1950 – Map – Festival of Britain – National Map

1950 - Map - Festival of Britain

National Map

Portrait, colour, folded.

The National Map of events for the 1951 Festival Of Britain. This map was actually published in 1950, the year before the Festival of Britain, to show the events that were planned for 1951 and their locations across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This allowed visitors to plan ahead and save-up for the event.

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In the summer of 1951, the United Kingdom hosted an event that would leave an indelible mark on the nation’s cultural landscape: The Festival of Britain. This national exhibition and fair was not merely a celebration; it was a declaration of recovery, resilience, and forward-thinking in a country still feeling the aftershocks of the Second World War.

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