Southbank House

Southbank House is a building constructed in 1878 by R. Stark Wilkinson, formerly the Lambeth Pottery of Messrs Doulton. It is a long structure featuring two western bays, an angle, and a two-bay return to Lambeth High Street. The building stands five storeys tall, with a set-back attic and a low basement. It is made of red brick, accented with pink and beige terra-cotta dressings, which include numerous moulded bands and corbel tables at the eaves and one storey below. The tall pyramidal tiled roofs are topped with wrought iron cresting.

The windows of Southbank House vary in shape, including Tudor-arched, square-headed, pointed, and circular designs. They feature nook shafts, with architraves and sills adorned with glazed relief tiles in muted polychrome colours, showcasing decorative plant motifs. At the angle of the building, an oriel turret rises above a canted entrance, which has an enriched doorway that holds a tympanum relief by J. Tinworth, depicting craftsmen and others examining vases. This building is a notable example of decorative art integrated with architecture.