ROYAL memorabilia forms the basis of a new exhibition at Kirkleatham Hall Museum, Redcar.

Exhibits loaned or donated by people for the God Save The Queen exhibition range from a 1953 bedspread and pillow to a 1953 casting of the 1953 coronation coach and horses, bought from Woolworths for 2s 6d (12 and a half pence).

Museum curator Phil Philo said: "It is an attempt to show how people have celebrated royal events for the past 100 years, concentrating on Queen Elizabeth II, but featuring all the monarchs from Queen Victoria.

"We have had a fantastic response from the public - they have been very, very generous."

The exhibit from furthest away is a tin of chocolates, still in its cellophane wrapping, from Maidstone, Kent, sent by a former pupil of John Batty School, Redcar.

The chocolates were given to pupils to celebrate the silver jubilee of King George, in 1935.

Mr Philo said: "Most items are of sentimental value, acquired from schooldays, or passed down by members of families.

"You can't underestimate the strong feeling there still is towards the Royal Family and it is not just confined to the older generation - people of all ages have loaned material."

The exhibition runs until July 14, from Tuesdays until Sundays, 10am until 5pm, including both the Golden Jubilee Bank Holidays, Monday and Tuesday, June 3 and 4