in Royal Festival Hall - 1951

from Southbank Centre Archive:

I visited the Festival of Britain in 1951.  My first concert in the Festival Hall was a ballet.  I remember the Dome of Discovery and the Skylon.  My wife and I were engaged July 31st 1951.  We were married Christmas Eve 1951.

cite as

Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1447692779642 accessed: 29 March, 2024 (Southbank Centre Archive, http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us/history-and-archive/southbank-centre-archive)

location of experience: Royal Festival Hall

Listening to

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Ballet

Experience Information

Date/Time 1951
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Liz Ford on Mon, 16 Nov 2015 16:52:59 +0000
Approved on Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:12:15 +0000