Harlow Through The Years

As Harlow celebrates its 65th birthday, we look back at the Essex town through the decades. Pictures: PA

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   Harlow new town under construction in the 1950s.

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   1950: Construction in Harlow new town, with a terrace of houses being built.

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   Flats being built in Harlow new town in the 1950s.

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   1950: Harlow new town is under construction.

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   1957: Queen Elizabeth II smiles at the crowds as, followed by the Duke of Edinburgh, she arrives in Market Square during her visit to Harlow new town.

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   1963: Harlow Town Park was the venue for the British National Cycle Cross Championships - competitors get off to a good start to the race.

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   1966: A policeman walks behind cows towards a Winston Churchill statue on July 1st.

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   In 1980, Harlow Town beat Leicester City in the FA Cup Third Round Replay - Harlow Town v Leicester City. There were celebrations in the Dressing room for team mates of Harlow Town's goal scorer John Macenzie, lifted from his feet, after their triumph over Leicester City.

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    In 1991, Harlow played host to Prince Charles on his 43rd birthday. Nurse Lesley Green from Princess Alexandra Hospital presented him with a rose to mark the occasion.

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    In 2010, then Prime Minister Gordon Brown met members of the public at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow.

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    2012 saw a visit from Labour leader Ed Miliband to Harlow - he met hairdressing students at Harlow College where he later held a Q&A with students and staff.

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    In 2012, Bharat Thakrar, from Harlow became one of the first people to be offered one of 6,800 conditional Olympic torch bearer places.