Three Photos of Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh’s visit to Middlesbrough on 4 June 1956.
Photo courtesy of Darlington and Stockton Times
Photo courtesy of Mathers of Middlesbrough
Visit of Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh (4 June 1956)
Categories: Events, Royal Visits
I remember being in the “cubs” attached to All Saints church. I was part of a flag waving guard of honour made up of cubs, scouts, and girl guides near to the Town Hall.
Can any body tell me what the Queen did on visit to Middlesbrough in 1956.
I was a 6 year old in Miss Eileen Martin’s class, St Joseph’s primary school, Grove Hill. My class was crocodile- marched along Marton Road to a point approximately opposite the Baltimore Hotel. (It wasn’t there then.) The Queen did not pass my school. I think the Royal family came via Longlands Road and joined Marton Road at the Nut Lane junction. We kids were all waving our Union flags and cheering, as instructed to. The Royal cars were travelling at roughly walking pace. My view of HM was a good one. She was waving at us children. I was surprised to see her dressed in a light shade of green. I remember it as a coat but, it may have been a dress. I think she may have had some silverware on her head…a tiara or similar.
Apart from that, I remember nowt. Amnesia is not what it used to be!
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