Llanidloes National School - Infants
11 Proclamation of King George
V
A new king
A special day for the children of the Infants School at Llanidloes
in 1910 was recorded in the School Log Book. This refers
to the official Proclamation of King George V on his accession
to the throne in May 1910, read by the mayor of Llanidloes.
Llanidloes
National School
Log Book
M/E/PS/35/L/1
The above entry was written on 13th May 1910, and reads: "On Wednesday 11th inst. the children assembled in front
of the Town Hall in order to hear the Proclamation of King George
V read, by the Mayor".
Photograph by
kind permission of
Llanidloes Museum
The
photograph shows the scene in Great Oak Street, Llanidloes on
that day.
The official Proclamation was read by the Mayor of the town from
the balcony of the Town Hall, seen on the left.
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