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The name South Bank has spread from the cultural ghetto around Waterloo Bridge to take everything from County Hall downstream to Tower Bridge. It is dominated by the Royal Festival Hall and South Bank Centre on one side of Waterloo Bridge, and the Royal National Theatre on the other. There's art in the Hayward Gallery, music in the concert halls, a vibrant mix of plays at the theatre and the history of film and television at the Museum of Moving Image, along with events and restaurants.

South Bank in recent years has become home to the world famous British Airways London Eye and the Millennium Bridge. The mixture of old warehouse conversions date back to the time of Charles Dickens and modern developments make this an extremely desirable area to live.

South Bank SE1

London's South Bank complex is the largest arts centre in Europe, and has played a large part in establishing the capital's reputation as a cutting edge cultural experience. It's popular with a very wide demographic, from skateboarding kids to elderly theatre fans, and was also the location of Hugh Grant's stuttering proposal in Four Weddings and a Funeral.

There's so much to do on the South Bank that you could quite easily spend a week going from display to performance and still only see half of what's on offer. With the Royal Festival Hall, the Hayward Gallery and the National Film Theatre amongst a host of other attractions, you're sure to find something up your street.

History

The area now occupied by the South Bank complex was for many years a marshy stretch of land sitting next to the River Thames. Difficult to build on, it was largely untouched until the 18th century, when drainage techniques had improved to the extent that it became a viable site for development. This took the form of industry and slum housing, and the area soon became a place of ill repute.

The nearby Waterloo station was built in the 19th century, and the construction further increased the number of people living and working in the area. The Second World War and specifically the heavy bombing the area received destroyed quite a lot of the old housing.

The decision to hold a post-war Festival of Britain in the area (with the aim being to cheer everyone up after the misery of the preceding years) lead to further demolishment of old tenement blocks, as it incorporated plenty of large-scale building.

The Royal Festival Hall is the only building from the Festival to survive, and is a beautiful modernist structure, designed by Leslie Martin, Peter Moro and Robert Matthews.

Later came the Hayward Gallery, courtesy of Geoffrey Horsefall and the GLC Department of Architecture, and more recently the IMAX Cinema in the middle of the roundabout at the bottom of Waterloo Bridge.

The area was looking a bit tatty in the early 90s, but the re-development of the OXO Tower and Gabriel's Wharf market, not to mention the London Eye, have led to quite a bit of tidying up, and it's pretty much back to its former glory.

Travel Links to South Bank

Primary Schools in South Bank

Boutcher CofE Primary School
93 Grange Road, South Bank, London SE1 3BW
T 020 7237 2149

Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie
Redcross Way, South Bank, London SE1 1TD
T 020 7407 2600
F 020 7357 8916

Charles Dickens School
Lant Street, South Bank, London SE1 1QP
T 020 7407 1769
F 020 7403 5324

Eveline Lowe Primary School
Marlborough Grove, South Bank, London SE1 5JT
T 020 7237 3207

Friars Primary School
Webber Street, South Bank, London SE1 0RF
T 020 7207 1807

Grange Primary School
Webb Street, South Bank, London SE1 4RP
T 020 7771 6121
F 020 7771 6109

Johanna Primary School
Johanna Street, Lower Marsh, South Bank, London SE1 7RH
T 020 7928 5814

Joseph Lancaster School
Harper Road, South Bank, London SE1 6AF
T 020 7525 9116

Snowfields Primary School
Kirby Grove, South Bank, London SE1 3TD
T 020 7525 9065
F 020 7525 9066

St George's Cathedral RC Primary School
28 Lambeth Road, South Bank, London SE1 7JB
T 020 7928 3661

St Joseph's RC School
148a Borough High Street, South Bank, London SE1 1LB
T 020 7407 2642
F 020 7357 0913

St Jude's Church of England Primary School
Colnbrook Street, South Bank, London SE1 6HA
T 020 7928 5484

Tower Bridge School
Fair Street, London SE1 2AE
T 020 7525 9046
F 020 7525 9047

Secondary Schools in South Bank

City of London Academy
Lynton Road, South Bank, London SE1 5RB
Local Education Authority: Southwark

Geoffrey Chaucer School
Harper Road, South Bank, London SE1
T 020 7407 6877
F 020 7403 8922

London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, South Bank, London SE1 9NA
T 020 7928 6801

Notre Dame RC Girls School
118 St George's Road, South Bank, London SE1 6EX
T 020 7261 1121
F 020 7620 2922

Spa School (Special Needs)
Monnow Road, South Bank, London SE1 5RN
T 020 7237 3714

St Saviour's and St Olave's School
New Kent Road, South Bank, London SE1 4AN
T 020 7407 1843
F 020 7403 9163

Libraries in South Bank

The Poetry Library
Level 5, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Rd, South Bank, London, SE1 8XX
Tel: 020 7921 0943

Lambeth Palace Library
Lambeth Palace Rd, South Bank, London, SE1 7JU
Tel: 020 7898 1400

British Music Info Centre
Lincoln House, 75, Westminster Bridge Rd, South Bank, London, SE1 7HS
Tel: 020 7928 1902

East Street Library
168-170, Old Kent Rd, South Bank, London, SE1 5TY
Tel: 020 7703 0395

John Harvard Library
211, Borough High St, South Bank, London, SE1 1JA
Tel: 020 7407 0807

Waterloo Library
114-118, Lower Marsh, Lambeth, South Bank, London, SE1 7AE
Tel: 020 7926 8750

The Feminist Library
5, Westminster Bridge Rd, South Bank, London, SE1 7XW
Tel: 020 7928 7789

Southwark Local Studies Library
211, Borough High St, Southwark, London, SE1 1JA
Tel: 020 7403 3507

Doctors in South Bank

Prof Anthony Mundy
London Bridge Hospital 27, Tooley St, South Bank, London, SE1 2PR
Tel: 020 7403 1221

Andrew J Davies
5th floor,London Bridge Hospital, 27, Tooley St, South Bank, London, SE1 2PR
Tel: 020 7089 9319

Dr P.V.L Curry
Emblem House, London Bridge Hospital,27, Tooley S, London, SE1 2PR
Tel: 020 7403 0824

F.D Skidmore OBE MA,MD,FRCS
London Bridge Hospital, 27, Tooley St, South Bank, London, SE1 2PR
Tel: 020 8318 6923

Graham E Venn MS FRCS
Suite 305,Emblem House, London Bridge Hospital,27, Tooley S, South Bank, London, SE1 2PR

Dr Bucknall Cliff
fourth floor St. Olaf House, 27, Tooley St, South Bank, London, SE1 2PR
Tel: 020 7407 0292

Waterloo Health Centre
5, Lower Marsh, South Bank, London, SE1 7RJ
Tel: 020 7928 4049

Blaney Spa
Emblem House, 27, Tooley St, South Bank, London, SE1 2PR
Tel: 020 7378 6773

Prof P J Ciclitira
The Rayne Institute, St. Thomas Hospital, Lambeth Palace Rd, South Bank, London, SE1 7EH
Tel: 020 7620 2597

Dr R Sharma
1, Newington Causeway, South Bank, London, SE1 6ED
Tel: 020 7357 7852

Dentists in South Bank

London City Dental Practice
43, Borough High St, London Bridge, South Bank, London, SE1 1LZ
Tel: 020 7407 4330

A.M Portelly
108, St. George's Rd, South Bank, London, SE1 6EU
Tel: 020 7928 4474

Dr F.A.Azar
Dental Surgery, 268a, Old Kent Rd, South Bank, London, SE1 5UB
Tel: 020 7703 3697

E.J.N Chater
305, Borough High St, South Bank, London, SE1 1JH
Tel: 020 7407 3883

Charles Ng B.D.S
156, Old Kent Rd, South Bank, London, SE1 5TY
Tel: 020 7703 9922

SEF & Associates
32, New Kent Rd, South Bank, London, SE1 6TJ
Tel: 020 7703 2524

Karim Hussain
Private Wing, Guys Nuffield House, Newcomen St, South Bank, London, SE1 1YR
Tel: 020 7403 8999

B.H Annobil
25, Tower Bridge Rd, South Bank, London, SE1 4TL
Tel: 020 7407 7427

Oralon Dental Surgery
16, The Circle, Queen Elizabeth St, South Bank, London, SE1 2JE
Tel: 020 7407 4556

T.L Williams
89, Southwark St, South Bank, London, SE1 0HX
Tel: 020 7928 1172

Pubs, Bars, Cafés and Restaurants in South Bank

Elephant & Castle
Newington Causeway, South Bank, London, SE1 6BN
Tel: 020 7357 9134

Charlie Chaplin
26, New Kent Rd, South Bank, London, SE1 6TJ
Tel: 020 7703 6117

Bridge Bar
London Bridge Station, Railway Approach, South Bank, London, SE1 9SP
Tel: 020 7407 5797

Oast House Bar
London Bridge Railway Station, Railway Approach, South Bank, London, SE1 9SP
Tel: 020 7403 9935

The Crown
108, Blackfiars Rd, South Bank, London, SE1 8HW
Tel: 020 7261 9524

The Old Kings Head
Kings Head Yard, 45-49, Borough High St, South Bank, London, SE1 1NA
Tel: 020 7407 1550

Dover Castle
6a, Great Dover St, South Bank, London, SE1 4XW
Tel: 020 7403 7773

Union Jack
225, Union St, South Bank, London, SE1 0LR
Tel: 020 7633 9206

The White Hart
Cornwall Rd, South Bank, London, SE1 8TJ
Tel: 020 7401 7151

Hogs Head
52, Stamford St, South Bank, London, SE1 9LX
Tel: 020 7928 1154

London Tower Bridge Appartments
P.O Box 36608,London,SE1 2WN, South Bank, London, SE1 2WN
Tel: 0870 2421714

La Spezia
35, Railway Approach, South Bank, London, SE1 9SS
Tel: 020 7407 0277

La Palma
75, Union St, South Bank, London, SE1 1SG
Tel: 020 7407 4884

The Well Chinese Restaurant
97, Newington Butts, South Bank, London, SE1 6SF
Tel: 020 7277 0772

Globe Theatre Restaurant
New Globe Walk, Southwark, South Bank, London, SE1 9DR
Tel: 020 7928 9444

Giraffe
Units 1 & 2 Riverside Level 1, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Rd, South Bank, London, SE1 8XX
Tel: 020 7928 2004

Tate Catering
53, Bankside, South Bank, London, SE1 9TG
Tel: 020 7401 5017

Astronia
4, Tooley St, South Bank, London, SE1 2SY
Tel: 020 7403 2000

Mill Street Cafe
Mill House 8, Mill St, South Bank, London, SE1 2BA
Tel: 020 7232 0806

Fish Diner
Borough Market, Cathedral St, South Bank, London, SE1 9DE
Tel: 020 7407 3803


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