Pier, lido and suspension bridge were proposed for Aberdeen during Festival of Britain
Updated: 04/05/2021, 8:14 am
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The cigar-shaped Skylon dominated the landscape during the Festival of Britain in 1951.
A radical plan to create a pier, a lido and a new suspension bridge in Aberdeen were among suggestions drawn up as part of a vision for the city’s future during the Festival of Britain in 1951.
The national celebrations, which took place between May and September in 1951, were designed to provide a stimulus to the country following the austerity which followed the Second World War.
And the public were invited to attend an exhibition of a transformational city survey and plan, prepared for the Corporation of Aberdeen by W Dobson Chapman & Partners, a town planning consultancy.
Pier, lido and suspension bridge were proposed for Aberdeen during Festival of Britain
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