Ex-Lord Mayor of London Sir Roger Cork (right) talks to his successor Alderman Richard Nichols after the post was handed over at a traditional Silent Ceremony in London's Guildhall today (Friday), prior to the Lord Mayor's Show tomorrow. The Lord Mayor has been the elected head of the Corporation of London since 1215.

• Contributor: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: G493J9
• File size: 6 MB (246 KB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 1677 x 1249 px | 28.4 x 21.1 cm | 11.2 x 8.3 inches | 150dpi
• Date taken: 7 November 1997
• Location: London UK
• Photographer: Ben Curtis

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Ex-Lord Mayor of London Sir Roger Cork (right) talks to his successor Alderman Richard Nichols after the post was handed over at a traditional Silent Ceremony in London's Guildhall today (Friday), prior to the Lord Mayor's Show tomorrow. The Lord Mayor has been the elected head of the Corporation of London since 1215.