Isaac Hayward
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Sir Isaac James Hayward was a British politician who was the longest-serving leader of the London County Council. He served from 1947 until it was abolished on the expansion of London in 1965.
Hayward in 1950
The Hayward Gallery
Royal Festival Hall
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The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,700-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London, England. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge,
Isaac Hayward
…to build a concert hall in time for the Festival of Britain in 1951. Despite the short timetable Hayward was convinced that it could do it, and the Royal Festival Hall was opened on time. He expanded patronage of the arts and commissioned contemporary works. The Hayward Gallery on the South Bank is named in his honour…
View from Embankment
View to the south from Westminster Pier, 1958
Royal Festival Hall and Shot Tower, 1959
Hall Interior