Old Photos of Witham

A Cooper Taber lorry in the 1955 Carnival

Photographer: Roy Gage, Taken: 18 June 1955, Source: Roy Gage, Ref: M872

A Cooper Taber lorry in the 1955 Carnival. Cooper Taber was a seed company in Station Road.

There were estimated to be 4,000 people following the procession to the Park.

There was a report of the event in the Braintree and Witham Times for 23 June 1955.

RefM872
PhotographerRoy Gage
Date taken18 June 1955
SourceRoy Gage
Posted on Full size 1321 × 894

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