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Business Design Centre
Also known as: Royal Agricultural Hall
Business Design Centre — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Business Design Centre is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Business Design Centre is a Grade II listed building located between Upper Street and Liverpool Road in the district of Islington in London, England. It was opened in 1862, originally named the Agricultural Hall and from 1884 the Royal Agricultural Hall, for holding agricultural shows. It was the home of the Royal Smithfield Club's Smithfield Show from 1862 to 1938. It hosted the Royal Tournament from its inauguration in 1880 until the event became too large for the venue and moved to Olympia in the early years of the 20th century. It hosted the first Crufts dog show in 1891. During the Second World War, the hall was commandeered by the Government, and from 1943, following the destruction of Mount Pleasant sorting office in an air raid, the parcels depot was moved to the hall. The hall then remained unused and empty until it was converted to its present use as the Business Design Centre in 1986.
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Background
Description
According to the official Islington Libraries compilation, the Royal Agricultural Hall had its origins when in 1798 the Duke of Bedford, Sir Joseph Banks and other nobles and gentlemen decided to form the Smithfield Club, which would hold annual exhibitions of livestock, agricultural produce and agricultural implements. Following some 40 years of exhibiting, first in Smithfield at Wooton's Livery Stables near Smithfield Meat Market then at a site in the Barbican, the club moved in 1839 to premises in Baker Street. However it outgrew these and it was then proposed that the club erect a hall large enough to accommodate their annual display and also to be available for other shows. The…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5356, -0.1061
- District
- Islington
- Parish
- Islington, unparished area
- Postcode
- N1 0PD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Established
- 1862
- Official site
- www.jamesfreemangallery.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7373586 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Business Design Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Business Design Centre?
- Business Design Centre is in London, United Kingdom (postcode N1 0PD), in the parish of Islington, unparished area.
- When was Business Design Centre built?
- Built or established in 1862.
- Who owns Business Design Centre?
- Business Design Centre is owned by ExCeL London.
- Is Business Design Centre a listed building?
- Business Design Centre is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Business Design Centre?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode N1 0PD. It sits within the Islington South and Finsbury parliamentary constituency.