A Preview
"This whole stretch of concrete terraces and river-facing halls is the Southbank Centre, and none of it was supposed to still be here. It was built for a five-month party. In nineteen fifty-one, with the country still grey and rationed six years after the war, Britain threw itself the Festival of Britain — a national exhibition billed, in the government's own words, as "a tonic for the nation."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
Tour Stops
Follow the full The South Bank route.
Hear the full story at Southbank Centre & the National Theatre
This is just one of 12 stops on the The South Bank tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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