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The crowd at the town Hall listening to the declaration.

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Dancing in Southgate, Halifax at 10 p.m.

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A bird's eye view of the Freedom of the Borough Ceremony at Bull Green Halifax. Inset: Pte. R. Burton, V.C. and The Duke of Wellington

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The scene at Bull Green when the Freedom of the Borough was granted to the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. inset: Ald L. Chambers handing over the deed of Gift to Col. C.J. Pickering

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The "Dukes" marching through Halifax after the Freedom of the Borough ceremony.

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Southgate, Halifax packed with dancers and spectators at 10 p.m. During the war we had double summer time.

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The townspeople looking very serious as they massed at the Town Hall to hear the declaration of VE Day. Presumably their expressions were of joy moments later when the impact of the news had been absorbed. The street scene is little changed today…

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The title of this picture explains what is happening here. What a wonderful picture of how 'The Dukes' were appreciated by the large number of townspeople, who were on rooftops (on the left) and hanging out of the windows in the building on the…

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The celebrations continue in this lovely picture looking down Southgate. The Boars Head Hotel on the left no longer exists and the Rose and Crown Hotel was demolished to make way for the Marks and Spencers store, (now Wilkinsons).

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Unmistakable joy in this evocative picture. Double summertime during the war meant that there was still daylight at 10pm. The electrical store of Fred Moores was in the town for very many years until the 1990s. This street is now pedestrianised.

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The massed crowds on this fantastic images are here for a presentation of the Freedom of the Borough. Presumably it was presented to Pte R Burton, the Duke of Wellington (whose regiment many of the local men who joined the army will have entered) is…

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The massed crowds on this fantastic images are here for a presentation of the Freedom of the Borough. Presumably it was presented to Pte R Burton, the Duke of Wellington (whose regiment many of the local men who joined the army will have entered) is…

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