The royal menagrie leaves

The royal menagrie leaves (HM27HN)

Location: London, England EC3N 4EE Greater London
Country: United Kingdom
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N 51° 30.501', W 0° 4.699'

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Since the reign of King John (1199-1216) monarchs had kept exotic beasts at the Tower. However, by 1831-2 it had become impractical to keep the menagerie here and it was moved to Regent's Park to establish London Zoo.
The animals were gifts from foreign rulers and were kept for the monarch's amusement. In Elizabeth I's reign (1558-1603) visitors were allowed in to see the queen's lions, tiger, wolf, eagle and porcupine! In 1622, James I had platforms built so that he and his courtiers could watch the beasts fighting in the Lion Tower.
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HM NumberHM27HN
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Placed ByCommonwealth War Graves Commission
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Date Added Sunday, May 13th, 2018 at 10:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)30U E 702745 N 5710405
Decimal Degrees51.50835000, -0.07831667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 51° 30.501', W 0° 4.699'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds51° 30' 30.06" N, 0° 4' 41.94" W
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Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Petty Wales, London England EC3N 4EE, GB
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