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Description: | On 30th September 1933, Southgate became a municipal borough when HRH The Prince George (later the Duke of Kent) presented it with the Charter of Incorporation. This poster was issued to announce the royal visit to residents and outlined a series of festivities being held in celebration of the small urban district being transformed into an important municipal borough. Local industries and many successful businesses, as well as the borough’s pleasant green open spaces and beauty spots, were showcased in honour of the royal visit. HRH Prince George toured the borough accompanied by mounted police, visiting amongst other things the Garden of Remembrance and the Horticultural show by un-employed and ex-service men. Live music and dance, a treasure hunt and sports displays by local school children were all part of the days entertainment. At 9.15pm, a grand fireworks display took place, described by the official Charter Day programme as ‘one of the finest ever seen in North London’. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Enfield Museum Service | Rights holder: | Enfield Museum Service | Subjects: | Power and Politics | Temporal: | 1933 | Source: | Enfield Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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