A great slice of the early 50's - with an impeccable "British Movietone" narration. All stiff upper lip, clipped speech but some stunning shots of the now defunct 1951 London Festival Exhibition site. A rather different film to "London in Festival Year" - this looks at the closure of the show - and shows the windswept site, devoid of life, paper littering the site. A sad end to a great show. All that now remains of the site is the Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank - the Skylon has long since been broken up....
A recent BBC TV documentary followed the fate of the Skylon - and found some bits had been preserved - but hardly anything remains of the actual exhibition. You can buy mugs and such at boot fairs - bu this film is a great reminder of a post-war "tonic for the nation" exercise.
