Lord Mayor’s Show 2014: Crowds line the City to see Alan Yarrow take over from Fiona Woolf Thousands of people lined the City’s streets on Saturday to enjoy the 799th Lord Mayor’s Show. The spectacle saw new Lord Mayor Alan Yarrow sworn in to take over from outgoing mayor Fiona Woolf. It also included marching bands, military formations and various carriages and walking performers. Read more: Lord Mayor's Show London 2015 [...]
Lord Mayor’s Show 2014 in pictures: City of London procession marks Alan Yarrow taking over from Fiona Woolf The City of London played host to the 799th Lord Mayor's Show where incoming Lord Mayor Alan Yarrow and outgoing mayor Fiona Woolf, along with huge public crowds, watched the procession of floats travel past City landmarks. The procession headed off from Mansion House at 11am today, passing by Bank station, the Bank of England and [...]
Bonfire night 2014 London: Where to watch fireworks for Guy Fawkes and Lord Mayor’s Show in the capital tonight The Lord Mayor’s Show fireworks display will wrap up a week long bonanza of bonfire night celebrations across the capital tonight. Londoners have been treated to a selection of stunning displays, and while the central London show is likely to attract many, there are still a number of other firework events to head to elsewhere [...]
Lord Mayor’s Show 2014 route: Where to watch the procession in the City of London November 6, 2014 With gleaming skyscrapers home to the world’s leading corporations, it can be easy to forget that the City of London is rooted in centuries of tradition. That tradition will be on full display again this weekend during the 799th Lord Mayor’s Show. The event, which has endured Black Death, Blitz and Great Fire, is [...]
The new Lord Mayor Alan Yarrow rehearses for Saturday’s show November 5, 2014 Anyone motoring through the City at 4.50am yesterday would have had quite the surprise. The next Lord Mayor, Alan Yarrow, was being trotted through the streets in his horse-drawn golden carriage in rehearsal for Saturday’s Lord Mayor’s Show. “We had to get up early for the practice, but I think we all enjoyed [...]