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Southbank Undercroft and its
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ning for the
Long Live Southbank has been campaig
every single day
preservation of Southbank Undercroft
the news of its
since the Southbank Centre announced
days.
intended destruction – that’s over 200
ce and home of
The mission is to preserve the birthpla
wned creative
British skateboarding and world-reno
gination for over
space, which has captured public ima
public support,
40 years, and garnered unprecedented
into
in order to protect it from being turned
commercial retail units.
etes,
Mums, kids, performers, architects, athl
organisations,
academics, youth groups, community
of all walks of
MPs, Assembly Members and people
campaign and
life have galvanized in support of the
don’s
the LLSB objective or saving one of Lon
most loved creative spaces.
ure’ campaign
Long Live Southbank’s ‘The Bigger Pict
has received close
film, made by Henry Edwards-Wood,
ks. The film
to 60,000 YouTube views in just two wee
position
details the history of the space and its
ural and
andinfluence as part of London’s cult
historic landscape.
Planning Committee
nd a meeting of the London Assembly’s
g Live Southbank was invited to atte
In October, Lon
Act’s Assets of Community Value
discuss the importance of the Localism
light the plight of the Undercroft and
to high
Nicky Gavron, told
embly Member and Committee Chair,
itive and constructive discussion, Ass
scheme. After a pos
total support from members.”
e from members. In fact, you’ve had
’ve had a lot of support around the tabl
LLSB, “You
ive vision’
last month released their own ‘alternat
the Twentieth Century Society, who
More support came from
ival Wing plans, architect
criticism of the Southbank Centre’s Fest
th Bank. Responding to the widespread
for the Sou
tre’s buildings up to date but without
scheme’, bringing the Southbank Cen
Sally Rendel proposed a ‘more modest
option to retain the
s, while at the same time providing the
their distinctive architectural strength
ses
compromising
discussion on preservation, and refu
le the Southbank Centre avoids any
Undercroft as it is currently used. Whi
that there are
s like these show
opular plans, fresh and imaginative idea
to budge in the pursuit of its hugely unp
viable alternatives to be considered.
as a ‘Village Green’, and
grant the Undercroft legal recognition
continue to pursue the application to
LLSB’s lawyers
’s granting of the Undercroft as an
for appealing against Lambeth Council
stigate the Southbank Centre’s reasons
to inve
the voice of its 70,000
use all possible channels to make sure
ity Value. The campaign continues to
Asset of Commun
for preserving the Undercroft.
listened to, and to look at all options
and that of popular public opinion, are
members,
“Preserve the integrity of Southbank, a sanc
tuary for skateboarders, and an important part
of London history”
“It’s truly an historic feature of London stree
t culture” >> Tony Hawk, Professiona
l Skateboarder
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