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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 THE RIRTHPEACE OF Second. Our noble River has always been the City's principal highway and without THE CITY & PORT OF LONDON 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. O most Londoners, that part of the Pool of London between Tower Pageantry was a feature of the River through many reigns and it has been T Bridge and is London River; and, indeed, this small a matter of regret to all who love and live by our great waterway that this tradition section of the tidal Thames seems more than any other to reflect and inspire has lapsed in recent years and its revival now, therefore, with the gracious consent London's mellow charm and unchallengeable strength. It was here that the of Her Majesty the Queen, will afford the utmost gratification to all who take a first Cockney, fearfully paddling his craft up from the sea, along a swamp- natural pride in our great City and Port. At no time in its long history did London enjoy a greater period of prosperity fringed river, found the first firm ground for a primitive settlement. than during the reign of Elizabeth I, when her merchant adventurers did so much Through the centuries the Pool has been the starting place of innumerable to open up new trade routes and expand the business of the City. May equal adventures and expeditions—some leading to glorious triumph and the prosperity attend and bless the reign of our present Queen who honours us with expansion of an empire; others to disaster and oblivion. her presence today. To-day the centre of London's overseas commerce has shifted down­ On behalf of the Citizens of London and all associated with its River, I offer stream to the Royal Docks. The Pool is still, however, an important part J-Q Majesty assurances of our humble loyalty and devotion. Long may she reign over us. of the main shopping street of nations; and its ships and wharves are of no God save the Queen. 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 /d contribution to the London pattern made by this ancient birthplace of Port and City. 10 11 Magna Carta in 1215 accorded to the citizens of London all their ancient TRE 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. CORPORATION OF 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 LONDON 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 HE title CORPORATION OF LONDON, which is more conveniently used of the City and their influence is preserved to this day in relation to the annual today to describe the authority which administers the ancient and historic City election of the Lord Mayor and the two Sheriffs for which purpose members of Tof London, is comparatively modern; the legal title of the Corporation is the the Livery meet each year in COMMON HALL at Guildhall. MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF As previously mentioned, members of the Common Council were elected by LONDON. the wards into which the City was divided as confirmed by the earliest written As a local authority for purposes of Acts of Parliament, the City is designated records. Today residents, or those occupying as owner or tenant any rateable THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COMMONS OF THE CITY OF LONDON IN COMMON land or premises in the ward of the yearly value of not less than £10, and of full COUNCIL ASSEMBLED. The Common Council, which is today the principal age, are eligible to attend the Wardmote or election for which purpose meetings administrative body, comprises the Lord Mayor, twenty-five other Aldermen and are held annually on St. Thomas's Day, December 21st. 201 Common Councilmen. Although the constitution of the City of London is unique among municipalities The first evidence in the City of a Common Council, composed of Aldermen in that, unlike other cities, it has no charter of incorporation, being a corporation and Commoners formed by ward representatives elected on a wide franchise by the by prescriptive right, the pattern of municipal government in the City has served citizens was provided in the year 1322, when Edward II consolidated the representa­ as a model upon which the civic administration of many other cities and towns has tive democratic government, the Model Parliament, introduced by his predecessor been based. Edward I. This was, incidentally, the first trend towards a democratic way of The Royal River Pageant in celebration of the Coronation of Her Majesty life, the source of which is to be found in Roman institutions. Queen Elizabeth II provides yet another example of the traditional ceremony and Local Government in London was built on the status of the freeman, a pageantry which in the past was an integral part of London's civic life. Much privileged position dear to the Romans, and a great deal is owed to the foresight of of this still survives and it is against this colourful background that the present-day our early administrators in jealously guarding the rights handed down to them. Government of the City is carried on by the Corporation of London. These privileges were preserved in several charters granted to the citizens, of which R. V. MARQUIS probably the best known is that of William the Conqueror c. 1068.

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HE design portrays the MARY. This was the first Royal Yacht and was Tpresented 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 orna­ mented 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 Courtesy: H. A. Barry, Esq. (Queen's Bargemaster) personal craft of the King for about a year when she passed into general service The last official Royal Barge being used by King George V and Queen Mary and ultimately foundered on the Skerries in 1675. on the occasion of the Peace Pageant, 1919. 13 12 tragic figure of Sir Walter Raleigh, who, when not abroad, lived in Durham House, HISTORICAL TABLEAUX -rand, and who suffered imprisonment, and later death, in the Tower. He it was Adapted from the original script of Sir Alan Herbert ho introduced tobacco, surely the greatest source of revenue that any Exchequer has ever known. 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 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. in close alliance playing a leading part in the history of Britain. Each St. Bartholomew's Day came London's greatest fair which with few interrup­ tions was held from 1123—1855. Ben Jonson's play " Bartholomew Fair which YX/"ITH the decline of the Roman Empire and the severance of Rome's jurisdiction, has been revived this year by the City of London Festival Players is an excellent * ' the affairs of London became obscure. But London endured, for it is recorded portrayal of Cockney life at the beginning of the seventeenth century. 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 TN 1662 King Charles II married Catharine of Braganza and she brought with her many nations resorting to it by land and sea. Early in the ninth century the Danes 1 as her dowry Bombay and Tangier. For the protection of the latter port the established themselves in London but in 883 the Saxon king Alfred-the-Great Queen's Royal Regiment was raised, a regiment which served as Marines under Lord captured the City and rebuilt it after the ravages of war. Alfred died in 901 and Howe at the victory over the French fleet on " The Glorious First of June, 1794. 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 THE Royal Marines had their origin in 1664 when Charles II was threatened by Denmark did London open her gates to the Danish army of occupation. On 1 the Dutch and the City of London raised Trained Bands. These were divided Sweyn's death King Ethelred returned in 1013 to claim his throne. With him into regiments each designated by a colour. The Yellow Regiment was sent to came King Olaf of Norway eager to strike a blow at his former Danish allies. As man ships at the Nore and thus became the Marines. 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 N the accession of George I, Thomas Doggett, a Drury Lane actor, celebrated and osiers as protection against stones being hurled by the defenders of the bridge. O the occasion by instituting the Doggett Coat and Badge Race which is still The boats were then tied to the wooden supports of the bridge and rowed down­ rowed annually between London Bridge and Chelsea. The prize is a waterman s stream with the tide. Thus, " London Bridge is Broken Down." The Danes coat and a silver badge. 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 HE Hanoverian period produced an aristocracy favourable to the development the last invasion—the invasion of William the Conqueror, wise enough to know Tof the arts, which compensated somewhat for the lack of taste shown by the that his throne would rest upon London's goodwill. And so William granted Court—other than in music. Between 1715 and 1717 George Frederick Handel London a Charter and with both sides of the English Channel under one ruler wrote his Royal Water Music for the entertainment of George I. London's trade prospered. THE Hon East India Company which had received its Charter from Elizabeth I '"pHE ensuing years witnessed the increasing strength of the Barons and it was 1 became the subject of Pitt's India Bill of 1784 which appointed a Board of J- they who forced King John to sign Magna Carta in 1215 at Runnymede. By Control in London to act with the Company. It was eight years later that Charles this it was ordained that " the City of London shall have all its ancient liberties, Lamb, the essayist, received his appointment as a clerk in East India House. and its free customs, as well by land as by water." R TNTIL the beginning of the nineteenth century London's overseas trade had j^vURING Plantagenet times there was an almost continuous state of war with U been dealt with at river moorings and at riverside wharves and warehouses but France but in 1357 came the victory of Edward the Black Prince at Poitiers, in 1802 the first commercial docks were opened for business by the West India where he took prisoner King John of France. The following year the Black Prince merchants to be followed almost immediately by the East India Docks. The middle arrived in London with the captive king " cloathed in Royal apparel" and both of Queen Victoria's reign saw the beginning of the ascendancy of steam over sail were received by the Mayor, Aldermen and Sheriffs at the foot of London Bridge. and despite the incidence of the Crimean War, for which munitions of war were In the fifteenth century England lost France and was torn in twain by the Wars of shipped from the Thames, London's trade kept pace with the Industrial Revolution. the Roses during which fighting was waged on the outskirts of London. From It was the Crimean War which brought into prominence some of the better-known 1475 there followed a period of peace and commercial prosperity. 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 VJ(7ITH the coming of the Tudors, Henry VII, to his own ends, set himself the arrangements. William Russell of "The Times" went to the front as the first * * task of developing English commerce. At the same time new ideas developed Newspaper War Correspondent, and the memorable Charge of the Light Brigade in literature, philosophy and art. He was succeeded by Henry VIII, " Bluff King came from the pen of Lord Tennyson. At this time Isambard Brunei, who had Hal," best remembered for the Dissolution of the Monasteries and for his six wives. built the Hungerford Bridge in 1845, was devoting his energies to building the His second wife was Anne Boleyn whom he married in 1533. On the occasion of "Great Eastern " at Millwall—the greatest ship of the age, and Joseph Paxton s her Coronation, the Mayor escorted the Queen in great state on the Thames from Crystal Palace, the centre of the Great Exhibition 1851, was moved to Sydenham. Greenwich Palace to the Tower where Henry was waiting to receive her. The Victorian Empire has changed in concept and in composition. Through IN 1558 Elizabeth I, Anne Boleyn's only child, succeeded to the throne at the age two devastating world wars the British peoples have been sorely tried but have of 25 and reigned for over 44 years. Her reign was indeed glorious, for Shake­ emerged a great Commonwealth of democracies, the Head of which is Her Most speare, Ben Jonson and many others added to the wealth of English literature and Gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. drama, and it also saw the beginnings of the maritime greatness of England. A. G. THOMPSON HE list of English seamen, privateers, explorers and traders is long but repre­ Tsentative 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 14 15 ~ ACKNO nLEDGEMENTS

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09.45 Mayor of Greenwich receives Lord Mayor on Greenwich Pier Island Gardens, North Greenwich ------N

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11.10 Cannon Street Railway Bridge Bankside (Cannon Street Railway Bridge to Bankside Power Station) ------S 11.30 Westminster—Festival Hall Pier Victoria Embankment ------N Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by H.R.H. the Duke of South Bank— to County Hall Edinburgh, reviews Procession and takes the salute. (Except reserved area) ------S

Historical Tableaux in Section No. 3 will leave Procession and lie at moorings in ALSO THE FOLLOWING BRIDGES: — the vicinity of Festival Hall Pier until dusk. Tower, London, Southwark, Blackfriars, Waterloo.

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Cannon Street London King Edward VII UMB Railway Bridge Bridge Memorial Park Tower of London Charing Cross Rly Bridge FESTIVAL HALL PIER

Westminster Bridge Royal Southward Festival Hall Bridge

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CHIEF MARSHAL (AND MARSHAL OF NO. 1 SECTION) MARSHAL : Captain H. G. Letts.

Commander A. M. Coleman, O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N. (Retd.), r Vessel No. River Superintendent & Chief Harbour Master, Port of London Authority. 16. BAND OF THE ROYAL MARINES, PORTSMOUTH.

POLICE LAUNCH The Royal Navy Major Sir Philip Margetson, K.C.V.O., M.C., Assistant Commisioner, Metropolitan Police. 17. The Admiral's Barge.

POLICE LAUNCH 18-19. Two L.C.A.s (Landing Craft Assault) manned by Marine Commandos. Chief Supt. A. C. Evans, " Thames " Division, Metropolitan Police. ur Other launches of the Thames Division, familiarly known as the River Police, 21-21(a) } F° Mine Watching Vessels. will escort the procession on either flank.

The Army SECTION 1. THE LORD MAYOR'S PROCESSION 22. 83rd Inland Water Transport Regiment, Royal Engineers (Army Vessel No. Emergency Reserve), m.t. " Silverbeam." 1. 'l\wmT%_'tcrs of J_be'Roy MilitantcbeeKoi Masit. Inland Water Transport is one of the three branches of the Transportation Service of the Royal Engineers—the others being 2. Elder Brethren of Trinity House. Railways and Docks. The Corporation of Trinity House was granted its first charter by The 83rd I.W.T. Regiment R.E. (A.E.R.), was formed in 1948 King Henry VIII in 1514 and is the principal Pilotage Authority for as a unit of the Supplementary Reserve and many of the officers and the Thames as well as being the Body responsible for the lighthouses men of the Regiment are closely associated with the in and lightships around our coasts. civilian life.

3. THE LORD MAYOR—The Right Honourable Sir Rupert de la Bere, 23. Royal Army Service Corps (No. 18 Company, Inverness). K.C.V.O., M.P., accompanied by the Sheriffs and Officers and escort of Doggett's Coat and Badge. 24. High Speed Target Towers.

4. City Corporation—Aldermen, Councilmen and High Officers. 25-26. Fast Launches.

5. Mayors and Representatives of 26 Riverside Boroughs, Gravesend to 27. BAND OF THE WOMEN'S ROYAL AIR FORCE. Twickenham. X

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

7. BAND OF THE LIFEGUARDS. 28. Target, Search and Rescue Launch. 29. Seaplane Tender. Masters, Wardens, Members and Officers of: — 30. Fire Float. 8. The Company of Watermen and Lightermen 31. General Service Pinnace. 9. The " Great Twelve " Livery Companies

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

14. The Worshipful Company of Shipwrights 32. " The Warden " 1939-1945.

15. The Worshipful Company of Feltmakers. 33. Civil Defence Personnel—Wardens, Rescue, Welfare, Ambulance, Headquarters & Women's Voluntary Services (drawn from the City, 15(a). Vintry Ward Club, supported by the Hudson's Bay Company and the London County and Metropolitan Boroughs and sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Skinners. Tableau. Home Office). 22 23 , Vessel No. SECTION 3. THE HISTORICAL TABLEAUX 40. Catherine of Braganza—Period 1662. CHARACTERS : Princess Catherine of Braganza, Lords, Ladies in Waiting, MARSHAL: Capt. C, B. Lister. Oarsmen (Royal Watermen), Trumpeters. Charles II married Princess Catherine of Braganza (Portugal). Their Vessel No. Coronation Procession was by river from Hampton Court to . 34. BAND OF THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS. Catherine brought Bombay and Tangier as her dowry.

35. The Vikings—Period 1013. 41. Bartholomew Fair—Period 1668, CHARACTERS : King Olaf and Norwegian Men at Arms. CHARACTERS : Mummers, Ladies. " London Bridge is Broken Down." In 1013 the Danish Army in London had its Fairs and Markets from the earliest times. The London was attacked by King Olaf who secured his boats to the greatest of these was Bartholomew Fair, held regularly from 1123 to wooden timbers of London Bridge and by rowing downstream 1858. There is a record of Samuel Pepys (the Diarist) of the Navy destroyed the bridge, giving passage to his fleet. Office (which stood on the site now occupied by the Port of London Sponsored by The Proprietors of Hay's Wharf Ltd. 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. 36. King John and Magna Carta (Runnymede)—Period 1215. CHARACTERS : King John, Robert Fitzwalter, Barons, Men at Arms. Handel's Water Music—Period 1715-1717. CHARACTERS : George I, Lords, Handel and Musicians. " 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 George Frederick Handel wrote his Royal Water Music in 1715-1717 signed by King John. for the entertainment of King George I on the Thames. Sponsored by The Association of Master Lightermen and Barge Sponsored Anonymously. Owners. 43. East India Company—Period 1793. CHARACTERS : Charles Lamb, Sir Francis Baring (Deputy Chairman), 37. Lord Mayor welcomes Black Prince and John of France at the Mr. Paice, Porters, City Merchants.4 foot of London Bridge—Period 1357. The East India Company which received its Charter in 1600 from Queen Elizabeth did much to develop the trade of London. CHARACTERS: Lord Mayor, Black Prince, John of France, Trumpeters, In 1792 Charles Lamb, the Essayist, entered the service of the Aldermen, Nobles and Women. Company in East India House, Leadenhall Street, where he served Edward the Black Prince, having captured King John of France at as a clerk for 33 years. the Battle of Poitiers, brings his prisoner " cloathed in Royal apparel" to London for honourable captivity and is received by the Mayor, Sponsored jointly by The Kuwait Oil Co. Ltd. and the British Tanker Co. Ltd. Aldermen and Sheriffs. Sponsored by the London General Shipowners' Society. 44. The Victorian Age—Period 1850. CHARACTERS : Queen Victoria, Florence Nightingale, William Russell, Lord Tennyson, Sidney Herbert, Sir Joseph Paxton and others. 38. Anne Boleyn—Journey from Greenwich to the Tower— The Crimean War brought into prominence some famous people of Period 1534. Queen Victoria's reign. Florence Nightingale (The Lady of the Lamp) CHARACTERS : Anne Boleyn, Ladies in Waiting, Bachelors, Beefeaters, appointed by Sidney Herbert, Secretary of State for War; General Lute Players. Gordon, who served as a junior officer at Balaclava; William Russell The Lord Mayor escorted Anne Boleyn from Greenwich to the Tower of " The Times," the first newspaper War Correspondent; and Lord on the occasion of her Coronation. Tennyson who wrote " The Charge of the Light Brigade." Among other Victorians of this time were Sir Joseph Paxton who Sponsored by the London General Shipowners' Society. 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. 39. Elizabeth I and the Discoverers—Period 1580. CHARACTERS : Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir John Hawkins, 45. Royal Marines—Period 1664-1900. Sir Francis Drake, Ladies in Waiting and Men at Arms, Father CHARACTERS : Royal Marines in uniforms of the period. Thames, Helmsman (Man at Arms). In 1664 when Charles II was threatened by the Dutch, the City of Among the many famous men of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I London raised Trained Bands. These were divided into six regiments, were Sir John Hawkins who designed and built the Queen's ships at each distinguished by a colour. The Yellow Regiment was sent to the Woolwich and Deptford Dockyards, Sir Francis Drake, knighted man ships at the Nore and became the Royal Marines. Uniforms of on board the " Golden Hind " at Deptford and Sir Walter Raleigh. 1664, 1702, 1740, 1763, 1780, 1800, 1824, I860 and 1900 are worn. Sponsored by the London General Shipowners' Society. 25 24 Vessel No. ACTION 5. INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE 46. Doggett's Coat and Badge—Period 1714 to present date. CHARACTERS : Holders, in person, in their Livery. MARSHAL : Mr. H. J. Rickwood. Watermen, in their first year as Freemen of the River, row for a sum of money, Livery uniform and a Badge representing Liberty. The Vessel No. race takes place annually from London Bridge to Chelsea. 63. BAND OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY. The money for this purpose was provided by Mr. Thomas Doggett, a famous comedian, in 1714. The Fishmongers' Company 64. s.s. " Gothic." The ship in which H.M. The Queen will travel are the Trustees. to and from Australia and New Zealand. Sponsored jointly by Unilever Ltd. and Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 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. HISTORICAL TABLEAUX Sponsored by the Port of London Authority. DEVISED AND PRODUCED BY Jack Swinburne. DESIGNED BY Guy Shepherd. 65. Legal Quay (16th Century) and Public Wharf (20th Century). CONSTRUCTED BY City Display Organisation. In 1558 Queen Elizabeth I authorised the first " Legal Quays " in the CHARACTERS PLAYED BY City of London Festival Players; Pool of London as the only places approved for the landing of foreign Royal Marines, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, cargoes paying customs dues. and Doggett's Coat and Badge From those quays have grown London's Public Wharves, Ware­ COSTUMES BY Charles H. Fox & Co., Ltd. houses and Cold Stores which now handle more than six million tons of cargo of all descriptions annually. WARDROBE SUPERVISOR Miss Muriel Steet Sponsored by The London Association of Public Wharfingers Ltd. STAGE MANAGERS Messrs. H. A. Bromige and R. E. Attwooll. 67. Australia. 68. New Zealand. 47. Steam Pinnace " Chowkidar" in the service of the River Police Tableaux provided bv the Shipping Lines comprising the Australia 1884-1915. Manned by Serving Members of the Thames Division, Metropolitan and New Zealand Tonnage Committees viz. Aberdeen & Common­ wealth Line Ltd., Australind Steam Shipping Co. Ltd., Blue Star Line Police in early uniforms. 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., 48. " Waterlily " as built in 1867 by John I. Thornycroft & Co. Ltd. It Orient S.N. Co. Ltd., P. & O. S.N. Co. Ltd., Port Line Ltd., The is still in their service and is believed to be the oldest launch operating Scottish Shire Line Ltd., Shaw Savill & Albion Co. Ltd. on the River Thames. 70. Coal. SECTION 4. Display featuring British Coal of which about 18,000,000 tons are MARSHAL: Mr. E. Giles. brought into the River Thames in the course of a year, to supply the Electricity and Gas Undertakings covering London and the suburbs 49. BAND OF THE SEA CADET CORPS (KINGSTON). and for industrial and household consumption, as well as coal for ships' bunkers. The Merchant Navy, etc. Sponsored by Charrington, Gardner, Locket and Co. Ltd., Wm. Cory 50. A contingent of Lifeboats exhibiting the House Flags of the various and Son Ltd., Harrisons (London) Ltd., John Hudson and Co. Ltd., Shipping Companies using the Port of London (as available). River Lighterage Co. Ltd., and Shipping and Coal Co. Ltd., in con­ 51. Cadets from the T.S. " Worcester" (Incorporated Thames Nautical junction with the National Coal Board. Training College). 52. The Sea Cadet Corps (from Mechanical Training Centre, Purfleet). 71. Oil. 53. Merchant Navy Cadets (from London Nautical School). The theme of the exhibit is the great development which has occurred 54. National Sea Training School (Gravesend). since 1938 of the facilities for refining crude oil which, as it comes Sea Scouts from R.R.S. " Discovery " (Boy Scouts Association). from deep beneath the surface of the earth, is practically useless in 55. its original form. By modern and complex refining methods based 56. Sea Scouts (5th St. Marylebone [Quintin School] Group). on continuous oil industry research this raw material is being utilised 57. Sea Scouts (3rd Forest Hill Group). to an ever increasing extent to serve the needs of Britain. 58. Sea Scouts (3rd Erith Group). The River Thames plays an important part both as a channel Sea Scouts (35th Westminster Group). for imports of crude oil and for the distribution of petroleum products. 59. A large fleet of varied types of tank craft is employed in this specialised 60. The Mission Ship " John Ashley "—Missions to Seamen. form of water carriage. . ... London River's Church afloat. The consumption of petroleum products in the U.K., excluding 61. Dreadnought School of Nursing, Seaman's Hospital, Greenwich. deliveries for bunkers for ships engaged in the foreign trade, was 62. Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat " (Civil Service No. 3)."* 9,000,000 tons in 1938, and 17,000,000 tons in 1952 (including refinery Launched on service on 226 occasions and saved 208 lives. Also consumption). served at Dunkirk in 1940. Sponsored by the Petroleum Industry and designed by Ronald Dickens, * Provided by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. M.B.E., M.S.I.A. 26 27 Vessel No. Vessel No. 72. Refrigerated Produce. 76. Sugar. Depicts the quantities of Lamb, Butter and Cheese supplied by New This exhibit—sponsored by Britain's leading sugar refiners—illustrates Zealand to maintain rations of these essential foods. one of the most important food commodities handled in the Port of It is significant that of all the Meat, Butter and Cheese imported into London. About 1,250,000 tons of raw sugar are imported into London London more than one-half comes from New Zealand. annually, largely from the Commonwealth, and nearly 500,000 tons of Special barges with insulated holds are used for conveying these refined sugar are exported all over the world. cargoes from ships to Cold Stores. Sponsored by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board and the New Zealand Dairy Products Marketing Commission. 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 73. Hardwood Timber. carries 500 tons petroleum spirit in bulk for up-river destinations). This display is intended to portray hardwood being felled in the hardwood forests and its subsequent use in industry in this Country. 78. m.y. " Elettra II"—Radar Research and Demonstration Ship.— Over 200 species of hardwood are being used in this Country Marconi International Marine Communications Co. Ltd. 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 79. m.y. " Navigator "—Radar Research and Demonstration Ship.—Decca imports into the United Kingdom. Radar Ltd. Sponsored by the London Members of the Hardwood Importers' Section of the Timber Trade Federation of the United Kingdom, to 80. m.l. " Anne "—Ford Motor Company Ltd. the design of the Timber Development Association.

SECTION 6. RIVER SERVICES

MARSHAL : Mr. R. Andrew.

74. Softwood Timber. 81. BAND OF THE ROYAL FUSILIERS (CITY OF LONDON Display featuring Softwood Timber, is intended to portray the transi­ REGIMENT). tion of softwood from the forest via sea transport to the Port of London, and finally to its industrial applications. Trinity House Vessels: — Imports of softwood timber into London, even under the re­ stricted conditions of post-war years, total approximately 450,000 82. Launch from Lighthouse Vessel " Patricia." standards in the course of a year, equal to about 1,125,000 tons weight 83-84. Pilot Cutters " Viking " and " River Thames." and represent about one-quarter of the total imports of softwood into the United Kingdom. H.M. Customs & Excise: — Sponsored by the London Softwood Importers' Section of the Timber Trade Federation of the United Kingdom, to the design of the Timber 85-87. Waterguard Launches " Watchful," " Diligence " and " Penguin." Development Association. Port of London Authority's Vessels: — 88. Survey Launch " Thame." 89. Salvage Vessel " Glengall." 75. Tea. 90. Dredging Tug " Brent." 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 Port of London Health Authority's Launches: — million lbs. of tea were landed in London, at a time when rationing was in force for about three-quarters of the year. 91. " Alfred Robertson." Sponsored by the Tea Trade and produced in conjunction with the 92. " Alfred Roach." Tea Bureau. 93. " Frederick Whittingham." 28 29 Vessel No. Vessel No. 132. " FESTIVITY 94. BAND OF THE ROYAL (THE BLUES). 130. " SHEILA G " 131. " CHUQUI " (]. M. Greenwood, (P. H. Zunn, Esq.) TWO " Esq.) (J. R. Birch, Esq.) : — 133. " CYLAURA 134. " JACKAROO " 135. "ANN" 95. " Massey Shaw " (served with distinction at the Dunkirk evacuation), (S. W. Jackson, (J. M. Watford, THREE" Esq.) Esq.) 96-97. and two Auxiliary Fire Boats. (C. J. Scott, Esq.) 136. "WHITE 137. " ICHORAS- 138. " WINCILEEN Docks & Inland Waterways Executive: — ORCHID " SAN" THREE " (T. K. Hannen, (H. McGlennon, (A. C. Richards, Esq.) 98-100. Two Narrow Canal Boats and Canal Traffic Tug. Esq.) Esq.) 139. "LEONTES" 140. " CHICQUITA " 141. " DOROTHY River Tugs, etc.: — (J. S. Hancock, Esq.) (S. Anderson, Esq.) MAUREEN" (J. R. Pearce, Esq.) 101. " Cemenco "—Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd. 144. "WHITE 102. " Agama "—Gaselee & Son Ltd. 142. " ETOILE 143. " SCIPIO " DE PARIS " (C. Spriggs, Esq.) HAWK " 103. " Water Lane "—Tilbury Contracting & Dredging Co. Ltd. (A. E. Adams, Esq.) (J. R. Croft, Esq.) 104. " General IV "—General Lighterage Co. Ltd. 145. " TEMPEST 146. " PRIDE OF 147. "JENNY MAY" ARIA " THE SEA " (A. D. Hall, Esq.) 105. " S.A. Everard "—F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd. (C. J. Dobson, Esq.) Amphibious Duk (G. S. Standing, 106. " Hawkstone "—Wm. Cory & Son Ltd. Esq.) 107. " Lectro "—Union Lighterage Co. Ltd. 148. " ST. JOSEPH " (H. A. J. Silley, 108. " Princess "—Samuel Williams & Sons Ltd. Esq.) 109. ' Sarah White"—Amalgamated Society of Foremen Lightermen of Associations represented: BRITISH MOTOR YACHT CLUB . THAMES MOTOR CRUISING CLUB the River Thames. LITTLE SHIP CLUB . LONDON RIVER YACHT CLUB . ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB . GREENWICH YACHT CLUB . THURROCK YACHT CLUB . RIVER EMERGENCY SERVICE ASSOCIATION 110. Fresh Water Carrier—C. Crawley Ltd. 149. THE CENTRAL BAND OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE. 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) The Procession will be terminated by 115. "HEIRESS" 116. "FOXGLOVE" 117. "PHOEBE" SIX ROYAL NAVAL FAST PATROL BOATS (A. W. Stout, Esq.) (R. J. H. Maskew, (G. C. Sturt, Esq.) Esq.) under the command of Commander J. A. Syms, D.S.C., R.N. 118. " MYVERA " 119. " WHITE 120. " PATMAUR " " Gay Bombardier " " Gay Bowman " fB. N. C. Moss,Esq.) ASTER" (A. B. Webb, Esq.) (F. Abdela, Esq.) " Gay Fencer" " Gay Centurion " 121. " KATHLEEN 122. "NADA" 123. " REDEX " F.P.B. 5002 " " F.P.B. 5020 " ROMA " (A. H. Williams. MAID " (W. G. Sherren, Esq.) (Wayne V. Myers Esq.) & Co. Ltd.) 124. " TITMOUSE " 125. "ROMAANN" 126. "AMOUR­ (E. H. Jones, Esq.) (R. V. Christmas, ETTE " Esq.) (C. E. Gibbs, Esq.) 127. "SAMARA" 128. " MONTEGO 129. "LADY GAILE" (E. A. E. Clarke, BAY" (J. P. O'Donnell, Esq.) (G. W. Pace, Esq.) ESQ.) 31 30 • ^ A PAGEANT OF SHIPS IN THE PORT OF LONDON

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RIVER & DOCK CRUISES through the busiest reaches of .Kfyfr T&wwj v4/kr/ y Dar&r wfo/or To*%r Ac/- j/ 2J0 ^.w. GT arnwMF at 6.15p.m. (,approx.J Light refreshments obtainable on board.

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EVERY * WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & SATURDAY FROM 23rd JULY - 12th SEPTEMBER (inclusive). CUTTY SAUK, from the painting by the late J Spurlillg. Beprotuced * permuno,x of Seven Seas Fine i''4** (*except 12th August) T& ^ Cfzppm Nearest Underground Station: Tower Hill. Private Car Park adjacent to Tower Pier.

This picture of the at sea in the days of her glory FARES contrasts sadly with her appearance as she lies at Greenhithe today. The Cutty Sark Preservation Society, which H.R.H. the Duke of ADULTS 6Z- JUVENILES (under 16) 3'- 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 ADVANCE: training of boys for careers in the Merchant Navy. Chief Information Officer (Docks Cruise Section) Port of London Authority, To all those who love the sea the Society appeals for help in Trinity Square; E.C.3. (Telephone: ROYal 2000). saving the last of the clippers for posterity. £250,000 is needed, and contributions, large or small, will be gratefully received. OW ZHEZMy (If accommodation available) at Tower Pier from 1.30p.m. Cwffy AW

40, WESTMINSTER PALACE GARDENS, ARTILLERY ROW, LONDON, S.W.I. 32 33 A This Chest

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It is strange to think that this chest, secured by four elaborate locks, once held all the funds available FILMS for seamen's welfare. Yet, in the days of Elizabeth I and for many years after, the Chatham Chest—now in the —was the only sailors' charity in the for faces 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 & places King George's Fund for Sailors. A gift or legacy to K.G.F.S. helps seamen of all services and their dependants everywhere. You can't go wrong with any of these famous Ilford roll King George's Fund for Sailors films — 1, Chesham Street, London, S.W.I. SELOCHROME, HP3orFP3 You'll get a good picture every time. Navy Days

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

AT PLYMOUTH August 1st, 2nd, 3rd.

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THOMAS MALTON'S AQUATINT was first published in 1792, during the reign of George III. The artist, once Turner's teacher, drew the scene from a point very close to that now occupied by Bowater's London Paper Store on the South Bank. The view of St. Paul's is much the same today, but over the modem bridge now pass the famous red lorries—bringing paper from Bowater's Kentish Mills for the famous publishing houses of —links in the vast dis­ tribution system of this international organisation which serves the world with paper, board and packaging materials.

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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 y seventeenth century the wharves and timber-framed warehouses of 'Mi/ 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. I N TOMATO SAUCE 3 FIRSTS! FIRST IN APPEARANCE. Beans nicely browned and rich sauce denote mellow perfection. FIRST IN CONSISTENCY. Just the right amount of tasty sauce and tender beans. They melt in your mouth ! THE PROPRIETORS OF HAY'S WHARF LTD. FIRST IN FLAVOUR. Ummm ! Rich ! Delicious ! The best you ever tasted. LONDON BRIDGE, S.E.I. HOP 7101. LIBBY, MCNEILL & LIBBY, LTD., FORUM HOUSE, 15/16 LIME STREET, LONDON. E.C.3.

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Decca Radar Limited is proud to be associated with the Royal River Pageant CORY'S ALBERT DOCK HOISTS in which m.y. 46 Navigator " has been invited to participate. The "Navigator" is the company's research and demonstration launch and has become a familiar feature of the Thames Embankment at at her berth alongside the Radar training school, just below H.M.S. . She is well known to shipowners and those concerned with the sea who have visited her to see Decca Radar working under practical conditions in ports throughout the British Isles Wherever goods are handled on the Thames and the waterways and overseas. linked with it, the Black Diamond is the familiar symbol of the In Radar maximum efficiency and high quality of picture definition are good service and widespread facilities of Wm. Cory & Son, all-important. The remarkable definition and range and discrimination qualities Limited, and its Associated Companies. of Decca Radar at short and long ranges have come to be accepted by shipowners all over the world as the standard of present day Marine Radar. Its superiority is proved by the number of people who use it. Decca Radar has been ordered THE MERCANTILE THE CORY TANK by over 570 shipowners for fitting to more than 2,700 ships of every conceivable LIGHTERAGE CO., LTD. i LIGHTERAGE CO., LTD. class, from ocean-going liners to small patrol vessels. Decca Radar is fitted GENERAL LIGHTERMEN J • \ FOR HANDLING ALL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS by the Royal Navy and the navies of seventeen British Commonwealth and foreign countries. #T # ] m k jgjx DECCA 1-3 BRIXTON ROAD, LONDON, S.W.9 Head Office:

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