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Queen's Gate House, still commonly known by its previous name of Baden-Powell House, is a conference centre in South Kensington, London.
Baden Powell House. Built as a tribute to founder of the Scouting Movement, Lord Baden-Powell, Baden-Powell House is now a Scouting hostel as well as a conference centre in South Kensington.
- 65-67 Queen's Gate, SW7 5JS, South Kensington
- 020 7584 7031
- History
- Modern Architecture
- Baden-Powell Collection
- In The 21st Century
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Acting on a 1942 initiative by Chief Scout Lord Somers, a formal Baden-Powell House Committee was established by The Scout Association in 1953 under the direction of Sir Harold Gillett, later Lord Mayor of London. The committee's directive was to build a hostel to provide Scouts a place to stay at reasonable cost while visiting London. For this pur...
The house was designed by the architect Ralph Tubbs in 1956, whose works included the Dome of Discovery, the highlight of the 1951 Festival of Britain. Tubbs' floor plans and a model of his design were displayed during a fundraising campaign and exhibition on 1957-02-21 in the Egyptian Hall of the Mansion House. The six storied Baden-Powell House i...
Since Baden-Powell House was intended as a tribute to Baden-Powell, a notable collection of Baden-Powell memorabilia has always been on display for visitors in 'The story of B-P' exhibition. This includes many drawings and letters by Baden-Powell himself, such as the original of his Last Message to Scouts, Laws for me when I am old and several firs...
With special Scout atmosphere, Baden-Powell House provides a hostel and conference centre for people visiting London. Located in the middle of London's visitor area, known as Exhibition Road, it is in short walking distance of the Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Royal Albert Hall and the Victoria and Albert Museum. The full address is 65-67...
Baden-Powell International House, 25-story hotel of The Scout Association of Hong Kongin Kowloon, Hong KongEllsworth Augustus Scout House, the Boy Scouts of America hostel, in Mendham, NJ, United StatesQueen's Gate House, still commonly known by its previous name of Baden-Powell House, is a conference centre in South Kensington, London. It was built as a tribute to Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, and has served as the headquarters for The Scout Association, as a hostel providing modern and affordable lodging for Scouts, Guides ...
Baden-Powell House, colloquially known as B-P House and sometimes referred to as 65 Queen's Gate, is a hostel and conference centre in South Kensington, London that was built as a tribute to Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting.
Queen's Gate House, still commonly known by its previous name of Baden-Powell House, is a conference centre in South Kensington, London.
General Info. Address : Baden-Powell House, 65-67 Queen's Gate, London SW7 5JS Telephone : 020 7584 7031 Open : Admission : Distance : 0.79 miles. Guide. Baden-Powell House is now a modern 180 room budget hostel welcoming both Scout and Guide members, and is also open to the general public.
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