Tate Britain

In 1892 a decision was made to build a new gallery for British art on the site of the former Millbank prison, with an anonymous donation from Henry Tate; the architect was Sidney Smith. The National Gallery of British Art, as Tate Britain was then called, was opened by the Prince of Wales on 21 July 1897 and opened to the public on 16 August 1897. Sir Henry Tate financed an extension that doubled the size of the original gallery with a further nine rooms including a sculpture hall, and he died on 5 December 1899. The Clore Gallery was opened on 1 April 1987, and two rooms are given to the work of Henry Moore. The gates, railings and gatepiers are a separate Grade II entry, NHLE 1267605; the statue of Sir John Millais at the west corner is Grade II, NHLE 1222797; and a K6 telephone kiosk outside is Grade II, NHLE 1436250. Pimlico station is 479 m away and Vauxhall, in Lambeth, 511 m.