The SIS Building along the Albert Embankment at Vauxhall Cross, London, seen from Vauxhall Bridge

The Albert Embankment is a stretch of the river bank on the south side of the River Thames in Central London. The SIS Building, also commonly known as the MI6 Building, is the headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence Service (otherwise known as "MI6" Vauxhall is an inner city area of South London in the London Borough of Lambeth. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. 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 The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. The term Central London refers to the districts of London England which are considered closest to the centre It stretches approximately one mile northwards from Vauxhall Bridge to Westminster Bridge, and is located in the London Borough of Lambeth. 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 Westminster Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames between Westminster, Middlesex bank and Lambeth, Surrey bank in what The London Borough of Lambeth ( is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Inner London.

Albert Embankment is also the name given to the part of the A3036 road between Vauxhall Bridge and Lambeth Bridge, where it adjoins Lambeth Palace Road and Lambeth Road. The A3036 is an A road in London, England. It starts at the southern tip of the County Hall roundabout where the A302 Westminster 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 Lambeth Bridge is a road traffic and Footbridge crossing the River Thames in an east-west direction in central London; the river flows north at Lambeth Palace Road runs between Westminster Bridge and Lambeth Bridge, in Lambeth, London SE1, on the south bank of the River Thames Lambeth Road is a road in Lambeth (to the west and Southwark (to the east London SE1 running between Lambeth Bridge over the River

Created by the engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette for the Metropolitan Board of Works between July 1866 and November 1869, it included land reclaimed from the river and various small timber and boat building yards, and was intended to protect low-lying areas of Lambeth from flooding while also providing a new highway to bypass local congested streets. Sir Joseph William Bazalgette ( 28 March 1819 &ndash 15 March 1891) was one of the great English Civil engineers of The Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW was the principal instrument of London -wide government from 1855 until the establishment of the London County Council in 1889 Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lambeth is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth, although the area is now more commonly known as Waterloo, after the railway station whose viaduct separates the

Unlike Bazalgette's Thames Embankment (including Chelsea Embankment and Victoria Embankment), the Albert Embankment does not incorporate major interceptor sewers. The Thames Embankment is a major feat of 19th century Civil engineering in central London. Chelsea Embankment is part of the Thames Embankment, a road and Walkway along the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England The Victoria Embankment, is part of the Thames Embankment, a road and walkway along the north bank of the River Thames in London. This allowed the southern section of the embankment (upstream from Lambeth Bridge) to include a number of bridges into a small dock — White Hart Dock — used for barges to bring clay and other supplies to the Royal Doulton pottery works. Lambeth Bridge is a road traffic and Footbridge crossing the River Thames in an east-west direction in central London; the river flows north at The Royal Doulton Company was one of the most renowned English companies producing Tableware and Collectables, with a history dating back to 1815

Some of the reclaimed land was sold to the trustees of St Thomas' Hospital. St Thomas' Hospital is a large NHS Hospital in Lambeth, London, England. To the north of Lambeth Bridge, the Embankment is a narrower pedestrian promenade in front of the hospital, with motor traffic carried behind the hospital on Lambeth Palace Road. Lambeth Palace Road runs between Westminster Bridge and Lambeth Bridge, in Lambeth, London SE1, on the south bank of the River Thames

In common with other Bazalgatte works, the original embankment is adorned with Sturgeon Lamp Standards to the designs of George Vulliamy. Sturgeon is the Common name used for some 26 species of fish in the family Acipenseridae, including the genera Acipenser, The southern limit of Bazalgatte's embankment was opposite Tinworth Street, where the road moves away from the riverside.

The stretch south of Tinworth Street was occupied by industrial and wharf premises until World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including These areas have subsequently been redeveloped as offices, with extensions to the embankment being constructed to a more utilitarian design than the Bazalgatte/Vulliamy stretch. Public pedestrian access to this newer embankment between Lambeth Bridge and the main road stretch of Albert Embankment was only secured in the 1990s. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Parts of this section of the embankment have a provisional appearance, as the landowners still have hopes for future redevelopment that could move the embankment line further into the river. However, encroachment of the tidal river bed habitat is contrary to the current planning policies of Lambeth.

See also

• List of eponymous roads in London

External links

• Albert Embankment and White Hart Dock on Vauxhall Society website
• Survey of London entry (1951)

Coordinates: 51°29′28″N 0°07′21″W / 51.4910, -0.1225