Festival of Britain 1951 Gallery

Festival Pleasure Gardens AA077613

Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea Park, Wandsworth, London. Passengers riding the waterchute fairground ride at the Battersea Festival Gardens, Greater London, illuminated at night. Battersea Park was transformed as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations in 1951. Photographed 1955-60 by John Gay

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Festival of Britain AA51_06896

Festival of Britain, South Bank, Lambeth, London. An elevated view looking down onto the courtyard of the Regatta Restaurant on the South Bank Exhibition site during the Festival of Britain. The sculpture 'Stabile with Mobile Elements (Maquette for 'Cypress') by Lynn Chadwick can be seen in the foreground. Photographed by M W Parry in 1951

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Science Museum AA093673

Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London. A man and two children walk by the atomic-themed screen at the entrance to the Science Museum erected as part of the museum's exhibition for the Festival of Britain. The screen was designed by Gordon Andrew for the exhibition which ran at the Science Museum between May and September 1951. Photographed by John Gay

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