Celebrating the Coronation

  This photograph was taken in 1936 in the garden of Heatherby, Diglee Road, Furness Vale. This was the home of the Knowles-Bolton family, owners of Furness Clough Colliery and Furness Vale Brickyard. The coal mine was just behind Heatherby and could be reached through a gate in the garden.
  Leading the horse is William Cross who looked after the pit ponies at Furness Clough. Riding the pony Tommy, is young Edwin Knowles-Bolton. The motorcyclist is Harry Roberts who lived next door to Jackson's butchers shop on Buxton Road but his sidecar passenger is unknown..
  Everything is highly decorated, perhaps to celebrate the Coronation of King George VI. The whole village was bedecked with bunting for the occasion and most of the village will have turned out for the parade along Buxton Road.