Lord Mayor’s Show takes place through City of London streets
The City of London was taken over by one of Britain’s oldest traditions as the annual Lord Mayor’s Show took place. Dating back more than 800 years, the event marks the appointment of the...
The City of London was taken over by one of Britain’s oldest traditions as the annual Lord Mayor’s Show took place.
Dating back more than 800 years, the event marks the appointment of the new Lord Mayor of London, with Alderman Bronek Masojada taking up the position this year.
About 6,500 people, 250 horses and more than 50 floats, including a replica of Tower Bridge with rising bascules – movable sections of road – took part.
The 2.86-mile (4.6km) procession, from Mansion House to the Royal Courts of Justice and back again, happened on Saturday morning. Organisers had expected more than 350,000 people to line the route.
The Lord Mayor travelled along the Thames in the ceremonial barge Jubilant, followed by a flotilla of livery company boats, before coming ashore at HMS President.
The journey echoes the route Lord Mayors once took to Westminster to swear loyalty to the Crown.
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