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Serfs Up ! (Flag photo courtesy of From Sovereign to Serf "Serfs Up" Author Roger Sayles and the Serfs Up Blog.) Roger Sayles' book, "From Sovereign to Serf" is available at www.serfs-up.net.
From Sovereign to Serf - Serfs Up ! - Roger Sayles - (serfs-up.net)
Most will recognise the French and Canadian flags, but less of you the third one as it is that of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Like the U.S., Canada gradually built up to its current day borders, but up until 1949 Newfoundland was a British colony. A referendum was held in the previous year and the result was fairly close, the alternative being an independent nation which was favoured by many in the rural areas.
This photograph was taken at the entrance to the Beaumont-Hamel memorial site which commemorates members of the 1st Batallion of the Newfoundland Regiment who fought in the 1914-18 war at this very location.
The site counts as Canadian soil bequeathed by France and is manned by Canadians including students.
Going back to the Newfoundland flag, the one shown here is the current one being in use since 1980 (when the province was renamed to include the name of Labrador) before that the province still used the Union Jack! The national flag of Canada has also changed since the Great War too - back then it was to a different design that also featured the Union Jack in one corner.
Beaumont-Hemel, France
14th May 2011
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27 November 2012. I'd guess that the faded Union Jack flag bunting may be a leftover from the Queen's Diamond Jubilee earlier in summer 2012.
Quicksilver is a slot machine company. This branch is at 475 High Road Tottenham. Gambling of various kinds is a contentious issue locally. Even Sir Stuart Lipton the Mayor of London's so-called "Tottenham champion" managed a brief passing reference in his report on Tottenham about the "overabundance of betting shops.
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§ Aerial view of where I took these photos.
§ Let them eat banners and repay loans in bunting.
General George Washington officially hoisted the Grand Union flag on January 1st, 1776, at Somerville near Boston. The Union Jack of Great Britain was replaced by the 13 stars, representing the original 13 states of the Union, in June 1777.
Port Lockroy is a natural harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula of the British Antarctic Territory. After its discovery in 1903 by the French Antarctic Expedition it was used for whaling and British military operations (Operation Tabarin) during World War II and then continued to operate as a British research station until 1962.
In 1996 Port Lockroy was renovated and is now a museum and post office operated by the United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust. Proceeds from the small souvenir shop fund the upkeep of the site and other historic sites and monuments in Antarctica.