| Julia |
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I was lucky enough to see the Queen when she visited Stamford during Quincentenary Year. This was the year when we celebrated the fact that Stamford had been awarded a status of Borough and I think occured in 1963 (not sure if that is the right year?). she was much more tiny than I had thought from seeing her in newsreels at the cinema. She appeared on the Town Hall balcony and the crowds were out there doing lots of flag waving.
Ed: Thank you for reminding us of this Julia - does anyone else recall the time and moment when they saw the Queen in Stamford? Let us share your memory.
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| John Riley |
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I remember the Queen coming - it was 1961. All the schoolchildren were lined up on Stamford School playing field (I think I was on the embankment near the cricket pavilion). The Queen and Duke were driven round as we cheered and waved flags.
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| Peter |
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Wow! Someone else remembered the Queen's visit. It was during the Summer term in 1961. I was one of the school kids on the embankment on the Stamford School playing field. The Queen and the Duke were standing in the back of a Land Rover, which had no number plate! Later, we moved to the junction of Tinwell Road and Roman Bank and stood on the wall of the house there. She wizzed past in her Rolls Royce.
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| Roger |
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Also remember standing on the embankment and waving my Union Jack.
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| Richard Standley |
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Can anyone else remember the large concert given by the local children in the Stamford Grammar School Hall during the Quincentenery Celebrations? I think we practiced for many weeks and sang Who Is Sylvia till I think we probably Knew her very well. There was a conductor and he insisted on every note being just so. We also sang Jerusalem and many others. I think we all felt very proud to be part of such an occasion.
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| Joan Stafford |
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The Queen also travelled around the town, she came down Kesteven Road, Lincoln Road and past Blackstones. All the workers were allowed to stand outside to watch them pass. I remember she was so tiny.
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| roger partridge |
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Yes Richard, I do remember that concert, didn't we also sing Schubert's "The Trout"? I also remember walking up to Exeter School for rehearsals.
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