 4- 7 Refund on paper
4-15- 4 Groceries
mache plates 6- 6- 8 Bread
& Cakes
0-15- 1 Sale of surplus paper 11-
5-10 Prizes
mache beakers and
plates 4- 4- 0 Band
to Hodsoll Street for
Fete 7- 0- 0 Fireworks
3- 2- 0 Coronation mugs
3- 0- 0 Hire of Hall
0-12- 6 Insurance
7- 4- 6 Minerals
18- 0- 5 Balance used for
firework display
in November
78-16- 1
78-16- 1
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Coronation Celebration Pictures
Dedication of Coronation tree 1953
Ash Woman’s Institute, donors of the tree
Some of the Children in
The School Queen in readiness for the
Children’s Obstacle Race
the Fancy Dress Parade
Royal Procession, May 30th
in Coronation Sports
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