Relief

Festival of Britain - Symbol

Inscription

1951

W1, Oxford Street, 213

This building was put up in 1951 by architects Ronald Ward and Partners. Ornamental Passions has an excellent report on the building.

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Festival of Britain - Symbol

'A tonic for the Nation', The Festival was intended to cheer us all up after ...

This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Festival of Britain - Symbol

The relief shows the Royal Festival Hall, surrounded by a violin, saxophone, ...

The relief shows a pair of compasses, globe, hour-glass, rolled document, anc...

This 1940-67 NLS map shows a 'picture theatre (disused)' at number 24 (now flat-fronted post-war shops), and at Cinema Treasures we found...

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Over recent years (2011) this church has acquired at least 3 modern plaques whose purpose is, we think, mainly to entice visitors inside ...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

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There is a better picture at Flickr - we're not proud. Note the Tyburn tree at the left and the convent roof at the right. Seems likely...

2 subjects commemorated

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Number One Poultry, built in 1995 in a post-modern style, and voted by Time Out readers the fifth worst building in London. Designed by t...

1 subject commemorated, 4 creators

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This 1940-67 NLS map shows a 'picture theatre (disused)' at number 24 (now flat-fronted post-war shops), and at Cinema Treasures we found...

1 subject commemorated

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