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Turner, Barry. Beacon for change. How the 1951 Festival of Britain shaped the modern age (London, Aurum Press, 2011). a b c d e f " "Circa 1951: Presenting Science to the British Public", Robert Anderson, Oregon State University". Osulibrary.oregonstate.edu. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008 . Retrieved 13 December 2011.

The Riverside Theatre, Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea Park, London". Arthurlloyd.co.uk . Retrieved 13 December 2011. The Festival of Britain 1951 Crown is an incredibly interesting coin, but how much is it worth today and are there any different versions of it? As well as the material legacy, the Festival gave rise to new traditions, in particular the performances of medieval mystery plays in York and Chester. There was an explosion of interest [84] in these plays, regular performance of which have continued in those cities ever since. Typography at the Festival of Britain". Wharferj.wordpress.com. 8 June 2011 . Retrieved 13 December 2011.Peter Newman, and Ian Smith, "Cultural production, place and politics on the South Bank of the Thames." International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 24.1 (2000): 9-24. The Festival was a national celebration that reached millions of visitors across the UK and had several exhibitions located throughout the region, including the South Bank display in London all the way to the York Art Festival. Historic England. "Monument No.1541497". Research records (formerly PastScape) . Retrieved 13 December 2011.

Banham, Mary and Hillier, Bevis, A Tonic to the Nation: The Festival of Britain 1951 (Thames & Hudson, 1976). ISBN 0-500-27079-1 The 1951 Festival of Britain crown was not intended for circulation and it was instead released as a collectable item. Several images of the South Bank Exhibition can be found on the internet, including many released by The National Archives on the 60th anniversary of the festival. [87]F.M. Leventhal, "'A Tonic to the Nation': The Festival of Britain, 1951." Albion 27#3 (1995): 445-453. The inscription ‘GEORGIVS VID:G:BR:OMN:REX:F:D:’ is seen towards the top edge, with the value of the coin inscribed towards the bottom edge, ‘FIVE SHILLINGS’. Did It Enter Circulation? The 1951 Festival of Britain crown is definitely an intriguing coin given that it was one of only two crowns minted during the reign of King George VI.

Add items to your online wallet to discover how much you will receive. No printer needed. Or print the exchange form and fill it out Step 3: Profession: King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, Roman officer To celebrate the centennial of the Great Exhibition of 1851 it was decided that in 1951 there would be a national exhibition to celebrate the achievements of Great Britain. It was known as the Festival of Britain. Casey, Andrew. "Ceramics at the Festival of Britain 1951: Selection and Objection." Journal of the Decorative Arts Society 1850-the Present 25 (2001): 74–86. The Lion and the Unicorn ( Architects: R. D. Russell, Robert Goodden. Theme Conveners: Hubert Phillips and Peter Stucley. Display Designers: Robert Goodden, R. D. Russell and Richard Guyatt. Commentary: Laurie Lee.) [19]Featherstone, Simon (2009). Featherstone, S., Englishness: Twentieth Century Popular Culture and the Forming of English Identity , 2009, Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748623655 . Retrieved 13 December 2011.

Hoon, Will. The 1951 Festival of Britain: A Living Legacy (Department of History of Art and Design, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1996). Allen, Cecil J (1974). Titled Trains of the Western. Shepperton: Ian Allan. pp.21–23. ISBN 07110-0513-3. Harry Hopkins, The New Look: A social history of the Forties and Fifties in Britain (1963) pp 271-72.

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George did not think he would be King, but took the throne after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII. George VI married Elizabeth (known as the Queen Mother) and the couple were very popular during the war years. George was a heavy smoker and died in 1952 from lung cancer. His wife became knows as " Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother" and lived until30th March 2002 when she was 101. The Festival of Britain emblem – the Festival Star – designed by Abram Games, from the cover of the South Bank Exhibition Guide, 1951 Seaside. ( Architects and Designers: Eric Brown and Peter Chamberlain. Theme Convener. A. Hippisley Coxe.) There were other displays elsewhere, each intended to be complete in itself, yet each part of the one single conception. [8] Festival Pleasure Gardens were set up in Battersea, about three miles up river from the South Bank. Heavy engineering was the subject of an Exhibition of Industrial Power in Glasgow. Certain aspects of science, which did not fall within the terms of reference of the South Bank Exhibition, were displayed in South Kensington. Linen technology and science in agriculture were exhibited in "Farm and Factory" in Belfast. A smaller exhibition of the South Bank story was put on in the Festival ship Campania, [3] which toured the coast of Britain throughout the summer of 1951, and on land there was a travelling exhibition of industrial design. [8] London Transport RF13 (LUC213)