Elephant House, Dudley Zoo, Dudley Castle: the upper terrace
Architect/Designer | Lubetkin & Tecton |
Artist/Photographer | Felton, Leo Herbert (d. 1968) |
Country | UK: England |
City | Dudley |
Subject Date | 1937 |
Image Date | 1937 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Modern Movement |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | 5047/3 (Felton BN 6441) |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Concrete ; Zoo buildings ; Terraces |
NOTES: This building was near to the castle and thus the Ancient Monuments Department of the Office of Works insisted that it should be as low and inconspicuous as possible. Lubetkin and Tecton therefore made the top of the building almost level with the road around the castle moat. The two elephant houses were sited in the centre flanked on one side by a camel house and on the other by a stable for Shetland ponies. A cantilevered terrace was provided splitting the upper and lower levels.
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