This was the family car of the Rankine family, joiners at Woodhaven. In the 1937 fancy dress procession to celebrate the Coronation of King George VI, the car was transformed into a fire tender from 1860! Being bright red, the car was the ideal colour. Here the car is seen in Windmill Park where all ...
The Council organised gas cookery demonstrations in coronation year 1937.
A photograph of "Hitler" taking the salute at the fancy dress parade to commemorate the coronation of George VI in 1937.
The procession to celebrate the coronation of King George VI in 1937 makes its way down Cupar Road.
A procession of decorated floats celebrated the coronation of King George VI. This photograph shows the decorated Caldwell's Dairy van on the corner of William Street and Union Street
Fancy dress for George VI's coronation celebrations. This is Mrs Betty Rankine of Woodhaven dressed as a tinker woman. Almost 30 years later in 1966, her daughter, Mrs Betty Dow, would dress in the same outfit in the fancy dress parade celebrating the opening of the Tay Road Bridge.
The procession to celebrate the coronation of King George VI ended at Windmill Park. Here, Miss Rose, Infant teacher at Newport School for 40 years, stands beside one of the decorated vehicles.
Children from Newport School, all wearing crowns to celebrate the coronation of George VI, were photographed outside a decorated school building.
Many events were held locally to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary. They included a baking competition, and here we have a second prize certificate for girdle scones, awarded to Mrs D McLaren of Mars Gardens, Woodhaven.