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Westminster Abbey, London: the west front with the baldacchino over the entrance to the abbey annex for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

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Hawksmoor, Nicholas (1661-1736)
NOTES: A Benedictine abbey was established on this site in the 10th century and it has been the coronation church of English monarchs since 1066. Construction on the present church began in 1245. The towers on the west front by Christopher Wren, Nicholas Hawksmoor and John James, were completed in 1745. The baldachino was designed by Eric Bedford for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II which took place on 2nd June 1953.

Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Venice: the courtyard laid out for a concert

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NOTES: This image is one of many taken by Ivy de Wolfe, the pseudonym of Hazel de Cronin Hastings, of Italian subjects. Many of these appeared in the book 'The Italian Townscape' by Ivor de Wolfe (London, Architectural Press, 1963).

Parade of the 'Contrade' in front of the Palazzo Pubblico before the Palio, Piazza del Campo, Siena

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NOTES: The Piazza del Campo was laid out in the 12th century and occupies the site of the Roman forum. It was first paved in brick and marble in 1327-1349. The Palazzo Pubblico was completed in 1310.

The Ryde, Hatfield, Hertfordshire: a party set up outside the community hall

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Phippen Randall & Parkes
NOTES: Located on the edge of the Lea river green belt on a site provided by the Hatfield Development Corporation, this group of single-storey terrace houses was built for the Cockaigne Housing Group, a co-operative housing society building for owner occupation. The architects set in practice together as Phippen Randall & Parkes on the strength of this commission.

Royal Festival Hall, Festival of Britain, South Bank, London: the riverside facade with the Skylon centre background seen from the east

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London County Council. Architects Department
NOTES: The Architects Department of the London County Council were responsible for the Royal Festival Hall and Powell & Moya designed the Skylon.

Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh, seen during the Commonwealth Games of July 1970

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Robert Matthew Johnson-Marshall & Partners
NOTES: This was built for the 1970 Commonwealth Games.

London Midland & Scottish Railwaymen's hostel, Carlisle, Cumbria: railway employees playing dominoes in the recreation room

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NOTES: Hostels for wages staff employees of the British railway system were established throughout Britain to provide relief for drivers and employees who found themselves far from home at the end of a day's or a night's run. The Carlisle hostel was considered one of the most modern and best equipped.

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, showing the procession of the Gold State Coach from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace, London

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NOTES: Elizabeth ascended the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952 and was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. Sir Hugh Casson was the consulting architect for the coronation decorations.

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II: crowds watching the Royal procession from the Ritz, Piccadilly, London

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Casson, Sir Hugh Maxwell (1910-1999)
NOTES: Elizabeth ascended the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952 and was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. Sir Hugh Casson was the consulting architect for the coronation decorations.
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