VE Day 1945 Clifton Residents

Residents of Clifton dress up as Mummers to celebrate Victory in Europe Day on 8 March 1945. The tradition of mumming in Clifton dates a long way back and attitudes to 'black-face' were different in the past. Mary Vane-Turner in Ch.8 of 'The Story of Deddington' has an extensive description of this following a description of the tradition of tilting at the quintain on the green in Deddington.

Britannia is Emily French
Muriel Quincey is standing back centre of the porch.
Her brother John is on her right, partly hidden, wearing a hat