60 Years on, The Legacy and Influence of the Festival of Britain Lives On: The Festival of Britain is 60 years old this year and to commemorate its 60th anniversary, London’s Southbank Centre is holding a four-month long festival from April to September. Launched in 1951 on the South Bank of the Thames, the Festival of Britain was a post-war morale booster.  After the bombing blitz of the Second World War, much of the city of London was in ruins and the Festival of Britain marked the … [Read more...]