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    The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition and fair that reached millions of visitors throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951. Labour...
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    illusion of floating above the ground, built in 1951 for the Festival of Britain. A popular joke of the period was that, like the British economy of 1951...
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    Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the...
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    as "Lord Festival" for his successful leadership of the Festival of Britain, a critical and popular success in 1951 that attracted millions of visitors...
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    selection of cask ales, and the Champion Beer of Britain awards, and is held in August of each year. GBBF's sister festival, the Great British Beer Festival Winter...
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  • The 1951–52 Festival of Britain Cup was the fourth edition of the Ulster Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football. The tournament was renamed...
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    The hundredth anniversary of the invention brought renewed interest as a replica was made for the 1951 Festival of Britain. This non-working version was...
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    The Festival Star was the graphic symbol designed by Abram Games for the 1951 Festival of Britain. Games was one of 12 artists invited to submit designs...
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  • Skylon may refer to: Skylon (Festival of Britain), a landmark structure of the 1951 Festival of Britain Skylon (spacecraft), a proposed orbital spaceplane...
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    a Festival of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and referred to by Jacob Rees-Mogg, later minister for Brexit opportunities, as the Festival of Brexit—a...
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    orchestras at Southbank Centre. The hall was built as part of the Festival of Britain for London County Council, and was officially opened on 3 May 1951...
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    by Eric Morley as a mid-century advertisement for swimwear at the Festival of Britain. Håkansson was a photo and fashion model when she was crowned Miss...
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    Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (category British military personnel of the Fifth Somaliland Expedition)
    Prime Minister Attlee asked him to become the chairman of the Council of the Festival of Britain, scheduled to take place in 1951. Ismay accepted the offer...
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    with the Festival of Britain. At the end of the event, Kiki Håkansson of Sweden was announced as Miss World 1951. This is the first victory of Sweden in...
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    Southbank Centre (category Use British English from August 2015)
    Festival Hall is the only building from the Festival of Britain that survives. From 1962 to 1965, the Royal Festival Hall was extended towards the river and...
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    the Great British Beer Festival. Great British Beer Festival Winter is also home to the Champion Winter Beer of Britain awards. The festival is generally...
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    mintage of just 932.[citation needed] With their large size, many of the later coins were primarily commemoratives. The 1951 issue was for the Festival of Britain...
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    Millennium Dome (category Use British English from September 2013)
    smaller scale, under John Major's Conservative government, as a Festival of Britain or World's Fair-type showcase to celebrate the third millennium....
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    of the United Kingdom refers to all forms of visual art in or associated with the United Kingdom since the formation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in...
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  • Hugh Casson (category Academics of the Royal College of Art)
    was the director of architecture for the 1951 Festival of Britain. From 1976 to 1984, he was president of the Royal Academy. Casson was born in London...
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  • biggest Latin American festival; City of London Festival; Covent Garden Festival; Kensington Dollshouse Festival; Festival of Britain (1951); Greenwich+Docklands...
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    South Bank (category Festival of Britain)
    name South Bank was first widely used in 1951 during the Festival of Britain. The festival redefined the area as a place for arts and entertainment....
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  • Eric Morley (category British Army personnel of World War II)
    The first competition coincided with the Festival of Britain. In 1952, he was Mecca's general manager of dancing, and was made a director in 1953. With...
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  • Film Festival Guild, including the British Animation Film Festival, the British Independent Film Festival and the International Film Festival of Wales...
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    London (redirect from London, Great Britain)
    making London one of the most diverse cities in the world. In 1951, the Festival of Britain was held on the South Bank. The Great Smog of 1952 led to the...
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    list of festivals in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Both single events and recurring festivals are included. This list includes festivals of diverse...
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  • contribution to the Festival of Britain thanks to the new chairman Kenneth Clark. Artworks commissioned by the council for the festival were retained to...
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    building at the Festival of Britain. It moved to its present location on the South Bank in London for the first London Film Festival on 16 October 1957...
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    could relive the experience of attending. List of world's fairs 1862 International Exhibition, held in London. Festival of Britain Great Exhibition Bay Prince...
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    Great Wheel of the Earl's Court Exhibition, and went on to dismantle the Skylon, dome, and ten other buildings, at the Festival of Britain site in 1952...
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