Festival of Britain, South Bank Exhibition Dome of Discovery

Festival of Britain, South Bank Exhibition, Dome of Discovery, Chicheley Street, South Bank, Lambeth, Greater London Authority. An interior view of the Dome of Discovery under construction, prior to the Festival of Britain_x000D_
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The original caption reads: "View of part of interior of Dome when under construction; the picture shows roof structure just prior to covering with aliminium (sic) sheeting."_x000D_
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The Dome of Discovery was designed by Ralph Tubbs. The building was a temporary structure using reinforced concrete and aluminium. At the time it was the largest aluminium structure ever erected

Aluminium Caption Chicheley Concrete Erected Lambeth Modernist Post-war Reinforced Sheeting Temporary Tubbs

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