Coronation Day

June 2, 1953

Who and Where?

Photo taken on Coronation Day - June 2, 1953  -  Large Group  -  Where?

©  Reproduced with acknowledgement to Nigel Baxter, Boston, Lincolnshire, England                                        Photographer not known

 

Coronation Day

June 2, 1953

Six Cooks

Thank you to Nigel Baxter, Boston, Lincolnshire, England for allowing me to reproduce the photograph above.  This is one of three photos taken somewhere in Edinburgh on Coronation Day, June 2, 1953.

Acknowledgement:  Nigel Baxter, Boston, Lincolnshire, England:  October 17, 2011

Coronation Group, House and Flags

Here are all three photos:

Photo taken on Coronation Day - June 2, 1953  -  Large Group  -  Where? ©       Photo taken on Coronation Day - June 2, 1953  -  Large Group  -  Where? ©       Photo taken on Coronation Day - June 2, 1953  -  Six Cooks  -  Where? ©

If you recognise any of the people in these photos, or or the houses, please email me to let me know where the photo might have been taken.

Thank you.

Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh:  October 17, 2011

Answer

Thank you to Alistair for reaching the conclusion that the photos in the first two of the three thumbnail images above would have been taken at

49 Carrick Knowe Hill

    ©

Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh,  December 22, 2012

 

Coronation Day

June 2, 1953

Coronation Group, House and Flags

Thank you to Nigel Baxter, Boston, Lincolnshire, England for allowing me to reproduce the photograph above.  This is one of three photos taken somewhere in Edinburgh on Coronation Day, June 2, 1953.

Acknowledgement:  Nigel Baxter, Boston, Lincolnshire, England:  October 17, 2011

  

Reply

1.

Alastair Rankine

Langwarrin, Victoria, Australia

Thank you to Alistair Rankine for posting a message in the EdinPhoto guestbook.

Alistair wrote:

Coronation Day - 1953

"I enjoyed looking at the Coronation Day photos."

    Photo taken on Coronation Day - June 2, 1953  -  Large Group  -  Where? ©

"I remember that day well, as it was my 17th birthday.  Also around that time:

Gordon Richards won his only Derby.

Stanley Matthews won his only FA Cup Medal.

Hilary climbed Everest."

Acknowledgement:  Nigel Baxter, Boston, Lincolnshire, England:  October 18, 2011

Reply

2.

Neil Lawrence

Fountainbridge, Edinburgh

Thank you to Neil Lawrence for replying.

Location

"Here are possible locations for this photo.  The house appears to be  a Standard Council House, type 8, with a double and single window and a similar entrance door. These properties were built at Stenhouse and Niddrie."

Acknowledgement:  Neil Lawrence, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh:  October 21, 2011

Neil also sent me a 'Google Street View' photo of a similar house at 41 Stenhouse Avenue West.

Reply

3.

Graham Carlin

Edinburgh

Thank you to Graham Carlin who independently reached the same conclusion as Neil Lawrence above.

Graham wrote:

Location

"I'm sure that the photos of this large group and of the six cooks below were both taken somewhere in the Stenhouse area."

Photo taken on Coronation Day - June 2, 1953  -  Large Group  -  Where? ©            Photo taken on Coronation Day - June 2, 1953  -  Six Cooks  -  Where? ©

Acknowledgement:  Graham Carlin, Edinburgh:  October 22, 2011

 

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