Crowning the floral queen at Southern railway flowers show . The crowning of Miss Violet E Larcomb as Floral Queen was one of the events at the eigth annual Flower , Fruit and Vegtable SHow of the Southern Railway and Eastern and Central Sections ( London Area ) which took place at the Sports Ground , Plough Lane , Waddon . Photo shows , Miss Violet E Larcomb being crowned Floral Queen by Alderman A Peters . 19 August 1936 19 August 1936