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Waterloo Festival Archive

This is the archived website of the Waterloo Festival 2021 with additional material from Waterloo Festival 2020. We hope you will enjoy exploring this cornucopia of arts, heritage and community creativity. For the current website, visit here.

festival of britain 1951

celebrating the 70th anniversary

“The Scene Below Can Be Imagined…”

“The Scene Below Can Be Imagined…”

The Shot Tower at the Festival of Britain of 1951.

William "Bill" Gear (1915-1997)

William "Bill" Gear (1915-1997)

The London Group (TLG) is teaming up again with Waterloo Festival over two exhibitions at this year's edition, later in June. We both...

#Festivalcast: Walking the Festival

#Festivalcast: Walking the Festival

An audio-tour of the South Bank site as it looked at the Festival of Britain of 1951. Led by Alan Powers and Elain Harwood, of the Twentieth

Britain ’21: Coming up for Air

Britain ’21: Coming up for Air

An outdoor exhibition in the Churchyard of St John's Waterloo, by The London Group.

On this day... (3rd May)

On this day... (3rd May)

On the 3rd of May 1951 the Festival of Britain was opened by King George VI at the footsteps of St Paul's Cathedral. This was one of the...

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