HC Deb 13 November 1951 vol 493 c28W
108. Mr. Keeling

asked the Minister of Works if he will make a statement about the future of the Festival of Britain buildings on the South Bank.

Mr. Eccles:

Negotiations are proceeding with various interested bodies and I am not able to make a general statement. My Department is taking the lease of the greater part of the area between County Hall and Hungerford Bridge and it is probable that most of the buildings there will have to be removed. The future of the remainder of the Festival site will have to be considered by the London County Council and by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Housing and Local Government in the light of joint recommendations of the architect and the Chief Parks Officer of the Council and Mr. Hugh Casson, until recently Director of Architecture for the Festival of Britain.