A large queue on the Thames embankment outside County Hall, London, England, UK 1951. People are waiting to gain entrance to that year’s Festival of Britain's South Bank Exhibition. The photograph has the famous Skylon in the background.


A large queue on the Thames embankment outside County Hall, London, England, UK 1951. People are waiting to gain entrance to that year’s Festival of Britain's South Bank Exhibition. The photograph has the famous Skylon in the background. This image is from an amateur photographer’s 35mm negative – it will look soft if reproduced at too large a size.


Size: 3307px × 2242px
Location: County Hall, Southbank, London, England, UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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