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Millbank is an area of central London

London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
in the City of Westminster

City of Westminster

The City of Westminster is a London borough of London with City status in the United Kingdom. It is located west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, and forms part of Inner London and the bulk of London's central area....
. Millbank is located by the River Thames

River Thames

The Thames is a major river flowing through southern England. While best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows through several other towns and cities, including Oxford, Reading, Berkshire and Windsor, Berkshire....
, east of Pimlico

Pimlico

Pimlico is a small area of central London in the City of Westminster that is primarily residential and well known for its collection of small hotels and impressive Regency architecture....
and south of Westminster

Westminster

Westminster is an area of Central London, within the City of Westminster. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, southwest of the City of London and southwest of Charing Cross....
. The area derives its name from a mill house belonging to nearby Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey

The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic architecture Church , in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster....
.

Millbank's general appearance dates from the 1930s, when the area was extensively rebuilt to repair damage caused by the 1928 Thames flood

1928 Thames flood

The 1928 Thames flood was a disastrous flood of the River Thames that affected much of riverside London, England, on 7 January 1928, as well as places further downriver....
disaster, following the collapse of a 25m section of the Thames Embankment

Thames Embankment

The Thames Embankment is a major feat of 19th century civil engineering designed to reclaim marshy land next to the River Thames in central London....
.

Millbank shares the name of the main road (A3212) along the north bank of the River Thames

River Thames

Vauxhall Bridge

Vauxhall Bridge is a steel arched bridge for road and foot traffic, crossing the River Thames in a north-west south-east orientation, between Lambeth Bridge and Grosvenor Bridge, in central London....
to Abingdon Street, just south from Parliament Square

Parliament Square

Parliament Square is a town square outside the northwest end of the Palace of Westminster in London. It features a large open green area in the middle, with a group of trees to its west....
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Millbank is an area of central London

London

City of Westminster

River Thames

Pimlico

Westminster

Westminster Abbey

1928 Thames flood

Thames Embankment

The Thames Embankment is a major feat of 19th century civil engineering designed to reclaim marshy land next to the River Thames in central London....
.

Millbank shares the name of the main road (A3212) along the north bank of the River Thames

River Thames

Vauxhall Bridge

Parliament Square

Parliament Square is a town square outside the northwest end of the Palace of Westminster in London. It features a large open green area in the middle, with a group of trees to its west....
. There are parliamentary offices situated across this road, notably No.7, built as the headquarters

Headquarters

Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. The corporate headquarters is the entity at the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities....
of British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco Plc is a leading global tobacco company. It is based in London, United Kingdom and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index....
. The road was created as part of the Thames Embankment in the mid 19th century and lies above a large interceptor sewer.

The former Royal Army Medical College, situated in Millbank, is the site where the vaccine for typhoid was first developed, and in the late 19th century was where the world’s first modern prison was established. The listed

Listed

Listed may refer to:* Listed , a television show on MuchMoreMusic* Endangered species in biology* Listed building, in architecture: designation of a historically significant structure...
site has since been renovated as a purpose built arts college for the Chelsea College of Art and Design

Chelsea College of Art and Design

Chelsea College of Art and Design, the erstwhile Chelsea School of Art, is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. It offers further education and higher education courses in Fine Art, Graphic Design, Interior Design and Textile Design up to Doctor of Philosophy level....
in 2005. The Tate Britain

Tate Britain

Tate Britain is an art gallery situated on Millbank in London, and part of the Tate Gallery gallery network in United Kingdom, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives....
art gallery is situated directly opposite near the end of Vauxhall Bridge

Vauxhall Bridge

Vauxhall Bridge is a steel arched bridge for road and foot traffic, crossing the River Thames in a north-west south-east orientation, between Lambeth Bridge and Grosvenor Bridge, in central London....
, providing a distinct arts presence in the area.

The headquarters of the British chemicals giant ICI

ICI

ICI or Ici may mean:* ICI programming language, a computer programming language developed in 1992* Ici , an alternative weekly newspaper in Montreal, Canada...
was originally located at Nobel House in Millbank before it relocated to Manchester Square

Manchester Square

Manchester Square is an 18th century garden square in the Marylebone area in London, England, a short distance north of Oxford Street. It is one of the smaller but better preserved Georgian architecture squares in central London....
, also situated in London. The headquarters for MI5

MI5

The Security Service, commonly known as MI5 , is the United Kingdom counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of the intelligence machinery alongside the Secret Intelligence Service , Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence Intelligence Staff ....
and Thames House

Thames House

Thames House is an office development in Millbank, London on the bank of the River Thames adjacent to Lambeth Bridge. It has served as the headquarters of the United Kingdom MI5, commonly known as MI5, since December 1994....
are also nearby.

Before the 1997 General Election

United Kingdom general election, 1997

The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. The Labour Party won the general election in a landslide victory with 418 seats, the most seats the party has ever held....
, the Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
acquired two floors of the Millbank Tower

Millbank Tower

Millbank Tower is a high skyscraper in Central London at 21-24 Millbank. The Tower was constructed in 1963 for Vickers and was originally known as Vickers Tower....
as its headquarters. The £1 million per annum rent, however, forced the party to vacate the tower in 2001 for 16 Old Queen Street. Neighboring College Green

College Green (London)

College Green in London is a small grass-covered public area diagonally opposite the Palace of Westminster at the corner of Millbank and Abingdon Street, and is a common place for TV reporters to interview Member of Parliament....
is used as the location for interviewing politicians outdoors.

In British politics, the term 'Millbank Machine' or 'Millbank tendency' (a play on 'Militant tendency

Militant Tendency

The Militant tendency, founded in 1964, was an marxist Militant tendency#Entryism group within the Labour Party , its philosophy directly descended from Marx, Engels, Lenin and Trotsky....
') was initially used to refer to those who were regarded by some as spin doctors

Spin (public relations)

In public relations, spin is providing an interpretation of an event or campaign to persuade public opinion in favor or against a certain organization or public figure....
.

Millbank Studios reside in the area as an independent broadcast company, owned by ITV

ITV

ITV is a public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television network of British television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC....
. The studio is situated opposite the Houses of Parliament

Palace of Westminster

The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, in London, is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom meet....
. The BBC Parliament

BBC Parliament

BBC Parliament is a United Kingdom television channel from the BBC. Its remit is to make accessable to all the work of the parliamentary and legislative bodies of the United Kingdom and the European Parliament....
broadcasting channel is also situated nearby (intended to broadcast parliamentary and general political coverage on behalf of the BBC). No.4 is the location commonly used by broadcasters for producing coverage of the Westminster

Westminster

Sky News

Sky News is a rolling TV news channel providing 24 hour news coverage including the latest breaking news. Currently broadcasting from a news centre in London, the channel provides domestic and international coverage to audiences in the UK as well as around the globe....
and ITV

ITV

RTE

RTE may mean any of:...
also have their London bureau at the same location.

Notable buildings

Hide Tower is a twenty story building of 162 flats built by the local council and was designed by architects Stillman and Eastwick-Field. The complex has an arrangement of thirty trees on the site including a private flower garden. There is also a mini golf facility and community hall for resident meetings. Approximately a quarter of the accommodation is privately rented; the other half is rented from Westminster City Council and the remaining are owner occupied. The name derives from "hide

Hide (unit)

The hide was a unit used in assessing land for liability to "geld", or land tax, in History of Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th centuries....
", an old English land measure (used in the Domesday Survey of 1086).

. Victoria Station

Victoria station

Victoria station may refer to:Railway stations:* London Victoria station, a National Rail and London Underground station* Manchester Victoria station...
is also a National Rail

National Rail

National Rail is a title used by the Association of Train Operating Companies. ATOC is an unincorporated association whose membership consists of the passenger Train Operating Company of Great Britain which now run the passenger services previously provided by the British Railways Board ....
main line terminus.