Detail View: SHIMMER: Royal Festival Hall
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Title:
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Royal Festival Hall
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Creation Date:
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1951
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Image Date:
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1960
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Period:
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20th century
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Location:
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London
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Display Creator:
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MARTIN, Leslie ; LONDON CITY COUNCIL ARCHITECTS
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Terms:
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Concert halls
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Image ID:
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09-1114
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Description:
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Exterior view: the original riverside façade from Hungerford Bridge. This was altered in 1964 and again 2005-2007. Built by the Greater London Council Architects' Department as part of the Festival of Britain. Their team of 3 architects was led by Leslie Martin. [photographed on August 10, 1960]
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Related Information:
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Duncan Horne, an architect, left a collection of slide transparencies on his death. These were donated to Sheffield Hallam University's Slide Collection by his daughter in 2007. Duncan Horne trained in Liverpool, and then worked in London for Maxwell FRY, Jane DREW, and Partners. He moved to Australia in 1965 where he worked with Bert HELY.
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Photographed by:
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Duncan Horne
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Creator:
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HOLLAND, HANNEN & CUBITTS
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Creator Role:
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Building firm.
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Nationality:
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British.
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Creator:
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MARTIN, Leslie
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1908
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Creator Dates - Died:
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2000
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Creator Role:
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Lead architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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British.
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Creator:
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MATTHEW, Robert Hogg
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1906
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1975
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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British - Scottish.
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Creator:
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MORO, Peter
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1911
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1998
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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British.
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 1900-2000
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- England -- London
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Subject Heading:
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Royal Festival Hall (London, England)
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Subject Heading:
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Festival of Britain (1951)
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Subject Heading:
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Music halls -- England -- London
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Subject Heading:
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Modernism (Architecture)
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