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Photograph of popular head Mrs Coleman & pupils of Hook School, 1958/9. Interviewed by Lord Bolingbroke for the job, she was at the school for 20 years. Search Hook School.

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Photograph of Vernon St.John crowning carnival queen, 1927

Photograph of Vernon St.John crowning carnival queen, 1927
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Vernon Henry St.John, 6th Viscount Bolingbroke, crowning the Carnival Queen in 1927. Other children are in fancy dress.

Year:
1927
Photographer:
Type:
Photograph
Location:
Lydiard House
Owner:
Swindon Borough Council
Reference:
LYD 1995.43
Copyright:
Lydiard House
Last updated on:
Saturday 9th July 2022

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