queen s coronation in 1953, all you can see is the light coloured carpet. the medievalfloor, which by then was uneven and damaged, had been covered up since victorian times. vanessa and her team spent two years fully restoring the mosaic, with maintenance an ongoing project. it s witnessed so, so much. you know, throughout the centuries, every special event has taken place, and probably on the cosmati pavement. usually, the public is kept well away from the cosmati pavement in order to protect it. but, for a few short weeks after the coronation, they will be allowed for the first time to actually walk on the mosaic, as long as, of course, they take off their shoes. it s the high altar, - it s a very sacred space. it s where special services - and major services take place. and for normal visiting - the area is completely roped off.
queen s coronation in 1953, all you can see is the light coloured carpet. the medievalfloor, which by then was uneven and damaged, had been covered up since victorian times. vanessa and her team spent two years fully restoring the mosaic, with maintenance an ongoing project. it s witnessed so, so much. you know, throughout the centuries, every special event has taken place probably on the cosmati pavement. usually, the public is kept well away from the cosmati pavement in order to protect it. but, for a few short weeks after the coronation, they will be allowed for the first time to actually walk on the mosaic, as long as, of course, they take off their shoes. it s the high altar, it s a very sacred space. it s where special services and major services take place. and for normal visiting the area is completely roped off.
looked amazing. it is of westminster abbey. it would have looked amazing. looked amazing. it is so beautiful in the flesh, looked amazing. it is so beautiful in the flesh, but looked amazing. it is so beautiful in the flesh, but it looked amazing. it is so beautiful in the flesh, but it has looked amazing. it is so beautiful in the flesh, but it has been - in the flesh, but it has been covered up for years. covered with caret covered up for years. covered with carpet and covered up for years. covered with carpet and boarding, covered up for years. covered with carpet and boarding, because - covered up for years. covered with carpet and boarding, because it i covered up for years. covered with. carpet and boarding, because it was in such a deteriorated condition and couldn t be used. that in such a deteriorated condition and couldn t be used. couldn t be used. that is why when ou look couldn t be used. that is why when you look at couldn t be used. that is why when you l
live issue. this diamond is spectacular and controversial. so it was taken and given to queen victoria in the victorian times. and you want to back and they have said that if the diamond was used as part of the coronation, it would invoke painful memories of india s colonial past. it s notjust india that claims ownership. iran, pakistan, bangladesh, afghanistan, the taliban have asked for it back recently. so i think the royal family thought this is a controversy that can be avoided simply by using other diamonds and another crown because it s currently and the queen mothers crown. so that was used by the queen mother when she was coronated in the 1930s and she wore it at her daughter s coronation in the 19505. of daughter s coronation in the 19505. of course she was the last queen consort we had.
This is a little gem. It shows four disappeared Harringay buildings. On the right is the old station ticket office, centre is the old signal box behind Moka/L…