ZUM4835417: Apr. 04, 1953 - Shakespeare's Day Wreath Placed on Statue in Leicester Square. For the first time William Shakespeare's birthday was marked in London today by the placing of a wreath at the statue of the bard in the centre of Leicester Square. Mr. Donald Wolfit, the actor, laid the wreath sent by the American National Theatre and Academy. this Anglo American gesture marks the 389th anniversary of Shakepeare's birthday / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4836274: Apr. 04, 1953 - Chatham Gets Ready For Its” Navy Days”. The” Chef 'Gets Moving: Preparations are going a head at Chatham for the Navy Days to be held there next week to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Royal Naval Barracks. Many interesting things are to be seen including demonstrations of how personnel fight burning aircraft - mock gun battles between a dummy cruiser and a destroyer - mock battles between boarding parties and pirates etc / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4836343: Apr. 04, 1953 - Artist's impression of the new P & O liner” Arcadia” to make her maiden voyage in 1954: An artist's impression of the new P. & O. liner” Arcadia” (28,000 tons) which is to be launched on May 14th. by Mrs. D.F. Anderson, wife of the Deputy Chairman of the P. & O. Company, Mr. D.F. Anderson. The” Arcadia” is expected to leave on her maiden voyage on the United Kingdom - India - Australia service in the early part of 1954. The vessel is being built by John Brown & Co. Clydebank - on the Clyde. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4836785: Apr. 04, 1953 - Nine Dead in Tube Disaster: Nine people were known today to have died in the Central Line tube disaster at Stratford last night the worst in London's Underground history. It was the second coach of the Ealing Broadway-Epping train wich took the brunt of the crash. The train ran into the rear of another train travelling from Greenford to Hainault / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4838450: Apr. 20, 1953 - 20-4-53 Danish vessel “” Kronprins Frederik”” capsizes after burning all night long at Harwich - The Danish passenger ship “” Kronprins Frederik””” capsized at Harwich this morning after burning all night long. Five people, three firemen and two members of the crew were injured. Keystone Photo Shows: A view of the still smouldering vessel as seen from the waterside at Harwich today. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4838382: Apr. 18, 1953 - Communists Get A Bus Ride: Sick and wounded communist prisoners of war board a red-cross marked bus after disembarking from an LST which brought them from Cheju on the first lap of their trip to Panmunjom where UN and Communist sick and wounded prisoners are to be exchanged. / Bridgeman Images