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Hmm - opinion is divided on this. A lot of people, including the older residents of Bankside, don't consider it to be a real place, just a brand.

The Bankside signage was notoriously altered by the artist known as Banksy to read - well - Banksy rather than Bankside.

A counter-revolution seems to have sprung up, especially around the Tate Modern, where someone has added 'We Are" to the signs, so that they read "We Are Bankside".