The Talk of the Toon

Picture Archive: Religion & Festivals

The County Festival of Youth. More than 5000 people attended at Hollow Drift, Durham, 2nd June 1951. There were numerous demonstrations and displays, and 87 organisations took part. In the background is the water tower and signal box for Durham Elvet Station.

Image: (c) Beamish, The Living Museum of the North.
Photo Number 90717. Used with permission.