Mayor Making Platform, High Wycombe
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Mayor Making Platform, High Wycombe
Image: © David Hillas Taken: 20 May 2017
This photo shows the platform, chair and weighing scales in Frogmoor awaiting the arrival of the new Mayor of High Wycombe and his officers for them to be weighed in. The annual custom dates back to medieval times and is unique to this Buckinghamshire market town. It takes place in Frogmoor on the third Saturday in May commencing at 11.45am.
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Image Location
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51.630895
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-0.752815