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Plaque

Festival of Britain - SW11

Erection date: 2011

Inscription

Festival of Britain 1951, 3rd May - 3rd November, site of the Festival Pleasure Gardens 2011.
Wandsworth Council

Site: Festival of Britain - SW11 (1 memorial)

SW11, Battersea Park, Fountain Lake

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Festival of Britain - SW11

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Festival of Britain

'A tonic for the Nation', The Festival was intended to cheer us all up after ...

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Festival Pleasure Gardens - Battersea

The gardens were in the northern part of Battersea Park, which had been trans...

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Festival of Britain - SW11

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Wandsworth Council

London borough. Formed from the former Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and ...

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