Papers regarding the presentation of the RIBA Architecture Award Elephant and Rhinoceros Pavilion
By Tecton. Includes related correspondence and memos.
2 volumes denoting extraordinary expenditure at London and Whipsnade Zoos, between 1864 and 1939. They detail yearly spending on enclosures and buildings, some costs of animals.
Architect's fees and costs of the Aviary
Plan and section drawings relating to the remodelling of the Giraffe House, London Zoo. Some hand annotations. Architect/engin
Minutes of the Layout Committee
Licences and plans of proposed London Zoo buildings, many of which were temporary structures, or not eventually built. Includes: large map of London Zoo in 1911 with position of proposed shelter marked, and plans of shelter, 1914; plans of proposed new aviary, 1906; plan of temporary shelters for HM The King's Indian Collection, 1912; plan of Proposed Wood & Iron Addition to the Prosector's Building, 1904; layout of Poultry Culture Exhibition, 1917; fire certificate Tea Pavilion Mappin Terraces, 1914; fire certificate Main Offices, 1910; temporary buildings extension, 1934.
Correspondence, memorandums and accounts regarding the new Sanatorium and Quarantine Station
General papers relating to the New Zoo, including plans, correspondence, minutes of meetings, memorandums and development plans