Festival of Britain plaque, White City Tube Station, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, 2010. Detail of a Festival of Britain Award for Merit plaque...
The Transport Pavilion at the Festival of Britain on London's South Bank, 1951. Original Publication : Picture Post - 5340 - Festival At Night -...
Lighting dress rehearsal on the Festival of Britain South Bank site, showing the Skylon and the Dome of Discovery, London, 23rd April 1951.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit Lansbury estate, which was to be a Festival of Britain showpiece in Poplar. There would be an exhibition...
Entertainment, Festivals, pic:1951, London, An aerial view of the Festival of Britain fun fair and pleasure gardens at Battersea Park
English composer, Ralph Vaughan-Williams , confers with British conductor Sir John Barbirolli over the score of Vaughan-Williams' 'Sinfonia...
Travel, Festivals, pic: May 1951, London, Prominent features at the Festival of Britain,The Shot Tower, The Royal Festival Hall and the illuminated...
London, England The Festival of Britain, On the South Bank of the River Thames stands the Skylon which rises vertically to 290 ft, Visitors to the...
Aircraft on display in the Hall of Transport at the Festival of Britain, London, 1951. On the left is a Supermarine S6A and at top is the de...
England Fashion models performing in the Festival of Britain's Travelling Exhibition are pictured outside the venue
London, England The Festival of Britain, On the South Bank of the River Thames stands the Skylon which rises vertically to 290 ft, Visitors to the...
Travel, Festivals, PIC: 1951, London, The Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames, floodlit at night
The construction of the Festival of Britain site on London's South Bank, October 1950. Waterloo Station is on the left, with County Hall behind it,...
British artist John Piper and cartoonist Osbert Lancaster work on the design for the Grand Vista of Battersea Park in preparation for the Festival of...
'The way to go round The Dome, 1951. Between May and September 1951 a grand exhibition was held throughout Great Britain. A Festival Council brought...
View of a group of passengers going through the watershute at Battersea Festival Gardens, London, c1951-c1959. The park was transformed as part of...
Terrace of the Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, c1951-c1965. The Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank is a large...
British artist Victor Pasmore at work in a restaurant on London's South Bank for the Festival of Britain. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5178 -...
Workmen fit the last rivets onto the roof of the Dome of Discovery on London's South Bank, ready for the Festival of Britain exhibition.
Families watching the Royal procession as King George VI goes to St Paul's to declare the Festival of Britain open. Original Publication: Picture...
British sculptor Barbara Hepworth at work on an abstract stone sculpture for the Dome of Discovery on London's South Bank for the Festival of...
British architect Hugh Casson, Director of architecture for Festival of Britain, in his office with a model of the Shot Tower, which is the...
Visitors at the Festival Of Britain deciding where to go next. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5626 - Visitors To The Festival - unpub.
The Royal Festival Hall and other specially erected buildings at the site of the Festival of Britain on the South Bank of the River Thames, London....
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during a tour of London's South Bank Exhibition. The visit incorporated the opening of the newly built Royal...
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrive at the South Bank exhibition site, London, for their official visit to the Festival of Britain.
An example of a rural kitchen in the Homes and Gardens section of the Festival of Britain exhibition on the South Bank, London.
Nude sculpture by Jacob Epstein stands above a pool beside the Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank, venue of the Festival of Britain.
The River Thames is lit up as lights go on in full to mark the opening of the South Bank Festival of Britain Exhibition.
City gent looking at his watch outside Swan and Edgar in London with a sign reading 'Festival of Britain, Information Centre', in the background....
Ale wives in costume sample ale at the site of the Festival Inn, Grundy Street, Poplar in anticipation of Festival of Britain.
Ulster Guides and Rangers dancing in the sports arena during the Festival of Britain at the South Bank.
Woman visitor to the Festival of Britain inspects a sculpture. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5626 - Visitors To The Festival - unpub.
The canteen at Clapham Deep Shelter to be used to accommodate visitors to the Festival of Britain. The shelter can take 4000 people, is served by...
Canadian architect Wells Wintemute Coates inspects building progress on the site of the South Bank Exhibition in London. He is designing the...
From left to right, Misha Black, James Holland, Ralph Tubbs and Hugh Casson, the architects and designers who are responsible for the overall plan of...
The Royal Festival Hall at the time of the Festival of Britain with the Dome of Discovery' and the Skylon. In the background are the Houses of...
Visitors to the Festival of Britain stop to view 'Turning Forms', a sculpture, by Barbara Hepworth, circa 1951.
Family inspect the site of the Festival of Britain on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. The exhibition aims to celebrates the centenary...
Visitors to the Festival of Britain on London's South Bank. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5626 - Festival Foreigners - unpub.
Workmen finishing the framework of the 'Skylon' a 200 ft tall steel and aluminium tower designed by Powell and Moya for the Festival of Britain on...
Front cover for the Festival of Britain guide book incorporating the festival logo showing the head of Britannia, designed by Abram Games.
Man carries out demolition work on the Festival of Britain site, at the South Bank, London. The shot tower is in the background.
Russian-born British architect and exhibition designer Sir Misha Black with designs for the Festival Of Britain exhibition. Original Publication:...
Pat Dainton, left, wearing a 'Skylon' hat, Veronica Hurst, wearing a 'Shot Tower' and Joan Dowling, right, in a 'Dome of Discovery' at the Chelsea...
The symbol of the Festival of Britain, designed by Abram Games. The head of Britannia is surmounted onto the star of the compass. The colours are...
The 'Dome of Discovery' exhibition at the Festival of Britain. In the centre a telescope for Australia.
English poet and author Laurie Lee in his role as Festival Chief of the 'Eccentrics Corner' at The Festival of Britain, demonstrating the talents of...
Guest near the Dome of Discovery at the South Bank Exhibition during the Festival of Britain, London, UK, 17th July 1951. Original Publication:...
Chief Adegunle Soetan and other guests of the UK government under the Colonial Office tour the South Bank Exhibition during the Festival of Britain,...
Bajan Lieutenant Joseph Nathaniel Griffith conducts the Trinidad All-Steel Percussion Orchestra during their first public performance at the Festival...
Ghanaian footballers Emmanuel Christian Briandt, the team captain, with his Gold Coast teammates Okoe Addy, J Aggrey and Timothy Darbah, having...
