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"You are on the wrong side of the river. For most of London's history, that was the entire point. Bankside was where the City of London sent everything it wanted but wouldn't admit to wanting — the theatres, the brothels, the bear pits, the prisons. Anything London's own laws banned just moved across the water, out of reach, and kept going. Look at what that got you."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
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Hear the full story at Introduction
This is just one of 12 stops on the The South Bank tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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