Mappin Cafe |
| Hob Uid: 619102 | |
Location :
Greater London Authority
City of Westminster
Non Civil Parish
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| Grid Ref : TQ2796083353 |
| Summary : A Italian Renaissance style tea pavilion located at the southern angle of the Mappin Terraces in London Zoo. The tea pavilion was built in 1914-20 for the London Zoological Society to designs by John James Joass and funded by John Newton Mappin. It is a single storey brick building with stone dressings and a pantile roof. There are paired Tuscan columns French windows and pavilion towers at the three angles. On the curved facade there is an open colonnade on a terrace from which the Mappin Terraces can be viewed. The building was closed as a tea pavilion in 1985. The building is now known as the Mappin Pavilion and is used for holding private and corporate events. |
More information : A Italian Renaissance style tea pavilion located at the southern angle of the Mappin Terraces in London Zoo. The tea pavilion was built in 1914-20 for the London Zoological Society to designs by John James Joass and funded by John Newton Mappin. It is a single storey brick building with stone dressings and a pantile roof. There are paired Tuscan columns French windows and pavilion towers at the three angles. On the curved facade there is an open colonnade on a terrace from which the Mappin Terraces were viewed. The building was closed as a tea pavilion in 1985. (1-2)
The building is now known as the Mappin Pavilion and is used for holding private and corporate events. (3)
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