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When James VI of Scotland was proclaimed

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Ireland (as James I) the citizens of London

made splendid preparations for his corona­

tion and for the pageantry of his Royal

procession from the Tower of London to

Westminster. But when the time of coronation drew near,

the plague — forerunner of the terrible Black Death of

1664-1666 — visited London, bringing death to many

hundreds every week. For this reason, the procession was

cancelled and King James proceeded to the Great Hall of

Westminster by barge. The details of his Thames journey

are best imagined from a poem by one Henry Petowe,

entitled " England's Caesar."

" Thousands of treasure

had her bounty wasted,

In honour of her king to welcome him :

But, woe is she! that honour is not tasted,

For royal James on silver Thames doth swim.

The water hath that glory—for he glides

Upon those pearly streams unto his crown,

Looking with pity on her as he rides,

Saying, 'Alas, she should

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So well he knew that woeful London loved him,

That her distress unto

compassion moved him."

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ROYAL RIVER PAGEANT

Under the auspices of the RT. HON. THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Sir Douglas Ritchie, M.C.—Chairman

The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor Commander A. M. Coleman, O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N. (Retd.)

Chief Supt. A. C. Evans Leslie E. Ford, Esq., O.B.E.

E. J. IC. Goldsmith, Esq. H. D. Hardee, Esq.

Sir Alan Herbert Alderman Capt. R. R. S. Hewett Lt.-Col. Donovan Jackson, O.B.E.

Castleton Knight, Esq. " H. Peake Knight, Esq.

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FOREWORD

/T gives me the greatest pride and pleasure, in my year of office, to be associated with the Royal River Pageant on the occasion of the Festivities

connected with the Coronation of Her Gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth The

Second. Our noble River has always been the City's principal highway and without

the river and the natural facilities it provides for a port, there is little doubt that there would be no City of London as we know it today, for Port and City have grown side by side through the ages from pre-Roman days.

Pageantry was a feature of the River through many reigns and it has been a matter of regret to all who love and live by our great waterway that this tradition has lapsed in recent years and its revival now, therefore, with the gracious consent of Her Majesty the Queen, will afford the utmost gratification to all who take a natural pride in our great City and Port.

At no time in its long history did London enjoy a greater period of prosperity than during the reign of Elizabeth I, when her merchant adventurers did so much to open up new trade routes and expand the business of the City. May equal prosperity attend and bless the reign of our present Queen who honours us with

her presence today. On behalf of the Citizens of London and all associated with its River, I offer

J-Q Majesty assurances of our humble loyalty and devotion. Long may she

reign over us. God save the Queen.

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THE RIRTHPEACE OF

THE CITY & PORT OF LONDON

TO most Londoners, that part of the Pool of London between Tower Bridge and London Bridge is London River; and, indeed, this small

section of the tidal Thames seems more than any other to reflect and inspire London's mellow charm and unchallengeable strength. It was here that the first Cockney, fearfully paddling his craft up from the sea, along a swamp-fringed river, found the first firm ground for a primitive settlement. Through the centuries the Pool has been the starting place of innumerable adventures and expeditions—some leading to glorious triumph and the expansion of an empire; others to disaster and oblivion.

To-day the centre of London's overseas commerce has shifted down­stream to the Royal Docks. The Pool is still, however, an important part of the main shopping street of nations; and its ships and wharves are of no little account in the overall pictures of Port of London trade. Nevertheless, neither the shipowner nor the merchant can accurately assess the value of the Pool to the Port of London; only the historian can truly measure the contribution to the London pattern made by this ancient birthplace of Port and City.

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TRE

CORPORATION OF

LONDON

THE title CORPORATION OF LONDON, which is more conveniently used today to describe the authority which administers the ancient and historic City of London, is comparatively modern; the legal title of the Corporation is the

MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON.

As a local authority for purposes of Acts of Parliament, the City is designated THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COMMONS OF THE CITY OF LONDON IN COMMON COUNCIL ASSEMBLED. The Common Council, which is today the principal administrative body, comprises the Lord Mayor, twenty-five other Aldermen and 201 Common Councilmen.

The first evidence in the City of a Common Council, composed of Aldermen and Commoners formed by ward representatives elected on a wide franchise by the citizens was provided in the year 1322, when Edward II consolidated the representa­tive democratic government, the Model Parliament, introduced by his predecessor Edward I. This was, incidentally, the first trend towards a democratic way of life, the source of which is to be found in Roman institutions.

Local Government in London was built on the status of the freeman, a privileged position dear to the Romans, and a great deal is owed to the foresight of our early administrators in jealously guarding the rights handed down to them. These privileges were preserved in several charters granted to the citizens, of which probably the best known is that of William the Conqueror c. 1068.

Courtesy: H. A. Barry, Esq. (Queen's Bargemaster)

The last official Royal Barge being used by King George V and Queen Mary on the occasion of the Peace Pageant, 1919.

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Magna Carta in 1215 accorded to the citizens of London all their ancient berties and free customs, the name of the Mayor of the City appearing among

those specially appointed to see that the terms were strictly carried out.

The Thames is London's inheritance—an inheritance that, with the gradual expansion of world trade, has produced ever larger dividends, and the prosperous merchants and traders of London formed themselves into Guilds to maintain the high standard of their trades and crafts and preserve their influence in world trade. These Guilds or Livery Companies in time acquired an interest in the administration of the City and their influence is preserved to this day in relation to the annual election of the Lord Mayor and the two Sheriffs for which purpose members of the Livery meet each year in COMMON HALL at Guildhall.

As previously mentioned, members of the Common Council were elected by the wards into which the City was divided as confirmed by the earliest written records. Today residents, or those occupying as owner or tenant any rateable land or premises in the ward of the yearly value of not less than £10, and of full age, are eligible to attend the Wardmote or election for which purpose meetings are held annually on St. Thomas's Day, December 21st.

Although the constitution of the City of London is unique among municipalities in that, unlike other cities, it has no charter of incorporation, being a corporation by prescriptive right, the pattern of municipal government in the City has served as a model upon which the civic administration of many other cities and towns has been based.

The Royal River Pageant in celebration of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II provides yet another example of the traditional ceremony and pageantry which in the past was an integral part of London's civic life. Much of this still survives and it is against this colourful background that the present-day Government of the City is carried on by the Corporation of London.

R. V. MARQUIS

FRONT COVER

DESIGNED BY N. G. LAWRENCE

THE design portrays the MARY. This was the first Royal Yacht and was presented to King Charles II by the Burgomaster of Amsterdam in 1660 following the King's return to England from Holland at the time of the

Restoration. She was named after the King's sister, Princess of Orange.

King Charles used this yacht frequently for journeys to Greenwich, Gravesend and beyond, also for racing purposes, sometimes in rivalry with his brother. When not in use she was kept below London Bridge.

The yacht was 100 tons burden, her length of keel 52 feet and draught 3 feet only. Like all Dutch boats she had lee boards. Save for the fact that she had a high poop, which gave good headroom to the royal cabin she would appear to have much the look of the old Thames Barge. Her stern was most elaborately orna­mented and her figurehead was a unicorn. She carried eight guns and a crew of thirty men.

The MARY, which is referred to in the diary of Samuel Pepys, remained the personal craft of the King for about a year when she passed into general service and ultimately foundered on the Skerries in 1675.

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HISTORICAL TABLEAUX Adapted from the original script of Sir Alan Herbert

It is nearly two thousand years since London was first mentioned in history, but throughout this time the City and Port of London have been in close alliance playing a leading part in the history of Britain.

YX/"ITH the decline of the Roman Empire and the severance of Rome's jurisdiction, * ' the affairs of London became obscure. But London endured, for it is recorded

that the British, defeated by the Saxons in Kent in 457, fled to London. By 527 London had become the capital of the East Saxons, and in 604 was the mart of many nations resorting to it by land and sea. Early in the ninth century the Danes established themselves in London but in 883 the Saxon king Alfred-the-Great captured the City and rebuilt it after the ravages of war. Alfred died in 901 and again the Danes attacked London but " England's resistance had its heart in London " and not until the rest of the country had submitted to King Sweyn of Denmark did London open her gates to the Danish army of occupation. On Sweyn's death King Ethelred returned in 1013 to claim his throne. With him came King Olaf of Norway eager to strike a blow at his former Danish allies. As the Norwegians approached the wooden London Bridge they saw that it was fortified. Olaf adopted an ingenious scheme. He roofed over his boats with poles and osiers as protection against stones being hurled by the defenders of the bridge. The boats were then tied to the wooden supports of the bridge and rowed down­stream with the tide. Thus, " London Bridge is Broken Down." The Danes seeing Olaf had now an open passage surrendered the City and Ethelred was once again king. But the country remained in a disturbed condition and in 1066 came the last invasion—the invasion of William the Conqueror, wise enough to know that his throne would rest upon London's goodwill. And so William granted London a Charter and with both sides of the English Channel under one ruler London's trade prospered.

'"pHE ensuing years witnessed the increasing strength of the Barons and it was J- they who forced King John to sign Magna Carta in 1215 at Runnymede. By

this it was ordained that " the City of London shall have all its ancient liberties, and its free customs, as well by land as by water."

j^vURING Plantagenet times there was an almost continuous state of war with France but in 1357 came the victory of Edward the Black Prince at Poitiers,

where he took prisoner King John of France. The following year the Black Prince arrived in London with the captive king " cloathed in Royal apparel" and both were received by the Mayor, Aldermen and Sheriffs at the foot of London Bridge. In the fifteenth century England lost France and was torn in twain by the Wars of the Roses during which fighting was waged on the outskirts of London. From 1475 there followed a period of peace and commercial prosperity.

VJ(7ITH the coming of the Tudors, Henry VII, to his own ends, set himself the * * task of developing English commerce. At the same time new ideas developed

in literature, philosophy and art. He was succeeded by Henry VIII, " Bluff King Hal," best remembered for the Dissolution of the Monasteries and for his six wives. His second wife was Anne Boleyn whom he married in 1533. On the occasion of her Coronation, the Mayor escorted the Queen in great state on the Thames from Greenwich Palace to the Tower where Henry was waiting to receive her.

IN 1558 Elizabeth I, Anne Boleyn's only child, succeeded to the throne at the age of 25 and reigned for over 44 years. Her reign was indeed glorious, for Shake­speare, Ben Jonson and many others added to the wealth of English literature and drama, and it also saw the beginnings of the maritime greatness of England.

THE list of English seamen, privateers, explorers and traders is long but repre­sentative of them are Sir John Hawkins, the manager of the Queen's Dockyards

at Woolwich and Deptford, and Francis Drake whose exploits were recognised by Elizabeth when she knighted him on board the Golden Hind at Deptford. These were typical of the men who fought and beat the Armada. And there is the more

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tragic figure of Sir Walter Raleigh, who, when not abroad, lived in Durham House, -rand, and who suffered imprisonment, and later death, in the Tower. He it was ho introduced tobacco, surely the greatest source of revenue that any Exchequer

has ever known.

THE Stuart period was less happy, broken as it was by civil wars and conflict 1 with the Dutch. Nevertheless London life continued along its traditional way. Each St. Bartholomew's Day came London's greatest fair which with few interrup­tions was held from 1123—1855. Ben Jonson's play " Bartholomew Fair which has been revived this year by the City of London Festival Players is an excellent portrayal of Cockney life at the beginning of the seventeenth century.

TN 1662 King Charles II married Catharine of Braganza and she brought with her 1 as her dowry Bombay and Tangier. For the protection of the latter port the Queen's Royal Regiment was raised, a regiment which served as Marines under Lord Howe at the victory over the French fleet on " The Glorious First of June, 1794.

THE Royal Marines had their origin in 1664 when Charles II was threatened by 1 the Dutch and the City of London raised Trained Bands. These were divided into regiments each designated by a colour. The Yellow Regiment was sent to man ships at the Nore and thus became the Marines.

ON the accession of George I, Thomas Doggett, a Drury Lane actor, celebrated the occasion by instituting the Doggett Coat and Badge Race which is still

rowed annually between London Bridge and Chelsea. The prize is a waterman s coat and a silver badge.

THE Hanoverian period produced an aristocracy favourable to the development of the arts, which compensated somewhat for the lack of taste shown by the

Court—other than in music. Between 1715 and 1717 George Frederick Handel wrote his Royal Water Music for the entertainment of George I.

THE Hon East India Company which had received its Charter from Elizabeth I 1 became the subject of Pitt's India Bill of 1784 which appointed a Board of Control in London to act with the Company. It was eight years later that Charles Lamb, the essayist, received his appointment as a clerk in East India House.

R TNTIL the beginning of the nineteenth century London's overseas trade had U been dealt with at river moorings and at riverside wharves and warehouses but in 1802 the first commercial docks were opened for business by the West India merchants to be followed almost immediately by the East India Docks. The middle of Queen Victoria's reign saw the beginning of the ascendancy of steam over sail and despite the incidence of the Crimean War, for which munitions of war were shipped from the Thames, London's trade kept pace with the Industrial Revolution. It was the Crimean War which brought into prominence some of the better-known Victorians. In 1854 Florence Nightingale received her appointment from the War Minister Sidney Herbert to proceed to the Crimea to take charge of the nursing arrangements. William Russell of "The Times" went to the front as the first Newspaper War Correspondent, and the memorable Charge of the Light Brigade came from the pen of Lord Tennyson. At this time Isambard Brunei, who had built the Hungerford Bridge in 1845, was devoting his energies to building the "Great Eastern " at Millwall—the greatest ship of the age, and Joseph Paxton s Crystal Palace, the centre of the Great Exhibition 1851, was moved to Sydenham.

The Victorian Empire has changed in concept and in composition. Through two devastating world wars the British peoples have been sorely tried but have emerged a great Commonwealth of democracies, the Head of which is Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

A. G. THOMPSON

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~ ACKNO nLEDGEMENTS

The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor and the Chairman and Committee of the Pageant desire to express their grateful appreciation of the help and co-operation received from all those mentioned elsewhere in this programme, and from the following :

ADVERTISING AGENTS Association of Thames Motor Boat

Clubs Australia & New Zealand Bank, Ltd. Association of Master Lighterman &

Barge Owners and Constituent Members

BALTIC MERCANTILE & SHIPPING

EXCHANGE, LTD. Boy Scouts Association British Railways Barclays Bank, Ltd. British Broadcasting Corporation

CITY CORPORATION AND MEMBERS OF ITS STAFF

City Livery Companies Commander G. M. Chenevix-Trench Commander-in-Chief, The Nore City of London Festival Players Carreras, Ltd. Courage & Co., Ltd. Chase National Bank of the City of

New York

E. J. G. WEARE, ESQ. English Electric Co., Ltd. Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd.

GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC & DRAMA Girls Nautical Training Corps

H.M. SERVICES Board of Admiralty War Office Air Ministry Home Office Ministry of Transport Board of H.M. Customs & Excise

Hudson's Bay Company

INSTITUTE OF LONDON UNDERWRITERS AND CONSTITUENT MEMBERS

JOSEPH RANK, LTD. J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Ltd. John Mowlem & Co., Ltd.

KUWAIT OIL CO., LTD.

LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL AND MEMBERS

OF ITS STAFF London General Shipowners Society

and Constituent Companies Lloyd's Lloyd's Register of Shipping

Lightermen, Tugmen & Bargemen's Union

Lloyd's Bank, Ltd. London Short Sea Traders Association

and Constituent Members London Association of Public Whar­fingers, Ltd., and Constituent Members

METROPOLITAN POLICE Mann, Grossman & Paulin, Ltd. Midland Bank, Ltd. Marks & Spencer Ltd.

NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK National Bank, Ltd. Norwich Union Life Insurance Society Norwich Union Fire Insurance

Society, Ltd. National Provincial Bank " News of the World "

P & O STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Port of London Authority and

Members of its Staff Port of London Health Authority Press, News Agencies, etc. Pearl Assurance Co., Ltd.

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION Riverside Borough Councils Riverside Frontagers

SHAW SAVILL & ALBION CO., LTD. Shell Mex & B.P. Ltd. Sea Cadets, Grand Council of Spillers, Ltd. Stock Exchange

THAMES PASSENGER SERVICE OWNERS' ASSOCIATION

Transport & General Workers' Union Trinity House Tea Buyers' Association Timber Trade Federation of the U.K. Tate & Lyle, Ltd. Trollope & Colls, Ltd. Times Publishing Co., Ltd. The Press

WINE & SPIRIT ASSOCIATION OF GREAT

BRITAIN Westminster Bank, Ltd. Wm. Younger & Co., Ltd. W. T. Henley's Telegraph Works

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TIME SCHEDULE

OF PAGEANT . . .

09.45 Mayor of Greenwich receives Lord Mayor on Greenwich Pier

10.00 Lord Mayor embarks and Procession leaves Greenwich

10.30 Lower Pool—Shadwell

11.00 Tower Bridge

11.10 Cannon Street Railway Bridge

11.30 Westminster—Festival Hall Pier

Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by H.R.H. the Duke of

Edinburgh, reviews Procession and takes the salute.

Historical Tableaux in Section No. 3 will leave Procession and lie at moorings in

the vicinity of Festival Hall Pier until dusk.

Industry and Commerce Tableaux Vessels in Section No. 5 will similarly lie at

moorings between Charing Cross and Lambeth Bridges.

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. . . AND WHERE TO VIEW

Island Gardens, North Greenwich - - - - - - N

Royal Naval College, Greenwich - - - - - - - S

King Edward VII Memorial Park, Shadwell - - - - - N

T ower of London Wharf - - - - - - - - - N

Bankside (Cannon Street Railway Bridge to Bankside Power Station) - - - - - - S

Victoria Embankment - -- -- -- - -N

South Bank—Waterloo Bridge to County Hall

(Except reserved area) - - - - - - S

ALSO THE FOLLOWING BRIDGES: —

Tower, London, Southwark, Blackfriars, Waterloo.

N . . . NORTH BANK OF RIVER. S . . . SOUTH BANK OF RIVER.

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r:l Mr Route of -

• Pageant

King Edward VII UMB Memorial Park

London Bridge

Cannon Street Railway Bridge

Tower of London

Charing Cross Rly Bridge FESTIVAL

HALL PIER

Westminster Bridge Southward

Bridge Royal

Festival Hall

Island Gardens

ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE

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ORDER OF PROCESSION

CHIEF MARSHAL (AND MARSHAL OF NO. 1 SECTION)

Commander A. M. Coleman, O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N. (Retd.),

River Superintendent & Chief Harbour Master, Port of London Authority.

POLICE LAUNCH Major Sir Philip Margetson, K.C.V.O., M.C., Assistant Commisioner,

Metropolitan Police.

POLICE LAUNCH Chief Supt. A. C. Evans, " Thames " Division, Metropolitan Police.

Other launches of the Thames Division, familiarly known as the River Police, will escort the procession on either flank.

SECTION 1. THE LORD MAYOR'S PROCESSION

Vessel No.

1. 'l\wmT%_'tcrs of J_be'Roy MilitantcbeeKoi Masit.

2. Elder Brethren of Trinity House. The Corporation of Trinity House was granted its first charter by King Henry VIII in 1514 and is the principal Pilotage Authority for the Thames as well as being the Body responsible for the lighthouses and lightships around our coasts.

3. THE LORD MAYOR—The Right Honourable Sir Rupert de la Bere, K.C.V.O., M.P., accompanied by the Sheriffs and Officers and escort of Doggett's Coat and Badge.

4. City Corporation—Aldermen, Councilmen and High Officers.

5. Mayors and Representatives of 26 Riverside Boroughs, Gravesend to Twickenham.

6. The Mayor and Representatives of the Corporation of Southend-on-Sea.

7. BAND OF THE LIFEGUARDS.

Masters, Wardens, Members and Officers of: —

8. The Company of Watermen and Lightermen

9. The " Great Twelve " Livery Companies

10-13. The Lesser Livery Companies (45 represented)

14. The Worshipful Company of Shipwrights

15. The Worshipful Company of Feltmakers.

15(a). Vintry Ward Club, supported by the Hudson's Bay Company and the Worshipful Company of Skinners. Tableau.

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Action 2. HER MAJESTY'S SERVICES

MARSHAL : Captain H. G. Letts.

r Vessel No.

16. BAND OF THE ROYAL MARINES, PORTSMOUTH.

The Royal Navy

17. The Admiral's Barge.

18-19. Two L.C.A.s (Landing Craft Assault) manned by Marine Commandos.

21-21(a) } F°ur Mine Watching Vessels.

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The Army

22. 83rd Inland Water Transport Regiment, Royal Engineers (Army Emergency Reserve), m.t. " Silverbeam."

Inland Water Transport is one of the three branches of the Transportation Service of the Royal Engineers—the others being Railways and Docks.

The 83rd I.W.T. Regiment R.E. (A.E.R.), was formed in 1948 as a unit of the Supplementary Reserve and many of the officers and men of the Regiment are closely associated with the River Thames in civilian life.

23. Royal Army Service Corps (No. 18 Company, Inverness).

24. High Speed Target Towers.

25-26. Fast Launches.

27. BAND OF THE WOMEN'S ROYAL AIR FORCE.

The Royal Air Force

28. Target, Search and Rescue Launch.

29. Seaplane Tender.

30. Fire Float.

31. General Service Pinnace.

Civil Defence

32. " The Warden " 1939-1945.

33. Civil Defence Personnel—Wardens, Rescue, Welfare, Ambulance, Headquarters & Women's Voluntary Services (drawn from the City, London County and Metropolitan Boroughs and sponsored by the Home Office).

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SECTION 3. THE HISTORICAL TABLEAUX

MARSHAL: Capt. C, B. Lister.

Vessel No.

34. BAND OF THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS.

35. The Vikings—Period 1013. CHARACTERS : King Olaf and Norwegian Men at Arms. " London Bridge is Broken Down." In 1013 the Danish Army in London was attacked by King Olaf who secured his boats to the wooden timbers of London Bridge and by rowing downstream destroyed the bridge, giving passage to his fleet. Sponsored by The Proprietors of Hay's Wharf Ltd.

36. King John and Magna Carta (Runnymede)—Period 1215. CHARACTERS : King John, Robert Fitzwalter, Barons, Men at Arms. " And the City of London shall have all its ancient liberties and its free customs as well by land as by water." A clause in Magna Carta signed by King John. Sponsored by The Association of Master Lightermen and Barge Owners.

37. Lord Mayor welcomes Black Prince and John of France at the foot of London Bridge—Period 1357.

CHARACTERS: Lord Mayor, Black Prince, John of France, Trumpeters, Aldermen, Nobles and Women. Edward the Black Prince, having captured King John of France at the Battle of Poitiers, brings his prisoner " cloathed in Royal apparel" to London for honourable captivity and is received by the Mayor, Aldermen and Sheriffs. Sponsored by the London General Shipowners' Society.

38. Anne Boleyn—Journey from Greenwich to the Tower— Period 1534.

CHARACTERS : Anne Boleyn, Ladies in Waiting, Bachelors, Beefeaters, Lute Players. The Lord Mayor escorted Anne Boleyn from Greenwich to the Tower on the occasion of her Coronation. Sponsored by the London General Shipowners' Society.

39. Elizabeth I and the Discoverers—Period 1580. CHARACTERS : Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir John Hawkins, Sir Francis Drake, Ladies in Waiting and Men at Arms, Father Thames, Helmsman (Man at Arms). Among the many famous men of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I were Sir John Hawkins who designed and built the Queen's ships at the Woolwich and Deptford Dockyards, Sir Francis Drake, knighted on board the " Golden Hind " at Deptford and Sir Walter Raleigh. Sponsored by the London General Shipowners' Society.

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40. Catherine of Braganza—Period 1662. CHARACTERS : Princess Catherine of Braganza, Lords, Ladies in Waiting, Oarsmen (Royal Watermen), Trumpeters. Charles II married Princess Catherine of Braganza (Portugal). Their Coronation Procession was by river from Hampton Court to Whitehall. Catherine brought Bombay and Tangier as her dowry.

41. Bartholomew Fair—Period 1668, CHARACTERS : Mummers, Ladies. London had its Fairs and Markets from the earliest times. The greatest of these was Bartholomew Fair, held regularly from 1123 to 1858. There is a record of Samuel Pepys (the Diarist) of the Navy Office (which stood on the site now occupied by the Port of London Building) having gone to the fair to witness a performance of Ben Jonson's play " Bartholomew Fair." Sponsored by the Transport and General Workers Union.

Handel's Water Music—Period 1715-1717. CHARACTERS : George I, Lords, Handel and Musicians. George Frederick Handel wrote his Royal Water Music in 1715-1717 for the entertainment of King George I on the Thames. Sponsored Anonymously.

43. East India Company—Period 1793. CHARACTERS : Charles Lamb, Sir Francis Baring (Deputy Chairman), Mr. Paice, Porters, City Merchants.4

The East India Company which received its Charter in 1600 from Queen Elizabeth did much to develop the trade of London.

In 1792 Charles Lamb, the Essayist, entered the service of the Company in East India House, Leadenhall Street, where he served as a clerk for 33 years.

Sponsored jointly by The Kuwait Oil Co. Ltd. and the British Tanker Co. Ltd.

44. The Victorian Age—Period 1850. CHARACTERS : Queen Victoria, Florence Nightingale, William Russell, Lord Tennyson, Sidney Herbert, Sir Joseph Paxton and others. The Crimean War brought into prominence some famous people of Queen Victoria's reign. Florence Nightingale (The Lady of the Lamp) appointed by Sidney Herbert, Secretary of State for War; General Gordon, who served as a junior officer at Balaclava; William Russell of " The Times," the first newspaper War Correspondent; and Lord Tennyson who wrote " The Charge of the Light Brigade."

Among other Victorians of this time were Sir Joseph Paxton who designed the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851 and Isambard Kingdom Brunell, the famous Engineer. Sponsored by Messrs. F. W. Woolworth and Co. Ltd.

45. Royal Marines—Period 1664-1900. CHARACTERS : Royal Marines in uniforms of the period. In 1664 when Charles II was threatened by the Dutch, the City of London raised Trained Bands. These were divided into six regiments, each distinguished by a colour. The Yellow Regiment was sent to man ships at the Nore and became the Royal Marines. Uniforms of 1664, 1702, 1740, 1763, 1780, 1800, 1824, I860 and 1900 are worn.

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46. Doggett's Coat and Badge—Period 1714 to present date. CHARACTERS : Holders, in person, in their Livery. Watermen, in their first year as Freemen of the River, row for a sum of money, Livery uniform and a Badge representing Liberty. The race takes place annually from London Bridge to Chelsea.

The money for this purpose was provided by Mr. Thomas Doggett, a famous comedian, in 1714. The Fishmongers' Company are the Trustees. Sponsored jointly by Unilever Ltd. and Lloyd's Register of Shipping.

H I S T O R I C A L T A B L E A U X DEVISED AND PRODUCED BY Jack Swinburne.

DESIGNED BY Guy Shepherd. CONSTRUCTED BY City Display Organisation.

CHARACTERS PLAYED BY City of London Festival Players; Royal Marines, Guildhall School of Music & Drama,

and Doggett's Coat and Badge COSTUMES BY Charles H. Fox & Co., Ltd. WARDROBE SUPERVISOR Miss Muriel Steet

STAGE MANAGERS Messrs. H. A. Bromige and R. E. Attwooll.

47. Steam Pinnace " Chowkidar" in the service of the River Police 1884-1915. Manned by Serving Members of the Thames Division, Metropolitan Police in early uniforms.

48. " Waterlily " as built in 1867 by John I. Thornycroft & Co. Ltd. It is still in their service and is believed to be the oldest launch operating on the River Thames.

SECTION 4. MARSHAL: Mr. E. Giles.

49.

50.

51.

52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

61. 62.

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BAND OF THE SEA CADET CORPS (KINGSTON).

The Merchant Navy, etc. A contingent of Lifeboats exhibiting the House Flags of the various Shipping Companies using the Port of London (as available). Cadets from the T.S. " Worcester" (Incorporated Thames Nautical Training College). The Sea Cadet Corps (from Mechanical Training Centre, Purfleet). Merchant Navy Cadets (from London Nautical School). National Sea Training School (Gravesend). Sea Scouts from R.R.S. " Discovery " (Boy Scouts Association). Sea Scouts (5th St. Marylebone [Quintin School] Group). Sea Scouts (3rd Forest Hill Group). Sea Scouts (3rd Erith Group). Sea Scouts (35th Westminster Group). The Mission Ship " John Ashley "—Missions to Seamen. London River's Church afloat. Dreadnought School of Nursing, Seaman's Hospital, Greenwich. Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat " Greater London (Civil Service No. 3)."* Launched on service on 226 occasions and saved 208 lives. Also served at Dunkirk in 1940.

ACTION 5. INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE

MARSHAL : Mr. H. J. Rickwood.

Vessel No.

63. BAND OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY.

64. s.s. " Gothic." The ship in which H.M. The Queen will travel to and from Australia and New Zealand. The Shaw Savill liner " Gothic " outward bound in the King George V Dock Entrance Lock, London. The model is mounted on the barge " Riverlight " piloted by Mr. Tom How. Sponsored by the Port of London Authority.

65. Legal Quay (16th Century) and Public Wharf (20th Century). In 1558 Queen Elizabeth I authorised the first " Legal Quays " in the Pool of London as the only places approved for the landing of foreign cargoes paying customs dues.

From those quays have grown London's Public Wharves, Ware­houses and Cold Stores which now handle more than six million tons of cargo of all descriptions annually. Sponsored by The London Association of Public Wharfingers Ltd.

67. Australia. 68. New Zealand. Tableaux provided bv the Shipping Lines comprising the Australia and New Zealand Tonnage Committees viz. Aberdeen & Common­wealth Line Ltd., Australind Steam Shipping Co. Ltd., Blue Star Line Ltd., British India S.N. Co. Ltd., Clan Line Steamers Ltd., Ellerman & Bucknall S.S. Co. Ltd., Federal S.N. Co. Ltd., Alfred Holt & Co., Orient S.N. Co. Ltd., P. & O. S.N. Co. Ltd., Port Line Ltd., The Scottish Shire Line Ltd., Shaw Savill & Albion Co. Ltd.

70. Coal. Display featuring British Coal of which about 18,000,000 tons are brought into the River Thames in the course of a year, to supply the Electricity and Gas Undertakings covering London and the suburbs and for industrial and household consumption, as well as coal for ships' bunkers. Sponsored by Charrington, Gardner, Locket and Co. Ltd., Wm. Cory and Son Ltd., Harrisons (London) Ltd., John Hudson and Co. Ltd., River Lighterage Co. Ltd., and Shipping and Coal Co. Ltd., in con­junction with the National Coal Board.

71. Oil. The theme of the exhibit is the great development which has occurred since 1938 of the facilities for refining crude oil which, as it comes from deep beneath the surface of the earth, is practically useless in its original form. By modern and complex refining methods based on continuous oil industry research this raw material is being utilised to an ever increasing extent to serve the needs of Britain.

The River Thames plays an important part both as a channel for imports of crude oil and for the distribution of petroleum products. A large fleet of varied types of tank craft is employed in this specialised f o r m o f w a t e r c a r r i a g e . . . . .

The consumption of petroleum products in the U.K., excluding deliveries for bunkers for ships engaged in the foreign trade, was 9,000,000 tons in 1938, and 17,000,000 tons in 1952 (including refinery consumption). Sponsored by the Petroleum Industry and designed by Ronald Dickens, M.B.E., M.S.I.A.

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72. Refrigerated Produce. Depicts the quantities of Lamb, Butter and Cheese supplied by New Zealand to maintain United Kingdom rations of these essential foods. It is significant that of all the Meat, Butter and Cheese imported into London more than one-half comes from New Zealand.

Special barges with insulated holds are used for conveying these cargoes from ships to Cold Stores.

Sponsored by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board and the New Zealand Dairy Products Marketing Commission.

73. Hardwood Timber. This display is intended to portray hardwood being felled in the hardwood forests and its subsequent use in industry in this Country.

Over 200 species of hardwood are being used in this Country today, and come from all over the world.

Hardwood imports into London total about 30,400,000 cu. ft. in the course of a year, or more than one-half of the total hardwood imports into the United Kingdom.

Sponsored by the London Members of the Hardwood Importers' Section of the Timber Trade Federation of the United Kingdom, to the design of the Timber Development Association.

74. Softwood Timber. Display featuring Softwood Timber, is intended to portray the transi­tion of softwood from the forest via sea transport to the Port of London, and finally to its industrial applications.

Imports of softwood timber into London, even under the re­stricted conditions of post-war years, total approximately 450,000 standards in the course of a year, equal to about 1,125,000 tons weight and represent about one-quarter of the total imports of softwood into the United Kingdom.

Sponsored by the London Softwood Importers' Section of the Timber Trade Federation of the United Kingdom, to the design of the Timber Development Association.

75. Tea. The United Kingdom is the largest consumer of tea in the world and London has always been regarded as the world market for tea. For 300 years tea has been coming into London and in 1952 over 430 million lbs. of tea were landed in London, at a time when rationing was in force for about three-quarters of the year.

Sponsored by the Tea Trade and produced in conjunction with the Tea Bureau.

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76. Sugar. This exhibit—sponsored by Britain's leading sugar refiners—illustrates one of the most important food commodities handled in the Port of London. About 1,250,000 tons of raw sugar are imported into London annually, largely from the Commonwealth, and nearly 500,000 tons of refined sugar are exported all over the world.

Exhibits Nos. 70 to 76 are staged on barges and towed by tugs provided by Member Companies of the Association of Master Lightermen and Barge Owners. The Lighterage Industry of London operates more than 6,000 barges and 300 tugs and deals with some two-thirds of all the cargo traffic in the Port of London.

77. Motor Tanker " Petro"—Union Lighterage Co. Ltd. (Normally carries 500 tons petroleum spirit in bulk for up-river destinations).

78. m.y. " Elettra II"—Radar Research and Demonstration Ship.— Marconi International Marine Communications Co. Ltd.

79. m.y. " Navigator "—Radar Research and Demonstration Ship.—Decca Radar Ltd.

80. m.l. " Anne "—Ford Motor Company Ltd.

SECTION 6. RIVER SERVICES

MARSHAL : Mr. R. Andrew.

81. BAND OF THE ROYAL FUSILIERS (CITY OF LONDON REGIMENT).

Trinity House Vessels: —

82. Launch from Lighthouse Vessel " Patricia."

83-84. Pilot Cutters " Viking " and " River Thames."

H.M. Customs & Excise: —

85-87. Waterguard Launches " Watchful," " Diligence " and " Penguin."

Port of London Authority's Vessels: —

88. Survey Launch " Thame."

89. Salvage Vessel " Glengall."

90. Dredging Tug " Brent."

Port of London Health Authority's Launches: —

91. " Alfred Robertson."

92. " Alfred Roach."

93. " Frederick Whittingham." 29

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94. BAND OF THE ROYAL HORSE GUARDS (THE BLUES).

London Fire Brigade: — 95. " Massey Shaw " (served with distinction at the Dunkirk evacuation),

96-97. and two Auxiliary Fire Boats.

Docks & Inland Waterways Executive: — 98-100. Two Narrow Canal Boats and Canal Traffic Tug.

River Tugs, etc.: —

101. " Cemenco "—Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd.

" Agama "—Gaselee & Son Ltd.

" Water Lane "—Tilbury Contracting & Dredging Co. Ltd.

" General IV "—General Lighterage Co. Ltd.

" S.A. Everard "—F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd.

" Hawkstone "—Wm. Cory & Son Ltd.

" Lectro "—Union Lighterage Co. Ltd.

" Princess "—Samuel Williams & Sons Ltd.

102.

103.

104.

105.

106.

107.

108.

109. ' Sarah White"—Amalgamated Society of Foremen Lightermen of the River Thames.

110. Fresh Water Carrier—C. Crawley Ltd.

SECTION 7.

MARSHAL : Captain L. J. Lovell.

111. BAND OF THE WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS.

Private Motor Yachts, Cabin Cruisers, etc.: —

112. "LAZY DAYS" 113. " MAASLUST " 114. "WOLSEY" (F. E. Pearce, Esq.) (J. P. Wells, Esq.) (G. Malcolm, Esq.)

(The above vessels served honourably in the Dunkirk Evacuation)

115. "HEIRESS" (A. W. Stout, Esq.)

118. " MYVERA " fB. N. C. Moss, Esq.)

121. " KATHLEEN ROMA "

(W. G. Sherren, Esq.)

124. " TITMOUSE " (E. H. Jones, Esq.)

127. "SAMARA" (E. A. E. Clarke,

Esq.)

116. "FOXGLOVE" (R. J. H. Maskew,

Esq.)

119. " WHITE ASTER"

(F. Abdela, Esq.)

122. "NADA" (A. H. Williams.

Esq.)

125. "ROMAANN" (R. V. Christmas,

Esq.)

128. " MONTEGO BAY"

(G. W. Pace, Esq.)

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117. "PHOEBE" (G. C. Sturt, Esq.)

120. " PATMAUR " (A. B. Webb, Esq.)

123. " REDEX MAID "

(Wayne V. Myers & Co. Ltd.)

126. "AMOUR­ETTE "

(C. E. Gibbs, Esq.)

129. "LADY GAILE" (J. P. O'Donnell,

ESQ.)

Vessel No.

130. " SHEILA G " (]. M. Greenwood,

Esq.)

133. " CYLAURA THREE"

(C. J. Scott, Esq.)

136. "WHITE ORCHID "

(A. C. Richards, Esq.)

139. "LEONTES" (J. S. Hancock, Esq.)

142. " ETOILE DE PARIS "

(A. E. Adams, Esq.)

145. " TEMPEST ARIA "

(C. J. Dobson, Esq.)

131. " CHUQUI " (P. H. Zunn, Esq.)

134. " JACKAROO " (S. W. Jackson,

Esq.)

137. " ICHORAS-SAN"

(T. K. Hannen, Esq.)

140. " CHICQUITA " (S. Anderson, Esq.)

143. " SCIPIO " (C. Spriggs, Esq.)

132. " FESTIVITY TWO "

(J. R. Birch, Esq.)

135. "ANN" (J. M. Watford,

Esq.)

138. " WINCILEEN THREE "

(H. McGlennon, Esq.)

141. " DOROTHY MAUREEN"

(J. R. Pearce, Esq.)

144. "WHITE HAWK "

(J. R. Croft, Esq.)

147. "JENNY MAY" (A. D. Hall, Esq.)

146. " PRIDE OF THE SEA "

Amphibious Duk (G. S. Standing,

Esq.)

148. " ST. JOSEPH " (H. A. J. Silley,

Esq.)

Associations represented: BRITISH MOTOR YACHT CLUB . THAMES MOTOR CRUISING CLUB LITTLE SHIP CLUB . LONDON RIVER YACHT CLUB . ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB . GREENWICH YACHT CLUB . THURROCK YACHT CLUB . RIVER EMERGENCY SERVICE ASSOCIATION

149. THE CENTRAL BAND OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE.

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The Procession will be terminated by

SIX ROYAL NAVAL FAST PATROL BOATS under the command of Commander J. A. Syms, D.S.C., R.N.

" Gay Bombardier " " Gay Bowman "

" Gay Fencer" " Gay Centurion "

" F.P.B. 5002 " " F.P.B. 5020 "

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CUTTY SAUK, from the painting by the late J Spurlillg. Beprotuced * permuno,x of Seven Seas Fine i''4**

T& ^ Cfzppm This picture of the Cutty Sark at sea in the days of her glory

contrasts sadly with her appearance as she lies at Greenhithe today.

The Cutty Sark Preservation Society, which H.R.H. the Duke of

Edinburgh has honoured with his patronage, plans to recondition

and re-rig the famous old clipper, and to construct a concrete dry-

berth alongside the Royal Naval College at Greenwich to be her

permanent home. It also plans to establish a fund to help in the

training of boys for careers in the Merchant Navy.

To all those who love the sea the Society appeals for help in

saving the last of the clippers for posterity. £250,000 is needed,

and contributions, large or small, will be gratefully received.

Cwffy AW 40, WESTMINSTER PALACE GARDENS, ARTILLERY ROW, LONDON, S.W . I .

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This Chest

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Chapter One ...

It is strange to think that this chest, secured by four elaborate locks, once held all the funds available for seamen's welfare. Yet, in the days of Elizabeth I and for many years after, the Chatham Chest—now in the National Maritime Museum—was the only sailors' charity in the country. Today there are numerous societies to which seamen can turn in times of trouble; but the tradition of a central fund still flourishes. More than 120 of them receive grants from King George's Fund for Sailors. A gift or legacy to K.G.F.S. helps seamen of all services and their dependants everywhere.

K i n g G e o r g e ' s F u n d f o r S a i l o r s

1, Chesham Street, London, S.W.I.

Navy Days j#" — AW

Portsmouth AT CHATHAM August 1st, 2nd, 3rd.

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AT SHEERNESS July 25th, 26th

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HAY S WHARF, LONDON BRIDGE, 1651 From the Oil Painting by Gordon Ellis

In this busy scene at Old London Bridge in the

seventeenth century the wharves and timber-framed warehouses of

Alexander Hay and his neighbours on the South Bank of the River, will be

noted; also St. Olave's Church (on the site of which HAY'S WHARF

HEAD OFFICE now stands).

Today Hay's Wharf with its modern warehouses on three quarters of a mile

of river frontage in the Upper Pool offers expert services in stevedoring,

warehousing and cold storage.

THE PROPRIETORS OF HAY'S WHARF LTD. LONDON BRIDGE, S.E.I. HOP 7101.

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