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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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          11 Archival description results for London Zoo

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          Zoological Society, Regent's Park
          SEC/9/2/7/13 · Item · 12 Nov 1914
          Part of ZSL Secretaries

          Request by the Secretary for donations to raise a sufficient sum to enable presents to be purchased for staff serving in the First World War
          Reports September 1939
          SEC/10/2/4/17 · Item · Sep 1939
          Part of ZSL Secretaries

          Reports on the suggested opening of the gardens to the public on Sundays, a report by the Assistant Treasurer on the suggestion that the Gardens might be open to the public by payment on Sundays, either for the whole day or part the day, and a report on a war time scheme for horticulture, agriculture, pig and poultry keeping at Whipsnade and Regent's Park
          Evacuation List
          WAR/1/15 · Item · 8 Oct 1940
          Part of Second world war

          List of staff and others who would have to be evacuated to Whipsnade in case Regent's Park were closed