London SE1
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London SE1 is the London postal district covering the area of central London south of the river Thames, between Vauxhall Bridge and St Saviour's Dock, which is just to the east of Tower Bridge.
Localities within SE1 include Bankside, the South Bank, The Borough and parts of Bermondsey.
Attractions
The riverside has become a focus for artistic activity and tourist attractions in recent years, including (roughly from west to east):
- County Hall
- The London Eye
- South Bank Centre comprising the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Hayward Gallery
- Royal National Theatre and National Film Theatre
- The replica of the Globe Theatre
- Tate Modern
- London Millennium Bridge
- Borough Market
- London Dungeon
- City Hall
- Tower Bridge
- Shad Thames
- The Design Museum
- Old Vic theatre
- Young Vic theatre
- Imperial War Museum
London Underground stations
There are a number of London Underground stations in SE1, including Waterloo station. London Underground stations in the area are:
- Waterloo station
- Borough tube station
- Southwark tube station
- Lambeth North tube station
- London Bridge tube station
- Elephant & Castle station
Past and present
SE1 also has sources of history. Charles Dickens, a writer, lived around the Borough(SE1)in his young days. Oliver Twist, one of his stories, was partly based around the area. Other histories in SE1 include County Hall, in Waterloo, next to the riverbank. It was home to the London Government from the 40's until the 80's, but this function is now filled by the new City Hall. County Hall is still in use as a home to resturants, the London Aquarium, a games arcade and hotel rooms.
The Borough is getting more and more modernised, with redevelopments taking place nearly everwhere. The latest is at Elephant & Castle. The redevelopment should be finished by 2018.
Modern developments finished are... The Unicorn Theatre, a theatre at Tooley Street.
See also
Further reading
| London postal district | London South East |
| SE1 Head District | SE2 Abbey Wood | SE3 Blackheath | SE4 Brockley | SE5 Camberwell | SE6 Catford | SE7 Charlton |
| SE8 Deptford | SE9 Eltham | SE10 Greenwich | SE11 Kennington | SE12 Lee | SE13 Lewisham | SE14 New Cross |
| SE15 Peckham | SE16 Rotherhithe | SE17 Walworth | SE18 Woolwich | SE19 Upper Norwood | SE20 Anerley |
| SE21 Dulwich | SE22 East Dulwich | SE23 Forest Hill | SE24 Herne Hill | SE25 South Norwood | SE26 Sydenham |
| SE27 West Norwood | SE28 Thamesmead |
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