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Wellcome Building
Hob Uid:
1507852
Location :
Greater London Authority
City of Westminster
Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref :
TQ2786083398
Summary :
The Wellcome Building at London Zoo is a research centre which was built in 1963 as the Wellcome Institute of Comparative Physiology which was established for the study of reproductive physiology by the Zoological Society of London Staff and Ford Foundation Fellows. It is now part of the Institute of Zoology. The three storey building was designed by Franz Stengelhofen, when he was the Zoo's architect and is built of concrete and brick with the upper rear balconies overlooking Regent's Park. On the ground and first floors are offices, workshops and research laboratories. The second floor houses animal cages.
More information :
The Wellcome Building at London Zoo is a research centre which was built in 1963 as the Wellcome Institute of Comparative Physiology which was established for the study of reproductive physiology by the Zoological Society of London Staff and Ford Foundation Fellows. It is now part of the Institute of Zoology. The three storey building was designed by Franz Stengelhofen when he was the Zoo's architect and is built of concrete and brick with the upper rear balconies overlooking Regent's Park. On the ground and first floors are offices, workshops and research laboratories. The second floor houses animal cages. (1)
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Source Number : 1
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Page(s) : 114
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Monument Period Name : Mid 20th Century
Display Date : Constructed 1963
Monument End Date : 1963
Monument Start Date : 1963
Monument Type : Research Institute, Office, Laboratory, Workshop, Animal Cage
Evidence : Extant Building
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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 90528
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 28 SE 914
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Activity type : ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1991-01-01
End Date : 1992-12-31