Baden-Powell House is a hostel and conference centre in South Kensington, London. It was built as a tribute to Lord Baden-powell, the founder of Scouting. The Scout Association raised the major part of the funding of £400,000 for building and furnishing the building between 1957 and 1959.
About Baden-Powell House in brief
Baden-Powell House is a hostel and conference centre in South Kensington, London. It was built as a tribute to Lord Baden-powell, the founder of Scouting. The house, owned by The Scout Association, hosts a small exhibition relating to Scouting in its current form and a granite statue by Don Potter. In November 2020 it was announced that the Scout Association would sell the building. The Scout Movement raised the major part of the funding of £400,000 for building and furnishing the building between 1957 and 1959. Over the years, the building has been refurbished several times, so it now provides modern and affordable lodging for Scouts, Guides, their families and the general public staying in London. The six-storey building is designed in the modern architectural style, as pioneered by the Swiss architect Le Corbusier from the late 1920s onwards, and predominating in the 1950s.
It received the Gold Medal of the Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers for ‘The building of most merit in thirty years after its opening’ At the opening, the house received the award for ‘Thirty-five years of merit in London, after the opening of the building, for which they received a Gold Medal for the design of the house’ For more information, visit the Baden Powell House website or visit the official website of the Scout Movement. For more details on the sale, see the official Scout Association website or go to www.scout association.org.uk/badenpowell-house-and-conference-centre-in-south-kennington-kensington-london-for-more-information.
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