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Most of the buildings and pavilions on the site were designed by John Piper.

" There was also a " Guinness Festival Clock " The Pleasure Gardens received as many visitors as the South Bank Festival.

They were managed by a specially-formed private company financed by loans from the Festival Office and the London County Council.

As they failed to cover their costs, it was decided to keep them open after the rest of the Festival closed.