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Shot Tower and the Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, London, seen from Hungerford Bridge

RIBA Ref No RIBA55100
Architect/DesignerLondon County Council. Architects Department
Artist/PhotographerMaltby, John (1910-1980)
CountryUK: England
CityLondon
Subject Date1951
Image Date1951
ViewTopographical
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceMAL14733
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditJohn Maltby / RIBA Collections
SubjectTowers ; Rivers ; Exhibition buildings ; Riverside buildings ; Concert halls ; Exhibitions ; Exhibitions
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. The Royal Festival Hall, designed by the Architects Department of London County Council, was built as part of the Festival of Britain and opened in 1951.
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