Gardens · London
Blackfriars Rotunda
In or near City of London.
Blackfriars Rotunda — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- London Blackfriars · 0.3 km
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Blackfriars Rotunda, the nearest railway station is London Blackfriars, located 0.3 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is SE1 9GD. Entry details are not provided, so please check in advance for any fees, and accessibility information is not specified.
About
Blackfriars Rotunda is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Summary from the official site
MathsWorld is London's first mathematics discovery centre, located beneath a railway arch on the South Bank. It features over forty interactive exhibits that engage visitors of all ages in the beauty and creativity of mathematics through hands-on activities and puzzles.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Blackfriars Rotunda was a building in Southwark, near the southern end of Blackfriars Bridge across the River Thames in London, that existed from 1787 to 1958 in various forms. It initially housed the collection of the Leverian Museum after it had been disposed of by lottery. For a period it was home to the Surrey Institution. In the early 1830s it notoriously was the centre for the activities of the Rotunda radicals. Its subsequent existence was long but less remarkable.
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Background
Architecture
After trying to run the museum in its old location in Leicester Square, but finding the rent too much, Parkinson with other investors put up the Rotunda Building; it was of his own design (along with his architect son Joseph Parkinson), was constructed by James Burton, and was opened in 1787. The Rotunda building had a central circular gallery and in brick; the roof was conical and in slate. It was located on the south side of the Thames, and at the time was in the county of Surrey. The dimensions were later given as 120 feet by 132 feet, i.e. 1760 square yards; originally the area was under 1000 square yards, however.). The layout is believed to be documented only by a single surviving…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5079, -0.1048
- District
- Southwark
- Parish
- Southwark, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE1 9GD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Nearest railway station
- London Blackfriars — 0.3 km
- Official site
- mathsworld.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q4922910 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Blackfriars Rotunda (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blackfriars Rotunda?
- Blackfriars Rotunda is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE1 9GD), in the parish of Southwark, unparished area.
- What is Blackfriars Rotunda?
- Blackfriars Rotunda — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Blackfriars Rotunda?
- The nearest railway station is London Blackfriars, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode SE1 9GD.
- How do I get to Blackfriars Rotunda?
- The nearest railway station is London Blackfriars, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE1 9GD.