Opening Ceremony of Princes St, Falkirk

Maker
A C Brown
Production date
Mar 1933
 Description
View of Prince of Wales cutting the tape to open Princes Street. Crowds look on. Some men are bareheaded but most wear a flat cap or trilby. Fleming and Weir's shop is in the background.
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Object detail

Department
Photo
Maker
Production date
Mar 1933
Subject person
Subject place
Vicar St/Falkirk town centre/Falkirk area
Salon Photo Playhouse (22)/Vicar St/Falkirk town centre/Falkirk area
Fleming and Weir's Shop (28)/Vicar St/Falkirk town centre/Falkirk area
Shorts Shop (26)/Vicar St/Falkirk town centre/Falkirk area
Clarksons Shop (24)/Vicar St/Falkirk town centre/Falkirk area
Cochrane's Shop (50)/Newmarket St/Falkirk town centre/Falkirk area
Subject notes
Princes Street was created to ease the flow of traffic. It required the demolition of houses on the east side of Vicar Street. The shop was a hatters.
Accession number
P00395

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