Description:Children's fancy dress celebrations for the Festival of Britain, pictured at Beatty Hall, Yarnfield. Dresseda as the Festival of Britain mascot is Michael Luetchford. Wearing a dark coat is Mrs Harbottle (wife of the G.P.O. Senior Executive, based at Dollis Hill, London), next to her in a light coloured coat is Mrs Huff (wife of the Chief Executive Officer for the G.P.O. Training Centre at Yarnfield), and standing next to her is Ann Howard. Far right holding a dog lead is Valerie Henshaw.
Duncan Hall, Beatty Hall and Howard Hall (all named after Royal Navy Admirals) were built in 1938 for munitions workers relocated from Woolwich Arsenal to work at the Royal Ordnance factory at Swynnerton. However, they were not occupied by munitions workers, and instead were occupied by the United States Air Force during the Second World War.
The General Post Office took over the buildings after the war, and the G.P.O. Engineering Department Central Training School opened in Yarnfield in 1946. In 1984 G.P.O. telephones became British Telecom. Since 2002 it has been under the management of Accenture, an American company supplying training and human resources services to B.T.
From left
Festival Logo - Michael Luetchford
Adult (Dark Coat) Mrs Harbottle
Adult (Light Coat) Mrs Huff
Next to Mrs Huff is Ann Howard
Far Right holding a dog lead is Valerie Hensure.