A newly released film reveals what Piccadilly Gardens and other Manchester city centre landmarks looked like in a bygone era.
The archive footage shows Manchester city centre beautifully decorated to mark the coronations in 1937 and 1953. The film shows Manchester's Town Hall, Central Library and Piccadilly Gardens, as well as Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester.
For most of us, the coronation of King Charles III will be the first we have seen in our lifetime. The new King will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on May 6 alongside Camilla, the Queen Consort - just four weeks shy of the 70th anniversary of his late mother's coronation.
