Images Dated 24th June 2022

The Islanders OP35887

Festival of Britain, South Bank Exhibition, South Bank, Lambeth, Greater London. The monumental relief work The Islanders by Siegfried Charoux, on display at the South Bank Exhibition of the Festival of Britain.
The original caption reads: "South Bank Exhibition, Festival of Britain 1951. River Walk: The monumental group in high relief "The Islanders" by Siegfried Charoux."
The monumental relief work was created in concrete. It depicted the figures of a man, woman and child, and was exhibited as part of the Sea and Ships pavilion. The monument was destroyed following the end of the Festival of Britain

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Repairing Milbank Estate P_H00261_001

Millbank Estate, Ruskin House, Herrick Street, Millbank, City of Westminster, Greater London. An elevated view of Ruskin House on the Millbank Estate, showing people at work on the repair of the building following bomb damage.
The Millbank Estate consisted of twelve blocks of flats and the repairs depicted in the image are to Ruskin House. The Millbank estate was built in the early 20th century and was one of the most significant estates built by the London County Council. The blocks remain standing in 2020 and received listed status in 1970

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