Leeds coronations

25 Apr 2023

Staff seated at their Singer sewing machines at the firm of John Barran and Sons Limited, wholesale clothing manufacturers in Chorley Lane. The workplace is festooned with decorative bunting and paper chains, from which are suspended rosettes displaying the portrait of George V. The elaborate decorations are in celebration of his coronation which took place on June 22, 1911. Many of the women are wearing bonnets, some trimmed with flowers. Credit Leeds Libraries and Information Service.

Leeds coronations: Staff seated at their Singer sewing machines at the firm of John Barran and Sons Limited, wholesale clothing manufacturers in Chorley Lane. The workplace is festooned with decorative bunting and paper chains, from which are suspended rosettes displaying the portrait of George V. The elaborate decorations are in celebration of his coronation which took place on June 22, 1911. Many of the women are wearing bonnets, some trimmed with flowers. Credit Leeds Libraries and Information Service.

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