The year of the Queen's Coronation, 1953, was a year of great "first time" achievement for some of the best-loved sportsmen of the day, who in a matter of a few months fulfilled long held ambitions. In football, Stanley Matthews, arguably one of the best footballers of any era, reached the pinnacle of a long career as a member of Blackpool's cup-winning side and secured a coveted Winner's medal. A few weeks later, after more than 25 years of trying, champion jockey Gordon Richards landed the premier Classic, the Derby at Epsom on Pinza with the Queen's own horse Aureole in second place. On the eve of the Queen's Coronation on the 2nd June, news came from the Himalayas that an expedition to Mount Everest, led by Colonel John Hunt had achieved the first ascent of the highest mountain on Earth. Two of the party, Edmund Hillary and Tensing reached the summit on 31st May and news of their success was flashed around the world. Later in the summer, England's cricketers ended a barren period extending almost 20 years and regained the Ashes by beating Australia at The Oval. Led by their first professional captain Len Hutton, the players enjoyed a rapturous reception from a vast Oval crowd. In golf, the Open Championship was won by American Ben Hogan. Making his debut in the event and already a golfing legend, his win was the more remarkable because a year earlier he had been almost fatally injured in a horrific motorcar accident. Coronation year was remarkable for sport and sports fans and this book describes the people and the events.

1953: Crowning Year of Sport

Rice, Jonathan

Sports & Outdoors

Methuen Publishing, Ltd.

<p>Provides background information on the principal antique categories--furniture, china, glass, silver, textiles, painting, sculpture, North American and Asian art and artifacts, arms and armor, clocks, toys, and other items, and discusses maintenance, storage, and care</p>

Encyclopedia of Antiques

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Crescent

<p>Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced "bouquet", of course), star of BBC1's "Keeping Up Appearances", imparts her personal views on protecting one's social standing. There are sections on etiquette in the home, entertaining, social obligations, how to strike up an acquaintance with members of the aristocracy, and improving the mind. They all give an insight into Hyacinth's philosophy of life, developed through years of candle-light suppers and charity sub-committee meetings.</p>

Keeping Up Appearances: Hyacinth Bucket's Book of Etiquette for the Socially Less Fortunate

Clarke, Roy

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Bbc Pubns

Keeping Up Appearances : Hyacinth Bucket's Book of Etiquette for the Socially Less Fortunate

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

a reference to British albums which have made the charts, arranged A-Z by artist, including details of the music, hit albums in order of chart appearance, and an album title index.

British Hit Albums

Arts & Photography

Gambaccini, Paul

Rice, Tim.

Music

Guinness Superlatives

From the authors of the best-selling "Hits of the 60s and 70s" and the chart-topping "British Hit Singles" - Guinness now presents a music guide to the artists and records that filled the airways of the last decade. The book lists the singles and album charts (by artist's name and record title) and gives such vital statistics as label name and number, peak position and length of time in the charts. These help to overview the trends of the last ten years. The facts and feats section is filled with much relevant information, while the year-by-year breakdown offers a closer look at the chart scene and the names that matter. Illustrated in colour throughout, this book fully chronicles the hits of this exciting chapter in British music.

Guinness Hits of the 80s

Guinness World Records Ltd.

Now in its 9th edition, this established pop-music reference book contains information on every hit single in Britain since the charts began in 1952, including title, artist, label, catalogue number, number of weeks in the charts, and highest position. All entries are listed under both artist names and song titles. The facts and feats section has been expanded to highlight facts such as the most frequently-used Christian names in hit songs, the most popular football-team songs, chart "geography", and one-hit wonders.

The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles

This is the 10th edition of an A-Z of all acts that have had pop-music chart entries in the UK since 1952. Featured for the first time are names such as The Cranberries, Mr Blobby, Stiltskin, Bjork, Oasis and Eternal. A song-title index and chart-statistics section are included, together with maps of the USA and UK highlighting placenames, such as Rochdale and Galveston, which appear in the songs listed.

The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles: Every Single Hit Since 1952

The Guinness Book of Top 40 Charts

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Guinness World Records Limited

The Guinness Book of UK Top 1000 Singles

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