I am utterly besotted with this marvellous John Dean Munroe Harvey painting of 1951’s Festival Of Britain by the South Bank of The Thames in London. - ThreadSky

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colinsmith.bsky.social • 56 days ago

I am utterly besotted with this marvellous John Dean Munroe Harvey painting of 1951’s Festival Of Britain by the South Bank of The Thames in London.

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treylindsey.com•56 days ago

incredible

thedreadedlurgy.bsky.social•56 days ago

Something close to your heart I think, @c20society.bsky.social

lostinmilbury.bsky.social•56 days ago

Fabulous!

malcolmsleath.bsky.social•56 days ago

I was five. If time travel was possible, it would be the first place I would visit. So much hope.

pintxosandwine.bsky.social•56 days ago

There was a model of this on display in the Royal Festival Hall back in 2011, very impressive. I think I have a souvenir pin somewhere.

sallyoo.bsky.social•56 days ago

Lovely, the colour against the drab background really makes a statement that the exhibition was "special".

charlienotton.bsky.social•56 days ago

We should definitely have kept the Skylon...

danmkelly.bsky.social•56 days ago

I hadn’t realised until yesterday’s picture just how tall the Skylon was.

colinsmith.bsky.social•56 days ago

And in context, with the lack of skyscrapers in London, I suspect it would gave been perceived in the day as Very Tall Indeed.

socratesfc.bsky.social•56 days ago

Gorgeous. Would love to have seen the Festival of Britain. The term retro-futurism comes to mind. Looks like a cross between Dan Dare, Thunderbirds and The Jetsons.

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