Fifty years ago this very same boat carried the coffin of Sir Winston Churchill from St Paul's Cathedral to his final resting place in Oxfordshire.
As a tribute to Britain's war time leader much of the ceremony was re-enacted yesterday. The same boat travelled along the Thames with all the pomp and ceremony of the original. Back then a million people lined the streets to watch. Yesterday many were unaware of the small boat and its significance, while bemused tourists looking on were simply curious.
"Yesterday many were unaware of the small boat and its significance, while bemused tourists looking on were simply curious."
ReplyDeleteHow fleeting is fame, even for a man who saved the world.
Until Wednesday I was temping in Minerva House which overlooks the river at London Bridge. I imagine that a good proportion of those working there yesterday had no idea what was happening outside their window. I managed to tell a few before I left though!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful shot Mo.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful shot Mo.
ReplyDeleteGood shot, good post. I think Adullamite sums it up very well.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you captured it for us.
ReplyDeletegreat picture; though re-enacting a funeral seems unnecessary
ReplyDeleteQuite a beautiful shot, though I do have to agree with Jorge.
ReplyDeleteChurchill was a giant. It is hard to imagine that he died 50 years ago.
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