U.K. RIVER THAMES PAGEANT MARKS 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF GREAT FIRE OF LONDON

Record ID: 635367

  • Title: U.K. RIVER THAMES PAGEANT MARKS 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF GREAT FIRE OF LONDON
  • Date: 9th September 1966
  • Summary: LORD MAYOR OF LONDON ARRIVING, OARSMEN OF THE HONOURABLE COMPANY OF WATERMEN AND LIGHTERMEN; BOATS ON RIVER; GUNS FIRE A SALUTE OVER THE WATER; FIREBOATS; BOATS ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT (S.O.F. OF GUN SALUTE AND PASSING BOATS). Initials MM/V/RM/K Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 24th September 1966 13:00
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  • Location: LONDON, U.K.
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVA60XN78P5QRJTP441QRGYC0VS7
  • Story Text: A PAGEANT ON THE RIVER THAMES TODAY (FRIDAY) MARKED THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT FIRE THAT DESTROYED MUCH OF THE CITY OF LONDON IN 1666.

    THERE WAS NO FIRE BRIGADE ON LONDON 300 YEARS AGO BUT THE FIRE-FIGHTERS JOINED IN THE CELEBRATIONS TODAY AS IT IS ALSO THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LONDON FIRE BRIGADE.

    THE PAGEANT LASTED ALL DAY AND IN THE EVENING AN ARMADA OF 200 BOATS TOOK PART IN THE PAGEANT ON A RIVER WHICH REFLECTED THE SPARKLE OF THOUSANDS OF FIREWORKS BURSTING OVERHEAD.

    THE PAGEANT BEGAN WITH THE PEALING OF CHURCH BELLS AND A 21-GUN SALUTE FROM THE TOWER OF LONDON. THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON WAS THERE TO SEE THE THREE-MILE (FIVE KILOMETRES) PROCESSION OF BOATS MAKE ITS WAY UP THE RIVER.
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