12-533: Clink Street is a street in Bankside , London , UK, between Southwark Cathedral and the Globe Theatre . Narrow, dark and cobbled, it is best known as the historic location of the notorious Clink Prison , giving rise to the slang phrase 'in the clink', meaning 'in prison'. The prison was burned down in riots during 1780, and a small museum and tourist attraction now occupies part of the site. Clink Street
24-677: A reputation for designing modernist, yet stylistically restrained buildings. They have completed projects throughout the UK, and in Ireland, India, Africa and the Middle East and in North America. The practice's portfolio includes cultural, educational, public and housing projects. Buildings designed by Allies and Morrison include: Allies and Morrison masterplans include: The practice has won 41 RIBA Awards, 18 Civic Trust Awards and
36-572: Is located on the southern bank of the River Thames , 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Charing Cross , running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock. It is part of a business improvement district known as 'Better Bankside'. The 'banke' was reclaimed by the Bishop of Winchester who owned the manor of the Clink of which this
48-636: Is part. There is a map plan in the Duchy of Lancaster archive showing 'the way to the banke'. The name is recorded in 1554 as the Banke syde and means 'street along the bank of the Thames'. In 1860 Southwark Street was created to connect the Blackfriars and London bridge crossings here and that can be regarded as the area's informal southern perimeter. Bankside is the riverside of the former liberties of
60-592: Is very close, and runs parallel, to the River Thames . A replica of the Golden Hind is moored in a small dock at the eastern end of the street. A chase scene in the David Lean directed Oliver Twist was filmed there. The Doctor Who episode, " The Talons of Weng-Chiang ", was filmed in this area, as was the final sequence in the 1981 John Landis film An American Werewolf in London . More recently, it
72-729: The Clink and Paris Garden . In the Elizabethan period, because it was outside the City of London and its authority, the area of the Clink and Paris Garden became occupied by the bear baiting pits and playhouses, including the Rose , the Hope Theatre , the Swan and the Globe Theatre of which a replica was constructed in the late 1990s. The history of the area is traced in a study that traces
84-659: The Blue Fin Building, was built for and partially occupied by IPC Media , while Bankside 2 and 3 are occupied by The Omnicom Group Ltd . The architect for the buildings was Allies and Morrison . It is part of the Borough and Bankside Community Council which corresponds to the Southwark electoral wards of Cathedrals and Chaucer . They are part of the Bermondsey and Old Southwark Parliament constituency and
96-601: The City side north bank of the river was redeveloped as part of the Thameslink Programme and opened a Bankside entrance in 2012. London Bridge and Southwark are the other stations closest to Bankside, located to the east and south of it respectively. It is served by bus routes 381 and RV1 which are hydrogen powered . Allies and Morrison Allies and Morrison LLP is an architecture and urban planning practice based in London and Cambridge. Founded in 1984,
108-767: The Member of Parliament is Labour's Neil Coyle . It is within the Lambeth and Southwark London Assembly constituency. Since 1754 the Blackfriars Bridge has formed a connection to the north and in 1819 Southwark Bridge has connected the area into the City. In 2000 a direct pedestrian connection was opened between the Tate Modern and St Paul's Cathedral via the Millennium Bridge , which also hosts two Cycle Hire stations. Blackfriars station on
120-629: The earliest known history of a particular building on Bankside until the present day. It has experienced regeneration in recent decades, becoming a significant tourist destination, and forms a business improvement district. The skyline of Bankside is dominated by the former Bankside Power Station , which now houses the Tate Modern . A major new development in the area is the Bankside 1/2/3 complex on Southwark Street. Together, these three buildings house about 5,000 employees. Bankside 1, also known as
132-611: The practice is now one of Britain's largest architectural firms. The practice's work ranges from architecture and interior design to conservation and renovation of historic buildings to urbanism, planning, consultation and research. The firm's notable projects include the redevelopment of the Royal Festival Hall , the masterplan for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park , BBC Media Village and the redevelopment of King's Cross Central . The practice has
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