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Published: May 1, 2021 at 7:59 am In 1949, with much of Britain still showing the visible scars of the Second World War, and a decade of rationing and austerity, the Labour government, under Prime Minister Clement Attlee, decided that British spirits needed a boost. Their solution to the gloom of postwar Britain was a Festival of Britain – a national exhibition that would focus on the nation’s achievements in design, technology, industry, science and the arts, and promote a feeling of recovery. Advertisement In just 22 months, with a budget of £12m – mostly funded by the government – an area on London’s South Bank was transformed into a huge exhibition space, crammed with examples of British innovation. Nearly 8.5 million people – of which half were from outside London ‑ visited the exhibition. Armed with festival maps and guides, they paid their 5 shilling entrance fee to enter the space-age Dome of Discovery – moving between themed pavi ....
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As we settle into our sports broadcast of choice this month with our favorite brew, let’s pause for a moment, and thank a woman. Women, as it turns out, were the original beer makers. ....
Chrisp Street Market opened in Poplar in 1951. - Credit: Mike Brooke The regeneration of Chrisp Street has moved a step closer after the council made an order allowing it to acquire the outstanding land needed. Tower Hamlets Council made a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) on February 2, , applicable to all land on the Poplar site for which a voluntary purchase hasn t been agreed. The proposed CPO covers an area bordering Cordelia Street, Chrisp Street (including the Co-op car park), East India Dock Road and Kerbey Street. Should the order be verified by the secretary of state, regeneration plans can proceed as planning permission has already been granted. ....