Festival of Britain in colour 1951 (HQ)
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Shame they destroyed all the buildings, would have loved to see the Skylon especially.
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Thank you very much for posting this! Much appreciated...
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Ye gods I was 6 years old when I went there we actually made thing in those days & were proud of what we did! After the Festival everything was scrapped except the Festival Hall, State vandalism or short sightedness? Bit like the country now sadly.
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I dislike - who was that then?
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I remember this well. I was only five years old at the time, and we stayed in Battersea with a former shipmate of my dad's. (We also stayed with them for the Coronation two years later, although we actually watchedit on their tiny TV set, along with half the street!). There is an excellent BBC2 documentary available on iPlayer for another five days, which captures perfectly the optimism and excitement of those far-off post-war/post-depression days. What has happened to us all?
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@Wayzgoosey Come and visit the "Heart" of London today......!
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brilliant Video... but i wonder how hard it would be to make such a wonderful spectacle in todays Britain ???..
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great retro stuff,an england when.it needed a boost,from war and dullness,fab footage,wish i had been there to see it/ ian d 6870
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I've just been reading an account of the festival written by my great aunt who visited en route to a scout jamboree in Austria. Great to actually see the things she described in such high quality! Made my day!
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I must have been 10 years old when I went with my school to see this. Most of it was over our heads, but I do remember the Skylon, the Dome of Discovery and the Shot Tower. The boy who enjoyed the day most of all was 'unfortunate' enough to become separated from the group. He spent the day in the police station drinking lemonade and reading comics. And we were all jealous!
Marvellous bit of film though - thanks.
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really interesting social history. thanks for posting.
razzlepuzzle 3 years ago 5
My Dad remembers this as a wonderful childhood experience.
Steeleperfect 3 years ago 3