Love the Festival Hall

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"After the austeries of the 40s I saw a bright hopeful future being built..."

Peter Goff

"...except for his flying fingers he didn't move any muscles at all."

Constantine de Goguel

"This festival is Britain, she said, or the best of it, what remains..."

Philip Burton

"I've never seen such an ice-cream again."

Martha Knight

"How my parents had the faith to allow it I don't know..."

Patricia Brudenell

"'You may wonder why I am dressed as I am...'"

Babs Zunz

"My khaki uniform and 'best boots' looked somewhat strange..."

Peter Kent

"I remember once looking up at a box and being told that Prince Charles and his nanny were also attending"

Odette Elliott

"The concert was a sell-out, but that was to be expected as everything was brand new and the acoustics superb...."

Ken Thompson

"From behind a screen appeared a woman dressed in incredible clothes..."

Jill Edwards

"He told me it was built like an egg suspended in a box..."

Alice Bree

"I remember the 1951 Festival of Britain with immense pleaure...these continue to give me feelings of pleasure, anticipation and delight"

Jeanne Becker

	"...he was in charge of the stone masons who worked on the building and I remember him being very proud of the floor!" John Barney

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