EAW029829 ENGLAND (1950). The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1950
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| Title | [EAW029829] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1950 | 
| Reference | EAW029829 | 
| Date | 1-July-1950 | 
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| Place name | LAMBETH | 
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND | 
| Easting / Northing | 530933, 180106 | 
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.1132719481087, 51.504217309053 | 
| National Grid Reference | TQ309801 | 
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  ![[EAW048069] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site being cleared and Royal Festival Hall, Lambeth, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/048/EAW048069.jpg) 
  
                                          ![[EAW034927] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction alongside Hungerford Bridge, Lambeth, 1951. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034927.jpg) 
 ![[EAW035673] Waterloo Station, Hungerford Bridge and the Festival of Britain South Bank Site, Lambeth, 1951. This image has been produced from a damaged print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/035/EAW035673.jpg) 
 ![[EAW032221] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/032/EAW032221.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034686] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1951](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034686.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034687] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1951](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034687.jpg) 
 ![[EAW029494] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1950](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/029/EAW029494.jpg) 
 ![[EAW029495] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1950](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/029/EAW029495.jpg) 
 ![[EAW033177] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1950](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/033/EAW033177.jpg) 
 ![[EAW048067] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site being cleared, Lambeth, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/048/EAW048067.jpg) 
 ![[EAW035675] Waterloo Station, Hungerford Bridge and the Festival of Britain South Bank Site, Lambeth, 1951. This image has been produced from a damaged print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/035/EAW035675.jpg) 
 ![[EAW036465] Lambeth, the Festival of Britain underway on the South Bank, 1951. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/036/EAW036465.jpg) 
 ![[EAW046363] The Festival of Britain South Bank site being dismantled, Lambeth, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/046/EAW046363.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034675] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1951](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034675.jpg) 
 ![[EAW046364] The Festival of Britain South Bank site being dismantled, Lambeth, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/046/EAW046364.jpg) 
 ![[EAW048071] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site being cleared, Royal Festival Hall and Waterloo Bridge, Lambeth, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/048/EAW048071.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034680] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1951](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034680.jpg) 
 ![[EAW035678A] Hungerford Bridge and the Festival of Britain South Bank Site, Lambeth, 1951. This image has been produced from a damaged print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/035/EAW035678A.jpg) 
 ![[EAW032229] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, from the south-west, 1950](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/032/EAW032229.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034926] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1951. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034926.jpg) 
 ![[EAW032227] Hungerford Bridge and the Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1950](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/032/EAW032227.jpg) 
 ![[EAW042626] Buildings on the Festival of Britain South Bank site being dismantled, Lambeth, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/042/EAW042626.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034677] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction and the River Thames, Lambeth, 1951](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034677.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034930] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1951. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034930.jpg) 
 ![[EAW031796] The Festival of Britain South Bank site under construction, Lambeth, 1950](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/031/EAW031796.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034922] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction alongside Hungerford Bridge, Lambeth, 1951. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034922.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034924] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1951. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034924.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034932] The Dome of Discovery under construction at the Festival of Britain South Bank Site, Lambeth, 1951. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034932.jpg) 
 ![[EAW035292] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site including Skylon under construction, Lambeth, 1951. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/035/EAW035292.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034684] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1951](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034684.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034923] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1951. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034923.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034929] The Dome of Discovery under construction at the Festival of Britain South Bank Site, Lambeth, 1951. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034929.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034920] The Dome of Discovery under construction at the Festival of Britain South Bank Site, Lambeth, 1951. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034920.jpg) 
 ![[EAW049463] The Royal Festival Hall, Waterloo Station and environs, Lambeth, from the west, 1953](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/049/EAW049463.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034672] The Dome of Discovery and Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1951](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034672.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034689] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1951](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034689.jpg) 
 ![[EAW035702] Lambeth, crowds at the Festival of Britain South Bank Site, 1951. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/035/EAW035702.jpg) 
 ![[EAW035667] Hungerford Bridge and the Festival of Britain South Bank Site, Lambeth, 1951. This image has been produced from a damaged print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/035/EAW035667.jpg) 
 ![[EAW049466] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site and Hungerford Bridge, Lambeth, 1953](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/049/EAW049466.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034673] The Dome of Discovery and Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1951](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034673.jpg) 
 ![[EAW042629] Buildings on the Festival of Britain South Bank site being dismantled, Lambeth, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/042/EAW042629.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034679] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1951](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034679.jpg) 
 ![[EAW049398] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site, Hungerford Bridge and the River Thames, Lambeth, 1953](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/049/EAW049398.jpg) 
 ![[EAW035663] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site, Lambeth, 1951. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/035/EAW035663.jpg) 
 ![[EAW049399] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site, Hungerford Bridge and the River Thames, Lambeth, 1953](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/049/EAW049399.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034682] The Dome of Discovery and Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1951](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034682.jpg) 
 ![[EAW034928] The Festival of Britain South Bank Site under construction, Lambeth, 1951. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/034/EAW034928.jpg) 
 ![[EAW031797] The Festival of Britain South Bank site under construction, Lambeth, 1950](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/031/EAW031797.jpg) 
 




















