Inscription
1951
Site: Festival of Britain in Oxford Street (3 memorials)
W1, Oxford Street, 213
This building was put up in 1951 by architects Ronald Ward and Partners. Ornamental Passions has an excellent report on the building.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Festival of Britain - Symbol
Subjects commemorated i
Festival of Britain
'A tonic for the Nation', The Festival was intended to cheer us all up after ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Festival of Britain - Symbol
Also at this site i
Festival of Britain - Arts
The relief shows the Royal Festival Hall, surrounded by a violin, saxophone, ...
Festival of Britain - Science
The relief shows a pair of compasses, globe, hour-glass, rolled document, anc...
Nearby Memorials
Novello's printing works - printing
W1, Hollen Street
These reliefs are high up, at either end of the building. Not really memorials so normally we would not have collected these lovely cheru...
1 subject commemorated
Sealing of the Magna Carta - Parliament Square
SW1, Little George Street, Supreme Court
At one time this was the site of nearby Westminster Abbey's Sanctuary Tower and Belfry. This building was designed by James S. Gibson an...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Dairy Supply Company - churn
WC1, Coptic Street, 30, Pizza Express
We've long admired this building (1888 by R. P. Whellock) so we are delighted that Ian Visits posted about it and did a lot of the resear...
1 subject commemorated
St John's Primary School - rebuilt
N5, Conewood Street, St John's Highbury Vale
Our research into the history of the school convinces us that the blank section of ribbon must have read "Christ Church" which was the sc...
1 subject commemorated
Covent Garden Market
WC2, Southampton Street, Jubilee Market Hall
Large bronze relief "Fruit Porter Bronze", unveiled October 2006 by Mayor of Westminster. Commissioned by Worshipful Company of Fruiterer...
28 subjects commemorated,
2 creators