An exhibit showing a typical English seaside town, in the Seaside Pavilion on the South Bank as part of the Festival of Britain

Date:
19 Jul 1951
Location:
Festival of Britain, South Bank Exhibition, Seaside Pavilion, The Promenade, South Bank, Lambeth, Greater London Authority
Reference:
OP04707
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The original caption reads: "A typical British seaside town as it might look from the sea. Designed and displayed by Eric Brown and Peter Chamberlain for the Seaside Pavilion."

The Seaside Pavilion was designed by the architects Eric Brown and Peter Chamberlin. It was split into three scenes reflecting the main kinds of coastline around Great Britain: "the small working ports; the large pleasure resorts; and the stretches of undeveloped coast which lie between". The pavilion was based on the idea of seaside holidays.

Content

This is part of the Collection: FOB01 Festival of Britain official photographs

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Brown, Eric: Festival Of Britain Office

Architect: Chamberlin, Peter Hugh Girard

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Exhibition Pavilion, Exhibition, Festivals And Fairs