Date:1938
Description:In the second episode of the Pageant, The Granting of the Market Charter of Birmingham, 1156, ‘the authentic history of Birmingham begins’. The Market Charter, which was granted by Gervase Paganel, Lord of Dudley, to Peter de Bermingham, Steward of Dudley and Lord of the Manor of Birmingham in 1156, confirmed a market which was held on every Thursday from that date. Wagons laden with produce filled the arena; Lally remarked that ‘larger-than-life cheese, gingerbreads, barons of beef and other food properties figured in the medieval market’.
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In 1938 Birmingham celebrated the 100th anniversary of the city’s Borough Charter. A pageant was the ...
Discussions between the Town Clerk and Gwen Lally about the Birmingham Pageant began in January 1938. ...
The eight episodes of the Pageant were as follows: the Prologue, showing prehistoric Birmingham to 1066 ...
Gwen Lally and the pageant committee worked hard in the preceding months to whip up enthusiasm amongst ...
Although a success with the press and public, the Pageant went vastly over-budget; after the last performance ...
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