Title

Winston Churchill at the opening of the Festival of Britain, London, 1951. Artist: Henry Grant

Caption

Winston Churchill at the opening of the Festival of Britain, London, 1951. Sitting down in the very centre of the photograph, wearing a top hat and numerous medals, orders and decorations. Standing to the right of him is the Prime Minister Clement Atlee. Between May and September 1951 a grand exhibition was held throughout Great Britain. A Festival Council brought together a team of designers, architects and builders to mastermind this exhibition, whose intention was to demonstrate all that was best about Britain at the time. The central focus was a purpose built exhibition constructed on the South Bank of the Thames in London.
Museum of London

Date

1951

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Museum of London

Reference

HRM19A84_149

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,8Mb (1,5Mb) / 14,5in x 14,4in / 4348 x 4325 (300dpi)

Keywords

London England female women woman people male event man men hat ceremony politics guy clothes decoration dress prime minister location umbrella century order lady medal medals top hat B&W MONOCHROME politician fifties 1950s south bank Walking cane Southbank black & white black and white B W 20th century Opening Ceremony statesman Museum of London decade Festival of Britain 1951 TGN Clement Atlee Sir Winston Churchill photograph portrait Winston Churchill Winston Sir Winston Churchill Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Henry Grant Clement Atlee Grant Henry photograph portrait