Hogsmeade From Above During Winter

Who would have thought that on the present site of the Central Methodist Hall opposite Westminster Abbey, there was once a huge 'pleasure palace' hosting a music hall and variety acts and could accommodate a 400 piece orchestra

Designed by Alfred Bedborough at the height of empire, the building was complete and open to the public in 1876. Named The Royal Aquarium and Winter Garden, the building had within it an aquarium and an attached theatre which had a main hall 340 feet long by 160 feet wide, it was covered with a glass and iron roof and was decorated with palm trees, fountains and sculptures. There was thirteen large aquarium water tanks which were meant originally to be filled with fish and sea creatures and 'wonders of the depths', but that never happened and the tanks remained empty. The only 'sea creature' that was eventually ever displayed was a dead whale, but for obvious reasons it was quickly removed.

The building and venue which became known as 'The Tank' became a bit of a lemon, and lost its popularity and was quietly closed down. The building and land was sold to the Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1903. The the site was cleared and the Methodist Central Hall was built on the site in 1911.

J’onn J’onzz - Ravenclaw

I'd rather sit in silence with you than have thousands of conversations with other people.

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Sankeien Garden, 雪景色の三渓園