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Photograph showing Lord Jeffreys, Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, taking the salute from the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards during the ceremony for the laying up of their old Colours in Liverpool Cathedral, 6th December 1953. He is standing on a dais in between Lord Derby, Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire (his right) and the Lord Mayor of Liverpool Alderman W J Tristram (his left). The dais was erected at St George’s Hall plateau for Lord Jeffreys to They are all wearing ceremonial uniform or clothing. Other Grenadier Guards officers and some dignitaries can be seen standing behind them, and a crowd of members of the public is visible. From an album of 13 photographs and archives entitled: ‘2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards, Liverpool, 6th December 1953’, and relating to the Laying Up of old Colours in Liverpool Cathedral.