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    Stories from our Archives

    Find out more about the rich and varied stories our our history

    Below you'll find some stories brought together by our arhivists and curators.

    Explore some memories below

    1. Construction of our Queen Elizabeth Hall

      See a collection of photos from the 1960s construction of our brutalist building
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    2. M.I.A. performing at her Meltdown Festival
      Mike Massaro

      Meltdown: the first 25 years

      Enjoy images and artefacts from 25 years of the popular music festival
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    3. Two young men pose for a photograph at Pride '87 Carnival which took place at South Bank's Jubilee Gardens

      Pride '87 at the Southbank Centre

      Archive photographs show Southbank Centre out and proud in 1987
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    4. Visitor inspecting documents in the archive

      Every 27 September

      Take a look back through over sixty-five years of archives for one insignificant date
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