A view of the upstream section of the South Bank Exhibition of the Festival of Britain, with the Skylon in the middle, seen from Victoria Embankment

Date:
17 Jul 1951
Location:
Festival of Britain, South Bank Exhibition, Belvedere Road, South Bank, Lambeth, Greater London Authority
Reference:
OP32778
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The original caption reads: "Panorama of the upstream section of the South Bank Exhibition, Festival of Britain."

The South Bank Exhibition was a 27 acre site on the South Bank, which was redeveloped between 1949 and 1951 as part of the Festival of Britain. The majority of the buildings on the site were demolished following the end of the Festival. The 'Skylon' was the winning design for the 'vertical feature' competition.

Content

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

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Exhibition, Festivals And Fairs