12 Dec 2012

Housefront Coronation Mural Uncovered

Queen Elizabeth 2nd mural above windows at front of house

Here is John Shaw in Burton scraping the final bit of paint off the front of his house which revealed this home-made mural from 1953 celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. A bit more about the discovery in this article from the Burton Mail [Link expired].

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