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Festival of Britain 1951 - national celebration on the South Bank
The Festival of Britain in 1951 was designed to celebrate the nation's industry, arts and science, and promote a feeling of recovery following the aftershock of the Second World War. Held on a 27-acre former industrial site on London's South Bank, the Festival opened on the centenary - almost to the day - of the 1851 Great Exhibition.