Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee 1887

Hoddesdon residents celebrate

By Jane Toyne

Hoddesdon High Street | Hoddesdon Library local studies collection
 
Hoddesdon High Street
Hoddesdon Library local studies collection
Crowd gathered in the High Street | Hoddesdon Library local studies collection
 
Crowd gathered in the High Street
Hoddesdon Library local studies collection
Inside the marquee | Hoddesdon Library local studies collection
 
Inside the marquee
Hoddesdon Library local studies collection

These pictures show the celebrations that took place on Tuesday 21st June 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee.

The celebrations began with a Thanksgiving Service followed by a parade with a band. A large marquee situated in the High Street in Hoddesdon held a public dinner and tea for over 1,300 local people. Sports were held in the cricket field near Rose Hill and a bonfire and fireworks completed the celebrations.   The High Street was adorned with flags, and the residents of Hoddesdon came out to celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee.

This page was added on 22/07/2009.

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    I am sure Mrs. Hannah Anne Hoskins along with her daughters Lillian, Sybil and son Claude Hamilton Hoskins were among the people who attended the festivities’. Mrs. Hoskins was a great supporter of the Royal Family.

    By Mary Caunt (26/09/2021)
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    I love the photos of Hoddesdon, especially the marquee with all the benches in. I can just feel the warm damp atmosphere with all the benches and trailing greenery that must have taken hours to set up.

    By Gill Clements (22/07/2009)