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Churchill at Streatham

17/8/2020

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Winston Churchill the Prime Minister and his wife attend Streatham Hill Theatre On This Day 18th August 1952 to see The Yeoman of the Guard performed by the D'Oyly Carte Company.
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Also in the picture is James Walter Perry, the MD of the Theatre. Perry and his only child Phyllis were killed when the "Lakonia"caught fire 100 miles off the coast of Madeira. In total 128 deaths were recorded

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