Wembley.- 1924 British Empire Exhibition

A collection of items related to the 1924 British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley Park, London from 23 April to 1 November 1924 and from 9 May to 31 October 1925. The Exhibition was a significant post-war international exhibition. It saw the founding of the current Wembley Stadium and Arena in London. The items are housed in a black plasticA4 ring binder (two-ring) in leather effect, marked with ‘the Post Office’ logotype; items are housed in individual folders and packets, carefully mounted and filed away and annotated.Contents to include: issue of the Empire Exhibition News newspaper of April 1923 (issue no. 3); fold-out map of the site and its transport links plus details of the various pavilions – folds out to 750mm x 505mm, printed both sides, one side full colour; photographs of the building of the towers of Wembley stadium; Architectural brochure “Wembley – the first city of concrete” 34pp + paper covers, 135mm x 215mmblack & white throughout. Comprehensive pictorial and written survey of the construction of the exhibition pavilions and site, emphasising the extensive and then technologically innovative use of concrete as a building material. Profusely illustrated. Published by the Concrete Promotion Society; brochure for the British Empire Exhibition Guarantee Fund, the Fund that financially supported the Exhibition. Illustrated with sketches and photographs of the exhibition site and listings of financial guarantors and the management structures and committees. 185mm x 247mm cover; paper cover and pages; black and white throughout. 20pp + covers; a selection of postal envelopes and postcards, with postage cancellation marks promoting the exhibition, plus clipped postmarks promoting the exhibition plus postcards with images of the exhibition; 9 postcards; 6 postal envelopes; several clipped stamps with postmarks; set of eight official Exhibition postcards in its original paper folder (quantity)