Southbank Centre is one of the largest arts centres in the world, occupying a 21-acre site on the South Bank of the Thames. The site consists of the Royal Festival Hall (Grade I listed. Link ), the Hayward Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hall (containing the Purcell Room), and the Saison Poetry Library & The Royal National theatre (Grade II* listed. Link .
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1888 puts it in the William Ewart Gladstone era; but is it he? If not, who then? There are apocryphal stories of notable Conservatives confusing the NLC for a public convenience when on their way to the House. Perhaps this is one of 'them' leaving.