The Festival of Britain 1951 For Those Who Can Remember
The Festival of Britain 1951.
For Those Who Can Remember
The Festival of Britain
1951
A hundred years on
From 1851
I was just a boy
Only 5 years old
Awed and open-eyed
In excitement's hold
Skylon standing tall
Pencilling the skies
Balancing precariously
On steel suspending guys
Dome Discovery
Had flown in from space
Like an alien saucer
To meet our human race
All the latest British
Developments in Science
Fascinated I was
To see future reliance
Battersea (the park)
It jingled, shiny new
Amusements, rides and everything
I later pencil-drew
Skylon was dismantled
(Skyward-pointing gem)
Rumour has it was all
Dumped into the Thames
You wonder how I got there
In 1951?
You're right there were no aeroplanes
Not a single one
Don Matthews June 2018
Don Matthews
Sat 18th Aug 2018 02:32
It's nice to meet some who's been there and remembers also. Yes it was magical. We had a biro in the shape of the Skylon, standing proud and tall. Don't know where it's disappeared to.
Don?