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In 1920, Southampton had held one of Britain’s largest anniversary celebrations of the Mayflower voyage – only Plymouth could make a challenge to that supremacy. By the time the 1970 commemoration came around, however, Southampton’s Devonian rival…

The Mayflower 70 celebrations were centred around Plymouth. There was much anticipation of the events in the British media and hopes that the festivities could be a boost to the economy of the South-West. A five-page feature length article in the…

As part of the 350th year anniversary of the Pilgim Fathers' sailing from Plymouth in 1970, the Devonport Royal Dockyard desinged and built a scale model of the Mayflower to a 1:11 inch scale. The model features 360 fathoms of rigging made of sewing…

Lichfield played no part in the original story of the Mayflower, as far as we know - though leading Pilgrim Edward Winslow was born not that far away in Droitwich. Nonetheless, like other places, this small city was one of many to play a small part…

In a brief article entitled 'The Mayflower and All That' the Torbay Express and South Devon Echo reported on the festivities held in one of Devon's small boroughs, Totnes. There, the local townspeople dressed 'in Elizabethan rig' as part of the…

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…

There were a number of events held in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire as part of the 350th Mayflower celebrations. One event was an exhibition held in Gainsborough’s Old Hall, an important point on the Mayflower tourist trail illustrated in both William…

Dartmouth's claim to fame in the Mayflower story was accidental - the ship, along with the Speedwell, pulled into the small harbour after the latter sprung a leak. Commemoration in Dartmouth did not really start until the 1950s. In 1970, however,…

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…

Immingham, in Lincolnshire, lies on the southern bank of the Humber Estuary. Between 1841 and 1901, the population of the village barely increased, staying at a constant of around 220-240 people. But the construction of the Immingham Docks…