This remarkable picture is more than 120 years old and captured the scene as hundreds of people turned out to witness a special procession following the death of a monarch.
The Watford Observer is delighted to share pictures from the archive at Watford Museum and this week we look back to this scene in High Street after Queen Victoria died.
The museum’s volunteer archivist Christine Orchard said: “Crowds of people were photographed in the Market Place in High Street on February 2, 1901, by one of Watford's local photographers, William Coles.
“It shows a procession of various organisations as well as the Town's Urban Council and its chairman G P Neale.
“The procession was headed to St Mary's church to attend a memorial service for the late Queen Victoria.
“Most of the buildings have been changed but the width of the Market Place area is the same.
“In the far distance is the building occupied by Five Guys.”
Visit the Museum Facebook page or website www.watfordmuseum.org.uk to see more historic photos.
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