County Hall
Almost opposite the Houses of Parliament, County Hall was for many years the home of London's government, in the form of the London County Council and latterly the Greater London Council (GLC) and Inner London Education Authority (ILEA). The imposing building, designed by Ralph Knott, was started in 1911 but the intervention of two world wars prevented its completion until 1958. During construction a 3rd century Roman ship was discovered.
It is appropriate that the current home of London's government - City Hall - is in SE1 near Tower Bridge. Now owned by a Japanese company, County Hall has been transformed into a leisure complex. The main riverside building contains the London Aquarium, Dali Universe, the London Film Museum and Namco Station tourist attractions, as well as Premier Inn and London Marriott hotels. Dining opportunities include Ozu, Locale and McDonald's . County Hall Lettings Company handles the residential accommodation in the complex. The Club at County Hall is an exclusive health and leisure club.
News & features about County Hall
- Pete Waterman opens new entrance to St Thomas' Hospital (10 Mar 2010)
- London Eye celebrates 10th birthday (10 Mar 2010)
- Park Plaza and H10 hotels open in Waterloo (3 Mar 2010)
- Dali Universe leaves South Bank's County Hall (11 Feb 2010)
- Azam's 'The Dance' sculpture lifted into position outside Park Plaza hotel (10 Feb 2010)
- Crocodiles on the South Bank in London Aquarium's new rainforest area (26 Jan 2010)
- Southwark's town crier Peter Moore dies aged 70 (30 Dec 2009)
- Auction for New Year's Eve party suite at Park Plaza County Hall hotel (18 Dec 2009)
- Crossrail charge could make Waterloo and Elephant regeneration "unviable" (16 Dec 2009)
- Wedding Wardrobe opens in Kennington Road (23 Oct 2009)
- Waterloo's P&O 'three sisters' development unacceptable says John Denham (9 Oct 2009)
- Premier Inn proposal for Great Suffolk Street hotel (2 Oct 2009)
- 800 new jobs at South Bank hotel (1 Oct 2009)
- London Eye opens 4D cinema at County Hall (12 Aug 2009)
- Park Plaza cleaners 'paid below minimum wage' (31 Jul 2009)
- Junior wardens tackle litter problem along South Bank and Bankside (7 Jun 2009)
- London Eye capsules to be floated down the Thames for refurbishment (18 May 2009)
- Boris Johnson: I performed "plastic surgery" on Waterloo's "three ugly sisters" (1 May 2009)
- Boris Johnson visits County Hall's new Sea Life London Aquarium (19 Apr 2009)
- Waterloo skyscrapers: public inquiry gets under way (15 Apr 2009)
- Topolski Century: hidden South Bank gallery reopens after £3 million makeover (16 Mar 2009)
- Mr Motivator hosts London Eye workout in Jubilee Gardens (22 Jan 2009)
- Fake poo at South Bank flashmob to highlight water poverty (21 Jan 2009)
- Azam 'space art' on show at County Hall (18 Jan 2009)
- London New Year fireworks could be ticket-only in future (30 Dec 2008)
Forum discussions about County Hall
- Breakfast on Christmas day?
- New Years in SE1 - Ideas Please!
- Park Plaza Investigation
- Gym with pool? Or pool with classes?
- Simply Indian....simply rude?!
- The Club & Spa at County Hall
- Shell Centre podium & Jubilee Gardens s106
- Gyms in SE1
- B and B in Waterloo
- Flake £3.50?!?!?!
- Trip to London- advice please!
- London Assembly election in Lambeth & Southwark
- Cheeky boys visit
- Beijing Olympic torch relay
- SE1 visitor attractions - too expensive for most families?
- Best/worst pizza take out....
- Suggests for the IMAX Cinema After Gathering
- Best gym to join in area
- Is Kwan Thai any good?
- Tracing photo history: 221 Westminster Bridge Road
Restaurants, pubs & bars close to County Hall
- Zen China (38 yards)
- The County Hall Restaurant (46 yards)
- Ozu (64 yards)
- McDonald's (82 yards)
- Locale (84 yards)
- Starbucks (86 yards)
- County Hall Bakery (98 yards)
- Neds Noodle Bar (98 yards)
- Subway (104 yards)
- Bagel Street (108 yards)
- Chopstix Noodle Bar (110 yards)
- Yo! Sushi (112 yards)
- Troia Restaurant (112 yards)
- Cucina (116 yards)
- Aji Noodle Bar (122 yards)
- Cafe Manga (126 yards)