Yeovil's Virtual Museum,
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minor theme - Celebrations

How Yeovil celebrated important national events

 

Yeovil has its own special way of celebrating important national and local events and the following pages are a record of some of these celebrations.

 

• 1887 - Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee

• 1897 - Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

• 1893 - Royal Wedding of Prince George and Princess Mary

• 1899 - Queen Victoria's 80th Birthday

• 1902 - Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra

• 1911 - Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary

• 1919 - Peace Day

• 1921 - Dedication of the War Memorial

• 1935 - Silver Jubilee of George V

• 1936 - Memorial Service for King George V

• 1937 - Festival of Youth

• 1945 - VE Day

• 1954 - Yeovil Corporation Centenary

• 2012 - Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee

• 2018 - Centenary of the Armistice
  

 

High Street decorated to celebrate the Coronation of George V in June 1911.