£28.50
Date 1951
London Battersea Park Festival Gardens Festival Of Britain 1951
An original programme for the Festival Of Britain Show at Battersea Park Festival Gardens, London, in 1951.
Entertainment listed includes the Cooper Twins, the Festival Military Band, Nat Allen, Lupino Lane, Scintillating Varieties and a Hammond Organ Concert.
The Festival Gardens were the fun side of the Festival, with entertainments, gardens and amusements beside the Thames. Festival Of Britain items capture the optimism of post-war Britain and are highly collectable theatre memorabilia.
| Production | Festival Of Britain Show |
|---|---|
| Venue | Battersea Park Festival Gardens – London |
| Cast | Cooper Twins – Festival Military Band, Nat Allen – Lupino Lane, Scintillating Varieties – Hammond Organ Concert! |
Condition: V good, cfld, lcr
Did you know?
- The 1951 Festival Of Britain marked the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851.
- Lupino Lane is famous for introducing ‘The Lambeth Walk’ in the 1937 musical Me and My Girl.
- The Festival’s main exhibition site was on London’s South Bank, where the Royal Festival Hall still stands.
SKU: T02976
