2-854-374 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

Fleet Street, City of London, Greater London Authority, 1953. A view of flags hanging from buildings and in the centre of Fleet Street, from which decorations are strung, for the coronation of Elizabeth II The coronation of Elizabeth II took place on 2nd June 1953. The flags hanging along the centre of Fleet Street in this photograph is the flag of the City of London, which features a red sword in the top left quarter of the St George's Cross.