Execution of St Alban Finish:Float frame of a roughly constructed theatre

of a roughly constructed theatre

21st October 1980 *** Local Caption *** Scanned from trannies held at the Coventry Telegraph

It was captured by the Australian 5th Division on 26th September 1917

even though its un-blown sisters had won the Le Mans 24 Hour Race in 1924

Execution of St Alban Finish:Float frame of a roughly constructed theatreExecution of St Alban, late 19th or early 20th century. A pagan who converted to Christianity, St Alban is regarded as the first British Christian martyr. He was executed by the Romans, but the date of his death, probably in the 3rd or early 4th century, is uncertain. St Albans Abbey was later founded near the site of his execution.