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  • London Zoo opened to Fellows of the Zoological Society of London, and to the public with a written order from a Fellow and payment of 1 shilling in 1828. The royal animal collection from the Tower of London was presented in 1831. In 1847 the public were admitted to London Zoo for the first time without an order from a Fellow. After the eruption of the Second World War, London Zoo was closed multiple times for over a week at a time starting 11:00am on 3rd September 1939, when all zoological places were closed by order of the government. On 27th September 1940, high explosive bombs damaged the Rodent house, the Civet house, the gardener's office, the propagating sheds, the North Gate and the Zebra house. In January 1941, the Camel house was hit, and the aquarium could not open until May 1943 due to extensive bombings.

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          531 Archival description results for London Zoo

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          Reed, Stanley
          SEC/10/1/16 · File · 1936
          Part of ZSL Secretaries

          Correspondence between Julian Sorell Huxley and Stanley Reed regarding The Maharajah of Bhavnagar, plans for a new Elephant House at the London Zoological Gardens and a a request for a financial contribution from The Maharajah
          Regent Building restaurant plans
          ARC/5/1 · File · 1927-1929
          Part of Architecture and buildings

          Plan, section and elevation drawings relating to the construction of the Regent Building restaurant, dated September 1927-February 1929. Some hand annotations and watercolour detail.
          Regent's Park Accident Book
          STA/7/8 · Item · 1948-1959
          Part of Staff

          Volume of accidents which happened to employees at London and Whipsnade Zoo between 1948 and 1959. Includes staff member names, location and description of accidents, and if they had to stop work for any period of time due to injury