ZUM4835231: Apr. 04, 1953 -” Teal,” of the H. Lane stall, along with his jockey A.P. Thompson, crossed the finish line five lengths ahead of” Legal Joy” to win the” Grand National.” Pictured: Number 13,” Teal” crosses the finish line ahead of” Legal Joy.” Cargo Ship Runs Aground Due / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4834275: Apr. 04, 1953 - Shakespearian Actors Serenade Buckingham Palace in Honor of the Queen's Birthday. A party of Shakespearian Actors under the leadership of G. Francis J. Stanislaw went to the Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace this morning for the purpose of “” Serenading””” the Palace - in honor of the Queen's Birthday. Keystone Photo Shows: G. Francis J. Stanislaw as “” Duke of Vienna”””; Mrs. A.F. Stanislaw as “” Britanna””” and Nicholas Shaw as “” The Child Hamlet”” - watched by onlookers as they “” Serenaded””” on the Memorial today. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4834366: Apr. 04, 1953 -” Britain can make it” - and” Britain can bake it”. Exhibits for international fair in Dusseldorf.: Forty leading confectioners in England Scotland and Wales are sending unique contributions to the first International Pastry and Confectionary Trade Fair at Dusseldorf, Germany from April 25th to May 3rd. The Britain Contrubution, much of which has a desided” Coronasion Flavour” - is claimed to be the” largest and firest display ever taken to the Continent” / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4834376: Apr. 04, 1953 - Second Edition of Prize Winning Sculpture On Exhibition At The Tate Gallery... The second edition of Mr. Reg Butler's” unknown political prisoner” sculpture was being taken to the Tate Gallery. The first edition was smashed on March 15th while on exhibition at the Tate. Mr. Butler was putting his replica on the pedestal which his original work occupied. There has been no change in the lay-out of the exhibition, and his new” prisoner” is as accessible to the public as the old one was. But extra attendants are now on duty in the room containing the prize winners in this sculpture competition. Mr. Butler as winner of the first prize collects £4525. Keystone Photo Shows: - The second edition of the” unknown political prisoner” is place on its stand in the Tate Gallery by Mr. Anthony Kloman the competition organiser. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4834657: Apr. 04, 1953 - NINE DEAD IN TUBE DISASTER. Nine people were known today to have died in the General Line tube disaster at Stratford last night - the worst in London's Underground history. It was the second coach of the Esling Broadway-Epping train which took the brunt of the crash. The train ran into the rear of the other train travelling from Greenford to Heinault. Keystone Photo Shows: - Last night's scene as railway officials help passengers from the rear of one of the coaches after the crash at Stratford. At the right is an ambulance man with his first-aid box propped on the wall of the tunnel waiting to give first aid to the injured. / Bridgeman Images