The interior of the Power and Production Pavilion at the South Bank Exhibition of the Festival of Britain

Date:
19 Jul 1951
Location:
Festival of Britain, South Bank Exhibition, Power and Production Pavilion, South Bank, Lambeth, Greater London Authority
Reference:
OP35896
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The original caption reads: "South Bank Exhibition, Festival of Britain 1951. Interior of the Power and Production Pavilion."

The Power and Production Pavilion displayed how raw materials were used to generate electricity and how power was used by industry. It also emphasised that machines could not replace people: within the Pavilion, craftspeople wearing white coats - some shown in this photograph - demonstrated British crafts such as glass blowing and pottery painting, and making silverware, paper, and fine instruments.

Content

This is part of the Collection: FOB01 Festival Of Britain Official Photographs

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Exhibition Pavilion, Exhibition