SB1 - Festival of Britain - Further Research

At Leeds and Nottingham where there were no permanent buildings in which the Exhibition could be displayed, a rigid frame structure covered by 100,000 square feet of canvas was erected to contain it. The whole exhibition was transported by a massive fleet of 100 lorries. In the Corridor of Time section, 16 large pendulums, swinging over the heads of visitors, illuminated and demonstrated the development and progress of the British nation throughout the ages. The exhibition's designer was Richard Levin.

• Look at how far we have come 
• The poster could fold out
• 6 sections or 6 poster series 
• Could I celebrate where we are now? 
• maybe celebrate past events but with a modern twist? 
• How could I keep them all similar but different? 

The six sections of the Land Travelling Exhibition according to the Official Handbook were:

 

MATERIALS AND SKILL: the "display (of ) the development of Man's skill in handling materials throughout the ages"

 

DISCOVERY AND DESIGN: "how today in a world of machines the traditions of British craftsmanship have been supplemented by scientific knowledge and new techniques in the production of such things as domestic equipment and the objects made from plastics"

 

PEOPLE AT HOME showed "how, in all rooms of an ordinary house, the designer and the scientist can combine to solve many domestic problems, in furniture and floor coverings, light fittings and other essentials." Also "The House of the Future" "there will be a guess at what our future homes may look like."

 

PEOPLE AT PLAY was "devoted to sports and pastimes, field sports, camping, indoor and outdoor games and recreations, toys and hobbies, with a section on clothes for leisure wear.

 

PEOPLE AT WORK covered "the story of the gas turbine engine, its invention by Sir Frank Whittle, its development and production" serving "as a symbol of the enterprise of (our) industries, the skill of (our) engineers and the scientific research which lies behind their efforts". and Finally:

 

PEOPLE TRAVEL showed "the story of passenger travel by rail from 1830 to the present day", with "the story of the omnibus and (our) achievement in every form of ocean travel from liners to yachts."

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