May Day
May Day was commemorated throughout England and this yearly commemoration eventually became known as “Merry Comrades”. If you are viewing this on a computer or laptop use the left button of your mouse to enlarge the pictures.
May Day 1942
May Queen 1934. Crowned in front garden of Manor House
May Queen, early 1930’s. Bertha Holt & Frank Bamford.
May Queen early 1930’s Margery Henson
Queen early 1930’s Bertha Holt crowned by Dot Hemp
May Queen 1938 Delia Prett.
May Queen ca 1940’s Miriam Bates and Robert Percival. Picture courtesy of Bridget Chapman.
May Queen 1936 Edna Perkins, with Mervyn Bamford as Crown Bearer
May Day, 1940’s or 50’s, outside Red Hill Farm.
.May Queen 1963. Joyce Drage crowns Rosemary Schaub with Diane Burditt on the left and Liz Bates on the Right
May Queen, early 1930’s Jean Turland
May Queen 1934, in front garden of Manor House
May Queen early 1930’s Margery Henson
May Queen 1936 Edna Perkins, Crowned by Mary Collins
May Day 1940’s or 50’s. Old man on tricycle, not known
May Queen 1938 Delia Prett.
Mayday 1930
May Queen ca 1940’s Miriam Bates & Robert Percival
May Queen pos 1940’s with Eileen, Rosemary, Ella & Margaret Barritt, Eileen Marriott, Joan, Judy & Jimmy Percival, Maureen Allen, Julie Knight, Linda Archer, Nigel Walden, Andrew Chapman & Francis Hawtin.
May Day circa 1950