Editing Lambeth (section)

==Buildings and churches==
[[File:Saint Mary-at-Lambeth (6265732043).jpg|thumb|upright|The tower of St Mary-at-Lambeth, constructed in 1377]]
The church of [[Garden Museum|St Mary-at-Lambeth]] is the oldest above ground structure in Lambeth, the oldest structure of any kind being the crypt of Lambeth Palace itself.<ref name="StMary's">{{cite web |url=http://gardenmuseum.org.uk/page/the-church-local-history |title=St Mary – A history|publisher=The Garden Museum |access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> The church has pre-Norman origins, being recorded as early as 1062 as a church built by Goda, sister of [[Edward the Confessor]]. It was rebuilt in flint and stone between the years 1374 and 1377. The tower is the only original part still to survive, as much of the church was reconstructed by 1852. The church was de-consecrated in 1972 and since 1977 it has been the home of the [[Garden Museum]].<ref name="StMary's"/>

[[Lambeth Palace]] is the home of the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] and has been occupied as a residence by the Archbishops since the early 13th century.<ref name=LambPalace>{{cite web |url=http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/pages/the-history-of-lambeth-palace.html |title=The History of Lambeth Palace|publisher=The Archbishop of Canterbury |access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> The oldest parts of the palace are Langton's Chapel and its crypt, both of which date back to the 13th century. Although they suffered greatly from damage in the [[Second World War]], they have seen been extensively repaired and restored.<ref name=LambPalace/> Morton's Tower, the main entrance to the palace, was built in 1490.<ref name=LambPalace/> The Great Hall, rebuilt over different centuries but primarily following damage during the [[English Civil War]], contains the vast collections of the Lambeth Palace Library.<ref name=LambPalace/> Later additions to the palace including the Blore Building, a newer private residence for the Archbishop, which was completed in 1833.<ref name=LambPalace/> The [[Albert Embankment]], finished in 1869 and created by the engineer [[Joseph Bazalgette|Sir Joseph Bazalgette]] under the [[Metropolitan Board of Works]], forms the boundary of Lambeth. The embankment includes land reclaimed from the river and various small timber and boatbuilding yards, and was intended to protect low-lying areas of Lambeth from flooding while also providing a new highway to bypass local congested streets. Unlike the [[Thames Embankment]] on the opposite side of the river, the Albert Embankment does not incorporate major interceptor sewers. This allowed the southern section of the embankment (upstream from Lambeth Bridge) to include a pair of tunnels leading to a small slipway, named [[White Hart Draw Dock]], whose origins can be traced back to the 14th century.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk/page3790.htm |title=White Hart Dock |publisher=Plaques of London |access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Centuries later, Royal Doulton's pottery works used the docks to load clay and finished goods for transport to and from the [[Port of London]]. The refurbishment of White Hart Dock was carried out as part of a local art project in 2009, which included the addition of wooden sculptures and benches to the 1868 dock boundary wall.<ref name="WhiteHart">{{cite web |url=http://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/white-hart-dock |title=Memorial – White Hart Dock |publisher=London Remembers |access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>

Located on the Albert Embankment is the purpose-built headquarters of the [[International Maritime Organization]] (IMO).<ref name="HistoryofIMO">{{cite web |url=http://www.imo.org/en/About/HistoryOfIMO/Documents/30%20years%20at%20IMO%20HQ.pdf |title=IMO History: 30 years |publisher=International Maritime Organization |access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> The IMO is a [[specialised agency of the United Nations]] responsible for regulating [[Ship transport|shipping]].<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://www.imo.org/en/About/Pages/Default.aspx|title=Introduction to IMO|publisher=International Maritime Organization|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> The building was officially opened by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] on 17 May 1983.<ref name="HistoryofIMO" /> The architects of the building were Douglass Marriott, Worby & Robinson.<ref name="MancHistory">{{cite web |url=http://manchesterhistory.net/architecture/1980/maritime.html |title=IMO Building History |publisher=Manchester History |access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> The front of the building is dominated by a seven-metre high, ten-tonne bronze sculpture of the bow of a ship, with a lone seafarer maintaining a look-out from Lambeth to the Thames.<ref name="MancHistory" />

From 1937 until 2007 the headquarters of the [[London Fire Brigade]] were in Lambeth, on Albert Embankment.<ref name=MancHistory2/> The headquarters building, constructed in an [[art deco]] style, was designed by architects of the [[London City Council]] and opened in 1937.<ref name=MancHistory2>{{cite web |url=http://manchesterhistory.net/architecture/1930/firebrigade.html |title=Fire Brigade HQ History |publisher=Manchester History |access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Occupying a prominent position on the Thames it is, however, still an operating fire station, although future plans have been submitted which may see redevelopment of the listed building.<ref name=FireBrigade>{{cite web |url=http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/news/LatestNewsReleases_developer-appointed-for-albert-embankment-multi-million-pound-makeover.asp#.WDjHThqLQ2w |title=Developer appointed for Albert Embankment Site |publisher=London Fire Brigade |access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> A planning decision is expected by July 2023.<ref name=FireBrigade2>{{cite web |url=https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/about-us/services-and-facilities/8-albert-embankment-development/|title=8 Albert Embankment development |publisher=London Fire Brigade |access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref>

The Lambeth Mission is a church of the [[Methodist Church of Great Britain|united Methodist Anglican]] denomination, located on [[Lambeth Road]].<ref name=Lambethmission>{{cite web |url=http://www.northlambethparishandcircuit.co.uk/churches/lambeth-mission-and-st-marys |title=Lambeth Mission & St Mary's |publisher=North Lambeth Parish |access-date=25 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126131300/http://www.northlambethparishandcircuit.co.uk/churches/lambeth-mission-and-st-marys |archive-date=26 November 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The original church was founded in 1739 but was entirely destroyed by a bomb in the [[Second World War]]. A new church for the mission was constructed in 1950 and continues to function as an active church today.<ref name=Lambethmission/>

The [[Beaconsfield (gallery)|Beaconsfield]] gallery is a public contemporary art gallery in Lambeth, which was established in 1995 and specialises in temporary exhibitions and art classes.<ref name=Beaconsfield>{{cite web |url=http://beaconsfield.ltd.uk/ |title=Main Site |publisher=Beaconsfield Gallery |access-date=30 November 2016}}</ref> [[Morley College]] is an [[adult education]] college, founded in the 1880s, that occupies sites on either side of the boundary between the London boroughs of [[Southwark]] and Lambeth.<ref name=Morley>{{cite web |url=https://www.morleycollege.ac.uk/about |title=About |publisher=Morley College |access-date=30 November 2016}}</ref>