Book Launch: The South Bank
London LGBTQ+ Community Centre

Book Launch: The South Bank

Fri, November 6, 2026 · London LGBTQ+ Community Centre, London

LGBTQ+
DateFri, November 6, 202618:00 – 19:30
VenueLondon LGBTQ+ Community Centre60-62 Hopton Street

About this event

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This book launch and presentation of Tony Bates’ The South Bank: 75 Years of Regeneration will explore the transformation and cultural revolution of the South Bank over the last seventy five years.

Tony will discuss the changing appreciation of the local architecture, alongside the societal changes that have culminated in the opening of the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre.

Copies of The South Bank: 75 Years of Regeneration will be available to purchase on the evening, with a 20% discount.

About the author

Tony Bates (he/she) has a background in engineering and architecture, and has a longstanding love of photography. He is an award winning and published photographer. For the last two years Tony has been working on this project about the South Bank, and has managed to get the book placed in several bookshops on the South Bank. This project encompasses all of Tony's passions; politics, history, photography, architecture, people, and the LGBTQ+ community.

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