Festival Collection

John Martyn in concert, St Ives, Cornwall
John Martyn (1948-2009), singer, songwriter and guitarist, in concert at the St Ives September Festival, Cornwall. Date: 1980

Japanese Dolls / Owners
Dolls displayed in the childrens festival at Hina-no-matsuri, Japan

Meat Loaf in concert
Meat Loaf - Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday on September 27, 1947), American rock musician and Actor performing at the Penwith Rock Festival in 1983 (Chuck Berry)

Festival of Britain View
Aerial view of the exhibition site of the 1951 Festival of Britain on Londons South Bank showing the Dome of Discovery, The Skylon and other pavilions

Advert / Verdi Opera 1953
Verdi Festival at Verona, in the course of which we shall watch performances of Aida, Il Trovatore and La Forza del Destino

Festival of Britain 1951 - The Skylon, South Bank, London. Designed by Hidalgo Moya, Philip Powell and Felix Samuely, and fabricated by Painter Brothers of Hereford, England Date: 1951

The Illustrated London News Festival of Britain issue
The Festival of Britain exhibition opening, a special number from The Illustrated London News. The front cover was created by Terence Cuneo 1907-1996

Festival of Britain
The brand new Royal Festival Hall and South Bank Exhibition with the Dome of Discovery on the right, seen from across the river Thames

Romy Schneider and Alain Delon at Cannes, 1962
Romy Schneider, one of the stars of Italys entry Boccaccio 70, and Alain Delon at the Cannes Film Festival, 1962 Date: 1962

John Martyn in concert, St Ives, Cornwall
John Martyn (1948-2009), singer, songwriter and guitarist, in concert at the St Ives September Festival, Cornwall. Date: 1980

The carnival in the port of Spain, Trinidad, 1888. People cavort in fancy dress through the street, some playing banjos, others brandishing what looks like bladders on sticks

Mitchells Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
Mitchells Corn Palace, The Worlds Only Corn Palace at Mitchell, South Dakota, USA. The card notes that this building is redecorated annually at a cost of $10

African warrior at ngoma, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa
African warrior at a ngoma (traditional music and dance festival) in Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa. 1924

Meat Loaf in concert, Penwith, Cornwall
Meat Loaf in concert at the Penwith Rock Festival, Cornwall. Date: 1983

St. Louis Worlds Fair - Festival Hall and Cascades
St. Louis Worlds Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition), St. Louis, Missouri, USA - Festival Hall and Cascades Date: 1904

Handbill for balloon race, Green brothers
Handbill advertising a balloon race between Charles Green and his brother in two balloons, taking place from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, to celebrate the Queens birthday. 13 August 1835

Five Famous Conductors in Silhouette - who took part in Bournemouths Festival of Music in 1922, organised by Mr. Dan Godfrey at the Winter Gardens

Poster advertising a Dance Festival in the USSR
Poster advertising a Dance Festival in Moscow and Leningrad, USSR, 10 to 20 June 1936

Longest Day at Stonehenge, Wiltshire
People gathering at Stonehenge, Wiltshire on the longest day of the year, on or near 21 June 1912. This photograph shows a daybreak pilgrimage by members of The Universal Bond of the Sons of Men

Roman orgy to celebrate the Saturnalia
Roman men and women having an orgy to celebrate the Saturnalia, held in honour of the god Saturn. Date: circa 1st century

Stuart Knussen, bass-player in the English Chamber Orchestra, probably during the Aldeburgh Festival of 1961 Date: 1961

Advertisement for Jaeger in Festival of Britain Year, showing two women wearing classic fashions. Date: 1951

Christmas Eve - about 1460 by Pauline Baynes
Christmas Eve, as celebrated in 1460 with children bringing in holly and the Yule Log to be lit on Christmas Day, and other joining in a last minute carol practice

Peter Pears and Emanuel Hurwitz Aldeburgh Festival 1963
Peter Pears talking with Emanuel Hurwitz, violinist in the English Chamber Orchestra and Melos Ensemble during rehearsals of St Nicholas at Orford Church 23 June 1963 Aldeburgh Festival. Date: 1963

Yehudi Menuhin and Benjamin Britten Rehearsing
Yehudi Menuhin and Benjamin Britten rehearsing violin and piano in the Jubilee Hall for the Piano Trios recital in Aldeburgh Parish Church on 24 June 1963. Date: 1963

Benjamin Britten, Yehudi Menuhin
Rehearsal for Piano Trios Concert in the Aldeburgh Parish Church (24 June), Aldeburgh Festival 1963. Benjamin Britten (piano)

Lion & Unicorn Pavilion
The Lion and Unicorn Pavilion at the South Bank Exhibition, containing exhibits on the use of the English language, growth of British parliamentary government, etc

Royal Festival Hall 1951
The newly built Royal Festival Hall at the South Bank in London

Fest / Britain / Guide Cover
The cover of an official guide. Following the war, the festival aimed to raise the nations spirits whilst promoting the best in British art, design and industry. Date: 1951

Cricket at Blackheath
Kent host Surrey at the Rectory Field ground, Blackheath. Famous Surrey batsman Jack Hobbs is at the crease, and has been permitted to have a runner (seen at square leg)

The Festival of Reason, created by the French

Festival of Britain
Night scene showing the illuminated exhibition site of the 1951 Festival Britain on Londons South Bank with the Skylon glowing in the dark and the Dome of Discovery visible

Clog Dance / Toaduff
CLOG DANCING / ENGLISH STEP DANCE An audience watch a demonstration by Jackie Toaduff, at the York Summer Festival

Dome & Skylon 1951
Visitors outside the Dome of Discovery and the Skylon, both famous attractions of the Festival of Britain exhibition, South Bank, London

Janet Baker, Bryan Drake and Peter Pears
Janet Baker, Peter Pears and Bryan Drake rehearsing Schumann in the Jubilee Hall, for the concert in Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall on 21 June 1963, entitled Pot Pourri

Benjamin Britten, Yehudi Menuhin
Rehearsal for Piano Trios Concert in the Aldeburgh Parish Church (24 June), Aldeburgh Festival 1963. Benjamin Britten (piano)

Oktoberfest at Munich, Germany
Scene at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, with horses pulling a decorated dray past the tower of the Lowenbrau Brewery

Petergate, York
A view of Petergate, York, during festival time, with the towers of the Minster in the background

The Glasgow Garden Festival preparations
A photographer takes pictures from a cherry picker of the construction and preparartion for the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988. The Daily Telegraph Date: 1988

Meat Loaf in concert, Penwith Rock Festival, Cornwall
Meat Loaf (Michael Lee Aday, b. Marvin Lee Aday, 1947), American rock musician and actor, performing on stage with a female singer at the Penwith Rock Festival in 1983. Date: 1983

Advertisement for Son et Lumiere, Sion, Switzerland
Advertisement for a Son et Lumiere festival at Sion, Valais, Switzerland. circa 1960

Greetings postcard, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, India
Multiview greetings postcard from Mhow, a British Army cantonment (now Dr Ambedkar Nagar), Madhya Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1910

All-Red Route at the Festival of Empire, 1911
A diagram of the All-Red Route at the Festival of Empire, opened on 12th May 1911 by King George V and Queen Mary. The route was essentially an electric railway line laid down at a cost of 90

Inside the Dome of Discovery, Festival of Britain, London
General view inside the Dome of Discovery, part of the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank, London. This part of the exhibition covered Britains conquest of the physical world through

Iran, Teheran - Nayrouz (The New Year Festival) - an event which was Coptic and originated in Egypt. Ignorant of the Egyptian language for the most part

Grasmere Rush Festival
The Rush Bearing Festival at Grasmere, Lake District, England. Church floors were earthen and rushes were strewn on the floor for warmth. Held on St. Oswalds Day. Date: 1950s

Sculptures on display as part of the Festival of Britain
Sculptures on display in Battersea Park (and on tour) as part of the Festival of Britain: a paper sculpture entitled Hunting by Bruce Angrave (top)

Telegram from Queen
The Queen sends a thank-you telegram to the earl of Bessborough, patron of the Chichester Festival. Date: 1962

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