Davies Exploration House
Davies Exploration House is a greenhouse in Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England. Davies Exploration House is situated nearby to the greenhouse Temperate House, as well as near the garden Woodland Glade.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Greenhouse
- Description: greenhouse in Richmond upon Thames, London, England, UK
- Also known as: “Australian House”, “Evolution House”, and “Evolution House At The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew”
- Roof shape: round
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Pagoda and Temperate House.
Great Pagoda
Photo: Pimpinellus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Great Pagoda at Kew Gardens in southwest London was built in 1761 by Sir William Chambers as a present for Princess Augusta, the founder of the gardens. Great Pagoda is situated 1,300 feet south of Davies Exploration House.
Temperate House
Greenhouse
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Temperate House, opened in May 1863, is a Grade I-listed showhouse for the largest plants in Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. Rectangular, with pitched roofs, its pillars support wrought-iron ribs.
Kew Palace
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kew and Richmond-Kew.
Kew
Suburb
Photo: Patche99z, Public domain.
Kew is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens, now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace.
Richmond-Kew
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Richmond-Kew is a district in south-west London. This is perhaps the area of outer London with the most to offer visitors.
Davies Exploration House
- Category: building
- Location: Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.47477° or 51° 28′ 29″ northLongitude
-0.29634° or 0° 17′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C3XFPF3+WFOpenStreetMap ID
way 4804967OpenStreetMap feature
building=greenhouseOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=roundWikidata ID
Q27087532
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