The Lord Mayor’s Show

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Dominic Reid has been Pageantmaster of the Lord Mayor's Show for nearly 20 years but this year will be first time he has guided the procession from horseback. On the day of the Show nearly all of London's buses are routed as though they still had to go round the city's mediaeval walls. Dominic Reid has been Pageantmaster of the Lord Mayor's Show for nearly 20 years. Alderman David Wootton is Lord Mayor Elect of the City of London and will take office in the Shadow Ceremony on the day before the Lord Mayor's Show Members of the Pan Nation steel band prepare for the 2011 Show. Photo © John Park, City of London Corporation Members of the Pan Nation steel band prepare for the 2011 Show. Photo © John Park, City of London Corporation Marcos da Silva prepares the Paraiso float for the 2011 Show. Photo © John Park, City of London Corporation Marcos da Silva prepares the Paraiso float for the 2011 Show. Photo © John Park, City of London Corporation From the Bromley by Bow Centre: Justin Grimes, Khilam Vaccianna, Jane Lack, Thomas Robbins. Photo © John Park, City of London Corporation Ray Mandeville (volunteer), Justin Grimes, Khilam Vaccianna, Jane Lack, Thomas Robbins. Photo © John Park, City of London Corporation The Lord Mayor's Show 2011 app icon The afternoon tours take a gentle walk around places that might seem familiar to begin with but will quickly take on a whole new life. Here Chris Ruff leads a group near the Barbican. Opinion is divided as to the architectural merits of Number One Poultry, but it certainly works as a landmark. The walks set off from outside the building at about 3pm. Photo © 2003 Mary Ann Sullivan. Click to download the full fireworks map in acrobat format. The free acrobat reader may be required. The official programme is a splendid memento that also gives you all the information on the day's events and full details of the procession including timings, route map and participants. Michael Bear on his way to the Royal Courts in 2010 to pledge loyalty to the Crown and become Lord Mayor of London. Flight Lieutenant Dwayne Dawson, 600 (City of London) Squadron Marine Kevin Pilgrim, Royal Marines Reserve, City of London Detective Superintendent Andrew Mellor, City of London Police Leading Seaman Ant Taylor, HMS President Corporal Paul Dummett, 4624 Sqn Members of the London School of Samba prepare for the 2010 Lord Mayor's Show Members of the London School of Samba prepare for the 2010 Lord Mayor's Show Members of the London School of Samba prepare for the 2010 Lord Mayor's Show Shayna Allen, 11 (left) Jaenae Smith, 11 (centre) and Lyshanda Cotteral, 13 (right) prepare for the Lord Mayor's Show in a workshop at Hoxton Hall. Shayna Allen, 11 (in pink), Jaenae Smith, 11 (above Shayna) and Lyshanda Cotteral, 13 (right) prepare for the Lord Mayor's Show in a workshop at Hoxton Hall Kojey Radical of "The Greedy Anorexics" at Hoxton Hall Shakiera Idriss, age 10, prepares for the Lord Mayor's Show at a Hoxton Hall art workshop Saffron Onwundinjo, age 9, prepares for the Lord Mayor's Show at a Hoxton Hall art workshop. The official programme is available from 29th October Alderman Michael Bear on the occasion of his election as the 683rd Lord Mayor of London. He will take office the day before the Lord Mayor's Show. Volunteers who took part in a recent workshop at Spitalfieds Farm in preparation for the 2010 Lord Mayor’s Show. Credit: Clive Totman. Left to right: Shenay Ozcan, Sherelle Allen, Taiwo Aileru and Nicole Akinyemi. All are members of Flexy Squad, rehearsing at the City YMCA ahead of this year's Lord Mayor's Show. Credit: Clive Totman. Here you have a great view of Gog and Magog from the north grandstand, in front of St Pauls, with the south stand visible behind them. Another good option for wheelchair users is to park on the southern side of the river and cross the Millennium Bridge to get to St Pauls The making of Gog and Magog If you would like to see the giants between Shows, they currently brush the ceiling of the Royal National Hotel in Russell Square. They should eventually move back to the Guildhall, but at the moment there's too much building work going on. In 2006 the original wicker Gog and Magog finally returned to the Lord Mayor's Procession, thanks to months of hard work by the Company of Basketmakers. On the morning of their first Show the giants were assembled outside the Museum of London. Here they are being guarded by 100 Troop. Packing and moving the figures was a delicate job carried out with great care by the soldiers of 100 Troop. The hair was tricky: it had to be convincing, but in the same style as the wicker bodies, and it had to be light enough not to overbalance the head. Here Bunty Ball and Harriet Middleboe put the finishing touches to Magog's coiffure. The finished Gog and Magog with their makers