AS the country gears up for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, Darlington has been getting into the spirit of things with some extravagant displays.
The Northern Echo headed into town to see which displays were the most eye-catching.
Plenty of shops, bars and hair salons had excellent window displays and some unknown yarn-bombers had been out in Mowden decorating post boxes.
Here are some of our favourites.
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- Dr.Inks, Coniscliffe Road
Staff at this cocktail bar did not hold back with their display. Complete with red, white and blue ballons, a little throne and a Corgi with a tiara, it was clear a lot of effort had been put into this.
Manager of Dr.Inks, Dan Middleton, said: "We usually go all out with our window displays and our customers kind of expect it now. Customers have been taking pictures with it. Orginally we wanted people to be able to see it while sitting outside but we're not able to have outdoor seating.
"Our customers know we like to have out-there displays so it was no different the Jubilee."
- E&L Dance Boutique, Bondgate
Union flags were hanging from this dance boutique on Bondgate with some baloons thrown in for good measure. We loved this patriotic display.
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- The Old English Gentleman, Bondgate
Sometimes simple is best and The Old English Gentleman had some huge Union Flags hanging outside to add some colour ahead of the big weekend.
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- Grange Road
It was a rainy day in Darlington today (Monday, May 16) but some very soggy Union Flags brightened things up a bit on Grange Road.
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- Mowden
The yarn-bombers have been out in Mowden and created some cute and very impressive post-box toppers.
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- Refrill, Bondgate
This vintage shop has a very classy window display for the Jubilee that wouldn't look out of place if it was for the Coronation in 1953. There are also royal-themed gifts inside, making the perfect gift for yourfavourite royalist.
- Winroths Hairdressing, Clark's Yard
The Queen popped into Winroths Hairdressing for a cut and blowdry, or so this popular ladies hair salon would have us believe. Can you spot her in the window?
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- Toni & Guy, Post House Wynd
The Queen certainly gets about a bit. She was next spotted in Toni & Guy, clearly she is a big fan of hair salons in Darlington.
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- Market Square
There was no shortage of Union Flags on the Market Square ahead of the Jubilee. It certainly brightened up an otherwise empty space on a very rainy day.
Have you spotted any Jubilee-themed displays in Darlington that you think belong on this list? Let us know.
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