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The South Bank - Marsh, Industry, Culture and the Festival of Britain

Sep

04

The South Bank - Marsh, Industry, Culture and the Festival of Britain

by A London Inheritance Walks

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Sat, 4 September 2021

11:00 – 13:00 BST

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York Road

York Road

London

SE1

United Kingdom

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In the 70th anniversary year of the Festival of Britain, the walk explores the festival, and the history of the South Bank

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In the 70th anniversary year of the Festival of Britain, come and discover the story of the Festival, the main South Bank site, and how a festival which was meant to deliver a post war “tonic for the nation” created a futuristic view of a united country, and how the people of the country were rooted in the land and seas.

We will also discover the history of the South Bank of the Thames, from Westminster to Blackfriars Bridges, today one of London’s major tourist destinations, and with the Royal Festival Hall and National Theatre, also a significant cultural centre.

Along the South Bank we will discover a story of the tidal river, marsh, a Roman boat, pleasure gardens, industry, housing and crime. The South Bank has been the centre of governance for London, and the area is an example of how wartime plans for the redevelopment of London transformed what was a derelict and neglected place.

Lasting around 2 hours, the walk will start by Waterloo Station and end a short distance from Blackfriars Bridge.

At the end of the walk, we will have covered 2,000 years of history, and walked from a causeway running alongside a tidal marsh, to the South Bank we see today.

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  • United Kingdom Events
  • Greater London Events
  • Things to do in London
  • London Tours
  • London Community Tours
  • #southbank
  • #guided_walk
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