1966 – The Centenary of the Borough of Glossop
1838 – Coronation Day of Queen Victoria
1887 –The Great Jubilee Gifts to Glossop (Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria)
1897 – Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria
1902 – Coronation Day of King Edward VII
1910 – Proclamation of King George V
1911 – Coronation Day of King George V
1935 – Silver Jubilee of King George V
1937 – Coronation Day of King George VI
1953 – Coronation Day of Queen Elizabeth II
1977 and 2002 – Silver and Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
Dozens of events, taking place between May and October 1966, were scheduled to celebrate Glossop Centenary Year. Some were “special editions” of regular events but
The article on which this page is based was written by Joseph Dempsey Doyle. It was originally published in the programme for Glossop’s Great Hospital
Glossop had changed considerably in the 50 years from Queen Victoria’s Coronation Day, on 20th June 1837. It had grown into a large cotton manufacturing