The main entrance of Waterloo Station, to the west off Waterloo Road.

The BFI London IMAX cinema towards the north-west end of Waterloo Road.

The James Clerk Maxwell Building of King's College London, on the east side of Waterloo Road near the BFI London IMAX cinema.

The Old Vic Theatre from the corner of Baylis Road and Waterloo Road.

Waterloo Road is a road straddling Lambeth and Southwark, London, SE1. It runs between Westminster Bridge Road close to St George's Circus at the south-east end and Waterloo Bridge across the River Thames towards London's West End district at the north-west end. London Waterloo Station facade Picture taken by ChrisO, February 8, 2003 Camera: Sony DSC-P72 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... London Waterloo Station facade Picture taken by ChrisO, February 8, 2003 Camera: Sony DSC-P72 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1170 KB) Photo of the London IMAX cinema taken by me, 20 July 2005 17:18:38 File links The following pages link to this file: IMAX British Film Institute ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1170 KB) Photo of the London IMAX cinema taken by me, 20 July 2005 17:18:38 File links The following pages link to this file: IMAX British Film Institute ... London IMAX The London IMAX is located in the South Bank district of London near Waterloo Station. ... James Clerk Maxwell Pre-1923 photograph (he died 1879). ... James Clerk Maxwell Pre-1923 photograph (he died 1879). ... Mascot Reggie the lion Affiliations University of London Russell Group Golden Triangle Website http://www. ... Image File history File links Waterloo_the_old_vic_1. ... Image File history File links Waterloo_the_old_vic_1. ... Lambeth North tube station at the south end of Baylis Road. ... Lambeth is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth. ... , An aerial view of the London Bridge area, with the City of London across the river. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... London SE1 is the London postal district covering the area of central London south of the river Thames, between Vauxhall Bridge and St Saviours Dock, which is just to the east of Tower Bridge. ... Lambeth North tube station on Westminster Bridge Road. ... Obelisk at St Georges Circus. ... View of the old Waterloo Bridge from Whitehall stairs, John Constable, 18 June 1817 Waterloo Bridge granite stone in Canberra, Australia. ... The Thames is a river flowing through southern England, and one of the major waterways in England. ... The interior of Covent Garden Market in the West End The West End of London is an area of central London, containing many of the citys major tourist attractions, businesses, and administrative headquarters. ...

At the northern end near the river are the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Hayward Gallery to the west, the National Film Theatre below the road, and the Royal National Theatre to the east. In earlier times, this was the location of Cuper's Gardens. The Queen Elizabeth Hall (QEH) is a music venue on the South Bank in London, which hosts daily classical, jazz, and avant-garde music and dance performances. ... Hayward Gallery, London The Hayward Gallery is an art gallery within the South Bank Centre, situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, in central London, England. ... The used book sale in front of the National Film Theatre The National Film Theatre is located on the South Bank of the river Thames in London. ... The Royal National Theatre from Waterloo Bridge The Royal National Theatre is a building complex and theatre company located on the South Bank in London, England immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge. ... Cupers Gardens were an 18th century tea garden (a smaller version of pleasure gardens) on the south side of the River Thames in Lambeth, London, looking over to Somerset House near where Waterloo Bridge is located (centered around what is now the north end of Waterloo Road). ...

Just to the south in the middle of a large roundabout with underground walkways is the British Film Institute (BFI) London IMAX Cinema. Nearby to the east is the James Clerk Maxwell Building of King's College London, named in honour of the physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879), who was a professor at the college from 1860. A roundabout or rotary is a type of road junction (or traffic calming device) at which traffic enters a stream around a central island after first yielding (giving way) to the circulating traffic. ... The British Film Institute (BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and... London IMAX The London IMAX is located in the South Bank district of London near Waterloo Station. ... Mascot Reggie the lion Affiliations University of London Russell Group Golden Triangle Website http://www. ... James Clerk Maxwell (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish mathematician and theoretical physicist. ...

A little further to the south is St. John's Waterloo church, built in 1824 to celebrate the victory of the Napoleonic Wars. The church was firebombed in 1940 and much of the interior was destroyed. It was restored and reopened in 1951, serving as the parish church for the Festival of Britain on the South Bank nearby. Combatants Austria[1] Portugal Prussia[1] Russia[2] Sicily  Spain[3]  Sweden United Kingdom[4] French Empire Holland Italy Naples [5] Duchy of Warsaw Bavaria[6] Saxony[7] Denmark-Norway [8] Commanders Archduke Charles Prince Schwarzenberg Karl Mack von Leiberich Gebhard von Blücher Duke of Brunswick â€  Prince of Hohenlohe... The Festival of Britain emblem, designed by Abram Games, from the cover of the South Bank Exhibition Guide, 1951 The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition which opened in London and around Britain in May 1951. ... The National Theatre is one of the collection of arts buildings that make up the South Bank Centre. ...

Continuing south, to the west is Waterloo Station and its Eurostar terminal. To the east is the Union Jack Club in Sandell Street and, further on, the well-known and historic Old Vic Theatre to the south of the corner with The Cut. Also located even further south in Waterloo Road on the west side is the headquarters of the London Ambulance Service. On the opposite side is 157 Partnership House, former headquarters of USPG, CMS and other church mission/community-based organisations. Now boarded up and ready for an exciting redevelopment. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... A Eurostar on the CTRL going through the Medway Towns Eurostar is a train service connecting the UK with Paris (Gare du Nord), Lille and Brussels (Brussels South). ... The Union Jack Club is a residential London club for members (and families) of the British Armed Services, including serving members of the Volunteer Reserve Forces, below commissioned rank. ... The Old Vic is a theatre in the Waterloo area of London. ... The Old Vic Theatre at the western end of The Cut (in Lambeth). ... The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is the largest ambulance service in the world that does not directly charge its patients for its services. ... USPGs logo USPG is an Anglican missionary organisation. ... The Church Mission Society, known as the Church Missionary Society in Australia and New Zealand, is an evangelistic society working with the Anglican Church and other Protestant Christians around the world. ...

The road is designated as the A301, which continues across Waterloo Bridge.

Adjoining roads

• Baylis Road
• The Cut
• Stamford Street
• Westminster Bridge Road
• York Road

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External links

• Survey of London entry (1951)
• London SE1 information
• LondonTown.com information
• Google Local information