Exhibitions Collection (page 12)

Festival White Knight
The " White Knight" (with the morale raiser on his back) in the Lion and Unicorn Pavilion (symbolising British action and imagination respectively), at the South Bank Exhibition

Festival Vista Arcades
Visitors at the Vista Arcades, part of Battersea Festival Pleasure Gardens during the Festival of Britain celebrations

Festival Acrobats 1951
Acrobats at the Lakeside Stage, entertaining visitors to Battersea Festival Pleasure Gardens during the Festival of Britain celebrations

Royal Festival Hall
The brand new Royal Festival Hall, floodlit at night, during the Festival of Britain exhibition

Festival Sea & Ships
The River Walk outside the Sea and Ships exhibition centre, part of the Festival of Britain exhibition on the South Bank, London

Orange & Lavender Girls
A " Nell Gwyn" Orange Girl and a Lavender Girl at Battersea Pleasure Gardens, part of the Festival of Britain. Costumes styled by Peggy Page, fabric by Balcora

Festival Boating Lake
The Boating Lake and Fun Fair (note John Collins Big Dipper) at Battersea Pleasure Gardens, part of the Festival of Britain celebrations

Festival Nell Gwyn 1951
A " Nell Gwyn" Orange Girl at Battersea Pleasure Gardens, one of the attractions of the Festival of Britain. Costume styled by Peggy Page, fabric by Balcora

Country Pavilion 1951
The interior of the Country Pavilion, exhibiting the latest tractor models, part of the Festival of Britain South Bank Exhibition, London

Festival Majorettes
Majorettes in short skirts twirl their batons, followed by a marching brass band, at the Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea, Festival of Britain celebrations

Festival Flower Girlss
Three flower girls and many visitors at Battersea Pleasure Gardens, part of the Festival of Britain. Girls costumes by Peggy Page, fabric by Balcora

Festival Fountains
The Lake and Fountains at Battersea Festival Pleasure Gardens, vistor attractions of the Festival of Britain celebrations

The Islanders, a huge relief sculpture by Siegfried Charoux, representing the struggle and resilience of the British people, especially during World War Two

Festival Gardens 1951
Visitors relax on deckchairs while a gardener tends to the flower beds at the Festival Gardens, Battersea. Note the Guinness Clock (behind) and Crescent Restaurant (left)

Franco-Brit Exhibition
Franco-British Exhibition at Shepherds Bush, London, symbolises the growing rapprochement between Britain and France

Great Exhibition / Cartoon
The Opening of the Great Hive of the World May 1 1851 (or The Industrial Exhibition of All Nations ). Cruikshanks impression of the scale of the Hyde Park opening ceremony

Paris Exhibition 1900
Visitors to an unspecified part of the exhibition walk in and out of the main gates, which have horse sculptures on them

Machine Court / Gt Exhib
The machinery court at the Crystal Palace exhibition

Science Exhibition 1930
LIEGE, BELGIUM Exhibition of Grande Industrie, Sciences & Applications

Exhibitions / Paris / 1867
The Universal Exhibition of 1867, Paris The Spanish pavilion

Glasgow Exhib 1888
The Dome of the Central Hall of the Glasgow Exhibition

DRAYTONs PAPER 1890
An exhibition stand of G W Dray & Son Ltd, paper manufacturers. Date: 1890s

French Panorama Built
Construction work on a panorama of the Champs-Elysees

Paris Exhib Horticulture
View of the Palaces of Horticulture from across the river

Egyptian Court
Entrance to the Egyptian Court from the nave, by the avenue of lions

Country Visitors
A group of country visitors

S Bank Promenade
Children on the South Bank Promenade, which was directly in front of the new Royal Festival Hall, overlooking the Thames

Shell Mex Building
View across the Thames from the outside the Royal Festival Hall, showing the South Bank Promenade in the foreground and Shell Mex House (with clock) on the other side. Date: 1951

OLYMPIA, 1913
The Exhibition Hall at Olympia, London

Exhibition Cartoons 1843
Exhibition of cartoons in Westminster Hall

Paris Exhib. / Chateau Eau
The fountains outside the Palace of Electricity illuminated at night

Exhibition at Madame Tussauds, London
An exhibition of waxwork models at Madame Tussauds in Marylebone Road, London

International Exhibition in London, 1862
View of the Palace of Industry at the International Exhibition, which took place in London in 1862

Preparing models at Madame Tussaud s
Waxwork artists preparing models at Madame Tussaud s

Exhibition of models at Madame Tussauds, London
An exhibition of models at Madame Tussauds Waxworks, London

Madame Tussauds Waxworks, London
An exhibition of waxwork models at Madame Tussauds in Baker Street, London

BIF advert
British Industries Fair advert, held in London from February 18th - March 1st, 1935

Franco-British / Arts Ct
The Franco-British exhibition held at the White City, London. This picture shows a view of the Court of Arts

Franco-British / Elite Gdn
The Franco-British exhibition held at the White City, London. This picture shows a view of Elite Gardens

Franco-British / Honour Ct
The Franco-British exhibition held at the White City, London. This picture shows the Court of Honour

Advert / Exhib Brussels
Poster for an art exhibition, Pour l Art, Brussels

Crystal P. / Indian Court
General view of the Indian court

Crystal Palace Construct
Building in progress in Hyde Park

Crystal Palace / Shilling
THE FIRST SHILLING DAY - GOING IN Visitors pushing and shoving and generally losing all sense of decorum (not to mention other apparel !) to get in

Crystal Palace / Lodgings
Satire on the lack of lodging facilities during the Great Exhibition; " This is all I have ma m - I have just let the last tent on the tiles to a Foreign Nobleman"

Deserted Manchester 1851
All the world (except one man smoking and reading his newspaper in a shop doorway) has gone to the Crystal Palace in London, leaving Manchester deserted

Crystal Palace Odds / Ends
ODDS & ENDS A greedy gentleman who has lost his party; a rather large lady who cannot get through the entrance and the said party minus provisions

Crystal Palace Opened
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at the inauguration ceremony; view from the South West Gallery as the Archbishop offers up a prayer for Divine blessing upon the objects

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