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12 unusual facts about South Bank


Frank Piercy

Piercy was born in Haverton Hill, Stockton-on-Tees and upon leaving school he became a blacksmith playing amateur football in Southbank for a junior team in the Teessiders Minor League.

Legible London

In 2006 Applied and Lacock Gullam undertook local area studies in Westminster, South Bank, Richmond and Twickenham to show how the concept could adapt to different urban forms; with a further study in Hackney looking at specific issues relating to transport interchange.

Living Architecture

In 2012 Living Architecture is collaborating with cultural organisation Artangel, for a temporary room which will sit on top of the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's South Bank.

N. A. Palmer

Palmer collaborated with former Crass members as part of the 2002 'Voices In Opposition To War' event at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's South Bank, performing three songs with Eve Libertine and jazz guitarist Phil Robson.

No More Landmines

In March 2007, the charity launched the Dangerous Grounds Project; featuring free running in London's South Bank.

Oxford Youth Theatre

1988 - Simon Mellor leaves Pegasus to work in the Education Department on the South Bank and to administrate Neil Bartlett's new company Gloria.

RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet

Familiar visitors to all the main UK festivals, the Vanbrugh Quartet also broadcasts frequently for BBC Radio 3 and performs regularly at London’s Wigmore Hall and South Bank.

Santos Place

A major feature of the building its direct link with the Kurilpa Bridge which extends over the Brisbane River to the Gallery of Modern Art and South Bank cultural precinct.

South Bank

Cultural organisations situated near to the South Bank include The Old Vic Theatre which has been under the artistic direction of Kevin Spacey since 2003, the Old Vic Tunnels which operates under the artistic direction of Hamish Jenkinson, and the Young Vic which specialises in giving opportunities to young actors and directors.

Strays of York

A quieter tree-lined public road, Knavesmire Road, runs across the Knavesmire from the cottage orné-style Herdsman's Cottage at the northern end to the South Bank area of York.

It lies to the south-east of the city, with a short boundary on Heslington Lane and direct access from Heslington Road and University Road, as well as from Fulford Road (A19), either via Kilburn Road and through the allotments, or via the cycle path which runs from the South Bank area via the Millennium Bridge and the north side of the Imphal Barracks.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive

In April 2005 the Royal Society of Arts in the UK (in conjunction with Canon) unveiled a 7 metre tall sculpture titled WEEE Man on London's South Bank, made from 3.3 tonnes of electrical goods - the average amount of electrical waste one UK individual creates in a lifetime.


Are You Ready for Love?

The film was shot entirely on location in London over 5 weeks and encompassed some of London’s most celebrated landmarks, and shooting location included the streets of Soho, Central Hall in Westminster, Hampstead Heath, Streatham ice rink and the South Bank.

Bobby Scaife

On leaving Rochdale, he joined Whitby Town where his father, Bob, was chairman, later playing for Scarborough, Guisborough Town, South Bank and Newcastle Blue Star.

Defunct football clubs in Sheffield

Their second attempt saw them having to qualify for the first round beating Redcar 6–1, South Bank 2–1, Park Grange 3–1 and Owlerton 5–1.

Jim Branning

Dot finally succumbed and accepted his marriage proposal in an episode that aired in November 2001; the scenes were filmed inside one of the carriages of the London Eye on the South Bank of the River Thames.

London Concert Choir

Among major choral/orchestral works have been Verdi's Requiem, Elgar's Dream of Gerontius and Vaughan Williams' Sea Symphony—all with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on the South Bank.

NME Radio

Broadcast from studios in the Blue Fin Building in South Bank, London, also home to IPC Media, NME Radio was launched on 24 June 2008 with its first track being "Knights of Cydonia" by British rock band Muse.

Norman Tucker

Other tensions between Tucker and the board, combined with his great disappointment when a plan for a new opera house on the South Bank of the Thames was abandoned, badly affected his health.

Ralph Tubbs

Well known amongst the buildings he designed was the Dome of Discovery at the successful Festival of Britain on the South Bank in London in 1951.