London Zoo

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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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          22 Archival description results for London Zoo

          Chatterton, Edgar
          SEC/7/3/9 · Item · 1902
          Part of ZSL Secretaries

          Letter from Edgar Chatterton to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding no longer being able to view the animals behind the cages following reports in the newspapers about the way in which the reptiles were being fed in the reptile house
          Colam, John
          SEC/7/3/16 · File · 1881
          Part of ZSL Secretaries

          Letter from John Colam of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the serpent feeding in the reptile house being a healthy amusement for children and young persons
          d'Auvergne, Edmund B
          SEC/7/4/3 · Item · 1902
          Part of ZSL Secretaries

          Letter from Edmund B d'Auvergne to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the feeding of live animals to snakes in the Reptile House
          Kellner, S
          SUP/6/1/2/34 · Item · 1950
          Part of Superintendents

          Letter regarding specimens from Australia that were sent to the Reptile House
          Malcolm Campbell Ltd
          SUP/5/1/2/147 · File · 1946
          Part of Superintendents

          Correspondence between Malcolm Campbell Ltd and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding labels for the Reptile House and Children's Zoo