Places of Interest
The Florence Nightingale Museum is at the west end, located within the grounds of St Thomas' Hospital.
Between 1964 and 1994, the office block located at 100 Westminster Bridge Road, otherwise known as Century House, was home to the UK's overseas intelligence agency, the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), or more commonly MI6. The building was converted into homes and opened as The Perspective in 2001.
The London Necropolis railway station rebuilt its terminus in 1902, moving it to Westminster Bridge Road. Although the station was bombed in 1941 and subsequently closed, the entrance can still be seen at 121 Westminster Bridge Road.
The famous Canterbury Music Hall was situated at 143 Westminster Bridge Road. It was erected by Charles Morton in 1852 adjacent to the Canterbury Tavern. It was destroyed by bombing in 1942. Opposite the Canterbury was another music hall known as "Gatti's-in-the-Road", after its owner Carlo Gatti. This opened in 1865. It later became a cinema and, after being badly damaged in the Second World War, was demolished in 1950.
The Lincoln Tower built by Christopher Newman Hall in the late nineteenth century in memory of Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation is situated close to the junction with Kennington Park Road.
The Overseas Development Institute's office is at Westminister Bridge Road.
The Roman Catholic St George's Cathedral, Southwark is situated between Westminster Bridge Rd and St George's Rd.
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