λ A POOLE POTTERY BLUE GLAZED WALL PLAQUE 'AWARD FOR MERIT' FEATURING THE LOGO OF THE FESTIVAL DESIGNED BY ABRAM GAMESDATED 1951The circular plaque with raised white glazed text and decorated with the emblem of the festival, reserved on a pale-blue ground39cm diameterThe Festival of Britain was held in the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951. The distinctive logo for the festival which appeared on brochures and other ephemera and advertising was designed by Abram Games OBE (1914-1996). The notable graphic designer educated at St. Martin's School of Art. Only 19 buildings appear to have received this award for merit, the vendor's grandfather worked for Laing Construction during and just after the war and it is believed from here it entered the vendor's family's possession and was perhaps destined for a building Liang Construction designedSome of the wall-mounted plaques can still be seen around the kingdom, those in London include: Junction of The Paragon and South Row, SE3; Somerford Estate N16; St John's Road, SE20; Newbury Park Bus Shelter; the Churchill Gardens Estate Pimlico; Heath Park Estate, Dagenham; Oak Hill Court, IG8.Further information on the plaques can be viewed at londonremembers.