The Royal Aquarium and Winter Garden was a place of amusement in Westminster, London. It opened in 1876, and the building was demolished in 1903. The attraction was located northwest of Westminster Abbey on Tothill Street. The building was designed by Alfred Bedborough in an ornamental style faced with Portland stone. The Aquarium Theatre was located in the west end of the building and was renamed the Imperial Theatre in 1879. Methodist Central Hall now occupies the site.
Sheet music cover for Lounging in the Aq. (1880), illustrated by A. Concanen
Score of The Rink Gallop as performed inside the Aquarium, c. 1876
Drawing of the Imperial Theatre
Methodist Central Hall, Westminster
The Methodist Central Hall is a multi-purpose venue in the City of Westminster, London, serving primarily as a Methodist church and a conference centre. The building also houses an art gallery, a restaurant, and office spaces. It contains 22 conference, meeting and seminar rooms, the largest being the Great Hall, which seats 2,300. Central Hall also acts as an important spiritual and sacred place for Methodists.
Front entrance
The 50th anniversary plaque of the first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in Central Hall
The grand organ contains 3,789 pipes and is located in the Great Hall.
Looking up into the dome