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Proclamation 1952

Reading Proclamation of HM Elizabeth ll coming to the throne 1952. All Proclamations of a new monarch are read to the people of Totnes from the Brutus Stone in For Street. Mayor C.S .Jacka, centre and deputy Mayor Mr R.F.Rowe and Mr Smith Borough Surveyor, left. Ref ?/45/7 Grade ll listed - Commemerated in local legend and gathering place for civic ceremonies.