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It was repeatedly said throughout the tercentenary year that many of the people who sailed on the Mayflower had come from the region of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. Lancashire was not home to a large number of the Pilgrims, but it could boast of…

Harrow Stamp.jpg
In 1970, as reported by the Harrow Observer, a series of special edition stamps and postmarks were produced for the Mayflower 350th anniversary commemoration. Specific localities, such as Scrooby, were highlighted for their connection to the…

Mayflower barn - unknown postcard (c. 1950s).
Deep in the countryside of Buckinghamshire, in the small Quaker village of Jordans, the ‘Mayflower Barn’ has been claimed since the early 20th century to be made out of timbers from the original ship. James Rendel Harris, a notable if eccentric…

Mayflower Drive, Coventry.
In 1970, the influence of the Tercentenary was large enough to be felt in places that had no real claim to the Mayflower story. In Coventry, this even extended to local planning and street names. As reported by the Coventry Evening Telegraph, the…

Mayflower Pub, Southwark (2017)
‘The Mayflower’ pub in Rotherhithe commemorates the supposed mooring of the ship nearby before it travelled to Southampton in 1620 to pick up the Pilgrims. The captain of the voyage in 1620, Christopher Jones, also lived in the neighbourhood and is…

Mayflower Bazaar Manchester
Although the months of September, October, and November 1920 marked the high point of the Mayflower tercentenary, celebratory events continued to be held in the winter and even into 1921. In the case of Manchester, the performance of Hugh Parry’s…

'A weather vane', Liberty Building, London (2011)
The Liberty department store on Great Marlborough Street, today Grade II* listed, opened in 1924. After the First World War there was often a desire, despite a growing enthusiasm for Modernism in some quarters, to return to the stability of…

Harecourt United Reformed Church
The end of the tercentenary year saw a number of Mayflower-themed bazaars and sales of work. Such events were often held at churches and chapels around the Christmas period to raise money for repairs and building work, and the tercentenary provided a…

Pearson Bellamy, Newland Congregational Chapel, Lincoln - Akrill's Visitor Guide to Lincoln (1880).
Following Mayflower events at the Wesleyan Chapel for the 300th anniversary, a “Mayflower sale of work” was held at the Newland Congregational Church with the aim of raising £500; £273 8s 5d was raised on the opening day alone. The opening of the…