Botanical gardens

NOTES: The dome, measuring 110 metres long and 60 metres wide, was the largest single span glasshouse in the world at the time of its construction.

NOTES: The Barbican Centre is located in the heart of the Barbican complex and comprises: a concert hall, two theatres, an art gallery, three cinemas, 2 exhibition halls, conference suites, the conservatory, and various restaurants and refreshment facilities. The Guildhall School of Music and the Barbican Library lie adjacent and are accessible from the centre.

NOTES: The Barbican Centre is located in the heart of the Barbican complex and comprises: a concert hall, two theatres, an art gallery, three cinemas, 2 exhibition halls, conference suites, the conservatory, and various restaurants and refreshment facilities. The Guildhall School of Music and the Barbican Library lie adjacent and are accessible from the centre.

NOTES: Part of this glasshouse originally formed a conservatory constructed by the inventor and engineer, John Kibble, at his home at Coulport, Loch Long in 1865. It was dismantled in 1872 and transported to the Botanic Gardens where it was re-assembled and enlarged.

NOTES: The Oxford University Botanic or Physic Garden was founded by Henry Danvers, Earl of Danby, on this site in 1621. Its three gateways were built by Nicholas Stone in 1632-1633.