Date:9th of August 1902
Description:Postcard depicting the Council House in Birmingham illuminated to mark the coronation of King Edward VII. A crowd fills Victoria Square, although the message on the front of this early postcard makes no mention of the historic occasion. The coronation took place on 9th August 1902, having been postponed from 26th June on account of the king's illness.
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Interior of the Town Hall, Birmingham, from a postcard. Begun by Joseph Hansom and ...
The Banqueting Hall in the Council House, Birmingham. Even this black-and-white ...
An early postcard view of the Town Hall, Birmingham. Even if it were not helpfully ...
Victoria Square, Birmingham, seen in a postcard view dating perhaps from the early ...
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Image courtesy of: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Donor ref:BMAG 1995V632.1230r (74/8043)
Source: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
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