Hungerford Arcade sadly remains closed along with every other business, due the coronavirus. However, we along with our fellow countrymen and allies around the world, celebrate the 75th Anniversary of VE Day. What a day that must have been with street parties, singing, dancing and rejoicing, celebrating the end of WWII in Europe. After six years of war, the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives and many thousands injured, the bombing of towns and cities had at last come to an end.
L-R Princess Elizbeth in her uniform with Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret
Photograph from the Jim Bradshaw Collection
Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer / Public domain
Of course, there were huge VE Day celebrations in and around Hungerford. From the beautiful photograph below, you can see the sheer joy on the childrens’ faces at the victory party.
19450000 Atherton Crescent Victory Party, 1945
Photograph courtesy of the Hungerford Virtual Museum. Clickhereand see more from the Museum.
Photograph from the Jim Bradshaw Collection
