Erection date: 2011
Festival of Britain 1951, 3rd May - 3rd November, site of the Festival Pleasure Gardens 2011.
Wandsworth Council
SW11, Battersea Park, Fountain Lake
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Festival of Britain - SW11
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Festival of Britain - SW11
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