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Centenary Service for Birmingham's Charter of Incorporation held in Victoria Square in July 1938 [Author's Collection]. Map extract from Sheet 131, Birmingham - 1:63 360 Ordnance Survey Map [Depicted 1950,
Published 1953] © Crown Copyright. Reproduced with kind permission of the National Library of Scotland under the Creative Commons Attribution licence.
Centenary Service for Birmingham's Charter of Incorporation, Victoria Square, July 1938
This photograph was taken on Monday July 12th, 1938, and shows the Centenary Service held in Victoria Square. This was a service of thanksgiving to mark the centenary of Birmingham's Charter of Incorporation. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, deputised for the King and Queen, the couple also witnessing the Pageant of Birmingham as part of the centenary celebrations. Next to the dais, the Birmingham Police Band led the hymns.¹
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References
1. "Prayers For The King - Birmingham Centenary Service" : Birmingham Daily Gazette; July 12th, 1938, Page 5.
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