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Images of Magna Carta Pageant 1959
Captions by Jill Burlingham
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Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959, banner over Abbeygate Street
Date:
1959
Caption:
The Bury St Edmunds Pageant of Magna Carta was the inspiration of the Mayor of Bury St Edmunds Councillor Frederick George Banks supported by a committee of local councillors and community leader. It took place in the Abbey Gardens in June 10th - 20th 1959. Preparations took over a year and involved a wide range of local residents from the town and surrounding villages.
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959, opening ceremony
Date:
1959
Caption:
Seen here, with the Mayor, are Rev.Tydeman (left) the scriptwriter, and Christopher Ede (right), the professional Pageant Master.
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959, cast members at the opening ceremony.
Date:
1959
Caption:
Ralph Ambrose as King Henry and other members of the cast at the opening ceremony. The young girl is thought to be a grandchild of the Mayor.
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959, the set
Date:
1959
Caption:
The set was designed by local architect and artist, Ernest Scott RIBA, and constructed by local craftsmen around ruins beside the River Lark
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959, players in the mediaeval scene
Date:
1959
Caption:
Many yards of fine hessian specially prepared with natural dyes were used in the market place scene The wardrobe staff were headed by Winifred Whiting
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959, King Edmund and the Vikings
Date:
1959
Caption:
King Edmund played by Michael Tillbrook is threatened by the Vikings Ingvar (C Sergeant) and Alfred
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959, the martyrdom of Edmund
Date:
1959
Caption:
Ingvar gives orders for the death of Edmund
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959, market scene
Date:
1959
Caption:
In the 13th century market scene the pickpocket, Harold Pettit is pilloried
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959, market scene
Date:
1959
Caption:
Children preparing for the crowd scene
Title
Magna Carta pageant 1959, cast members
Date:
1959
Caption:
Ladies in the cast in the Abbey Gardens
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959
Date:
1959
Caption:
A dispute between a merchant (Stanley Palmer) and a farmer (George Stebbings)
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959, visit of King John
Date:
1959
Caption:
King John's visit to the abbey in 1208. The image shows King John played by John Petch accompanied by Abbot Samson (Stanley Bavester) and the Prior (Dennis Alsop)
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959
Date:
1959
Caption:
King John holds court in the abbey
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959
Date:
1959
Caption:
Crowd scene
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959 barons and their pages
Date:
1959
Caption:
Earls and Barons assembling at the abbey. Local riders took part managed by A.Daniels of Rougham
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959, barons
Date:
1959
Caption:
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959, barons
Date:
1959
Caption:
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959, a baron
Date:
1959
Caption:
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959, King Henry VI with his court
Date:
1959
Caption:
Henry VI held a parliament in the Abbey in Bury St Edmunds in 1447. The image shows Ralph Ambrose as King Henry VI and Denise Riley as Queen Margaret. Other characters were Cardinal Beaufort (Austin Whitmore), the Duke of Suffolk (E Riley) and Lord Salisbury (Harold Van der Wieken) The costumes were designed by Olga Ironside Wood. Ù
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959
Date:
1959
Caption:
Members of the cast
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959, the election at Eatanswill
Date:
1959
Caption:
In the novel by Charles Dickens Eatanswill is generally accepted to have been the borough of Sudbury in Suffolk. The image shows Mr. Pickwick, played by Alan Philips, and the Mayor of Eatanswill, played by Tom Black. The scene was performed by a cast from Sudbury. The producer was Margaret Hurst and the Wardrobe Mistress was Agnes Johnson.
Title
Magna Carta Pageant 1959, the election at Eatanswill
Date:
1959
Caption:
Participants in the Eatanswill election in 1830
