Mayoral Robes Collection

English Civil War Society, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. April 1992
Col. Fred Polfrey, left, helps Lostwithiel Mayor, John Reed, inspect the soldiers of Lord Hoptons Regiment of Foote when the group visited the town

Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1992
At a ceremony held in Fowey town hall, Marilyn Wellman was officially elected as the towns mayor for 1992 to 1993. Assembled on the town quay are, from left to right: Andy McCartney

Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1994
Serving a second term as Mayor of Fowey, Rhona Foster poses with Ron Bennett as her Deputy Mayor. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1991
The new mayor of Fowey, Hilda Court, pictured with her husband Clem. This was Mrs Courts fourth term as mayor and said that next year she would retire to the back-benches

Remembrance Day, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. November 1991
Lostwithiel mayor, John Reed, and macebearers lead the procession, at the bottom of Fore Street, from the church to the war memorial during the Remembrance Day commemoration

Henry Cruger, of New York, Mayor of Bristol and Master of The Merchant Venturers Society
2829450 Henry Cruger, of New York, Mayor of Bristol and Master of The Merchant Venturers Society, 1781 (oil on canvas) by Stuart, Gilbert (1755-1828); 125.5x95.7 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Sir Robert Walter Carden (1801-88) 1st Baronet (litho)
KW266373 Sir Robert Walter Carden (1801-88) engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph, from The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages, Volume 2, published in London, 1860 (engraving) by Mayall

Prince of Wales to inspect international telephone exchange. The Prince of Wales, who will be received by the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Percy Greenaway and Sir Kingsley Wood, the Postmaster General

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In the historic town of Lostwithiel, Cornwall, during the English Civil War Society's events in April 1992, they were donned with pride as new mayors were installed. The tradition continued in Fowey, Cornwall, during Mayor Makings in May 1991, 1992, and 1994. These ornate garments, steeped in history, were also worn by Henry Cruger, the Mayor of Bristol and Master of The Merchant Venturers Society, during a visit to Lostwithiel in November 1991. The Mayoral robes, a symbol of authority and tradition, were also worn during Remembrance Day ceremonies in Lostwithiel in 1991. A glimpse into the past, these robes echo the grandeur of bygone eras, as seen when the Prince of Wales inspected an international telephone exchange while wearing one in an undated photograph. Sir Robert Walter Carden, 1st Baronet, is depicted in a lithograph wearing similar mayoral robes, further emphasizing their historical significance.