Year 1955	Inscriptions	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian	Mayor
	On April 6th Sir Anthony Eden succeeded Sir Winston Churchill as Prime Minister.	Norman Edwards MBE, DL	Kenneth Marr-Johnson
	After a General Election on May26th the Conservative Party was returned with an increased majority.
	Since July 25th Citizens of Westminster have been aware of a helicopter service operating between South Bank and London Airport.

Year 1956	Inscriptions	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian	Mayor
	27th January HRH The Queen, with the Duke of Edinburgh, left London for the first visit of a reigning monarch to Nigeria. They returned on 17th February.	Kenneth Marr-Johnson	Alfred Harris DSO
	17th October at Calder Hall in Cumberland, the Queen opened the first full scale nuclear power station in the world.
	21st October, the centenary of the first sounding of Big Ben was celebrated in silence as the bell had been under repair since July 2nd.

Year 1957	Inscriptions	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian	Mayor
	A new pre-stressed concrete bridge over the lake in St James' Park was built to replace the cast iron suspension bridge erected in 1857.	Alfred Harris DSO	Sir James Brown
	On October 14th during the visit of HM Queen Elizabeth II with HRH the Duke of Edinburgh to Canada, the Parliament at Ottawa was, for the first time opened by a reigning monarch. HM later visited the President of the United States.
	On October 4th the first man-made satellite was launched by rocket into outer space.

Year 1958	Inscriptions	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian	Mayor
	On March 2nd the British Section of the Trans Antartic Expedition completed the first overland crossing of the Antarctic Continent.	Sir James Brown	C E Aldridge
	On May 28th Past and Present Custodians first dined together.
	On July 26th HM the Queen announced her intention of creating her son Charles, Prince of Wales.

Year 1959	Inscriptions	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian	Mayor
	On June 26th the St Lawrence Seaway opened by HM the Queen.	C E Aldridge	W E Rice CBE, JP
	On October 8th general election. Tories gain third successive win. Member for Westminster and London elected Speaker.
	In October Russian scientists photographed the other side of the moon and in June a hovercraft crossed the Channel.

Year 1960	Inscriptions	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian	Mayor
	On June 26th the St Lawrence Seaway opened by HM the Queen.	W I Rice CBE, JP	D M Moir Carey
	On October 8th general election. Tories gain third successive win. Member for Westminster and London elected Speaker.
	In October Russian scientists photographed the other side of the moon and in June a hovercraft crossed the Channel.

Year 1961	Inscriptions	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian	Mayor
	28th November her Most Gracious Majesty and HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburght inspected the Box, the Overseers having been honoured with Her Majesty's command to bring the same to Buckingham Palace for that purpose.	D M Moir Carey	The Rt Hon Lord Nathan PC, TD
	27th June 1961 Doctor Arthur Michael Ramsay was enthroned as the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury.
	3rd November 1961 HRH Princess Margaret gave birth to a son at 10.45am.

Year 1962	Inscriptions	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian	Mayor
	May 1962 Guildford and Coventry Cathedrals were consecrated in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen.	The Rt Hon Lord Nathan PC TD	Sir John Wrightson BT, TD
	13th July 1962 First live transatlantic television transmitted through the medium of "Telstar".
	17th 1962 October Hyde Park Corner underpass opened by this Grace the Duke of Wellington

Year 1963	Inscriptions	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian	Mayor
	May 1962 Guildford and Coventry Cathedrals were consecrated in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen.	Sir John Wrighton BT, TD, DL	Group Captain Gordon Pirie CBE, DL, JP
	13th July 1962 First live transatlantic television transmitted through the medium of "Telstar".
	17th 1962 October Hyde Park Corner underpass opened by this Grace the Duke of Wellington

Year 1964	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian	Mayor
	On March 1st HRH Prince Edward Anthony Richard Louis was born.	Peter Winkworth	Group Captain Gordon Pirie CBE DL JP	Cecil Clutton
	On April 7th the new City of Westminster, Paddington and St Marylebone received its Charter.
	On Sept. 4th the Forth Road Bridge was opened by HM The Queen. On Octobver 15th a General election: Labour returned with a clear majority of four.

Year 1965	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	On January 24th the death occurred of Sir Winston Churchill at the age of 90, and in September 19th a stone to his memory was unveiled in Westminster Abbey.	Peter Winkworth	Cecil Clutton	R C Hamborg
	On June 22nd in Westminster Hall,, Her Majesty The Queen received addresses from both Houses to mark the 700th anniversary of the first English Parliament.
	On July 27th The Box was housed at the new Westminster City Hall in Victoria Street

Year 1966	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	28th December 1965 until Dec. 1966 - celebration of the 900th anniversary of the foundation of Westminster Abbey by St. Edmund, King and Confessor.	Peter Winkworth	R C Hamborg	R L Everest FRICS
	11th March 1966 Her Majesty The Queen ordained that from this date the Mayor of the City of Westminster shall be styled the Lord Mayor Westminster.
	24th March 1966. In Rome His Holiness Pope Paul VI and His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury declared their intention of inaugurating a dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the whole Anglican Communion.

Year 1967	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	28th May 1967 Sir Francis Chichester, a citizen of Westminster, arrived at Plymouth, having sailed from that port on 27th August 1966, and circumnavigated the globe single handed in Gipsy Moth IV.	Peter Winkworth	R L Everest	Douglas Overall JP
	20th September 1967 Her Majesty The Queen, launched the Liner Q4, and named her Queen Elizabeth II.

Year 1968	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	At the centre is a Past Lord Mayor's Badge of the City of Westminster, presented to the Society by Alderman A C Barrett JP	Peter Winkworth	Douglas Overall JP	F W Smitherson FRICS

Year 1969	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	7th March 1969 Victoria line opened by HM The Queen.	Peter Winkworth	F W Smitherson FRICS	G E Hudson OBE TD
	1st July 1969 HRH Prince Charles invested as Prince of Wales in Caenarvon Castle.
	20th July 1969 First man set foot on moon.

Year 1970	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	On June 18th a General Election. Conservative Party returned with a clear majority of 31.	Peter Winkworth	G E Hudson OBE TD	Sir Charles Norton MBE MC
	On July 10th Mr John Carleton a Past Custodian resigned the Head Mastership of Westminster School after 38 years as Master and Head Master.
	On November 4th HM The Queen attended the inauguration of the General Synod of the Church of England at Church House.

Year 1971	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	15 Feb. Decimal currency introduced: the major unit being the pound equal to one pound sterling and divided into one hundred new pence. This change caused the disappearance of the half-crown (illustrated).	Peter Winkworth	Sir Charles Norton MBE MC	R W K Richmond
	28th October: The House of Commons carried by a majority of 112 votes a motion "This House approves the Government's decision in principle to join the European Communities on the basis of the arrangements which have been negotiated."

Year 1972	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	28th May. The death occurred of HRH The Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII.	John D. Carleton	R W K Richmond	Michael H Penn
	14th September 1972 The Lord Mayor of Westminster opened Pimlico Station.

Year 1973	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	30th September 1973 The retirement of Mr Peter Winkworth, Honorary Secretary and Chairman of the Society from 1946-1973. 14th November 1973 -HRH Princess Anne was married in Westminster Abbey.	Sir Charles Norton MBE MC	Michael H Penn	Simon Marr-Johnson
	14th November 1973 -HRH Princess Anne was married in Westminster Abbey.

Year 1974	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	10th June The death occurred of HRH The Duke of Gloucester.	Leslie Farmiloe MC	Simon Marr-Johnson	William R J Pullen CVO JP
	28th February 1974 and 10th October 1974. Two General elections held in one year, the first occasion for 50 years.

Year 1975	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	5 June 1975 A referendum of the people; the first to be held in the history of the United Kingdom.	Leslie Farmiloe MC	W R J Pullen CVO JP	John Underwood
	26 June 1975 HM Queen Elizabeth II formally opened at Nine Elms the Covent Garden Market which had been transferred from the original site in Westminster.

Year 1976	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	9th December 1976 The Lord Mayor of Westminster opened a Piazza providing a vista of Westminster Cathedral from Victoria Street.	Leslie Farmiloe MC	John Underwood	Dr G R Shutt MA JP
	21st January 1976 British Airways inaugurated supersonic Passenger Service by Concorde.
	17th July 1976HM The Queen opened the Olympic Games at Montreal, in which HRH Princess Anne competed.

Year 1977	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1952-1977.	Leslie Farmiloe MC	Dr G R Shutt MA JP	A E King
	15th November 1977 Born at 10.46 hours to HRH Princess Anne a son, the first grandchild of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Year 1978	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	31st Dec.1977 Retirement of Leslie FarmIloe MC Honorary Secretary and Chairman of the Society from 1951-1977.	Leslie Farmiloe MC	A E King	J L C Dribbell
	3rd April 1978 Beginning of Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings on a permanent basis.

Year 1979	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	3rd May 1979 First Woman Prime Minister Mrs Margaret Thatcher.	Group Captain Gordon Pirie OBE DL	J L C Dribbell	Sir Alan Dawtry CBE
	7th June 1979 First Election to European Parliament.
	27th August 1979 Assassination of Earl Mountbatten of Burma KG PC GCB OM GCSI GCIE GCVO DSO

Year 1980	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	18 April 1980 Rhodesia granted Independence.	Group Captain Gordon Pirie OBE DL	Sir Alan Dawtry CBE	G A F Edmiston JP
	5 May Iranian Embassy, in Princes Gate recaptured from terrorists by Special Air Service troops.
	4 August Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother celebrated her 100th birthday amid universal rejoicing.

Year 1981	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	20 July 1981 HRH The Prince of Wales married Lady Diana Spencer in St. Paul’s Cathedral	Group Captain Gordon Pirie OBE DL	G A F Edmiston JP	P C Sugg
	7 July 1981 The first flight across the English channel powered solely by sunshine.

Year 1982	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	21 June 1982 HRH Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales was born.	Group Captain Gordon Pirie OBE DL	P C Sugg	C R Meyer FRICS
	2 April to 14 June 1982, Occupation by Argentine of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia by Force of Arms. Recaptured by a British Task Force in a combined operation brilliantly conceived and gallantly executed.
	Oct 1982 King Henry VIII’s flagship “Mary Rose” recovered from the Solent after 437 years.

Year 1983	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	21st April Introduction of our pound coin.	Group Captain Gordon Pirie OBE DL	C R Meyer FRICS	C A Prendergast CBE
	23rd May Mrs Phoebette Sitwell, First Woman Lord Mayor of Westminster.
	11 Nov. Dame Mary Donaldson GBE First Woman Lord Mayor of London

Year 1984	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	15th September The birth of HRH Prince Henry.	Sir Gordon Pirie OBE DL	C A Prendergast CBE	D W Faull
	The End of the Halfpenny.
	The Opening of the Thames Barrier.

Year 1985	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	H.M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother celebrating her 85th birthday by flying supersonic.	Reginald Pullen CVO JP	D W Faull	A C Barrett CBE
	The 400th anniversary of the City of Westminster’s Court of Burgesses April 1985

Year 1986	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	Oct 1986 H M The Queen pays the first State visit by a reigning British Monarch to the People’s Republic of China.	Reginald Pullen CVO JP	A C Barrett CBE	J R Harris
	July 1986 The Wedding of HRH The Duke and Duchess of York in Westminster Abbey.
	Aug 1986 The Conquering of K2 the second highest mountain in the world by Julis Tullis

Year 1987	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	13th June 1987 HM The Queen bestowed the title of The Princess Royal on HRH Princess Anne.	Sir Reginald Pullen CVO JP	John R Harris	Adam Leigh-Pemberton
	12 June 1987 The Right Hon. Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister for a third consecutive term. crossing of the Atlantic and achieved a world distance record.
	3 July Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand made the first hot-air balloon

Year 1988	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	A furious storm on the night of the 15/16th October 1987 in Southern England felled 15 million trees.	Sir Reginald Pullen CVO JP	Adam Leigh-Pemberton	Peter J E Allen
	HM The Queen and members of the Royal Family visited Australia for the Bicentennial celebrations 1988.
	Birth of HRH Princess Beatrice, daughter of the duke and Duchess of York 8.8.88

Year 1989	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	H.M.The Queen entertained President Gorbachev of the USSR to lunch at Windsor Castle 7th April.	Sir Reginald Pullen CVO JP	Peter J E Allen	Robert Stevens
	Satellite Voyager 2 reached Neptune then left our solar system. 25th August.

Year 1990	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	H.M. Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, 90 , August 4th .	Sir Reginald Pullen CVO JP	Robert Stevens	Mrs Phoebette Sitwell
	Community Charge replaces Domestic Rate. Berlin Wall demolished and Germany reunited.

Year 1991	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	National Gallery Sainsbury Wing opened 9th July by HM The Queen.	C A Prendergast CBE DL	Miss Phoebette Sitwell	Alan Cryer CBE
	United Nations uses force to liberate Kuwait.

Year 1992	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian
	HM The Queen visited Leicester Square to mark its refurbishment.	C A Prendergast CBE DL	Alan J Cryer	Reginald J Watts
	Country in deepening depression

Year 1993	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian	Honorary Clerk
	Israel and the PLO sign a peace accord 13th Sept.1993.	C A Prendergast CBE DL	Reginald Watts	Donald du Parc Braham	Raymond Layard
	H.M. The Queen opens Buckingham Palace to the public. August and September 1993.

Year 1994	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian	Honorary Clerk
	South Africa returns to the Commonwealth.	C A Prendergast CBE DL	Donald Du Parc Braham	David Pearl	Raymond Layard
	50th Anniversary of the “D” Day Landings.

Year 1995	Inscriptions	Chairman	Senior Custodian	Junior Custodian	Honorary Clerk
	H.M. The Queen and HRH The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh lead the Commemoration to mark the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War.	C A Prendergast CBE DL	David B. Pearl	Lady Olive Norton MBE	Raymond Layard
	Completion of the 23 year long Restoration Programme of Westminster Abbey.