County Hall, Belvedere Road, Chicheley Street, Waterloo, London SE1

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County Hall Belvedere Road Chicheley Street Waterloo London SE1

County Hall is a building in Lambeth, London, that was the headquarters of London County Council and later the Greater London Council (GLC). Today County Hall is the site of businesses and attractions, including the DalÃ Universe and the London Aquarium, as well as two hotels (a Premier Travel Inn & a 5 star Marriott Hotel) and several restaurants. Other parts of the building have been converted into luxury residential apartments. The London Eye is nearby.

The building is on the bank of the River Thames, just north of Westminster Bridge, facing west towards the City of Westminster, and close to the Palace of Westminster. The nearest tube stations are Waterloo and Westminster.

The main six storey building was designed by Ralph Knott. It is faced in Portland stone in an 'Edwardian Baroque' style. Construction was started in 1911 and it was opened in 1933 by King George V. The later buildings (North, South and Island blocks) were completed later, the last in 1974.

For sixty four years County Hall served as the headquarters of local government for London. During the 1980s the then powerful GLC (led by Ken Livingstone) was locked in conflict with the British Government. Since the Parliament buildings were just across the river from County Hall, the facia of County Hall frequently served as a billboard for anti-government slogans.

When the government of Margaret Thatcher abolished the GLC in 1986, County Hall lost its role as the seat of London's governance. The building was transferred to the London Residuary Body and eventually sold to private investors and re developed.