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Entrance stairway from Waterloo Bridge Gate, with the Shot Tower in the background, Festival of Britain, South Bank, London

RIBA Ref No RIBA19435
Architect/DesignerFry Drew & Partners
Artist/PhotographerMillar & Harris
CountryUK: England
CityLondon
Subject Date1951
Image Date1951
ViewExterior
StyleModern Movement
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceAP829/24
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditArchitectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
SubjectConcrete ; Stairs ; Steel ; Exhibition buildings ; Exhibitions ; Entrances ; Communications ; Towers
NOTES: The Shot Tower, designed by David Riddal Roper, was built for Thomas Maltby & Company in 1826 and remained in use for the production of lead shot balls until 1949, after which it was incorporated into the scheme for the 1951 Festival of Britain on the South Bank of the River Thames. In 1950 the top of the tower was removed and a steel-framed superstructure was added instead, providing a radio beacon for the duration of the Festival. It was demolished after the Festival to make way for the Queen Elizabeth Hall, which opened in 1967.
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