Image ID: 42442

Royal Visit at Hucknall Market Place, 25 June 1914

Courtesy of Harry Smith

Baker Street - Market Place
Hucknall
Nottinghamshire
England

The caption on the back of the photograph does not indicate which royal person was visiting Hucknall at this time. The row of cars do not carry registration plates (vehicle registration had been introduced in 1903) which suggests that the Royal Person is King George V and Queen Mary (You can just see a woman sitting in the first car.) King George V and Queen Mary were visiting the area at this time. The King and Queen seem to have be on a Royal Progress tour of Nottinghamshire for a few days. On the 24th June they visited a factory in Nottingham's Lace Market. They then visited Hucknall Mansfield and Shirebrook on the 25th June. On the 26th of June they visited Retford ( all of these pictures can be seen on this web-site). The Retford pictures show the King looking very tired (and it should be remembered that these visits were only a few weeks before the outbreak of World War 1 - see NCCN000549). King George V (1910-36 AD) was born June 3, 1865, the second son of Edward VII and Alexandra. His early education was somewhat insignificant as compared to that of the heir apparent, his older brother Albert. George chose the career of professional naval officer and served competently until Albert died in 1892, upon which George assumed the role of the heir apparent. He married Mary of Teck (affectionately called May) in 1893, who bore him four sons and one daughter. He died the year after his silver jubilee after a series of debilitating attacks of bronchitis, on January 20, 1936. The photograph shown here shows crowds welcoming Their Royal Highnesses to Hucknall. The building which displays 'A Loyal Welcome' banner was the Rate Collectors house, (with the gentlemen's toilets to it's left). Behind this is the Co-operative building, and the Statue of Lord Byron, which overlooks the Market Place.

Date: 25/06/2014

Organisation Reference: NCCC000893

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