Edouard vii

53808 — taken from the roof of 45 Edgware Road or nearby as it made its way from Westminster to Paddington for Windsor every inch of space on the pavement the stands the windows and the roof tops is taken the route is lined by troops presenting arms shoulder to shoulder as far as the eye can see in the first the photographer has caught the gun carriage with the bier surmounted by the satin pall the crown at the head the orb and sceptre at the foot immediately followed by the King's charger led by two grooms and the King's terrier 'Caesar' led by a gentleman in highland dress 9 monarchs rode in the procession that follows in the second the camera looks down Edgware Road to where the mounted troops are followed by troops on foot and the crowd presses in from Upper Berkeley Street in the third the camera looks across to Stourcliffe Street again an astonishing press of people and in the fourth the camera looks up Edgware Road one man is even up a telegraph pole together the four items each 7" x 5" no date but 20th May very light creases barely visible across nos. 1 & 4 tiny chip in top right corner outside the image of no. 2 no. 4 lacks top left corner in sky blank except for part of a telephone wire The procession was watched by 1000000 people. Prominent in the photos are Edward Harris & Sons Builders 42 Upper Berkeley Street the Hop Pole public house 66 Edgware road the Post Office no. 74 Daniel Neal's shoe shop nos. 76-78 Cooper & Co.'s grocery and provision stores nos. 90-96 and Frank Sach Wilson watchmaker & jeweller at no. 98 with his clock showing 4.57 p.m. unknown