Bournemouth: Diamond Jubilee Plaque (12)

The twelfth in a series of fifteen plaques unveiled to mark the Queen's diamond jubilee in 2012, following the history of Bournemouth through the ages using monarchs' reigns and jubilees as the steps in time. This twelfth one relates to the reign of George VI (i.e. 1936-52). World War II of course is the subject of this stone, and Bournemouth was the destination of thousands of child evacuees from London, Southampton and Portsmouth. To prevent the landing of enemy forces, the piers are breached; they are repaired in 1950. The King addresses airmen in the Pavilion Theatre, becoming the first monarch to visit the town, while Churchill and Eisenhower plan D-Day in the Royal Bath Hotel. See SZ0890 : Bournemouth: Diamond Jubilee Plaques for the introductory plaque, and SZ0890 : Bournemouth: five of the Diamond Jubilee Plaques for an overall view of five of the plaques, providing some context. See SZ0890 : Bournemouth: Diamond Jubilee Plaque (11) for the previous plaque in the series, and SZ0890 : Bournemouth: Diamond Jubilee Plaque (13) for the next one.

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