Historic houses · London
Penguin Pool
In or near Tyburn.
Penguin Pool — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Camden Town · 1.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
The Penguin Pool is located in Westminster, London, with the postcode NW1 4RY. The nearest railway station is Camden Town, which is approximately 1 km away. Entry to the Penguin Pool is free, and wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Penguin Pool is a Grade I-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Summary from the official site
The Regent's Park features a unique project called Music for Trees, which combines nature and sound through a mobile app. Visitors can explore the park while listening to music composed by students from the Royal Academy of Music, inspired by the various tree species found in the area.
Read more on the official property page.
From the Wikipedia article
The Penguin Pool at London Zoo, Regent's Park is a penguin enclosure designed in the International Modernist style by Berthold Lubetkin and the Tecton Group. Constructed in 1934, Historic England describe it as "a key symbol of British (and International) Modern Movement architecture". The pool housed the zoo's collection of penguins for 70 years. Changing attitudes to keeping animals in captivity, and concerns regarding the suitability of the structure for penguin well-being, saw the pool's closure in 2004 and its subsequent replacement by Penguin Beach. After a period of non-use, during which Lubetkin's daughter called for the structure to be "blown to smithereens", the pool was converted into a water feature. It is a Grade I listed building.
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Background
History
The Zoological Society of London was founded in 1826 and by 1828 had established a zoological garden in Regent's Park. From its beginnings, the Society employed a series of notable architects to create its buildings: Decimus Burton designed many of the earliest structures, including the Llama and Camel House in 1828, the Ravens' Cage in the same year, and the Giraffe House in 1836; Anthony Salvin Jr. built the Aviary in 1863; Charles Brown Trollope undertook the Stork and Ostrich House in 1896, and Guy Dawber built the Reptile House in 1927. Until the early 20th century, the prevailing view of animal husbandry was that exotic animals would not survive in the colder, Northern European…
Architecture
Lubetkin worked on the design of the pool with members of the Tecton Group and with his engineer, Ove Arup. The structure has an elliptical pool at its centre, with "cantilevered interlocking spiral ramps", seemingly without support, crossing the centre of the pool, a glass-fronted diving area, and an enclosure with nesting boxes at one end. A viewing gallery runs around the exterior. It is constructed of reinforced concrete The Victoria and Albert Museum, in its 2016 exhibition, Engineering the World: Ove Arup and the Philosophy of Total Design, described the pool as proposing "a new direction for British architecture, [and] also one of the first to demonstrate the expressive and…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5340, -0.1535
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- NW1 4RY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 1934
- Nearest railway station
- Camden Town — 1 km
- Official site
- www.royalparks.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q11350844 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Penguin Pool, London Zoo (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Penguin Pool?
- Penguin Pool is in London, United Kingdom (postcode NW1 4RY), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- What is Penguin Pool?
- Penguin Pool — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Penguin Pool?
- The nearest railway station is Camden Town, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode NW1 4RY.
- When was Penguin Pool built?
- Built or established in 1934. Designed by Tecton Group.
- Who owns Penguin Pool?
- Penguin Pool is owned by Zoological Society of London.
- Is Penguin Pool a listed building?
- Penguin Pool is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- Is Penguin Pool free to visit?
- Yes, Penguin Pool is free to enter.
- How do I get to Penguin Pool?
- The nearest railway station is Camden Town, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NW1 4RY.