The Guinness Festival Clock, installed in Battersea Park, London, England, UK during the Festival of Britain, 1951. The lettering on white baubles at base of device spell out ‘Guinness Time’ and also visible are the animals associated with Guinness including the motifs of fish and toucans made famous by John Gilroy. There were also smaller travelling versions of the clock during this period. This image is from an old amateur colour transparency.
The Guinness Festival Clock, installed in Battersea Park, London, England, UK during the Festival of Britain, 1951. The lettering on white baubles at base of device spell out ‘Guinness Time’ and also visible are the animals associated with Guinness including the motifs of fish and toucans made famous by John Gilroy. There were also smaller travelling versions of the clock during this period. This image is from an old amateur colour transparency. It will look soft and grainy soft if used at too large a size – a vintage 1950s photograph. There is a darker version of this image truer in tone to the poor light conditions when it was photographed (Alamy ref: B8E819). However, this image has more detail.
Size: 2149px × 3248px
Location: Battersea Park, London, England, UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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