Festival of Britain

Polytechnic Architectural Students Society Gala Concert and Dance Souvenir Programme

ARC/1/1
Item
21-Jul-51

Part of Polytechnic Architectural Students Society

Concert of Contemporary British Music at the Royal Festival Hall, followed by dancing in the foyer until 11:45pm. Jointly arranged by the Polytechnic Architectural Students Society and the Architectural Association Students Club to mark the end of a Festival Congress [Festival of Britain] of architectural students in London. Includes many advertisements from building and furniture firms, photographs and architectural drawings of the Festival hall design, comprehensive musical programme notes.

Sketch of building

CUL/BOX1/122
Item
1914-1994

Part of Cullen, Thomas Gordon (9 Aug 1914-11 Aug 1994)

Sketch of a large dome shaped building. In pencil on tracing paper.

[possibly the Dome of Discovery, Festival of Britain 1951]

Drawing of Festival Surplus Store

CUL/BOX2/32
Piece
nd [c1914-1994]

Part of Cullen, Thomas Gordon (9 Aug 1914-11 Aug 1994)

Pencil drawing of a building labelled 'Festival Surplus' with a car park in the foreground. Labelled 'H.M.O.W'.
[possibly Festival of Britain, 1951]

Drawing of Festival Surplus Store

CUL/BOX2/33
Piece
nd [c1914-1994]

Part of Cullen, Thomas Gordon (9 Aug 1914-11 Aug 1994)

Drawing of a building labelled 'Festival Surplus' with a car park in the foreground in pen. Annotated for printing and labelled 'AJ Monday'.
[possibly Dome of Discovery, Festival of Britain, 1951]

Drawing of Cafe

CUL/BOX2/34
Piece
nd [c1914-1994]

Part of Cullen, Thomas Gordon (9 Aug 1914-11 Aug 1994)

Drawing of a dome shaped cafe next to a river, in pencil.
[possibly the Dome of Disovery, Festival of Britain, 1951]

A drawing of a building

CUL/Box3/65
Piece
nd [1914-1994]

Part of Cullen, Thomas Gordon (9 Aug 1914-11 Aug 1994)

A drawing of a building, no title included. Drawn in black ink on brown trace paper. The drawing looks onto a building with a domed roof and V shaped columns around the edge of the roof, there is a large staircase leading up to the building with an ornate structure through the centre of the building, vegetation is visible around the building. People are included.
[possibly the Dome of Discovery, Festival of Britain 1951]

A drawing of a tent at a festival

CUL/Box4/82
Piece
nd [1914-1994]

Part of Cullen, Thomas Gordon (9 Aug 1914-11 Aug 1994)

A drawing of a tent at a festival, no title included. Drawn in black ink on trace paper. The drawing is of a festival site, possibly the Dome of Discovery from the Festival of Britain in 1951. A domed tent with a patterned cover is visible in the centre of the image with flags showing parking location, the site is next to a river and there is a passenger boat in the river. Labels included are "CAFE", "Bass", "The Bollard-Set Teas" and "Dewar Mills". No people are included.

Drawing of the bank of the Thames

CUL/BOX6/3
Piece
nd [1914-1994]

Part of Cullen, Thomas Gordon (9 Aug 1914-11 Aug 1994)

Drawing of the footpath next to the Thames with lampposts and flags. Wax crayon or pastel and pen on tracing paper.
[believed to be Festival of Britain, 1951]

Drawing of London

CUL/BOX6/7
Piece
nd [1914-1994]

Part of Cullen, Thomas Gordon (9 Aug 1914-11 Aug 1994)

Drawing of an open area in London with a star decoration hanging between two buildings [possibly on the South Bank]. Wax crayon or pastel and pen on tracing paper.
[believed to be Festival of Britain, 1951]

Drawing of Cleopatra's Needle

CUL/BOX6/9
Piece
nd [1914-1994]

Part of Cullen, Thomas Gordon (9 Aug 1914-11 Aug 1994)

Drawing of Cleopatra's Needle, London. Wax crayon or pastel and pen on tracing paper.
[believed to be Festival of Britain, 1951]

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